The Risks Worth Taking

Wow, this song has been through a lot.

Contrary to “Presence”, this piece took ages to complete, not because of the lack of ideas, but rather, because of the flow of them.

In December of 2024 I would take it upon myself to create a special composition that would encompass my story as a composer. Starting was the hardest part, but I continued to try different ideas, since I knew it would only get easier. I still don’t know how I made that first part, but it hits different ngl. This is one of my largest projects, and longest by length at around 8 and a half minutes. I never originally planned for a new longest song, but my continuous efforts to put down every idea I had made a lot of those ideas fit together surprisingly nicely.

Now, I’ll talk about what I did to make this. First, I wanted to start off the piece with a calm segment, but I also wanted to include a sense of longing for something that was never there. Afterwards, I made a faster part, and I honestly only made that part to build up to the “main theme” of the piece. I feel like I may have dragged on the song for a bit too long, but I also believe that it’s justifiable–since, of course, this song is about me, and how I have improved myself over the past few years.

There was so much I knew about myself that it was basically impossible to fully define myself in a few words. I guess that’s just not how it works. Originally, I was going to title this song “Existence” as a word to describe this song being about myself, but also to compliment the previous two pieces, “Absence” and “Presence”. I realized, however, that I could describe more of the composition with a few more words. After a lot of thinking, and the help of many other opinions, I chose a name: “The Risks Worth Taking”.

If you read that entire summarized summary of my original description draft, then thank you.

What a journey it has been, and what a journey it will be.

Will I cook in March like last year again? Let’s find out.

-TheWormDo