That song is hard to explain vaguely. I'll try though. It's a hell of a thing to wake up and realize what you're capable of doing in secret. It's not a judgment. It's a realization of a paradox in me. When I was young I had no drive in me to be secretive but far less at stake if I was. As a man, at the time, I felt recklessly secretive with far more to lose. The song admits that without having to say it specifically, and admitting it made that reality feel a little easier to face calmly.

I had a pretty easy childhood, and moving to LA to become a songwriter was an end to things being easy. The song was just to admit that for many reasons I felt detached from everything that I was supposedly loyal to.... like my family. But I liked how independent it felt to admit I meant it. It made the loyalty a choice. So the phrase Turning On My Own has a double meaning.

One day Dunahoo was sitting on my couch playing the guitar part. I sat with it for a while trying to learn it, and I guess all that stuff was in me was trying to get out. It's definitely one of my favorites.