A bossa nova groove helps convey the trajectory of an intense relationship..

Closer

From our first album... an electronic groove supports tongue & check doth protesting too much.

Love To Hate You (c. 2001)
I wonder how you can be so rude, you and your little dog too
You bring me down and I let you bother me without intending to
This is a pretense and it makes no sense when the best revenge is indifference
I love to hate you, love to hate you
Don’t know why I stay so glued, I think that this might be a clue
I love to hate you, hate to love you
With this thought I am consumed, I have to admit that it’s true
       Still trying to make the mean daddy nice
       And I am too willing to pay the price
       Do I really need blood from his stone?
       A turmoil so sweet it feels like home
I want so badly to fix you and I get off calling you sick too
Don’t you think it’s telling, who you find irritating?
If you’re bent out of shape it’s your own charade when the best revenge is indifference
I love to hate you, love to hate you
No wonder why I analyze everything you do with my free time
I love to hate you, hate to love you
I think I figured out why I need so badly to despise you
       I finally made the mean daddy nice
       because I was willing to pay the price
       Now I have received blood from his stone
       He is what I need to heal my wound
I love to hate you, love to hate you
I doth protest too much when I obsess about you in my life
(If I really didn’t care then I wouldn’t let you occupy my mind)
I love to hate you, hate to love you
You mirror my shadow side, the one that I won’t recognize
(You are perfectly designed to bring out what I try to hide)
I love to hate you, love to hate you
I think you are out of your mind but above it I can’t seem to rise
(By you I feel so traumatized, could this be the tie that binds?)
I love to hate you, hate to love you
(It seems like I compromise when my sanity is jeopardized)
I can’t wait to blame it on you, I’ve got nothing better to do

Love To Hate You

c. 2018 
An homage to my songwriting partner Kelly Meehan and her mother Sandi.  Both have passed on; both deeply understood the sanctity of everyday relationships, the theme of this song.

Devah Fontana

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