Scattershot Forget-Me-Not
single
Scattershot Forget-Me-Not
The title earns its keep: ‘scattershot forget-me-not’ is the kind of phrase that makes you rewind, and PCBender builds the whole song honestly around that idea, a love letter from someone who keeps fumbling the words but means every one of them. In E major at a clip that feels faster on paper than it does in the room, the track leans on a warm piano and a vocal that stays close and unguarded through the verses before the strings open things up at the chorus. The bridge lands the emotional gut-punch quietly: ‘maybe my love’s just a puzzle with half the pieces drawn / but you always filled in the rest.’ A highlight.
Lyrics
I left you a note on the nightstand last night Just some lines that I scribbled, they didn't come out right Something about missing you, something about time I don't know, it made sense when it ran through my mind
I thought of a necklace, a ring, or a song Something small you could hold while I'm gone But nothing felt perfect, so I let it slide Figured you'd know how I feel deep inside
A scattershot forget-me-not, I love the way that sounds A half-written postcard, some words that I lost and found I don't know why I say these things, but I hope you understand That if I could wrap up forever, I'd place it in your hands
Tried to tell you this morning, but the words came out strange Said, "I'll call when I can," but that's not what I meant I mean, "Don't let me fade, don't let us change" But I guess all my meanings get rearranged
A scattershot forget-me-not, yeah, maybe that's just me A melody tangled in everything I don't say clearly I don't know why I ramble on, but I hope you feel it too That if I could leave you forever, I'd leave it all with you
Maybe I'm bad at goodbyes, maybe I'm worse at holding on Maybe my love's just a puzzle with half the pieces drawn But you always filled in the rest… you always know me best
A scattershot forget-me-not, I guess that's what I am A handful of moments I send in the wind A love that I fumble, my song out of tune But if you ever feel lonely… just hum it. Will you
Credits
Songwriter: Michael Anthony Rose