Songs You've Written

Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:[..]

Not necessarily too dark at all; many people (myself included) are fascinated by lyrics having to do with cycles. Roger Waters & The Wall, anyone? One of the greatest rock opuses of a lifetime, which begins with the line 'we came in' and ends with the line 'is this where', so when the album is put on repeat, it says "is this where we came in?"

Do what you want with it, but don't take any worries over instincts. Its your music.

Originally posted by jofice:Any of these on YouTube or something because I'm away from home at the moment and can't clog up my aunts computer with downloads And after hearing the reviews I'd love to hear them

Also, what do you think is the best method of writing lyrics? I'm planning to write my own stuff within a few weeks cos I've a bit of spare time in Australia cos of that volcano Any tips would be great

Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
Aha 'tis alright bud, easily missed! Listening now, liking it

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I can't claim to be working on an album just random stuff I put together when the chance presents itself, or more precisely, when I get an idea and feel like wasting a bit of time doing something I enjoy

I've been considering something like that perhaps. At the moment, I've got an idea for an open-ended kind of third verse - the lyrics sort of being something like, wherever it is the 'we' in the song are going, it's full of hope and that kind of thing, breaking out into the light etc. That in turn would lead into an outro, something along the lines of Don't Stop Believin', Walk On or what have you, where like (in the former's case) there's a lyrical 'chorus'/hook at the end, closing the song out on a massive high, as it were?

At the moment, I'm just trying to pin point at the straw of an idea in a massive stackful of needly ideas and fill out the lyrics from there. Personally, I love the song that it is and for what I feel it could be, which I guess is important when writing your own material! It's the kind of thing I've always wanted to write, and I don't want to let it gather dust. Unfortunately you guys can't really judge without me putting together something of note - all I've got is the lyrics I posted, a random instrumental demo of piano + rhythm (i.e. me looping a drum beat put together by recording me tapping it out on a leather armchair...) and a shedload of ideas running around my head, so with a bit of luck I'll have something midweek for you guys to check out.

However, all is not lost - I've uploaded a demo of 'Change The World' on mediafire (http://www.mediafire.com/?nt5jmwidyn3) for you guys to check out. It's slightly different from the lyrics I posted earlier, because I recorded it before I changed it to what I posted, but you get the idea anyway. I've been toying with the idea of putting together a more guitar-based version, but that's for later lol - as with 'song 1', I'm still just working on it.

Originally posted by U2Nick:I definitely like the idea of ending the song on the massive high, it leaves that "wow" part of the song in the listener's mind.

Sounds great Harry, we can't wait! I love the part about the armchair / drums set, because before my friend Josh owned a drumset, he played on an armchair and a couple of small fold-up tables while I played the acoustic.

The song was really nice Harry, I think that it would sell easily. It reminds me of Don't Stop Believin' and Closer. Your vocals were great too, the only thing that I would change is the "I'd change it all for you" part. I think that part should have a bit more power. Again, just a thought. Bravo

Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:[..]

C-G-F
C-F-C-F-G [quick change between the F-C-F]
C-G-F
C-F-G, F-E-D-C

Originally posted by Andrew_C:[..]

Ur in Australia? where abouts and how r u liking it

Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
Cheers fella I agree about giving it more power on that line, I try and sing it with more now, although I'm still trying to work out my limits vocally speaking - some days I can hit notes I never believed I could, other times I can't sing Jingle Bells to save my life lol. What you heard was the first take I put together of the song in what was - at that point - its entirety, so it's kinda evolved slightly since then. I'll try and put together some vaguely complete versions of the songs tomorrow night when I'm back home with the piano

Keep the music coming guys!

Originally posted by U2Nick:It's the same way with myself most of the time. There are just those bad days where magic can't happen. Especially right now, I'm fighting a sore throat.

Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]


E major and D major in a F-C-G progression? Wow!

Originally posted by jofice:Also, what do you think is the best method of writing lyrics? I'm planning to write my own stuff within a few weeks cos I've a bit of spare time in Australia cos of that volcano Any tips would be great

Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:[..]

Write what you know. The best stuff that I've ever written has been the stuff I've believed in, about emotions I was either struggling with, enjoying to their limits, or digging up from my past. I've never written a single song that doesn't have personal significance to me that I actually was confident in in the end.

I always used to try to put myself in these scenarios, like daydreams in my head, and make a song out of that, and it just never came across as convincing and as powerful as the things that had really happened, whether they were as interesting as the scenarios or not.

Perfect example:

Today I wrote a song (almost entirely done, still needs some tweaks) about this one single solitary MOMENT of my day, where I leave a particular class and walk up a flight of stairs, and there's a few seconds where me and the same girl make eye contact every single day, and then we both just walk on. Wrote an entire song. About that one moment.

In my head, there would be so much more to that story- I'd dream up us finally meeting, some sort of exchange, perhaps a downer-ending with a bit of an optimistic twist....but instead, ALL I wrote about was this one minute of my day-to-day life, and how I feel about it every day. And yeah, it's a little cheesy because it gets slightly over-detailed here and there, but I'm becoming very happy with it. I'll bring my notebook home tomorrow and share the lyrics.

EDIT: Forgot to mention she's beautiful.