TOO LONG

‘TOO LONG’ OFF the ‘TAXI’ EP

INSPIRATION/INFORMATION:

“‘Too Long’ was written across two South-East Asian countries in January, 2019. It was written by my heavy heart for the state of pollution across the region. That the only clean water available is provided in single use plastics to an entire population. ‘Too Long’ is about our global obsession with progress; how destructive that pursuit is for our past and how dangerous it is in the rapidly uncertain future. It’s a call to action to be aware that we are the recipients of everything from yesterday and responsible for everything that comes tomorrow.”
- Michael McCartney (2019)

CREDITS

Written & Produced by Michael McCartney

Recorded at Love Street Studios, Currumbin, QLD, Australia

Engineered by George Carpenter, Michael McCartney & Mitch Finglas

Mixed by Mitch Finglas | Mastered by Matthew Redlich

Brand & Designs by Waylon Palmer | Photography by Jack Surman

Instrumentation of live bed tracks:

Michael McCartney - Drums | Hemi Time - Guitar | Mitch Finglas - Bass | Ian Peres - Keys

Vocals & additional instrumentation by Michael McCartney

PRESS & QUOTES

LYRICS

I think we need a day of grace before we make a change

Could we just slow the pace for peace of mind?

So we can face the day and reconcile

I think we need to find the baseline

Cause it took too long

To see it through all the way

Yes it took too long

To see it through all the way

And as we’re moving on

We don’t know how the game is played

But It took too long

For this day to come

I think I need a change of lane

This roads too straight

Do I need to compromise

Or change my desires?

I think I know why people say

That was a waste of time

All the while they had other things on their mind

Cause it took too long

To see it through all the way

Yes it took too long

To see it through all the way

And as we’re moving on

We don’t know how the game is played

But It took too long

For this day to come

Winter always takes me by surprise

A mother’s lesson to an unexpecting child

I can’t see far enough in front of me

No I

Can’t see far enough in front of me

No I

Can’t see that far in front on me

Cause it took too long

For this day to come

So let’s see it through all the way