02 Double Stakes (It Was Weird Before But Now I Don't Know What to Think)

11 weeks ago by @rbachman

Liner Notes

This song is for the #commentsfirst challenge. It was written based on the first few six comments it received.

Here are the comments:
@atam94 - Repeating the first verse at the very end of the song really made for an awesome conclusion. It had so much extra weight at the end.

@cblack - Great drumming as always.

@catmisgivings - Great intellectual wordplay throughout. The wry double entendre in the second verse really sold it for me.

@mahtowin - Singing in two languages really impressed me!

@burrMod - yeah, the major-to-minor key swap gives the different song sections a totally different vibe, which is very appropriate.

@andygetch - Well, the described relationship certainly took a turn after the first verse and chorus. Also I like how the chords supported that shift.

My apologies to @cblack for not including your prompt. I should have put restrictions on it, because drums are definitely not something I manage with any level of grace. But technically piano is a percussion instrument, so...

Anyways, here she is! Thanks everyone for the wonderful prompts!
Plz don't get after me for messing up both languages. I know I know nothing!

Lyrics

I keep giving me reasons to quit
You keep telling me "get over it"
I know I'm gonna stay
You give me double stakes
So I don't quit

I sit up straight to say it "Je vais"
Je vais à la supermarché
Je vais à le Montrèal
Je vien la boulangerie

I guess I'll do it
I'm gonna do
I'm gonna do that thing that I do with you
Oh, Duo

Oh, ma mère est la femme de mon père

I make sure I'm here every day
"Just one more for grand-père," you say
Okay, okay, okay

But what if I switch up the model
Go from saying supermarché to supermercado
Cuando yo voy al Oaxaca
Yo necesito hablar en Espagñol

I'm gonna do it
I'm gonna do
I'm gonna do that thing that I do with you
Oh, Duo

Yo necesito mas manzanas
Y necesito anaranjadas
Oh, no no no no el bistec!
Los frijoles, la ensalada, las tortillas, y el chile
Los frijoles, la ensalada, las tortillas, y el postre

I'm gonna do it
I'm gonna do
I'm gonna do that thing that I do with you
(Je vais faire cette chose je vais avec toi)
(Yo voy a hacer eso que hago contigo)
Gonna do that thing that I do with you, oh...

I keep giving me reasons to quit
You keep telling me "get over it"
I'll never back away
When you give me double steaks

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