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I Got It All Figured Out

I like this one...

I don't say that very often about my music which probably means I am a million miles off the mark.

Anyway, earlier this year I mentioned that I was going to simplify my songwriting. With that in mind, here is another 3 chord number straight off the mixing desk.

I wrote, recorded and mixed ‘I Got It All Figured Out’ literally last week - I would have posted it sooner but I have been under the weather. The song is basically about thinking you have all the answers. It is a kind of ode to pride and ignorance. Thinking that you’ve got it “all figured out” and don’t need take advice is just a huge mistake. Sums me up pretty well.

The music is old fashion, balls to the wall rock n’ roll complete with honky-tonk piano, big chords and big chorus. Maybe it is just me but I don’t hear too much of this kind of music these days (Twitter and Facebook must deem it to be uncool). It is a very rough recording, but I think it has a bit of power at times.

As usual, I don’t mind if you don’t like the song. But don’t say that there isn’t a bit of heart in there. If I don’t mean it then I don’t sing it.

Hope you enjoy!

The Vamp

LYRICS...

I got it all figured out before I open my mouth

It’s like I’ve lived all of this before

A yet I struggle with my dreams - articulate screams

It’s like I’ve lived all of this before

I got it all figured out

They say to “love somebody, can’t just be about money”

It sounds like poor man’s advice to me

Because I learnt from the start to have a diamond hard heart

It tore me apart - CAN’T YOU SEE!

I got it all figured out

I got it all figured out

I got it all figured out - CAN’T YOU SEE!

I got it all figured out

I got it all figured out

I got it all figured out - CAN’T YOU SEE!

You know this world is a lie with its do or die

It’s like I’ve lived all of this before

And sometimes late at night still something deep inside

Says I’ve lived all of this before

I got it all figured out

I got it all figured out

I got it all figured out

Like before...

I got it all figured out

I got it all figured out

I got it all figured out

Like before...

I Got It All Figured Out by The East Village Vampire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Based on a work at soundcloud.com/the-east-villag...all-figured-out.