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about
What started off as a country remix of "Old You," a pop song by my band Maggie Dave, soon gathered enough of my own personal reflections on the theme of loss, like a rake full of fallen leaves. After I worked the tune out with John Schroeder (Pomplamoose) and Ross Garren (Bon Iver, Ben Folds), it became a full-fledged solo song. Their musicianship and lyrical sense of rhythmic remembrance flowered into something very special and totally unexpected.
I don’t think the lyrics are about a specific person. Maybe they are, unconsciously, and I’ll realize it years later. Maybe it’s about me? I do confess that I sink into heavy feelings when I sense a chapter is about to close and I’m about to lose someone for good. But the grief that comes with trying to hold on to somebody, or a memory of who you wanted that somebody to be, is unbearable. I’ve felt that before.
For me, this song echoes the sense of loss you feel after a relationship has withered and you can no longer trace when things began to sour. The lyrics suggest, perhaps, that this person was never who you thought they were. They were always the same. Maybe you were the one who changed.
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About Sean David Christensen:
Sean is an artist who works in music & film. His work has been featured at the Hammer Museum, SXSW, San Francisco International Film Festival, and Pictoplasma Berlin. His art has been presented online with Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, SPIN, Vogue, and his experimental documentary The Duel, based on a true story by actress Lili Taylor, was named a Vimeo Staff Pick in 2018. Amy R. Handler of Moving Pictures has called his filmmaking "Brilliant...fragile & hypnotic," and Sundance Award-winning director Jay Rosenblatt has described Christensen's short films as, "Evocative...they do what many short films fail to do, make you wish they were longer." Christensen lives & works in Los Angeles.
lyrics
I miss the old you
And it feels like we’re letting go
I miss the old you
Feels like we’re letting go
I blame it on a lot of things
Last night I blamed it on the booze
I think I ought to be smarter
And blame it all on you
Cause tell you the truth
I miss the old you
I miss the old you
And it feels like we’re letting go
I miss the old you
Feels like we’re letting go
Can’t we just get together
Smile easy like it means forever
Why why why
Never ever be birds of a feather
Why you
Cause tell you the truth
I miss the old you
Maybe I’m the one who changed
But you stayed the same
Ain’t that a shame
I miss the old you
And it feels like we’re letting go
credits
released March 7, 2022
Written, performed and produced by Sean David Christensen, John Schroeder and Ross Garren
Lyrics by Sean David Christensen
Recorded by John Schroeder, Ross Garren & Ryan McDiarmid
Mixed by Joey Messina-Doerning
Mastered by Trevor Case | Case Mastering
Sean David Christensen - vocals
John Schroeder - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Ross Garren - piano, melotron
Ryan McDiarmid - drums
Sean David Christensen crafts musical stories in a mesh of folk, country and alternative styles. Paired with tender
arrangements, Christensen’s songs untangle fictional and autobiographical life experiences with lyrical wit and compassion. Also known as a visual artist who works in film, his work has been featured at Slamdance and SXSW, as well as online with Rolling Stone & Pitchfork....more
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