Tell Me What To Say- John Mayer

I know its early
and you harldy even know me but,
i want your love so bad, so bad
im bound to fuck it up
could you tell me what to say?

you must have heard that line about your eyes a million times
and now your holding out to hear about your chin
i bet that that could get me in, let me in
could you tell me what to say?
tell me what to say...

when you were young and playing princess in your mother's dress
into the mirror dreaming what your prince would say
i know you still remember to this day
could you tell me what to say?

and sure its not fair
i might lose all self respect
those who say i should be myself
they have obviously never met you yet

i can tell by the way your eyes roll
the way you stab the ice in your glass
that its over
i can see you signaling to a friend
whispering make this end

you should have told me what to say
tell me what to say
tell me what to say

[He claims that this song is still in the primitive stage but I love the imagery. Stabbing ice cubes. That's my favorite part.]

I went to the bathroom and I realized I had more to say on the subject of songwriting.

I'm a person who loves to learn about what she loves. Music is one. Songwriting another. John Mayer hits me in the heart with his songwriting and as time goes by I see his songwriting taking some turns. There's songs like the one above where he basically tells a story. Most of his songs are just that; stories of wordy length and detailed circumstances. I like those because I can imagine everything he's saying in my head. However, some of his newer songs are getting simpler and simpler. Take Gravity for example:

Gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down

Oh I'll never know what makes this man
With all the love that his heart can stand
Dream of ways to throw it all away

Oh Gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down

Oh twice as much aint twice as good
And can't sustain like a one half could
It's wanting more
That's gonna send me to my knees
(repeat)

Oh gravity, stay the hell away from me
Oh gravity has taken better men than me how can thet be?

Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Come on keep me where the light is
Come on keep me where the light is
Come on keep me where, keep me where the light is

He takes gravity and makes it into a universal concept that can pertain to many different circumstances. It's very different compared to his story telling songs. And if you haven't heard this song, you're missing out. The first little riff you hear melts you instantly. Ugh...

I really want to write songs and love them as much as I love other people's songs but... I haven't found my niche yet. I guess it'll come in time. For now, I'll just listen up and learn. There's only a few songwriters that I really love John Mayer being one of them, Rachael Yamagata, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, and others...

Words are amazing when used in way you've never seen them used.