Johannes Schult

This one was inspired by a friend of mine. And one of his friends. And the boy-friend of that person. I’m still amazed how good this song turned out. The writing process had been a mess and it wasn’t until the actual recording that I figured out what to do with the chorus. I spent a considerable amount of time trying to come up with places to go which would rhyme. As you can see below, I kind of failed. The song was recorded on the 15th and 16th January 2005, a few days after I had written the lyrics and assembled the basic chord structure. I forced myself to play this song as fast as possible, starting out with the drums. Playing the acoustic guitar parts was a nightmare due to the modulation from C to C# halfway through the song. I tend to record too many layers of everything. I didn’t think this particular song was going anywhere, so I refrained from extensive double-tracking. Basically, it’s two acoustic guitars (plus some licks during the last refrain), a couple of keyboard tracks (bass and organ), and, of course, the vocals. In the end, everything fell in place and before I knew it, I had the song finished.

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I’m really happy I have you in my life
I’m really glad you’re there
You’re really someone who makes me come alive
You really show you care

I’m really happy you spend your time with me
It always makes my day
But there is something that’s making my heart bleed
One thing that’s not okay
When we go to the cinema it’s always you and me – and your boy-friend
When we go to the opera it’s always you and me – and your boy-friend

I want to be the one you need
It’s driving me insane
I’m smart and nice, but I’m not him
So all my love is in vain

I’m really happy you’ve found a loving man
But how come it’s not me?
It really kills me, oh can’t you understand
That you’re the one for me?
When we go to the cinema it’s always you and me – and your boy-friend
When we go to the opera it’s always you and me – and your boy-friend
When we go to the theater it’s always you and me and your boy-friend
When we go to the countryside it’s always you and me and your boy-friend
When we go to the local mall it’s always you and me and your boy-friend
When we go to the concert hall it’s always you and me and your boy-friend
When we dive in the swimming pool it’s always you and me and your boy-friend
When we go to the Brandos show it’s always you and me and your boy-friend

(words and music by Johannes Schult)