this song would see light multiple times, as it is arguably one of the strongest songs i've ever written.
this version differs from the others really only in that it is lacking some instrumentation. the drums here are all programmed, and later i would add some textural guitar parts and a piano part banging out the lead melody.
the vocals here and many of the guitar tracks (including the reversed FX tracks in the bridge) would carry on to the later versions.
the name comes from a line from the film/book 'carrie' where the boyfriend character writes in carrie and her date for prom king/queen and he declares "to the devil with false modesty!"
lyrics
it was always you who could rip me apart at the seams,
my dear, i knew from the start
that in seeking love from a loveless place, i was only asking you to change
or take my place
amid the star-crossed lovers, maybe i will find
what they see in each other that we can't seem to find
there's never enough time
well i wrote you letters, i wrote you poems
they were in a different language, a code
and at least i've had the fourtune of meeting you here
of colliding with the sun
i've had enough
amid the star-crossed lovers, maybe i will find
what they see in each other that we can't seem to find
there's never enough time
amid the star-crossed lovers, maybe i will find
what they see in each other that we can't seem to find
there's never enough time
credits
from 2014,
released December 20, 2021
casey k: guitars, bass, drum programming, vox
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