The official music video for my song "It Dawns", from the album "Stumbling Towards Happiness":
When I've had too many drinks and I start to think
Feeling sorry for myself
I'm black and blue and the world I knew
Is the bar to the top shelf
They give me words of advice, they try to be nice
But sometimes I just don't care
If I'm feeling alone I'd rather go home
Because there's no one there
I'm gonna be who I choose
If I can sleep off all the booze
And it dawns on me
Just what I'm looking for
It dawns on me
The way the past has come and gone
And the road that I am on
If I worry too hard about my cards
Then I won't play the hand I'm dealt
If it's as good as it gets then I have regrets
Sometimes that's how I've felt
I can't break apart the past from things that last
Soon tomorrow's yesterday
I've got nothing to gain from things I can't explain
I try to stay out of my own way
I know that I will be alright
If I can get through one more night
And it dawns on me
Just what I'm looking for
It dawns on me
The way the past has come and gone
And the road that I am on
The truth is I can't seperate
The sins from what'll get me through the gate
And it dawns on me
Just what I'm looking for
It dawns on me
The way the past has come and gone
And the road that I am on
The Story Behind The Song
I was taking a songwriting workshop with my friend Alison Pipitone, and it was going into the last week. I did whatever I could to "bring my A-game" to this last assignment, and I think of it as the closest thing I have in feel to R.E.M.'s "I Believe" off of their "Life's Rich Pageant" album.
"It Dawns" is one of my favorite John Kloberdanz songs. I think the band got the groove I wanted, where it's rocking hard and hanging on but teetering on the verge of chaos. I especially love the great guitar solos by Graham Howes which make this song and much of "Stumbling Towards Happiness" so much fun for me to look back on and listen to from time to time.
When I've had too many drinks and I start to think
Feeling sorry for myself
I'm black and blue and the world I knew
Is the bar to the top shelf
They give me words of advice, they try to be nice
But sometimes I just don't care
If I'm feeling alone I'd rather go home
Because there's no one there
I'm gonna be who I choose
If I can sleep off all the booze
And it dawns on me
Just what I'm looking for
It dawns on me
The way the past has come and gone
And the road that I am on
If I worry too hard about my cards
Then I won't play the hand I'm dealt
If it's as good as it gets then I have regrets
Sometimes that's how I've felt
I can't break apart the past from things that last
Soon tomorrow's yesterday
I've got nothing to gain from things I can't explain
I try to stay out of my own way
I know that I will be alright
If I can get through one more night
And it dawns on me
Just what I'm looking for
It dawns on me
The way the past has come and gone
And the road that I am on
The truth is I can't seperate
The sins from what'll get me through the gate
And it dawns on me
Just what I'm looking for
It dawns on me
The way the past has come and gone
And the road that I am on
The Story Behind The Song
I was taking a songwriting workshop with my friend Alison Pipitone, and it was going into the last week. I did whatever I could to "bring my A-game" to this last assignment, and I think of it as the closest thing I have in feel to R.E.M.'s "I Believe" off of their "Life's Rich Pageant" album.
"It Dawns" is one of my favorite John Kloberdanz songs. I think the band got the groove I wanted, where it's rocking hard and hanging on but teetering on the verge of chaos. I especially love the great guitar solos by Graham Howes which make this song and much of "Stumbling Towards Happiness" so much fun for me to look back on and listen to from time to time.