Third-generation musician JD Feighner is a songwriter, singer, producer, mu… Read Full Bio ↴Third-generation musician JD Feighner is a songwriter, singer, producer, multi-instrumentalist from San Diego, CA. In 2008, Feighner released the album ‘Sundays at 1620’ which opened to great reviews and sold more than 2,000 copies in its first month. In his first month of touring JD landed shows for Rock the Vote during the Democratic National Convention in Denver and in front of a sold out crowd at the Haunted Hotel Halloween Bash 2008.

Music has always been a part of JD's life, his dad played drums in bars and pubs where his step-dad played in dance bands. Although JD’s dad eventually became a physician and the lead consultant on prescription drugs such as Prozac and Paxil, he had started out as a bassoonist and continued to play piano and sax in various dance bands his entire life. JD’s mom plays flute and piccolo; and, her mom played violin in a variety of orchestras in the Portland area well into her nineties.

JD has played the piano, violin, trumpet, drums and both the electric and acoustical guitar. He performed in choirs and glee clubs. His interest in music peaked when he became involved in production as a senior Physics Major at Colorado College. JD was cajoled into writing a uniquely, original composition for a fellow student’s senior dance class final. When he went into the studio for the final mastering of the piece, he was blown away. In fact, JD was so fascinated by what was going on in the studio, he ended up working at that studio for two years.

In 2006, JD went on to open a studio of his own in Colorado Springs, with an impressive mix of mic pre-amps and outboard analogue compressors, a ProTools HD 7 rig using a Digidesign control24 as its mixing interface, and, for monitoring, JBL's LSR 32's and LSR 28's.

Working on many projects inspired JD’s debut album as a singer/songwriter. For his first album, 'Sundays at 1620' JD drew on the various types of music that he had recorded as influence. The album evolved from random Sunday afternoon sessions when a group of musicians would join JD at his studio and jam together.

Trials
jd feighner Lyrics

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I been walkin' around this town
to wallow in my sorrow
To get any peace that I can find
I don't worry about myself
I always have tomorrow
And people seem to think I'm fine
When it comes to my past mistakes
I have no reservations

I don't think I'd change anything at all
Now it's time to move on
and so I focus on my future
When all my trials will be over
I ain't got nobody but me who can see where I'm going or where I've been
And all the things that I have seen, have really got me thinkin'
That people can change and let their life slip away but it's somethin' I won't do
'Cause I've got somethin' that's gonna get me on through
I been thinkin' about the sadness of my situation
Just tryin' to make sense of it all
The way that you turned your back to save your reputation
And then you didn't even call
Now you know that I'm right because you told me that you're sorry
But all apologies void inside my mind
Now it's time to grow up and so I focus on my future
When all my trials will be over
I ain't got nobody bback

e who can see where I'm going or where I've been
And all the things that I have seen, have really got me thinkin'
That people can change and let their life slip away but it's somethin' I won't do
'Cause I've got somethin' that's gonna get me on through
Would you leave me at the drop of hat
Would you turn your back, 'cause I wouldn't
Would you leave me at the drop of hat
Would you turn your bacck
I ain't got nobody but me who can see where I'm going or where I've been
And all the things that I have seen, have really got me thinkin'
That people can change and let their life slip away but it's somethin' I won't do
'Cause I've got somethin' that's gonna get me over
C.c through
I been walkin' around this town to wallow in my sorrow
To get any peace that I can find
I don't worry about myself I always have tomorrow
And people seem to think I'm fine
When it comes to my past mistakes I have no reservations
I don't think I'd change anything at all

Now it's time to move on and so I focus on my future
When all my trials will be over

Overall Meaning

The song "Trials" by JD Feighner is about the singer's struggle to move on from his past mistakes and focus on his future. He is walking around town trying to find peace and not worrying about himself, as he always has tomorrow. People think he is fine, but he knows that he needs to move on from his past mistakes. He has no reservations about his past and thinks that he wouldn't change anything at all.

However, he reflects on his situation and the people in his life who have turned their backs on him. He thinks about how people can change and let their lives slip away, but he won't do the same. He has something that will get him through, and he won't let anyone bring him down.

Line by Line Meaning

I been walkin' around this town
I have been aimlessly wandering around in this town

to wallow in my sorrow
to indulge in my sadness

To get any peace that I can find
To find any kind of solace

I don't worry about myself
I don't focus on myself

I always have tomorrow
I always have a new day to look forward to

And people seem to think I'm fine
People think I'm okay even though I'm not

When it comes to my past mistakes
When it concerns my previous errors

I have no reservations
I have no regrets

I don't think I'd change anything at all
I do not wish to alter anything from the past

Now it's time to move on
It's time to look forward

and so I focus on my future
and so I concentrate on my future

When all my trials will be over
When all my struggles will end

I ain't got nobody but me who can see where I'm going or where I've been
I am the only one who can perceive where I am headed or where I have been

And all the things that I have seen, have really got me thinkin'
All the things that I have witnessed have made me ponder

That people can change and let their life slip away but it's somethin' I won't do
People can become different and lose their life but that's not what I intend to do

'Cause I've got somethin' that's gonna get me on through
Because I know I have the strength to pull through

I been thinkin' about the sadness of my situation
I have been reflecting on the sadness of my current circumstances

Just tryin' to make sense of it all
Simply trying to comprehend everything

The way that you turned your back to save your reputation
How you abandoned me to protect yourself

And then you didn't even call
And you didn't even make contact with me

Now you know that I'm right because you told me that you're sorry
You realize that I am correct because you apologized to me

But all apologies void inside my mind
But all apologies are meaningless to me

Would you leave me at the drop of hat
Would you abandon me immediately

Would you turn your back, 'cause I wouldn't
Would you desert me because I would not

I ain't got nobody but me who can see where I'm going or where I've been
I am the only one who can perceive where I am headed or where I have been

And all the things that I have seen, have really got me thinkin'
All the things that I have witnessed have made me ponder

That people can change and let their life slip away but it's somethin' I won't do
People can become different and lose their life but that's not what I intend to do

'Cause I've got somethin' that's gonna get me on through
Because I know I have the strength to pull through

When all my trials will be over
When all my struggles will end

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