i’m a wonder

this song is truly unique. it was done in one day. me and patrick sat down…and just busted it out. patrick and i are both HUGE fans of stevie wonder and those old school soulful jams, so we went after this one with good ol’ stevie in mind. maybe the title will ring a little clearer now ;) 

this song was truly challenging. ever since i started singing, i always sang high and loud and belted almost everything. patrick approached me and was like “we should do something unique. show more of your low range.” so that’s what i tried to do. this song is MILES lower than any of our other songs, and it really challenged me as a vocalist. though this isn’t our most popular song, a fan favorite, or like our other songs, it is for sure a favorite of mine. it’s got a lot of personality and it is unlike any other song on our record.

the song is different in many ways..not just musically. lyrically, it also has a life of it’s own. it’s extremely simple, but also confident. i’m a pretty shy guy, so to sing these confident words was a bit weird at first, but i kind of grew into them. the song is about a dead end relationship. the fireworks are gone. the champagne is flat. and it seems as if the more you kick the more you sink. it’s about being with someone that is never happy. you’ce changed for them, and have done everything they’ve asked but it’s still not good enough. you face the facts that they’ll never be happy..and you’re most likely better off alone, than suffering and being miserable all the time.

my favorite lyrics are  ”time out, but keep the cameras rollin.” it’s just saying that, the person you are with may not see it but you really are special. and even though they can’t see and refuse to see all of the good things you do and have to offer…doesn’t mean they don’t happen or exist. 

what i was trying to get across in this song..is that we should all be happy. there is NO excuse to be miserable. life is shorter than we think..and if we aren’t enjoying every breath and step we take, then we are doing something terribly wrong. don’t deal with mediocrity. we are all worth more than that. just because you are comfortable doesn’t mean you are happy and content with how things are going. don’t be afraid to take a few risks and chances. don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do better. don’t stop climbing until you reach the peak. remember what i said before…

“wings were made to fly. not to hide a fragile spine.”

-alexander michael

*I’M A WONDER FUN FACTS*

-written in less than a day

-was written by patrick and i while sitting on a piano…were planning on just working on “one of those nights more” but decided to do this one from scratch instead

-guitars were done last on this song. normally, vocals are the final piece put into the puzzle

-named after sir stevie wonder himself

-can be seen on NCAA basketball games going into time outs. (one of the coolest moments of my life was hearing this song play in a North Carolina game against oneof their biggest rivals)

-Patrick does guest harmonies on the song

-was the second to last song added to the record

-though it seems easy, is one of the hardest songs to sing and follow as a vocalist

p.s. screw bad hotel internet and tampa wireless. i’m so sorry i couldn’t get this up yesterday. it was written but the weather was horrible and no one seemed to want me to have internet. i’ll make it up to you this week by posting something really special. i love you guys. forgive me? DISNEY WORLD TOMORROW! HELL YA!