'Knife' opens with the voice of honesty as he admits that whilst she is lovely she is not the one. His melancholic vocal line straddles the single guitar, the voice which represents the girl who hasn't yet comprehended the meaning of his words.

Her increasing anxiety is personified by the gritty guitars as she begins to question why his heart is made of stone. The chorus embodies the conflict of emotions between boy and girl. He is ready to move on whilst her world has just been torn apart.

A short reprieve from the argument occurs in the second verse as the boy attempts to placate the girl with the notion that some things are not meant to be.

Driving toms indicate high emotions as she begins to reflect upon their relationship. Her anger festers as she fantasizes upon the details that she imagines him to have omitted. At the same time a harmonic vocal line indicates that he just wants her to accept that there is no chance of reconciliation.

'Knife' quickly builds toward its climax as she makes a decision in madness that if she can't have him no one will.

Knife won it's category in the Wellington Song Writing Event and was placed overall runner-up. Autumn Stone are based in New Zealand and are currently compiling their first album.

Download Knife for free at the Autumn Stone website.

www.autumnstone.co.nz