Neither Could Dylan

This is sort of an unofficial bonus track. 

When I was putting the track list for this album together, there are a couple things I would’ve done on the CD or Vinyl cuts of this release. Like a long silent break between Today and Records (the other unofficial bonus track of this album), add a cover song (I may have released it somewhere already) and this song. 

Sonically Girls Like Me is one song that didn’t quite fit with anything else on this album but it serves as a great way to end the record. A lot of this album is pretty heavy emotionally, but that’s not where my head lives most of the time. I wanted to leave you all on a lighter note than we started the chase. 

All things considered, I’m alright. I’m working towards things and hoping I get there and not dwelling on the statistical odds of that or what anyone else might think of the decisions I’m making for myself. 

And while it’s difficult to trust people the way I once did, I have to believe that one day I will find the right person to share my life with – or they’ll find me, I don’t know how that’ll shake out yet. 

Girls Like Me is a love song about the simple joy of imagining yourself spending time with someone you really like. It sits in that wonderful part of a relationship that hasn’t quite blossomed yet and nothing has tarnished it, either. But it’s also about the jitters about trying to go down that road, worried they won’t be as interested in you as you are in them which holds us back from ever really knowing what could be. 

By the end of the song though, I make peace with both outcomes. Whether I choose to pursue someone or not and whether or not that goes anywhere or if I get rejected, there is something beautiful about being excited about the potential of love even when your heart is still healing from former damage. 

The only thing worse than rejection or failure to me is not trying. 

Official Lyrics:
It’s alright to tell me what you really think
Nothing hurts like the silence that wanes in between
While you choose your words I’ll revise my speech
I’m listening but only for the time it takes you to read

I laid it all out
In the simplest way I could
Careful not to lead you
Beyond what I was willing to
It seems surreal to have you within arms reach

I want to pull you closer
I want to feel you next to me
But I’m afraid that you’re just not into girls like me

It’s alright if you’re not ready to say anything
I’m growing fond of the way you look when you think
I’d wait til the end if it capped with a kiss
Just to be sure that it’s yours I would miss at the top of my list

I laid it all out
In the simplest way I could
Careful not to lead you
Beyond what I was willing to
It seems surreal to have you within arms reach
To what do I owe such esteemed company

I want to pull you closer
I want to feel you next to me
But I’m afraid that you’re just not into girls like me
(I’m sure you’re the one I’m waiting for)

Yeah it’s alright
If your heart explains it isn’t me
I can think of no place that I’d rather be
Imagining your company    
Sat right here next to me 
Imagining your company    
Sat right here next to me 

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That’s all the songs. Jump over to the next blog for my final thoughts on Foxchase.