Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there will it lie

This song is probably the oldest song aside from Here I Am. I wrote it in 2004 which was the worst year of my life ever. I mean, if anything bad could have happened that year, it probably did. My old church died, which had and has had a huge impact on me and my friends spiritually and emotionally. Nat and I broke up for a bit which was very painful. I was in a huge depression pretty much all year.

Anyway, I wrote and first recorded the song during a hurricane when I was home alone. I opened up the windows and doors and the wind felt great. It wasn’t a really bad hurricane, which just had a lot of wind and I mic’ed a guitar and did two tracks. It was definitely more of a wrist cutter with the slower tempo I originally recorded it in, and finger-picky and stuff but I’ve recently sped up the tempo and with a full drum kit and a distorted guitar, I think it sounded pretty good.

I originally didn’t have a name for the song, so I just called it Untitled, which isn’t very original. I decided though at some point, it should definitely get a more proper title so I opted for Terrible Summer, Bracing for the Fall, which is obviously a lame attempt at a joke, yet I still find funny.

Despite the electric guitar and drum kit being gone, this is the new and improved version faster version. It is the 6th song from the night.

Terrible Summer, Bracing for the Fall at Acoustic Ovation, January 2009 from Samuel Febres on Vimeo.