by Kaitie Ty Warren
©2024
This is song came from a songwriting workshop where the prompt was “A Little Too Much.” I had a little too much on my heart, a little too much in my head, and a little too much on my calendar.
This song is an improv based on how I felt in the moment. The reference to “they won’t listen anyway” is a reference to the myth of Cassandra, the prophet who spoke only truth but was never believed. I have so often sat on my feelings, kept them inside or waited for the perfect moment where I could express them delicately enough so as not to cause ripples. I’ve done the same with artistic expression.
Earlier that day I had expressed something a little iffy, and it hadn’t garnered much reaction. I wondered, in that moment when I was creating this little track, whether I could just go ahead and say and do and make what I want in the moment, without worrying about it. Maybe there’s freedom in people not caring.
So I might as well get it done.