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  1. Here's some crap that came out of me last night, not much more than an idea, but something I've wanted to write for quite a while. Do you think the idea is worth some effort polishing it up and stuff to make it a real song?:

    Time traveling

    Some night's, when the hour's getting late
    I have a moment where I think of you
    Of what we almost had what was so close
    then I think if I could just get a chance

    I would go time travelling back to that fall
    this time I would get myself together
    summon my courage
    for you, I'd go back in time

    I realize it's against some laws of physics
    but love has no rules, or does it?
    If I could just go back to you
    The time when we were so close, almost

    I would go time travelling back to that fall
    this time I would get myself together
    summon my courage
    for you, I'd go back in time

    Back then, you were in a different perspective
    There was no wrong, everything was perfect
    I fell in love with you, and I kinda think you loved me too
    I'd like to go back and do better

    Is there a way for us to go back there?
    To rediscover those feelings, just even better

    I would go time travelling back to that fall
    this time I would get myself together
    summon my courage
    for you, I'd go back in time

    I would go time travelling back to that fall
    this time I would get myself together
    summon my courage
    for you, I'd go back in time
  2. It's definitely a great concept, and the lyrics are pretty good. I'd just put some more time into it.


  3. Thanks, I'll rewrite it then
  4. My latest offering, would like to see what you all think. I heard the poem 'Laugh and Be Merry' by the late English poet John Masefield recited on the radio the other day, and was inspired to pick up the pen again. It's far from complete, I've been toying around with chord progressions and a middle 8 part etc., needless to say it's a work in progress:


    Let The Dance Go On


    Come now my friends, let us laugh and be merry
    Remember to better the world with a song
    For time is too short to cling on to sorrow
    Sing loud for joy, let the dance go on

    Better this world with a blow in the face of
    The teeth of a woe, the grin of a wrong
    Let us raise a toast and drink to the future
    Sing loud for joy, let the dance go on

    Come look around you, rejoice in this place
    Breathe in the air of freedom’s grace
    Be proud to belong to the pageant of man
    Sing loud for joy, let the dance go on

    Forget about governments, away with religion
    These times they’re a-changing, eternally so
    Take to the streets with a joyous abandon
    Sing loud for joy, let the dance go on
  5. I see what you Dylan-did there

  6. Aha, indeed, I was initially thinking 'hmm, do I throw that in?' but then I figured, a) to my mind it works and b) if I'm going to reference or nod in the direction of an influence etc., I might as well do it wholeheartedly
  7. There's a trend among people I know (including myself) to be incredibly hyperbolic when it comes to relationships. For example, a guy (15 years old) gets in a relationship with a girl (also 15) and three weeks later you get statuses about "truly being in love" etc. Just very sappy, nonsensical dribble. So I more or less wrote up a parody of a teenage love scenario, in song form. Its a bit rushed as I threw it together in a few minutes, but regardless I think it's kind of funny.




    Oh darling
    Can't you see we're in love
    Oh beautiful
    You must have been sent down from above
    But despite the fact we're only 16, I think you're pretty so that must mean
    Oh Darling
    We're in love

    Do you remember when we first met?
    It was two weeks ago, how could you forget?
    We were in Math class and you asked for the time
    I knew from that moment, that you'd be mine
    And these two weeks since have been pure bliss
    and I love you so much, I can't wait til we kiss
    I'll hold your hand, and you'll hold mine
    and I swear we'll be together 'till the end of time

    Oh darling
    Can't you see that we're in love?
    Oh beautiful
    You must have been sent down from above
    But despite the fact we're only 16, I think you're pretty so that must mean
    Oh Darling
    We're in love

    So I text her just, the other night
    and i'm sad to say, we had a real big fight
    Thoughts were thought, and things were said
    and she cried herself to sleep when she went to bed
    I saw that on her Facebook, she poked another guy
    she said she did it cause I was flirting, and I said thats a lie
    So I told her to get lost, i'm done, hit the road
    So we finally broke up, we got together weeks ago

    Oh darling
    Couldn't you see we were in love?
    Oh beautiful
    You had been sent down from above
    But despite the fact we're only 16, I thought you were pretty so that must mean
    Oh Darling
    We were in love

    I swear to Christ, it was love guys. Legit.




  8. I'm having terrible amounts of trouble making music for these songs. I'm working on my first song "Girl You're Beautiful" that I posted a while back, and a new short little interlude called "Moving Mountains" but I can't seem to get it right.
  9. Originally posted by BonoGlasses:I'm having terrible amounts of trouble making music for these songs. I'm working on my first song "Girl You're Beautiful" that I posted a while back, and a new short little interlude called "Moving Mountains" but I can't seem to get it right.


    Yeah, that's always the tough part. How do you go about it?
  10. Alright, I've been working on some ambient/experimental stuff the past few months, which started as an experiment to make music using only online tools and as a tribute to Brian Eno. After the first song I made, which I liked and the demo of which is below, I decided to create more songs to make an album.

    I decided to name the project We Will Be Content, from Timothy 6: 7-8, "For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content."

    This is a promo teaser video I made for it, and like it says, the album will be released on August 1. I'll put a link to it in here, too. It's gonna be free, but I'll accept donations if you're feeling generous or you think I deserve it.

    Let me know what you think about everything, thanks a lot. If you're interested, the album will be released at http://wewillbecontent.bandcamp.com

    You can like it on facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-Will-Be-Content/190619527648697, if it so suits you.

    So here's the teaser video...


    ...and here's a demo of part of one of the songs from the album:

  11. Originally posted by BonoGlasses:I'm having terrible amounts of trouble making music for these songs. I'm working on my first song "Girl You're Beautiful" that I posted a while back, and a new short little interlude called "Moving Mountains" but I can't seem to get it right.


    You didn't at least have a chord progression in mind while writing? If so, just fiddle around with them, and it will all come naturally.


    You've all been posting some good stuff, and here is my latest contribution. I recorded this a few minutes ago without a metronome or a drum track, so there are a couple of parts that are a bit off in timing. And there's one part that sounds kind of weird as this was really just playing off from the main riff. But it's not like they'll be playing it on the radios soon, so it's alright.

    http://www.mediafire.com/?32sqzs99gc3dqb2
  12. Generally what I do is get a chart with a bunch of chords on it, and see what sounds good. I have like a tune in my head, but I can't really ID the chord as its all kinda mental lol. For writing with the piano I more or less just fiddle and see what sounds nice.
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