All about Writing and Words! discussion

There's a lot of song writers out there and I hope you guys, could put it down in here or just practice it! Don't be afraid of putting it down, because we won't judge you or mock you. I'll make sure of that! :)
Anyway, if we have some musical writers here, Please put it down!
You can also post favourite lyrics from songs, or full ones. :)

i try writting songs... i do it while im home alone cleaning the house...but then i forget the lyrics and the song sounds horrid anyways ^^

((The songs are mostly written like a poem, if you rhyme the words, it sounds really good!))

(-.-' hmmm.... im not that into poems but ok ^^)

((Cool, you don't have to do this one, if you don't want too.))

( but i like challenging myself imma just too much of a procrustinator.. like i got a textiles project tdue in 2 days i havent even started! well its the stupid breif *sigh* hate portfolios)

((ME TOO! I have to do Reading Plus right now, so I'm trying to multitask! Haha!))

(pfft i used to do reading plus but now onlya select few have to do it -.-' eh imma good at it anways cause most in my school dont read at al and i read too much)

((Me too!))

I don't write song lyrics. But I know people who do. For example artists. Here is some work from one of my favourite bands, Steam Powered Giraffe.

Brass Goggles:
Music & Lyrics by Christopher Bennett


(Attune your ears to the grinding gears)
Come with me I'll show you how to be a metal man
When the gears are turning and the fires are burning
When the world ticks around you,
voices tocking all the time
And you live for sleep you've never slept
because you cannot sleep

Colonel Walter was shocked
when he learned from the Nile
Copper African elephants turning hostile
So he built these wonderful automaton bloaks
And a very big steam powered giraffe what smokes

Now the war is passed and over
We're left to sit and wonder
What is life and what is real?
And why do living things need feeling?
(One, two, three)

Chorus:
La-Da-Da-Da-Da (x3)
La-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da

La-Da-Da-Da-Da (x2)
La-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da

How'd you like to try pumping
lead through your veins
Or have a heart so wet and cold it starts rusting
When the world ticks around you,
voices tocking all the time
You live for feelings you've never felt
because you cannot feel

And what is this leaking affecting my eye?
Does the oil that is dripping mean this is a cry?
Will I ever be something with feelings to hide?
Or am I just a boiler with nothing inside?

I want all today
Don't want to hear you say
You can't do this, you can't do that
You're not a living thing with feeling
(One, two, three)

(Chorus)

Wind me up, turn the gears (Brass goggles!)
Wind me up, turn the gears (Brass goggles!)
Wind me up, turn the gears (Brass goggles, goggles, goggles!)
Wind me up, turn the gears (Brass googles!)

(Part 1 & 2 together)

Part 1:
I want all today
Don’t want to hear you say
I love you, I love you
I love-love-love you

Part 2:
Colonel Walter was shocked when he learned from the Nile
Copper African elephants turning hostile
So he built these wonderful automaton bloaks
And a very big steam powered giraffe what smokes
Wind me up, turn the gears (x4)

(Chorus)

That sounds awesome. :)

Yup. They are pretty awesome. Always. They are awesome.

On Top Of The Universe
Music & Lyrics by Christopher Bennett

I only saw her once
But that was all I needed
And now I know she's what
I've been looking for
And only she will do

I haven't slept for days
Can't focus on anything
She's always on my mind
And God it'd be so kind
If you could let me be

For my entire life
I never knew what love was like
But now I've felt its touch
And its far too much
For me to hold inside

Feels like I'm
On top of the universe
On a shootin' star
Life is so wonderful
And everything is by far
(So spectacular)

Feel like I've never felt
Seen things I've never seen
Being with her will make me happy
And I'm falling in love
(Don't catch him)

Few girls will offer you
A love that feels like this
Don't ask for any more
Just run and go with it

Feels like I'm
On top of the universe
On a shootin' star
Life is so wonderful
And everything is by far
(So spectacular)

On top of the universe
On that shootin star
Life is so wonderful
And everything is by far
So spectacular

Nice!

