Day 3 - Cold & Numb

There IS no title for this one as I had a hard time with this one today and finally . . . well not exactly gave up but was pretty tempted. The words are SORTA depressing but the tune I came up with is completely the opposite and that's what I was going for. Inspiration, my sister calls me a dork, was walking to work in the rain and the poor circulation in my fingers . . . that's what it says. ha.

Verse 1 - Fingers cold and numb

these rainy days are not uncommon ones

grey and windy still

so predictable but I love (it or you) still

no sensation in my toes

but I'm not one of those

those who waver on a thin line

Chorus - Rain . . . don't give up on me 

I wont give up on you 

Rain . . .  you drenched me in your love 

you keeping my company is more than enough

verse 2 - Series of unfortunate events

have brought me back to you 

things I can't explain

things I can't undo

where does one go 

to get away form everything they know   ( i dunno about that line)

(repeat chorus)

instrument bridge

(chorus)

END!

can you tell I'm not happy with this one?

edit: I'm much more happy with this now that I've played it out and recorded it!

Day 2 - Tuning the Darkness

The title doesn't make sense unless you've seen Dark City, which I watched last night and therefore it was the subject of inspiration for today. So I came up with the first two lines then met up with Matt and sat there for about 3 hours coming up with some stuff then I finished off the rest when I got home (with the help of some random lines Matt had written down for me) but it was easier to do it to music. . .

Verse 1 - I can't remember my past 

I don't know why I am here

there's a life in my hands

and men at the door dressed in black

I have to get out before they get it

chasing me through a city that sleeps

Chorus - Tuning the darkness, changing this city

why don't they notice why do they change

doctor says that I'll be alright

a prick of the needle will return you to the night

Verse 2 - When the city awakens

the men in black disappear

I've been awake for 3 days

and still haven't seen the sun

in an ever changing city 

where the night is never the same

(repeat chorus)

I killed somebody they tell me

I don't believe this is true

kinda dark but so was the movie :P awesome none the less 

Day 1 - Cutlery Park

So the subject and idea of this song was discussed yesterday while on the bus with my sister and my friend Colin it was soo random that I just HAD to write about it.

I woke up this morning at 5am (for work) and this is what came out . . . . I know i know you can't even read it, right. check the bottom out I tried to write while walking to work . . . unsuccessfully.

While at work ideas came to me so i wrote it down and when I came home after work I just got into this really good flow and just kept writing I had changed it a bit from the first draft . . .

I realize you MIGHT not be able to read it here either but I like to show what my notebook looks like and how messy I can be :)

here are the lyrics

verse 1- I walk in the dark through cutlery park

with forks, sharp knives, and spoons

the moon reflects off silver and steel

there's voices in the wind

verse 2- This place is not what you would expect

this place is something else

the buzzing of the street lights

send shivers to my spine

chorus 1- I think that I'm alone here

my breath gets shallow still

my heart can't take the rest of this world

there's nothing to reveal

verse 3- I'm searching for a light

I look for what is right

I know that I was wrong

in thinking I was strong 

chorus 2 - I thought I was alone here

my breath stays shallow still 

my heart beat races faster now 

I can't move

verse 4- I walk in the dark through cutlery park 

waiting for morning to come

the moon reflects off silver and steel 

this nightmare's almost done

The best way I can describe it is a Tim Burton-esque. The images I see are a cemetery like scene but exaggerated like in The Nightmare before Christmas. I also had Laura Marling's Night Terror in mind.

I think day 1 went well. Let's see what day 2 brings.

Let the Challenge Begin!

So a friend of mine came up with an idea to help improve his song writing skills and I thought WHAT AN AMAZING IDEA! The idea is to write 40 songs in 40 days. One song a day be it bad or good and hopefully at the end of 40 days I will have learned something worth while.

I made a notebook. . .  well i decorated a cover of a notebook.

I also made a few rules pour moi . . . didn't want to over do it and limit myself but I thought a little ground rules for myself could motivate me more as this is going to be an insanely grueling task I am about to embark on.

The insaneness starts April 2nd. yay!