Another great one, Joe. Just terrific. You've got me thinking of perspective in lyrics, and how the 3rd person and to some extent the 2nd is underused in today's country. It's gotta be because of this authenticity thing. It traps you in the 1st person (and the 1st person is the most unreliable, and therefore inauthentic, narrator of all). You've also got me thinking about how this cult of authenticity is another exhibit in how country and rap are increasingly resembling each other--this overrated ideal of "the real" drives both of those genres. I'm here for whatever you write.
Another great one, Joe. Just terrific. You've got me thinking of perspective in lyrics, and how the 3rd person and to some extent the 2nd is underused in today's country. It's gotta be because of this authenticity thing. It traps you in the 1st person (and the 1st person is the most unreliable, and therefore inauthentic, narrator of all). You've also got me thinking about how this cult of authenticity is another exhibit in how country and rap are increasingly resembling each other--this overrated ideal of "the real" drives both of those genres. I'm here for whatever you write.