"User Error" (#395, 200916)

There's a real big difference between the truth and what I see
Had to write it down so I remember
Keep losin' ground when I'm livin' the way it looks to me
I only win when I surrender

Got a memory of a man from college I turned into a grudge
Still workin' on lettin' go of that one
Not to mention those Sunday mornings where they told me anyone
Doin' it any other way will be abandoned

But it's not the teacher the preacher or the judge
No the rules weren't written by a human hand
And if I'm not reaching for the one who lifts me up
Then the only reason I'm not a better man
Is user error

Now some of my plans are perfect some of them are flawed
Some bridges I cross the rest I burn 'em
But they all come crashin' down when I don't give it up to God
That's the lesson that I keep learning

I can't tell the future
Hell I can barely see the past
But the promised land seems truer
When I don't try to understand

Week 38b - User Error (200916)

Half of folk pop duo Cabin of Love. One-quarter of Americana band The Foragers.

We took our name from a painting by Max Ernst, which features an innocent bird menaced by a threatening forest.

This mixture of innocence and menace is present in our songs, which explore different worlds, some light and some dark. 

Our debut EP "Pleasure to Burn" came out on 15th January 2016. Critics have been very kind, praising our blend of "Spanish folk with US southern blues":  http://emergingindiebands.com/forest-dove/ 

We've also been featured in many Spanish blogs...
http://lacarnemagazine.com/forest-and-dove-presenta-nuevo-disco/
http://yotambiensoyindie.es/2016/01/29/forest-dove/
https://colectivoraroproposito.wordpress.com/2016/01/22/emergentes-45-forest-dove/



Guitars: Richard J. Dowling
Electric Bass: Beni Benito Bieto
Drums: Oscar Caramés
Percussion (for EP): Leap Hamilton

Group Photos: Sandra Garcia Rey

Official account of Erin Wolf for Song A Week 2019-present. • For 2016-2018 Song A Week archives, follow @erniwolf or click the link below.

My songwriting and vocal influences include:
Alanis Morissette
Avril Lavigne
Beck
Carrie Underwood
Courtney Love
David Bowie
Dave Grohl
George Harrison
Harry Styles
Hayley Williams
Hillary Lindsey
Jamie Bower
John Lennon
Josh Homme
Kacey Musgraves
Kelly Clarkson
Kim Gordon
Kurt Cobain
Lee Ranaldo
Liz Phair
Michelle Branch
Stefani Germanotta
Taylor Swift
Thurston Moore
Tom Petty
William Corgan

I have been playing other peoples songs for years. I am now trying to write a few of my own. This profile includes songs written between  2020 and the start of 2021

Nashville songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Godin Guitars Official Artist and Founder of www.songaweek.org.

His catalog of 500+ titles includes collaborations with hit writers Mark Narmore, Elliott Park, Steve Dean, and Pete & Pat Luboff, among others internationally from England to Australia.

Redding's music has landed cuts by numerous recording artists including Dan Whitehouse, Emma Gale, and David Easterling.

Week 38b - User Error (200916)

James Tristan Redding