Greg DeRosa meshes lyrical relatability with a full acoustic sound in “Grief of a Home” to deliver a truly emotional and poetic piece.
“Grief of a Home” is a beautifully crafted folk pop track with a basis on acoustic guitars and piano, built upon with a bass and violin, and a little harmonica dashed in. All these instruments work together to create something lifelike in tandem with the vocals, and the mix works well to share the full beauty of every aspect involved. The rises and falls in action of this track are well done, utilizing build-up and powerful hits in a way that effectively draws attention in further. There’s something raw about this track, and this plays into the realistic relatability that the lyrics portray.
Lyrically, this track tells its narrative in an on-point way. In general, it’s about the fleeting existence of everything. It plays into the idea that everything is temporary, and therefore, everything can be lost, even a home. It’s about grieving a former place, which then plays into grieving the past. It also has lyrics about personal belongings and friends, and how they will also once be something that was before and may not be after. “I may not have this guitar forever / the strings will decay as the wood rots away / and all the notes bend out of tune / just like these four walls and a roof do,” it expresses poignantly. Change and loss are powerful things, and the lyrics in this track give depth and metaphor to those experiences.
Written by Sage Plapp
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