so i haven’t written a song since i can remember, at least not a complete one… and in all of 2002 i think i wrote a grand total of two measly poems (plus one other that apparently wasn’t any good) (maybe more)…
today i wrote a complete song (words and music) in about 20 minutes. and when i was about halfway done, i realized that a slight variation had a different time signature, so i checked what time i was writing it in, and it turned out to be NOT 4/4 – but 4/4 – 3/4 (basically 7/4, where there’s seven beats to one measure). which is definitely kind of cool, considering that the last really good song i wrote was in something like 11/12 (which just happened on its own)… i’m very thankful that i can write outside the box sometimes, even though my songs tend to be awfully pop-rock and/or a bit too crafted.
so yeah… here it is:
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(verse)
woke up this morning, it was half past seven, it was
sunny outside, the sky was all the
colors of a peach sorbet, pink and orange, and it
reminded me of you…
long summer mornings by your side, we were like
wandering minstrels in a travelling carnival and
we were made, each for the other (funny –
wonder what you’re doing right now?)
(prechorus)
all those nights ago, all those seasides
down in the valley where we get our rain
comin’ down softly, now, like dancin’ cheek to cheek
something tells me it ain’t no big deal – –
(chorus)
oh, it isn’t what you know, it’s only how you show it (repeat)
(verse)
ten days ago now i had a dream, i dreamed that
a caravan was coming down the road
the leaves were purple and they were blowin’ all around me
down in that valley where we get our snow
one step back and like lightning it hit me all at once
leaves were turning and some were gold
out of the daylight, out of the blue blue day
you stepped forward and caught me by surprise
(prechorus)
(chorus; repeat ad nauseum)
so whaddya think? good or bad? (not looking for collaborators or creative contributions here, just a little honest criticism.)