Too close-Alex Clare

You know I'm not one to break promises
I don't want to hurt you but I need to breathe
At the end of it all, you're still my best friend
But there's something inside that I need to release
Which way is right, which way is wrong
How do I say that I need to move on
You know we're headed separate ways

And it feels like I am just too close to love you
There's nothing I can really say
I can't lie no more, I can't hide no more
Got to be true to myself
And it feels like I am just too close to love you
So I'll be on my way

You gave me more than I can return
Yet there's so much that you deserve
Nothing to say, nothing to do,
I've nothing to give
I must leave without you
You know we're headed separate ways

And it feels like I am just too close to love you
There's nothing I can really say
I can't lie no more, I can't hide no more
Got to be true to myself
And it feels like I am just too close to love you
So I'll be on my way

So I'll be on my way

And it feels like I am just too close to love you
There's nothing that I can really say
I can't lie no more, I can't hide no more
Got to be true to myself
And it feels like I am just too close to love you
So I'll be on my way

So I'll be on my way
So I'll be on my way

This is a song I wrote and yeah it's kind of romantic and deep. LOL Don't blame me, I was only writing what I felt.

I only have eyes for you song by -A

The days goes by so fast
I wonder when it will my last.
How long ever it will take.
I shall wait.
The whole word is painted blue.
As I, only have eyes for you.

Every sight, every touch.
I didn’t realise, I would miss you this much.
I loved you from the first time I saw you.
Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, ahh…

You were my light.
I saw your soul, so bright.
My heart stolen from you.
Promise me you’ll never screw with me.
I shall wait for you, as I only have eyes for you.

We walk past, each other, I wonder whether you truly see me for who I am.
We can make this work, all you got to do is say yes.
As I only have ……eyes…… for… you.

Love it A! Currently my favourite song is Bit by Bit by Mother Mother.

Bit by bit, gonna get my bricks out in the sticks
Bit by bit, gonna build my house in the wildest thickets
Gonna get away from all those mouths and my shit
Gonna say good-bye to all the la-di-da-di-da-di-da-di-da

I’m getting on a mountain, away from the people on the ground and
Some cop sticking up my wagon

One by one, I’m gonna get my properties all bundled up
To the branch of a poplar tree and saunter off
With a buck and a wildebeest
I’m getting lost, I’m getting lost, I’m getting lost

I’m getting on a mountain, away from the people on the ground and
Some cop sticking up my wagon
Chop chop we gonna build a cabin, up top on a pretty little mountain
Fuck off all you people on the ground, ya!

No I won’t bring too much of anything
Maybe a little slicker for the rain
Maybe just a good book and a heart to break
I’ll make a mistress of a little Wiccan thing

Bit by bit, gonna get my bricks out in the sticks
Bit by bit, gonna build my house in the wildest thickets
Gonna get away from all those mouths and my shit
Gonna say good bye to all the la-di-da-di-da-di-da-di-da

I’m getting on a mountain, away from the people on the ground and
Some cop sticking up my wagon
Chop chop we gonna build a cabin, up top on a pretty little mountain
Fuck off all you people on the ground, ya!

Wow! That's great! And thank you! :D

Music of the Night, Composed Andrew Lloyd Webber, From the Phantom of the Opera

Night time sharpens, heightens each sensation
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination
Silently the senses abandon their defenses

Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendor
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender
Turn your face away from the garish light of day
Turn your thoughts away from cold unfeeling light
And listen to the music of the night

Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams
Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before
Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar
And you live as you've never lived before

Softly, deftly, music shall surround you
hear it, feel it, closing in around you
Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind
In this darkness which you know you cannot fight
The darkness of the music of the night

Let your mind start a journey to a strange new world
Leave all thoughts of the life you knew before
Let your soul take you where you long to be
Only then can you belong to me

Floating, falling, sweet intoxication
Touch me, trust me, savor each sensation
Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in
To the power of the music that I write
The power of the music of the night

You alone can make my song take flight
Help me make the music of the night

That song is so deep and romantic! I love it! :D

Here's a link to my favorite version rendition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8Zci-...

I like it! It's really good.
listen to this one. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdFHGF...

I wrote a lot of songs back in the 80s. Mostly country and novelty. "The Bandito's Daughter" is still one of my favorites. It's the first one on the list if anyone cares to take a listen. It was recorded in a small private studio. The spanish guitar licks were played by Jeff Tasin, a 3-time Emmy winning composer and owner of the studio.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/defau...

Bandito Daughter is fantastic. I love it! Great job! :)

Thanks, Awesome! Or, as Elvis would say, "Thank yuh. Thank yuh veruh mush. You've been a wunnerful audience." :-)

Hahhaha. LOL.