Pale Compromises

Commentary:
My most popular song. I've gotten kudos on this at the open mics, and it has at least one fan in Northern Ireland:

hi there,
im from northern ireland,
just listened to your songs on i-tunes.. loving them.. was wondering if u
wudnt mind telling me wat the chords were for daneilla?
dont worry im not going to steal ur song, just learning to play guitar!

would be great if u wud email me back, cheers man

michael

The internet is an intensely weird place. At any rate, just a song about life, art, and impermanence. Daniella is just a name with four syllables, although I knew a Daniella once in Italy who was very cute. I'm fairly sure its popularity is due to its synthesizer saxophones, the northern irish love their artificial sax.

Lyrics:

I wish I had a picture of you
Something that wouldn't change
Never tell me "I'm sorry"
In a French cafe
It would smile at me always
and look just like the day
Daniella you told me
you would always stay

But it would just cause confusion
and it would just cause pain
if I tried to hold you in a wooden frame

I wish I had a picture of you
in the light blue dress
you wore the day that I asked you
and you said yes
Do you remember the question?
Do you remember the day?
Daniella you told me you would always stay.

I know that love's an illusion
of a hungry brain
I just wish mine would choose one
that would never change.

I wish I had a picture of you
as I keep growing old
and I might not remember
every shade of gold
maybe time would fade it
as it would fade my eyes
and I would have to imagine
the way you smiled

But memory's an illusion
of a dying brain
Daniella, I know you'll
never be the same
Daniella, I know you'll
never be the same