It Really Matters
Lyrics
About this song
It Really Matters Up and down this rocky mountain up and down again careful you can hurt your feet you can trip and die you should take along provisions you may need a map don't forget some entertainment who can do without? a torch to make it through the night a pen to write a note and they will read your obituary yes I'm sure they will Hey! It really matters what you do and even what you say It really matters if you leave or if you gonna stay it really matters if you keep on doing things your way it really matters if you say okay or if you just don't care Feels like I've been here before feels like déja vue feels like going round in circles feels like we're stuck in here Someone said we got to hurry some say it's too late so what's the point in getting over all this disarray Hey! It really matters what you do and even what you say It really matters if you leave or if you gonna stay it really matters if you keep on doing things your way it really matters if you say okay or if you just don't care
This song was originally written in my Swiss dialect. The English lyrics changed the character of the song quite a bit, but I like the new version. I love the contrast between the somehow diabolic whisperer and the chorus saying that it "really matters what you do and even what you say". All the recordings except Kim Partent's wonderful harmony vocals were done in Switzerland. I sent the sound files to Robb Earls and he did the final mix in his studio in Nashville.
Musicians
Walter Keiser: drums Peter Keiser: bass Jean-Pierre von Dach: electric guitars Peter Wagner: Hammond organ Kim Parent: harmony vocals Martin Schaffner: acoustic guitars Recorded at different locations 2002/2003 mixed by Robb Earls, Sound Vortex Nashville
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