"'It Happens Every Time' is the oldest song of mine on this album. I was a little hesitant to put such a moldy-oldy on the disc, but the guys convinced me that the song's only old to me; to everyone else, it's a new song."

"I wrote it during the lowest point of a serious relationship that was slowly going south. I was 19 then, and it was like my whole world was coming apart... of course, it was a small world then, but it was the only world I knew."
-- Brad Page

The key to this straight-ahead, galloping tune is the shift between the first and second half of the verses; when the stereo field widens and the sound appears to blossom out from the more "claustrophobic" first half of each verse.

"Well, that's exactly what I was trying to achieve-- I wanted the sound to 'open up' at those points, like your eyes were opening wide and seeing things clearly at last... like a revolation. Each time that part of the song cycles around, we layered a little more background vocal in there, so each pass sounds a tiny bit richer."

"That relationship was a painful experience for me, but I have to say it was the source for a lotta songs. But I've promised myself this is the last time I'll draw from that well."
-- Brad Page

"It Happens Every Time" © 1990 Brad Page