Out Of The Box

“Out Of The Box” is a pop-rock song with 80s influences from electronic music. It’s the first song I ever recorded and produced by Gholar Fix.


Me, photographed by Sandy van den Bosch, around the time of this recording

Song Info:

Song Credits:

  • Lyrics: Nora Tol
  • Music Production: Gholar Fix
  • Genre: Pop-Rock
  • Release: 2005

Lyrics

VERSE:
Let me break out
Of your image of me
Adjust your vision
Or just set me free
‘Cos time has not been standing still
And I have not been waiting ’til
You could find some time for me
The days that passed were lessons learned
I love and lost and I got burned
I’ve got to sing to a new beat

CHORUS:
So think of what we’ve lost
Think of the time it cost
Think, and don’t assume too much
Try to think
Out of the box

VERSE:
I let you take lead
Did not correct your thoughts
But now lately
You’re really drifting off
‘Cos time has not been standing still
And I have not been waiting ’til
You would figure out you’re wrong
I’ve grown each day, I’ve lived and learned
And I have left no stone unturned
But you could never know if I’m gone

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE:
There were too many issues
You never took notice of
Thought nothing could harm you
or throw me right out of love
But time take it’s victims
And I let it carry me away
to a much better place
To a much better place

REPEAT CHORUS

© 2005 / 2008 Nora Tol Virtual Publishing © music: 2008 Gholar Fix

The Story Behind The Song

How Did The Song Come About?

I wrote the original lyrics when I was a teenager and rewrote it in 2005 to publish onto MySpace. That’s where a Dutch producer, who worked under the name Gholar Fix, ran into it. I don’t know why he was drawn to it, but he composed music for it. It was so different from what I had in mind, but that’s why I love these collaborations. Such surprising things can happen.

The song is actually the first ever song I recorded in a studio. I remember it was such a weird experience. It was a mystery to me what he had in mind, so we recorded it line by line. I left not really knowing how the song would sound. I was pretty surprised by what he made of it.

What’s The Song About?

It’s about trying to get through to someone. About trying to get a second chance at something, or someone, by showing growth.

Where Was Autocorrect?

The funny thing is, that it’s a bit of a Danglish lyric. Dutch / English. I think the actual English phrase is “outside of the box”, haha. I was young(er) and didn’t know better then.

Release

It was uploaded to my website, MySpace and ReverbNation in 2005. Just for the sake of sharing my attempts at songwriting.

Stream “Out Of The Box”

Play it on ReverbNation
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