Unfinished Song Vault: Maze...? (Patreon)

A little musing about living in Toronto. 

You may recognize this one if you happened to be there on an Originals Only stream when I played this piece. I'll be honest, I haven't touched it since, but I really love this one. I wrote this while sitting in my chair, facing my windows, just strumming the guitar and seeing what came to mind.

The first thing I saw when looking out my window was construction (surprise, surprise 😂) and I just started to think of all the times I walk outside and get greeted with a face full of dirt blowing by from the various construction sites. And I started to think about how so many of these new constructs are just new skyscrapers.

When I first moved here, I loved to walk by the water (I still do, though I have less energy/time for it), and I remember thinking about all the times I'd turn around to look at the city. How it always felt so looming, and almost ominous, like it would swallow you up. Walking through the buildings that truly are everywhere in Toronto, I really can't ever see where I'm going; I can't see more than a few feet in any direction aside from the traffic-plagued streets. And those were the thoughts roaming through my mind as I wrote this. I'd love to finish it someday.


Lyrics:

All I need's a breath of fresh air

But when I go to breathe in, I'm choking

'Cause all I see is dust in the wind

Know I'm lost and I'm feeling so small

In this maze they keep building around me

I can't find my forward, it's all just dead ends