Carbon Leaf Countdown #15: I Know The Reason
Feb 13
Another in the long line of songs from Echo Echo hits the countdown next. At #15, it’s “I Know The Reason!”
“I Know The Reason” might be one of the first songs I really, really enjoyed from Carbon Leaf. Echo Echo was the first album I really listened to by the band and this along with a few others were ones I quickly started re-playing over and over again. Fans of the band and fans of the album will definitely know what I’m talking about here. There are a bunch of cool parts in the song, but I think my favorite feeling of the song is that it just sounds like a laid-back jam. Sure, the chorus picks up substantially, but it sounds like something a house band came up with while just fiddling around. And it sounds great. The steady guitar & drum parts, the see-saw bass melody, the guitar fills, and even the piano. It all adds up to a great song you’re just going to want to replay over and over!
The story is a bit vague, but like a lot of songs, you can piece together some parts for your own conclusions. I’ll go with the narrator is with someone who’s been hurt before & therefore puts on a tough front (“you talk tough to me”). The person is clearly scared of getting hurt again or being left again, but won’t ask because she does talk tough. So the narrator just re-enforces that he knows the reason. That’s what I get. You all might get something different. Hell, the band might have something completely different. It could be a harsh conversation about adopting a pet monkey that loves umbrellas for all I know. Make your own conclusions; I can’t do all the work here!
Song: I Know The Reason
Album: Echo Echo
Year: 2001
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