Tom...

OK, let's get the regular praises out of the way first.

Production - impeccable.
Mix - Excellent.
Vocal - Engaging
Harmonies - Excellent.
Guitar work - nice.

You are always "on top of your game" these days in all those regards.
Goes without saying.
This should be on a record somewhere...

The true STANDOUT here is the writing (above all that other excellent stuff).

The story is devestatingly heartbreaking.
The fact that you told that in song without being specific and making it applicable to others (prehaps in lesser situations) is a real announcement of your writing talent (which seems to continue to grow/climb/refine).

You eased into it so "comfortably" with the fall/summer/winter reference without that being cliche.

"Is there a way
that i could say
i hate to let you down
Dreams don’t last
please don’t crash
fall gently to the ground"

Song poetry. Beautiful. Another real "writing talent" to have poetic lines in a song that "work" - and don't sound like "poetry that someone added music to".

And then... a chorus to die for:

"Always found the words to say
Why was this so hard
If I could have seen her tears pour out
That first night in the car
I might have turned and drove away
Right there at the start..."

That would have been enought to set most writers apart from the pack.
So honest, so sincere.

This last line of the chorus both cleverly turns "drove" around AND raises the chorus to incredible heights.

"Instead I drove a hole right through her heart".

A career chorus.

(The melody is outstanding, too).

THEN...even more amazing is that the 2nd verse is JUST as strong.
The mark of a "masterpiece" (in a songwriting sense)

"Hidden in that goodbye kiss this one’s all on me"
Amazing line.

"Guess i learned that once you’re burned you’ve only got yourself
Certainly because of me she learned that lesson well"

Heartbreaking.


This is pro-level writing.
But more than that.
When you write at that level, writing a good song is pretty much a regular event.
BUT... once in a while, everything falls into place... the stars align...
Magic Happens.

This is magic.

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