New Song: Worst Nightmare

Posted on Sunday, September 6, 2009
Filed under Blues Rock Songs, Hard Rock Songs

"So pleased to meet you, I'm your worst nightmare"... A quote from the chorus of my latest song, "Worst Nightmare". This is the seventh song I have released in my series of home studio demos and is the one that I am most excited about so far. Why am I so excited? there are many reason but I will not bore you with the entire list. The main reason is the new piece of equipment I got and used to record the song. I bought the Line 6 Gearbox software with the DX-1 USB guitar interface. So whats the big deal about that you ask? Well for starters the quality in sound of the final demo recording has vastly improved plus the icing on the cake is now I can reproduce the same guitar tones I used when I recorded my first CD. If you are a fellow guitar player or home studio musician, I strongly recommend getting your hands on any of the recording products Line 6 has to offer. In a musical landscape where all most everything sounds the same, especially guitar tones these days, the Line 6 software has what you need to stand out in the crowd.

Ok, enough of the product endorsement babble, let's move onto the story behind the song. This song came about when I gave myself a song writing assignment. Instead of my usual personal experience song content I wanted to write about a specific subject and be able to write from said subjects point of view. I came up with the main guitar riff and wrote the drums to match then topped it off with a bass line. Which was all well and good but I had to subject to write about. As I worked on the music and came up with the chorus section, I was singing a few lines from the Rolling Stones classic "Sympathy for the Devil" when BAM! the words "So pleased to meet you, I'm your worst nightmare" came out of my mouth and so a song was born.

Lyrically speaking the idea was to think of a "Worst Nightmare" as a living thing. So I chose to start by writing the first verse with a kind of self description that led to a side show carnival introduction of sorts with the chorus. The second verse was a mix of the kind of experiences I though a living nightmare would have along with a few words of warning by such a creature. At this point in the song most writers would add a second chorus but a funky little solo section that this creature would play as he stalked you in your nightmare would be more interesting, fun and a break from my usual song format. The third verse is focused on events and situations you may find yourself in when dealing with sphere of influence a living nightmare does create.

I hope you enjoy the song because I had a lot of fun challenging my self with the assignment plus I got to play and combine several guitar tones that I feel really bring the song together.

Worst Nightmare (Home Demo 2.0) by WolfgangCarter

Worst Nightmare

I was born a bit worn
But not too worse for wear
With a black toothed grin
And a get back stare
I live off the streets
And the back of your dreams
But I'm not the one
That you think I seem

Come along and step in side
Strap yourself in for a ride
You know that I'm ready to bare
So pleased to meet you
I'm your worse nightmare

I've done my share of lightning
Drank my weight in gasoline
Died just for the fun of it
Was the first one on the scene
I live in the back of your closet
Under bed and between the seams
I'm the one your Momma warned you about
And your Daddy calls so obscene

I'm you naked at that meeting
Praying it's all a dream
I'm the sound stuck in your throat
When you wake and try to scream
Some call me the boogie man
Others call me Freddie or creep
I'm the ledge from where you fall
And the ground you hit with a shriek

Come along and step in side
Strap yourself in for a ride
You know that I'm ready to bare
So pleased to meet you
I'm your worse nightmare

Words & Music by M. Heinrich/Wolfgang Carter
Copyright 2009 All Rights Reserved

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