AustinDrewGarrisonSheLovesMefromSheLovesMe(SongAnalysis)

MyInitialReaction:
Rhythmically,thissongisdiverse.Thereareseveraltimesignaturechangeswithinthe
firsttwopages.Duringthosefirstpreliminarypagesandafterthosepages,thediverse
rhythmicpatternisupheldwithalotofchoppymusicalphrasesthatareseparatedby
shortdurationrests.Themelodyisprettyrepetitive,andsimpletosing.Therepetitive
partsofthemelodyareseparatedbysmallphrasesthatareofcontrasttotherestofthe
song.Thedynamicsareveryspecific.
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Octavedescendingrolllikefallingintosomethingunpreparedorcaughtof
guard
Vocallinestartsonoffbeat,butwithafermataheisunpreparedbuthehas
onlyhimselftoanswertointhismoment.Hesonhisowntime.
LandsonDFlatwhichisinthekeyGeorgknowswhatjusthappened,hejust
cantbelieveit(restwithafermatainthevocallinehesitationshowsdisbelief)
Vocallinemoveschromaticallydownwardasifheisslowlybeginstobelieve
whatjusthappenedwithAmalia
Theintervalsinthevocallinegofromdiminishedtominortomajorshowing
hisdisbeliefgrowingintoconfidencethatwhatjusthappenedwasreal
DFlatpedaltoneheldthroughtheentiredurationofthedescendingWells
ThispedaltoneisthestrongreemergenceofthefeelingsGeorgalreadyhadfor
Amalia
Heasksthequestion,Willwonderseverceasewhiletheaccompaniment
crescendosquestionshaveinflectionsthatgoupintheend
AscendingpianotrillisexcitementGeorgfeelsaboutwhatjusthappened,whathe
justrealized,andwhatitallmeans.
ThetrillresolvesintoanEFlatoctaverollinthebase.Therighthandissilent
whilethelefthandbeginstorumble.ThelefthandisplayingwhatGeorgsheart
isthinking/feeling/sayingwhiletherighthandplayswhathismindis
thinking/feeling/saying(Heisatalossforwordsagain).Thevocalline
rhythmicallyandpitchwiseiswhatheisabletogetoutwithbothhismind
(treble)andheart(base)workingandracingatthesametime.
Hisheartisracingsomanybeatsperminutethattheyareundistinguishable
fromeachother,itjustsoundslikeonebottomingoutsound
Therighthand(hisbrain)interjectstwiceatthebottomofthepagewithsmall
spasmsthatcomeafterthestatementsIdidntlikeherandIcouldntstand
hertome,thesespasmsaresymbolicofconfusionGeorgstillfeelsabout
heritisasifthesesmallspasmsjamfivequestionsatonemomentintohisbrain
like:whydidntIknowitwasher?Whywasshesuchameanwomantome?
Howcanthisbethesameperson?
Withinthefirstpage,therearethreedifferenttimesignaturesfrom2/4to3/2to
3/4whenitis2/4,hismindissoconfusedhebarelyhasanythingtosay,when
itbecomes3/2,histhoughtsareslowingdown(halfnotevsquarternotegetting

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thebeat),andwhenitbecomes3/4,hehasalottosay,andhestakingmoretime
toactuallysayit.Theprogressionissymbolicofbeingveryworkedup,then
bringingitbackdown.Thisdoesntmeanheiscompletelycalm,itjustmeanshe
ismorecalmthanhestartedwhichwasvergingaheartattack
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Thereisacallandresponsewiththevocallineandtheaccompanimentthe
chordsareamixtureofminorandmajortoshowthatGeorgeisstillvery
confusedatthispoint.
Measure1onsystem2:TheFsharpisoutofthekey,butGeorgissayingI
knowsodoesheknow?Probablynot
RailroadtrackswhenGeorgdecidestocuttheBSandsayitlikeitis
Landsona5chordattheendofthephraseandIknowbecauseheisaboutto
telluswhatheKNOWSalso,itresolvesintoAFlatMajor,whichisthetrue
keyofthepiece.Weregettingsomewherenow.
Theaccompanimentdecrescendostojusthisheartbeatbeingplayedinthebase,
whichisnowincuttimequirkybothrhythmicallywithshortdurationrestsand
leapsbetweenpitcheshisheartisracingandbeatingloudlyandirregularlydue
toexcitementandnerves.
ThethirdtimeGeorgsaysshelovesmethebasebeginstoplayinoctaves
givingthewordsafullersoundperhapsheisactuallystartingtobelieveit

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Noaccompanimentunderthetworeferencestotimebecausethepastdoesnt
matteranymore,allthematersisthatsheloveshimnowandwhatisgoingto
happennext.
Georgbeginstothinkaboutwhatmayhappennexttomorrowbutthefeeling
ofexcitementistoomuchforhim,soheexclaimsoutinAHhedoesnthave
words,theexcitementbuildswithacrescendoheistooexcited.
Nastychordhitsafterteethachebecausehisteethareactuallyachingandithurts!
Ascensionintherighthandbecausehismindbeginstothinkabouttouchingher
andthatmakeshimveryhappymaybeevendancingwithher

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Hesayshemustnttellher,andtheideaofnottellingherhowhefeelsmakeshim
sad,sotherighthand(hismind)descendsbackdown.
Therhythmandpitchbecomesmuchmoreregulatedandstableinthevocalline
whenhebeginstocompriseaplantoletherknowthatheistheonesheloves
thedynamicsalsofluctuate,thisisGeorgsbloodpumping
Theheadandheartarefightingeachotherrhythmically.

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CrescendostoexclaimSHELOVESMEatthebottomofthepage.Also,range
wise,thisisalotofconsistencyinhighpitch.Actuallyexclaimingit
HoldsoutmehighandlongputtingemphasisonME.ShelovesMEIcannot
believeit.

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Newdiscovery.IamgoodenoughforHER.myheartracesmore,andsodoes
mymind.
SlidedownbecausesayingIloveherishard.
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Thevocallinebecomesbreath(phrasesequallyspacedbythesamerests),inand
outwhilemyheartandmindarestillracingevenfasternow.Icantkeepup,so
Imnottryingto.

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Samethoughtaboutherhatingmeinthepast,Idontcare.SHELOVESME
now.BUTSWITCHED.Itsme!IdontcarethatIusedtohateher,Iloveher
now(givingnomeaningintheheartormind,sothereisnoaccompaniment).
NewdiscoveryonthisAhILOVEHER.Shelovesme,ANDIloveher.New
excitementthatcrescendos
KeyglissonTinglingbecauseIcanactuallyfeelthetingles.
Theratioofmajorchordstominorchordsisnow13:3,Iammuchmoresurenow.

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AllthenoiseinmyheartandmindarebeingsimplifiedbecauseIamcomingtoa
conclusion
TheexcitementandhappinessbuildsasIproclaimandacceptshelovesme
(markedbyforte)
IcannotbelieveshelovesME,butshedoes.So,ImgoingtosingitashighasI
can,holditaslongasIcan,andsitinthismoment.Themindaccompaniment
ascendsintopurebliss,whiletheheartaccompanimentascendsanddescendson
allmajorchordsasmyheartsinksintomystomach.
GlissdownwardbecauseIamwornout,andstillabitconfused.
Vocallineendsonthe5thbecausealthoughmyheartandheadaretogether,Im
stillnotsurewhatjusthappenedANDIhavetodosomethingaboutitbutwhat?
(problemunresolved)
Throughoutthesong,hismind(righthand)andheart(lefthand)arenever
together,butinthelastfewbarstherighthandandlefthandplaytogetherand
fitkeywise.

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