The History of WTH (part 31): Respite

Let us continue the WTH history lesson with Respite, a song about adultery. The music, perhaps, describes the situation more-so than the words. This, I believe, was the first song that I wrote on the 7-string bass.

Originally, it was designed to have no guitar at all, but eventually, we decided to throw some in for color during the jam part in the middle. Otherwise, it’s just bass, bass, bass, and drums. When I put the demo together, I was working with an analog 4-track. I think I bounced tracks about 4 times to fit all of my ideas. I tried fading in the tricked out groove part in the middle while fading out the chordal part of the tune. I liked this effect, so we replicated it in the studio.

The lyrics are quite minimalistic, but they get the job done.

I stand alone against the darkness outside
A subtle breath, but in you I confide

You took respite in my heart
Away from the storm in my mind

Hold your tongue, for I don’t know you now
Don’t give in to your thoughts, but somehow

There’s a pretty cool part with reversed chimes, too. Way to go Dugan and Chuck.