Stories Behind the Songs: “Start Again”
“Start Again” was written in November-December 2005. Like “Getting Ready”, it’s a link song connecting “We Can Love” with “Lipstick”. For a while I debated dropping it from the running list, but ultimately decided it served a useful purpose. It’s a simple, rather unsubstantial song that is enhanced greatly by the accordion accompaniment.
It took me a while to decide at what point Jack became Jackie full-time. Initially I thought that it would be after the epiphany in “We Can Love”, so “Start Again” would have been the first appearance of the full-time Jackie. Ultimately, though, I decided that the transition would take place between Acts II and III.