Trust by tripfuse (Music and lyrics by Teague Purtell © 2004)

Verse 1
Don't know what it is I see in you
You must really take me for a fool
Do you think that I am oh so blind?
Like I can't see such a waste of time
Can't you tell that I am on the edge of this
Like it's a hit or miss
I know your life has not been easy
But that doesn't make it right
doesn't make it right

Chorus
I feel as though I cannot trust you
What's with the stories nothins the truth
Everyone tells me your leading me on
Answer to me now can I trust you
Hate Lust and Lies
Hidden deep inside

Verse 2
I'd like to know the truth now
What is it you hide?
You tell me that you need me
And never will you lie
Look deep into my eyes girl
And I'll tell you what you'll find
Retributions ugly
You had to cross that line
Why you seem so nervous?
Evil friend of mine
Do you think I need you?
You're such a waste of time
such a waste of time

Chorus
I feel as though I cannot trust you
Seems that we're even what did I do
It might be contagious I might tell the truth
But what's for certain I'll never trust you
It's time that we end this I'm finished with (final line of final chorus)

Notes .................................................................................

The orginal idea for Trust came about shortly after buying a Line 6 Flextone II. The amp had delay effects built in and I began messin with them. I set it to sound like the one Eddie Van Halen used in Cathedral. Also happens to be the one David Gilmore uses in Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall. So while learning Cathedral the chorus riff for Trust was born. That was probably 2000 sometime. Sometimes at Moonlight Drive sound checks I would play the riff which would later become Trust.

When the cd began in July 2002 I laid 26 seperate song ideas down within 2 weeks. When the ideas for Trust were put down the intro was born, the melody for the chorus and the "cannot trust you" line, the heavy section and the bass line for the chorus. Kinda the drum beat. The drum parts went through a lot of changes from those intial ideas and the finished product (as was the case with most of the songs).

The whole tune wouldn't come together until mid 2003. The heavy power chords in the chorus were a last minute addition. For the longest time there was a clean funk guitar rhythm giving the chorus a very different feel.

The lyrics came part from the orginal "cannot trust you" line and the creepy kind of dark intro. It was written mostly about my first girlfriend.

And yes I know the last section has that Linkin Park thing going on. I had just got the Meteora album and was diggin it. It's not that I ripped off any riffs or music from them. Just kinda the vibe or feel. The single guitar line...pause on harmonic...scratch with band. Scratches on Trust are done with my guitar. Scraping the pick and using a wah wah pedal.