Name: You Are True
Duration: P00H03M55S
Description: A song for my wife. The parts about her ARE true; the parts about me...debatable. Once I had the basic structure (I do this, you do that), it was just a matter of coming up with new lines. The chord (Bminor7flat5) that introduces the bridge adds an element of novelty and complexity to an otherwise simple chord progression. Photograph by Carma Lynn Park (www.carmalynnpark.com). Used by permission.

You Are True

from Only One Life by peter zeldow

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A song for my wife. The parts about her ARE true; the parts about me...debatable. Once I had the basic structure (I do this, you do that), it was just a matter of coming up with new lines. The chord (Bminor7flat5) that introduces the bridge adds an element of novelty and complexity to an otherwise simple chord progression. Photograph by Carma Lynn Park (www.carmalynnpark.com). Used by permission.

lyrics

Through thick and thin, lose or win, you are true
I complain, you refrain, you are true
I'm developmentally arrested, Yet you invested
Come claim your dividend

I attack, you push back, you are true
I obsess, you caress, you are true
You've been the constant in my life, Friend lover and wife
A safety net that never fails
Sadly I am immature, yet we endure, this is because of you

I malign, you decline, you are true
I retreat, you're upbeat, you are true
Now as we take that final lap, Deal with all that crap
Your love will see us through
I'm developmentally arrested, Yet you invested
This song's your dividend

Dynasty, not with me, you are true
I'm a pain, you remain, you are true
That's what you do, you are mtrue

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from Only One Life, released July 9, 2018
PZ: vox and acoustic guitar
Steve: all other instruments

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peter zeldow Chicago, Illinois

Songs that hover around folk, rock & country genres with a mostly gentle, acoustic guitar-based mid-60s sound. The themes are universal: love (Jerome, You Are True), loss (Go), desire (Hunger), memory (It All Comes Back), aging (Golden Years), empathy (Kindness), & gratitude (Grateful). The delivery is understated, but the storytelling packs an emotional wallop that rewards careful listening. ... more

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