Be Strong Now

"I wrote this song about a girl who had very low self-esteem and couldn't seem to express herself. I imagined what she could trust, like a best friend or a lover."

-JamesIha.com

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ATN: What are some of the imagined songs? "Be Strong Now" seems to be about somebody else.

Iha: Yeah, the main premise of that song is about this depressed person, that's real. But it's about the whole idea of saving this person -- that's the imagined part -- not that I haven't tried to save this person, but I haven't shown up on a horse at her door in shining armor. I just imagined somebody, I don't know if they're really a boyfriend, just kinda a friend or family member, anybody.

Jan 98 ATN

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Interviewer - First song, 'Be Strong Now', Set that up for us and tell us what prompted the writing of that song.

James - It's a crazy song...

Interviewer - No, It's not.

James - It's a song I wrote about this really depressed girl I know who's got really bad self-esteem and I just sort of imagined what it would be like if she had someone she could talk to because she doesn't really talk to many people. If she had like a family member, or a boyfriend, or a best friend. It's kind of like an imaginary sort of love song.

Feb 98 Rockline