New Music: I Will Not Survive

 

I Will Not Survive follows the Circle of 4ths, starting on a Bm9 chord, but ending on a F#7 (you gotta end the circle somehow!). The snake-like guitar arpeggios that open the song remind me of Johnny Marr's playing, which was an influence, although it's hard to pen down his exact sound. The lyrics perhaps refer to a jilted lover or even a refugee torn from his or her nation by oppressive forces. I won't pretend to know what that feels like.