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This song was inspired by the novel, Sense and Sensibility. At the beginning of last summer, I made it my goal to read all of Jane Austen’s books in order of their release. Pride and Prejudice had already been a favorite of mine, so I thought, why not read the rest of Austen’s novels? First on my list was Sense and Sensibility. I loved the Dashwood sisters so much. I found myself especially drawn to Elinor. At the time of reading the book, I was 19, the same age as Elinor Dashwood, and my younger sister was the same age as Marianne Dashwood, 17. Marianne was the wild, lively, hopeless romantic and Elinor was the constantly in her head, orderly, older sister. I saw myself in Elinor. She had this war in her mind throughout the story, trying to figure out if the man she loved loved her back, or if it was all in her head. She didn’t let anyone around her know the constant turmoil she felt for the majority of the story. I feel there are a lot of overthinkers who could relate.
While structuring the song, I wanted it to show Elinor’s thought progression. At the beginning of the book, Elinor falls for Edward and, to her knowledge, he is a single man. The song starts after Elinor has learned that Lucy Steele has been secretly engaged to Edward for four years. She tries to convince herself to be happy for the pair and that Edward never intentionally led her on; surely, she misunderstood his feelings. As we shift into the next verse, we get to see more of Elinor’s feelings on the subject. Lucy starts bringing up her engagement to Elinor intentionally, trying to get a reaction out of her, but Elinor is determined to be a good friend and stay level headed. As the chorus states: “Think with your head, not with your heart.” However, when we reach verse 3, Elinor’s true feelings begin to show even more. We hear more of her agitation with Lucy as well as her suspicions that Lucy is marrying Edward for all the wrong reasons (for his large inheritance). The bridge is the crisis of the story structure, building to the climax. Elinor hears rumors of the pair’s marriage and thinks it’s all over. But this is a Jane Austen book, and Jane loves to give her characters happy endings after a little trouble.
“Sense will always have attractions for me." - Elinor Dashwood, Sense and Sensibility, Chapter 10
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Written by Amanda Fagan
Produced by Paolo Devecchi
Co-Producer by Grace Thygeson
Mixing, Mastering, and Additional Production by Claudio Tristano
Arranged by Grace Thygeson and Paolo Devecchi
Vocals Recorded at Rarefied Recording Studio
Violins: Vito Salvatore Gutilla
Video Edited by Paolo Devecchi & Martina Viroletti
Management: Craig Fagan and Paolo Devecchi