Monday, February 23, 2009

Second Song Draft

I wrote this while listening to my Dispatch playlist, so I need to try and mess with the rhythm and meter to make this work.

Dive//From The Heavens

Well I looked to the sky
Trying to find
Something to guide me
And when it got down to it
I saw right through it
And found it inside me.
Because looking for answers
From celestial dancers
Just fails to inspire
Because if I'm not livin'
For the gifts that I'm given
I might as well expire.

[Chorus (1)]
The sun'll be up soon
Can't you see it from the summit?
Now take my hand, walk with me,
And we'll plummet.
(You've got to fight your fear)
I can't wait for you no more
So you take this leap with me
(Or you just disappear... while I soar).

They're light years away
But I live for the day
And the night in which I exist
And if I should fall
Out of touch with it all
Then I'd be inclined to resist.
But until the day reckons
My destiny beckons
For me to push forth, head held high
So I'll lie in the shades
With my forces in spades
Until my time comes nigh.


[Chorus (2)]
The sun'll be up soon
Can't you see it from the summit?
Now take my hand, walk with me,
And we'll plummet.
(You've got to fight your fear)
You take my hand, steady,
And I see you're ready
(So let's make our way from here).

The world's not enough
So I'm calling your bluff
Play for keeps and the stakes start to rise
And at the end of the day
I'd see it no other way
Than through these, my own righteous eyes.
So fold if you must
But I know I can trust
My instinct as it's never been wrong
If my perceptions are scrambled
Then I shouldn't have gambled
And I won't have that claim for so long.

I haven't written the music or chorus for this yet. I'm thinking of putting it into a key but I still haven't learned my fifths yet, so I'm at a standstill there.

Brainstorm:
D7 > A > C > B
Am > C > F (1123) > G (3345)

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Friday, February 13, 2009

First completed song.

Last night I took the time to write a song and I'm happy with the way it came out. For anyone who can play the chord pattern is G - Em7 - Am - (D - Dsus4) over 4 lines, 8 beats per chord except the D's, which each have 4 beats.

EDIT: Finally named it.

BITTERSWEET CHASER

Well I went downtown one night
Took a walk by the docks,
Gazing down at the ocean
I watched the foam hit the rocks.
And the sealine receded
'Cross the rocky red shore
Then I realized I needed
To see you a little more.

(Chorus)
Because when I think of you, and me
And the things we could do, I see
The muse at the end of my tunnel, and she
Has eyes just like yours
They've vibrant and brown
They pierce me to the core
Keep my feet on the ground.

So I ran to the station
Jumped on the next bus
Analyzed my situation
My heart started to rush.
My mind, it was racin'
My fingers were pacin'
Across these fiery strings
Makin' a burnin' sensation.

(Don't know whether to put a chorus in here or not yet)

So I rode for three days
Just roaming the roads
Got off somewhere new
Packed and ready to go.
With nothing to my name
But an eighth and guitar
I stood there amazed
Because love goes so far.

(Chorus)

So I showed up at the door
With flowers and surprise
And there's nothing worth more
Than the look in her eyes.
She eyed me with shock
In her eyes formed a tear,
So I pulled her in close
And whispered gently,
"I'm here..."

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