Songs You've Written

Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:As promised:

The verses are written in lines of three, for the rhyme scheme, in case you're confused.

Tentatively titled..."The Most Unabashed Pop Tune Since 'The Sweetest Thing'"

[Verse I]
32 minutes
Maybe thirty one and a half
Until I hit the stairs
I been hidin' 'hind the notion
That if I don't make it,
Somehow, I won't care

It won't happen this time, I think,
As I make my climb
And the doorways slam
But I pray that I'm wrong,
And maybe there is a God,
Cause I always am

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My world stops for a second or two,

Every time I see you...



[Chorus]

Then every day, I hit the landing

Catch her eye, it's a wonder I'm still standing

And she smiles...

Maybe it's a reaction to a smile of mine

I won't try to hide it, I don't have time

Now, just like every day, the moment shatters

And we walk away



[Verse II]

Never wondering if I'm right or wrong

Just strollin' along, just strollin' along

'Til I sit down, and damn, I'm trapped again

I gotta let go, release the clutch

I think maybe I think too much

Stop worryin' about the why, and remember the when



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And I dream of 8:59

For the moment that you're mine...



[Chorus]



[Bridge]

The less time I spend trying to see myself in your eyes

The longer I can look at you with mine

And you'll never know that this is your song

17 minutes til I'm right where I belong...



[Alternate Chorus]

Like every day, I hit the landing

But we both stop, it's a wonder I'm still standing,

And we smile...



[Chorus]



[Outro Verse]

4 more hours til I see her again

Maybe more like 3 and a half

Im caught up conversation,

But I can't help breaking to watch her pass

She tries to hide as she's looking around

Maybe someday she'll know I believe in what I've already found...

And we'll smile

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:Jamming is a WHOLE lot easier if you know what key the music is your jamming overtop of. I jammed with my cousin's band a while ago, they played all of their songs, I just needed to know the key of each song and I basically soloed on top of their songs, and it sounded great, even though I didn't know the riffs or anything. Knowing the key is essential for guitar playing when you want to play with other people, it's not stupid, it's called "being a musician".

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:Jamming is a WHOLE lot easier if you know what key the music is your jamming overtop of. I jammed with my cousin's band a while ago, they played all of their songs, I just needed to know the key of each song and I basically soloed on top of their songs, and it sounded great, even though I didn't know the riffs or anything. Knowing the key is essential for guitar playing when you want to play with other people, it's not stupid, it's called "being a musician".

Originally posted by U2Nick:Yeah, but will "jamming" get you a record deal? I would safely say that my mindless keyboard playing would get me a lot farther than "jamming." Plus, "musicians" alone are boring. Think of those country singers or whatever, they are boring. Where U2 on the other hand, they are entertainers. I'll gladly be an entertainer who entertains than a musician who "jams" any day.

Also, well said Harry.

Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:As promised:

The verses are written in lines of three, for the rhyme scheme, in case you're confused.

Tentatively titled..."The Most Unabashed Pop Tune Since 'The Sweetest Thing'"

[Verse I]
32 minutes
Maybe thirty one and a half
Until I hit the stairs
I been hidin' 'hind the notion
That if I don't make it,
Somehow, I won't care

It won't happen this time, I think,
As I make my climb
And the doorways slam
But I pray that I'm wrong,
And maybe there is a God,
Cause I always am

önceden biçimlendirilmiş:

My world stops for a second or two,

Every time I see you...



[Chorus]

Then every day, I hit the landing

Catch her eye, it's a wonder I'm still standing

And she smiles...

Maybe it's a reaction to a smile of mine

I won't try to hide it, I don't have time

Now, just like every day, the moment shatters

And we walk away



[Verse II]

Never wondering if I'm right or wrong

Just strollin' along, just strollin' along

'Til I sit down, and damn, I'm trapped again

I gotta let go, release the clutch

I think maybe I think too much

Stop worryin' about the why, and remember the when



önceden biçimlendirilmiş: 


And I dream of 8:59

For the moment that you're mine...



