KYLE TRIMPER
Musician/Songwriter/Producer/Audio Engineer
RED LIGHT/GREEN LIGHT
"The idea for this one came from looking out a window of the apartment I was living in at the time, which overlooked a decidedly unbusy intersection: at night the red and green glow from the traffic lights would sift through my bedroom window. Combining this with a hazily remembered children's game and using it as a metaphor for human mating rituals, the concept of the song languished in the back of my head until one lazy afternoon I picked up my guitar and came up with the introduction's chord structure. The rest of the song followed and was written, music and lyrics, in about the time it takes to play it. Enamored with the upbeat nature of the guitar part (if you've heard the rest of the album, you'll know it's a definite contrast), I recorded myself playing the song and uploaded it to 'the Youtube', where you can still find it today. I knew compared to the rest of the songs I had for the album, it was definitely single material, although it seemed a little lightweight to me, which is why 'Hold On To My Heart' came out first."
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And as a "single":
Looking out my window, I can see the red lights of the city
And a single traveler waits in the darkening night
A single destination, but he's held up from his mission
Waiting for the neon green in the traffic light
Imagine me in my car outside your heart, baby
Just waiting for the signal, for the light to change
My engine is idling, and everything is riding
On your heart: baby, don't be so strange
I'm just here waiting for the go ahead
But I can't wait forever: I'll just turn around instead
Baby, if you want my love
You gotta let me know, you gotta let me know
Baby, if you care at all
You gotta let me through, you gotta let me through
Baby, I've been hoping, and since I'm out here in the open
I'll run a red light to get through to you
I'd like to think that I can handle rejection
I've been through this more times than I can count
You gotta roll with the punches, you gotta play the hand you're dealt
You gotta roll the wheel of fortune when you're down and out
But baby, I ain't never been held back like this
Just getting through your green light is my only wish
Baby, if you want my love
You gotta let me know, you gotta let me know
Baby, if you care at all
You gotta let me through, you gotta let me through
Baby, I've been hoping, and since I'm out here in the open
I'll run a red light to get through to you
But baby, I ain't never been held back like this
Just getting through your green light is my only wish
Baby, if you want my love
You gotta let me know, you gotta let me know
Baby, if you care at all
You gotta let me through, you gotta let me through
Baby, I've been hoping, and since I'm out here in the open
I'll run a red light to get through to you...
Kyle Trimper: Lead and Background Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Bass
Doug Scurfield: Drums
Moonwalka: Synthesizer