Originally Posted By: Deej56
Kenny,

Clever lyrics here—nice phrasing on the vocals that make it engaging. And a sweet chorus—love those first two lines; nice writing there. Lyrically, not sure those last two lines in the bridge work for me—if he can’t be fixed and she can’t be changed—but that’s a subjective thing; it may work just fine, so use or lose. Really strong tune, Kenny—enjoyed it!

All the best,

Deej


Hey Deej,

I wanted to get right to your post because it's interesting.
Those lines in the bridge didn't sit well with you and that's fine,
I thought they were the weakest lines in the song myself but I
can tell you my train of thought when writing them.
In a country style of song every line usually relates directly to
the title, in this case Truce.
A truce is an agreement to temporarily stop fighting, I'm sure
that you know this and in a relationship even when one party
says that it's over, the other party usually has trouble letting go
or accepting the inevitable truth.
The guy in the song is realizing his worst fears, that it's too late.
He hasn't accepted that it's over.
I can't fix me means he sees that his upbringing made him
into what he understands that a man is supposed to be. (and he doesn't wanna change)
I can't change you means that he knows that she's not
happy with everything about him or their relationship.
He's in a state of mind that this will blow over, it's just a
bump in the road of life and that a truce will buy him time
for this to work out and be OK.
Boy, if I sound like a dumbass, I apologize.
I don't mean to, I'm just telling you my point of view
in writing this.

btw, thanks for your kind words and taking time to express your thoughts