"I’ve Let You Down"

I’m a decent pianist, but not a great one. I’ve often been awed by those players who can sight read the most difficult pieces perfectly, can hear a song once and not only recreate  it but also transpose it to any key, or can improvise fluidly over the most difficult changes. I’m not one of them. I was once called upon to fill in as the main pianist for a musical production during its rehearsal period, and I did not do a good job. This song grew out of my frustration with that experience. It ended up being a tune Plastic Mikey performed regularly.

“I’ve Let You Down” rough demo on MelodyFusion

I’ve Let You Down

© 1996 Brian Hutzell

I said I didn’t want this job, but I got it anyway

And found myself stuck in a role I never wanted to play

Don’t know what you wanted me to do, but I wish I'd done it better

Now everybody’s screaming at me; I wanna run away

I’ve let you down

I’ve let you down

I’ve let you down

I’ve let you down

I told you you were asking too much in too little time

You wanted me to give you things that were not mine

The last thing I need right now is a little more pressure

I can’t fill the position; I wanna resign

I’ve let you down

I’ve let you down

I’ve let you down

I’ve let you down

I used to see other people down and flat

Somehow I always thought I was better than that

Now I can see that between them and me there’s no difference

When I look at the sky as I lie with my back to the mat

I’ve let you down

I’ve let you down

I’ve let you down

I’ve let you down

“December Blues 7”

Brian Hutzell

from December Blues

Part 12 of MMXIII Variations