Bloom
This song was written in Brooklyn, New York. I was working for a law-firm, and found myself unable to date. I'm pretty shy by nature. This was before online dating, which was better for me, because I didn't meet people who weren't at least curious about me. I went to parties, but I tended to stick to my friends like glue, and nobody ever introduced me to anyone. At one point, I tried to date this gal that I knew from Louisville. We went out on about five or six dates, and then she mentioned that she had a boy-friend. I sure don't miss those days.
I wrote a lot back then, so I suppose it wasn't all bad. I wrote some philosophy, poetry and a whole lot of songs. I wasn't really thinking too much about the process. I don't think I consciously chose to forego a rhyme scheme on the verses. This song was very easy to write, but hard to play, so I didn't play it out much. It took a couple of years before the awkwardness of the music felt natural, and that's when it was recorded.
I sang lead, backing vocals, played guitar and organ
Colin Brown played drums
Dave Humphries played bass
Meredith Noel played viola
Steve Cooley played Mandolin
Mike Ross played the sizzling carrots.
