Past Playing it Safe

Robert James

2026 RPM Challenge idea number two becomes finished song number eight.

iTunes is telling me I just reached 35 minutes but I think it’s rounding up. I might have enough to submit a finished RPM Challenge at this point, but I’ll keep going. I’m in a hotel in Louisville, KY and the wifi is starting to crap out on me. Kinda like this song. It’s okay. Just okay.

Sorry about the little backwards guitar noodle early on in this song. I couldn’t stop myself.

All guitar parts are a Gibson Les Paul Custom into a Fender Bassbreaker 15. No pedals this year, just plugged straight in.

Verse 1
There’s no escape
call it a day
There couldn’t be
another way

Bridge
But it never occured to me

Verse 2 & 3
I don’t expect we’ll be okay
I only hope to make them pay

Chorus
We’re past playing safe
There is no escape
There’s no way out

Break
What’s it all for?
Can’t take much more

Outro
What are we fighting for?