I Just Can’t Figure

I love working with Geoff but this year time is so tight we have not managed anything yet. Lovely delivery, simple and effective.

Nice harmonies in the chorus and you have a nice gravelly sound to your vocal. Just a bit but it really works.

Very lovely collaboration! The lyrics feel so sincere and raw. The music is a nice fit and the vocals exhibit the sorrow and regret beautifully. I enjoyed the listen very much.

This is a great collab. Lyrics and music matching perfectly. Great vocal delivery, Mike, and a cool compositional interpretation of Geoff's always artful and emotion packed lyrics.

Good choice on the strings in this. They flesh out the production without it becoming all about the arrangement (great though it is) instead of the lyrics. And the writing in this is really good; it deserves to take centre stage. "I'm sorry sounds so weak" is an interesting framing of the relationship being examined. Really good collab, folks.

Brilliant lyrics and music, very truthful, sincere, very relatable. I love the singing, so beautiful and shows the vulnerability so well. Beautiful instrumentation. Very nice collaboration. You are a great team.

Really terrific lyrics and a WONDERFUL vocal/music arrangement to show them off best. Really nice collaboration, you guys!

Great melody and I love the strings as a setting for another solid lyric from Geoff. I love those last two lines. There's something husky in your voice, Mike, that works so well for this.

"How careless that I lost you."--Great line! I love the strings and the harmonies. Very smooth. And "turning TO the other cheek" is brilliant! Wish I'd thought of it! Great collab!

the finger picked intro is pretty and the strummed rhythms propel the song nicely. effective use of the strings when they come in and the subtle piano is a good touch. the lyrics are very good in describing that common conundrum one is in when a lover leaves for no apparent reason, and your vocals communicate that situation very well.

great collab Michael and Geoff! lovely arrangement which fits geoff's lyrics perfectly. one of my fav songs so far. great job!

Nice musical arrangement to well constructed and cohesive lyrics. Musically, I liked the delicate guitar that came and went a few times throughout the song, including right at the end. That was a nice touch.

Lots to like in the lyric, "sentinel to delusion", hm, what's that? It's interesting. The golden summer. Someone whose lost but is misplaced. No ill will there, maybe they'll turn up later. Between the couch cushions or something.

Nice harmonies, nice arrangement there.

Oh, and the strings (string machine). Cool.