Dive Deeper
the story behind the song
I wrote "Power and Control" about one of my first adventures in polyamory. You see, I was starting to get very close with someone - we were spending tons of time together and connecting on a really deep level. But, their primary partner didn't approve of this intimate connection we were fostering. I'm not sure if it was jealousy, possessiveness, or that they really just didn't like me; but they began manipulating the situation and causing a lot of conflict in order to drive me away. In the end, they won. And the distance between me and the person I was starting to develop deep feelings for grew and grew. It was definitely a big learning experience for everyone involved, and it caused me some of the biggest heartbreak of my life. But, as they say: it's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.
I started collaborating on this track with the amazingly talented Sergius, a 20 year old producer living in Russia, after hearing his remix of my song "If You Need a Sign".
lyrics
By Arthur Kody
You can have the power and I'll be the control. And, in the middle, there's a little of my love, but it's going cold. So you can take the power and use it to control. But, you're suffocating something that we both know you can't hold.
I've tried to say what's on my mind. But my hands are tied cuz you're always right. And you never hear what you don't like. But, don't tell lies. I'm not your fight. But, you just care about the power and control.
I gave origami flowers, but I don't want to fold. Cuz in the middle, there's a little of myself that I need to hold. Now I'm feeling guilty for the hours you told me that I stole. I just wanted to snuggle, not be in a struggle, and it's getting old.
I've tried to say what's on my mind. But my hands are tied cuz you're always right. And you never hear what you don't like. But, don't tell lies. I'm not your fight. But, you just care about the power and control.
I never meant to take from you, but you have something I want - something I don't want to lose. And I can't be blamed for being used. All that I want is to love. Cuz that's what I am. And that's what I do. But, you just care about the power and control.
Favorite Lyric
"All that I want is to love. Cuz that's what I am. And that's what I do."
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