Song about moving out at the end of a relationship.
Uk-based male singer-songwriter
UK-based male singer-songwriter. Piano and guitar-driven songs in the Rock/Acoustic/A.C. genre.
Story behind the song
I know what and who this one's about. But this ain't no tabloid paper! In short, it's about the end of a relationship, and the experience of moving out of the shared home you've built and moving on. I'm sure many can relate. The experience of sorting out old letters, old things, it feels like someone has died, and then there's that one item you find that makes you cry...One Memory Too Many.
Musically it's semi-prog again. If you're a keyboard player then you WILL like mini-moog bass sounds!! Bass sequence rumbling away, set against acoustic guitar and heavy drums. It put me in mind of Queen too, Radio Ga-Ga. And the chorus is very Queen: and the middle 8 too, I wanted some of Freddie's sympathetic tones in the melody line: he could sing it better than me!
Paul Jeffery
Lyrics
Sorting out old letters
It feels just like someone has died
They may as well cos they're gone for good
'l love you forever' was just a lie
Your house is like a minefield
Memories are in everything you touch
Everywhere you lay your eyes
How did you get so much?
Was it just one memory too many
One more emotion too much to hide
You feel like you've been stranded
By love's ever-turning tide
As you pack your life into boxes
And the life you are leaving behind
I know how bad it's hurting
But there's another love for you to find
You keep telling yourself it's over
That's what you said and I know you try
But if all this is behind you
How did that earring make you cry
I know this is hard and you feel lost
And you want it back at any cost
But if it's wrong for one don't try and fight it
You owe it to yourself to find the one that's right
Copyright November 2000 Lyrics by Peter Fellows
