This song is the main reason I called this album Rehash. After my failure to make the opener I wanted to with Nasal, I decided to go back to what I know and make another industrial rock opener in the vein of "I, Feel" and it turned out pretty great, 'cause it's a full song, unlike "I, Feel" which is just barely over a minute long. I was struggling for a while to write songs longer than a minute, but then I somehow figured it out during FAWM and every song I made was over 2 minutes without any effort, in fact I had to TRY to make a song less than a minute. Anyways, this song contributes to the rehash nature because it's basically "I, Feel" and also there's a lot of lyrical nods to previous songs, and it deals with themes I've beat to death already, but it turned out really great and is definitely one of my favorites.
Here's the original commentary I wrote on this during FAWM:
Finally finished a song for FAWM! This was originally intended to be a lot shorter but I got carried away. I was a bit disappointed with it at first but once I added vocals it sounded much better.
I wanted to attempt to write a song like I would back in 2016, so I based the sound off my song "I, Feel" which is more industrial and just kinda came out of nowhere, and I haven't really been able to replicate it. I think I came close with this, but it's definitely different. I think it kinda works as a followup to that one thematically though.
I also wasn't sure what to call this song, but since I unintentionally included allusions to previous song titles in the lyrics (I Know, I Feel) and it kinda already retreaded on some themes I've beaten to death, I decided to go with "Naming Scheme", plus it seemed like a pretty unique name, I don't know.
lyrics
Every night I lie awake, thinking of things that happened long ago, and I can't stop. I don't know why. And then I hate myself for dwelling on those things, and thinking everyone hates me. And then I realize that I really haven't made much progress, and I'm not much better off now as I was then. I need to get better... I just need to get better...
Some days I just
Don't know how to take care of myself.
But I have to
Figure out how so my mind won't melt.
These days
I don't know
Too much about
Why I feel like this.
But I've
Got some clues
So I know
Something is amiss.
What that is, well I don't know,
But someday I guess I'll find out, so
Maybe then I'll finally be
Able to see a better me 'cause
These days
I don't know
Too much about
Why I feel like this.
But I've
Got some clues
So I know
Something is amiss.
I hope that day gets here soon
'Cause I might snap this afternoon.
And then you'll have to throw me out-
Oh god I just wanna shout...
But I will be fine some day,
Just not right now, but that's okay.
Just wait and see what will happen-
But I don't know if I can wait until then
To see
What's wrong with me,
But I know...
Can I go?
All of this is really pointless, (I don't know, I don't know)
Why do you have to keep telling all of this (I don't know, I don't know)
To me, brain? (I guess I don't really know)
I knew something was amiss (I don't know, I don't know)
But I didn't think it'd be this, (I don't know, I don't know)
But at least I know what caused the pain. (I guess I don't really know)
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