Hundred Year Storm

Hey y'all, it's Sarah Spencer. I have a brand new song to share with you today. It's something that I actually wrote a couple nights ago, so it's brand spanking new. It is really, really, really new. And I'm excited to say that it's not pop. It's not a pop country song. It's a little bit more on the folksy side, a little more on the Americana side, maybe even a little bit bluegrass-y. It's called "Hundred Year Storm," and I would love your input on it because it's so new. I really haven't edited it a whole bunch. I've slept on it a couple nights, but I haven't made too many tweaks to it. So let me know what you think, and, uh, yeah, 100 Year Storm.

Faithful ocean rising up over their heads. Or ask the music man down in Nola, lived there all of his life. He loved his water, his lake and his river, till they poured over the side. She'll come up over the horizon. Dressed in a dangerous way, she'll look like snow-covered mountains till she picks you up and blows you away. One minute you're flying, the next you're falling. It's cold when you come back to earth, but when the pain is all gone, you can say that you loved it. She's gonna tear through your heart like a cyclone, long twisted scar in a field. Yes, she's gonna become part of your makeup. But you're gonna learn to rebuild. She'll come up over the horizon dressed in a dangerous gray. She'll look like snow-covered mountains till she picks you up and blows you away. One minute you're black in the mix, You're falling. It's cold when you come back to earth. When it's all said and done, you can say that you lived and you lived through a hundred years of storms. When the fire's been put out and you were burned to the ground, you still live through a hundred years' storm.

So the story behind the song. What is the story behind this song? I actually had this hook since college. I have literally been sitting on this hook in my hookbook for like 5 years. Like somewhere like 2011, I started writing this song, and— but it was a completely different song back then. It was really bizarre and weird, and I honestly don't remember what it was about, but I always thought that "Hundred Year Storm" was like a really cool hook. I just hadn't quite figured out the story yet. So back in college, I tried to write it to the best of my abilities. I sent it to a friend of mine who's a songwriter, and I asked him for his input. And he was like, "Yeah, this isn't really very good." And I was like, "I know." So I just kind of left it. And fast forward to a couple nights ago, I just sat down to write, as I frequently do. I make myself sit there. I sit my butt down, and I say, "OK, you're going to write right now." I started just cruising through my hookbook on my phone. "Hundred Year Storm" stood out. I was like, "Okay, well I'm just gonna see where I can take this," and I just started messing around on the guitar. This came, this kind of da da da da da, that kind of like came up first, and then from there the song just kind of evolved. It turned into a metaphorical comparison of like natural disasters and a really passionate, quick relationship. The kind of love that just kind of blows into your life like a hurricane and it's fierce and it's powerful. It blows out just as quickly and you are left feeling like, "Oh my god, what just happened?" Comparing that to like the woman, the relationship, and the natural disaster, obviously this is a song about a woman. I think a girl could sing it. I think a girl could tell the story, but I'd love to see a guy sing it. I'd love to hear a male vocal tell that story, because I think it just lends a whole new perspective coming from a guy. But yeah, so "Hundred Year Storm." So thanks for listening. I hope you liked it. I release new music on my Patreon page. That's www.patreon.com/sarahspencer.

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Achoo! Oh my god, excuse me. It's okay. It's not gross. Oh my god, Pollen. Thanks for watching. My name is Sarah Spencer. Bye! Peace. Bye. Peace.