[Chorus]



[Bridge]

The less time I spend trying to see myself in your eyes

The longer I can look at you with mine

And you'll never know that this is your song

17 minutes til I'm right where I belong...



[Alternate Chorus]

Like every day, I hit the landing

But we both stop, it's a wonder I'm still standing,

And we smile...



[Chorus]



[Outro Verse]

4 more hours til I see her again

Maybe more like 3 and a half

Im caught up conversation,

But I can't help breaking to watch her pass

She tries to hide as she's looking around

Maybe someday she'll know I believe in what I've already found...

And we'll smile

Originally posted by U2Nick:[..]

Yeah, but will "jamming" get you a record deal? I would safely say that my mindless keyboard playing would get me a lot farther than "jamming." Plus, "musicians" alone are boring. Think of those country singers or whatever, they are boring. Where U2 on the other hand, they are entertainers. I'll gladly be an entertainer who entertains than a musician who "jams" any day.

Also, well said Harry.

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:Jamming is a WHOLE lot easier if you know what key the music is your jamming overtop of. I jammed with my cousin's band a while ago, they played all of their songs, I just needed to know the key of each song and I basically soloed on top of their songs, and it sounded great, even though I didn't know the riffs or anything. Knowing the key is essential for guitar playing when you want to play with other people, it's not stupid, it's called "being a musician".

Originally posted by WojBhoy:I'm in the midst of recording some stuff right now, should have it ready soon, just wanted to pick the brains of ye fair folk on some additional lyrics I've put together for the stuff I posted the other day.

[Song 1]

And now here comes that time again
When day passes to night
When the now becomes transformed to then
In the wait of the dawning light
With every sunrise I can see
This world burst into life
Throw away missed opportunities
To the touchpaper, set 'light

[instrumental break/hook]

The future could be bright if we
Just took our chance and ran
Down the roads that we could take today
Throw away the masterplan
I've wanted to walk these paths before
In dreams I walked alone
Look into these eyes and take my hand
This heart is as your own

[instrumental break/hook]

[middle 8]

Never rest and never stay
In a past we cannot change
Turn moments into memories
Let burn the greatest flame
Chase the stars across the skies
To the sunset of our lives
Hold high the light of hope again
The world awaits tonight

[instrumental break/hook]

Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:Well you know I loved "Change the World', and I loved the minor changes you've made, so I won't dwell on that as much...

But this? This is like a modern day "Born to Run" (_O_ ), but it seems a little darker and mysterious, almost saying to me, instead of,

"We're gonna get to that place where we really wanna go, and we'll walk in the sun, BUT TIL THEN, TRAMPS LIKE US, BABY WE WERE BORN TO RUNNNNN!"...

It's got more of a mysterious, "Hey...let's make a break, you wanna?" quietness to it that just stirs something up inside of me. At least until that last verse, which is more of the declaration it looks like. Lovvve it.

I won't toy with your musical ideas for it, but I definitely hear that with some sort of quiet, driving force behind it. Something that almost pulses and makes you want to run off like the song suggests.

I'm so excited to be hearing things from you Harry, it's really neat stuff! Keep it up!!!

Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
Thankyou Matt it's so pleasing to see a reaction like that, 'cause I figure they're the sort of ideas I've been working on trying to capture for a long time now, and any comparison to the Boss is honour indeed! In hindsight too, Born To Run is probably a better match than the songs I talked about earlier...

I'm not sure whether I can call it finished or not (lyrics-wise that is; I'm still really trying to nail down the music outside of the basic structure and melodies), but it's lifted me to hear your thoughts. It's the kind of thing running through my mind whenever I come 'round to this song, that blend of uncertainty, escape and hope etc., and when I was recording the piano part I've been building the song around earlier on, I did get a little tingle down my spine, because I do love working on it, and hopefully when it's finished it'll be worth this effort. I'll probably record an acoustic guitar + vocals layer in the next couple of days so you can get an idea of the song in action. In the meantime, who knows what'll happen!