Pretty Things

Album: Blackbirds (2015)
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  • Gretchen Peters wrote this haunting song with her friend Ben Glover (Colton Dixon's "Love Has Come for Me," Lee Brice's "Hard To Love"). She told Billboard magazine the story of the tune: "I had this idea, which essentially became the first verse, about this woman talking about aging and needing her stock, or her looks," she said. "I felt it was something I wanted to tackle, but it wasn't something I wanted to do head-on."

    "I ended up playing it for Ben when we were writing songs for this album. It ended up being more about all the things we lose along the way," Peters continued. "There was a mention about the Nashville flood [of 2010] in the second verse. That experience is still with me -- the fact that you can lose so much in such a seemingly non-dramatic kind of way. The sun was out, and the worst damage had actually taken place while the sun was shining. I'm happy we were able to take it in more of a metaphorical territory."

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