Certain Circles


Metadata
Song Length 4:06
Primary Genre Folk-Contemporary
Secondary Genre -
Tempo / Feel Medium (111 - 130)
Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Subject Matter 1 Dysfunctional Relations
Mood 1 Poignant
Language English
Era 2000 and later

Credits
Lyric Credits Roger Nelson
Music Credits Roger Nelson
Performance Credits Roger Nelson
Short Song Description:

Three friends breaking up

Story Behind the Song:

I wrote this a long time ago. It occurred to me that the phrase Certain Circles had some potential for a song, and I posed it as a competition for the group I was playing with - for us all to come up with a song based on the phrase. I was the only one who
Lyrics

Certain Circles

I?ve got an angle on a job in California
Jason?s saving for a trip to Spain
Molly?d like to stay if she can con raise in pay
But the tension?s getting cheaper every day

And I swear I?ll never stay another winter
Each month is like an argument in gray
Molly?s got her thick skin on
She likes it when the leaves are gone
So she can see the naked branches sway

And Jason always tries to cut out early
Leave before the fever gets too hot
We?ll always find him back
When there?s no danger of attack
Pretending that he?s happy when he?s not

We?ve got these circles of acquaintances
around us
A spinning wheel of friends on every side
We?re caught up in circumstances
Polished gears and glances
You can?t hide when certain circles coincide
And when they collide

Long waves flowing
Strong when we thought they had died
When we think we see it clear to make a break
It draws us nearer
Like the ocean, we can?t escape the tide

Still at times it seems we tiptoe on eggshells
When there?s nothing
that can keep us on our guard
Other times you?d swear
we?re wearing jackboots
We take it easy, we give it hard

I?ve got an angle on a job in California
Jason?s saving for a trip to Spain
Molly?d like to stay if she can con raise in pay
But the tension?s getting cheaper every day