The Story
Back in 2005 we released “As Much As I Want” on our 1st album “A band so mysterious… you’ve never heard of them“. It’s a duet of sorts between a man, his mistress, and the promises he breaks.
It’s your typical boy meets girl, boy gets bored, boy tries to juggle 2 relationships like a sitcom, girl gives an ultimatum, boy does his best to have his cake and eat it too.
The Recording Process
Back then we didn’t have an official band, it was just Paul and I in an Airstream camper recording into the wee hours of the night. When it came to recording we hired a couple friends to play on this track:
- Keisha Hutchins – Vocals keishahutchins.com
- Doug Hurlinger – Drums doughirlinger.com
- Neil Podguski – Keys neilpodgurski.com
Well, actually we didn’t hire all of them for the original recording. The plan was to have Paul fly to Iceland to have the album mixed in a studio up there. The night before the flight we pulled an all nighter to finish the album and finally called it quits at 6 am. We had everything but the female vocals done. That’s where Keisha came in. We sent her the tracks and she recorded the vocals and sent it back. Not a big deal now, but in 2005 that was crazy high tech!
The Song Swap Podcast
The song was reborn in October 2010 when A’s Rage covered our song for the Song Swap Podcast. To this day it is my favorite cover of one of our songs. Check it out here “As Much As I Want” performed by A’s Rage
Lyrics
My eyes are red
I couldn’t sleep
I’m just in too deep
I can’t leave her now
Cause I just found out
Nothing waits
when you procrastinate
We’ve been hiding so long
I can’t live this way
I’m gonna figure it out
But right now
You can let me love you
And you can let me hold you
And you can let me touch you
As much as I want to
You can let me love you
Love… and hold you
Hold… and touch you
As much as I want to
As much as I want
If it hurts cause of where I’ve been
Don’t be ashamed girl it ain’t a sin
Cause the past means nothing, This is where I am
And right now I’m gonna love you, Just as much as I can
Don’t ask me where I’ve been
You’re just making it worse, This mess we’re in
I never thought that I would have to be this blunt
But I’ll come and go, Just as much as I want
Oh, yeah
As much as I want
Your eyes are red
And I’m the creep
We’re just in so deep
I can’t leave her now
I don’t know how
You promised me
That you would leave today
If you can’t be a man
Than just go away
There’s no need to shout
I’ll find a way out
You can let me love you
And you can let me hold you
And you can let me touch you
As much as I want to
You can let me love you
Love… and hold you
Hold… and touch you
As much as I want to
As much as I want
Oh, yeah
As much as I want