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Song #8 FAWM
Title Meet Me In Morroco DJE 2/10/18 Verse 1 A rendezvous in a faraway place Where the hot trade winds blow A quaint hotel in Casablanca That we loved long ago
Chorus Babe, meet me in Morroco We’ll be Bogart and Bergman Our yesterday's ended too soon Let's renew a love that’s hurtin’
Verse 2 We’ll spend lazy days on the beach Shop the market’s colored finest Dance under that Arab moon Enjoy neon intimate dining
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Bridge Can we begin where we left off Before life's winds blew us off course Now year's have passed too fast And I'm feeling remorse
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Although I do so admire and appreciate the difficulty of bringing an instrumental piece to life, many times I feel something's missing. Like why is that piece called Moonlight Dancer? As a lyricist primarily, personally I find the words and a good vocalist who can express the words add so much to the completeness of a song. A perfect marriage between the lyrics and the music.
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Donna, You're certainly on a roll! Lyrics are flowing really well for you You're now over the halfway mark too! All the best with the continuing journey, Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2024
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Thanks Noel. Getting there.
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Song #9 FAWM Not sure if you guys can relate, but many girls can. I guess it's a chick song.
Title Highway Lights DJE 2/11/18 Verse 1 Packing today I know when to run Last night you held me under a gun This love life’s never gonna be right I know when to run with my life
Chorus And those highway lights Wave me on my way tonight Inviting me to neon sites Lonely lovers lease a new life Covered by those highway lights
Verse 2 You entrapped me with charming things Even gave me a golden ring Controlled me with your insecurities Locked me in a cage for your surety
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Bridge Freedom makes love sing Release and let it go If it’s your’s, it’ll fly back again If it's real you'll know
Chorus
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Song # 10 FAWM This song is a little darker than I usually write, but it came to me in a certain way, like a message.
Title In the Witching Hour DJE 2/11/18 Verse 1 I got a lot of friends on Facebook My happy face gets a lot of likes But who can I call in the middle of the night Where are my allies when depression strikes
Chorus Who ‘s there for me at 3 am Is it only my old friend Jim Beam Devils confront me in my prison tower Who’s there for me in the witching hour
Verse 2 As the moon’s dark face stays hidden I shield what’s bruised and battered Only half of my soul I show each day Does anyone really care, does it matter
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Bridge Someone said Jesus will show the way And hard times are a test for you So I cling to my bible and I say my prayers Waiting for a rescue I'm waiting for a rescue
Chorus
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Donna,
I just want to let you know that I thought that your bridge in #10 is outstanding. The desperation that you've managed to capture in so few words is a credit to you.
Regards, Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2024
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Thanks Noel for your kind words. 4 more to go.
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Song # 11 FAWM
Title I’m Gonna’ Touch It DJE 2/18/18 Verse 1 Momma used to say Don’t touch that stove But you know the way The story goes
Chorus I’m gonna touch it Especially, if it’s hot Got a degree From the school of hard knocks Nothins’ out of bounds Just don’t get caught Gonna’ touch it, if it’s hot Gonna’ touch it, if it’s hot
Verse 2 Friends say stay away from you But I ignore what they say You’re so inviting lookin’ so cool Gotta’ learn the hard way
Bridge Lately I’m second guessin’ Maybe askin'a few more questions Chorus
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Song # 12 FAWM Montecito's Memories
Title Montecito Memories DJE 2/19/18 Verse 1 The fires came And the smoke rose Just twenty minutes to Head down the road Evacuation days we came back Half of the house was gone Just one of life’s storms
Chorus These days I drive around Thinking about this town Days it all came down Expressing life’s fragilities In Montecito’s memories
Verse 2 Days the mud came Thought we’ld rebuild Silt moved what was left Miles down the hill Escaped with our lives Living out of a van We’d lost everything
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Bridge No insurance against the pain Our love took the blame We couldn’t move on again
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Song #13 FAWM
Yesterday I was clever and I wanted to change the world. Today, I am wise and I want to change myself.
Title The Battle Within DJE 2/19/18 Verse 1 Mother mountain opens her arms To welcome her children home Many are bruised and broken Needing to heal and atone Seeking comfort they walk alone
Chorus Young dreams are clever Destined to change the world But we become veterans Of our own internal wars Changed forever more Yeah, we’re changed forever more
Verse 2 Appalachia’s a strange land Where time’s hourglass drizzles Testing limits on rocky ascents Wisdom revealed in riddles God’s grace gives acquittals
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Bridge Now you proudly stand Trophies in your hands Now you can rest From the battle within
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This is very impressive output, Donna.
It will be interesting hearing music put to them after having read them.
Do you write with some kind of tune in your head as you go? Maybe a pre-existing song? Would think you might need to in order to get the prosody happening...
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Hi Floyd Jane, Yes, many times I do hum a melody, mainly to tweak the line lengths, although when I start putting the music to them, depending on the melody they may still need some revisions. Also, I will probably do some rewriting to try to make them better. Doing FAWM we are sort of under a deadline, but it's nice to get the song idea in a form that I can work with more later. I can come up with melodies pretty easily but the problem is coming up with interesting melodies. I am not as strong in that department and really liked it when other guys on this site did some of them. It allows me to have considerations for songs that I would probably never have thought of.
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#14 FAWM Yeah!!! Met My Goal for this year's FAWM. Anymore songs in February are icing on the cake.
Title Spies From the Cold DJE 2/19/18 Verse 1 Facts are stranger than fiction A deep world under a cloak Names, places encrypted On missions agents run fixes
Chorus Talking heads decry On the evening TV Russian confusion Political delusions Grab your hot toddy Hold on to your seat Are truths are being told About spies from the cold
Verse 2 Sinners confess and testify Those who sold their souls Treasury money justifies Evil deeds they behold
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Bridge Archeology digs find Dark worlds in gold mines Governments cover behind The seemingly benign
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Song #15 FAWM
A little blue today, went for a walk by the river and was seeing the beauty of God's world and getting confirmations of his spirit and presence. Just had to write this song.
Title Let Your Light Shine DJE 2/20/18 Verse 1 Some days it’s so easy To think the world’s gone crazy I’m tryin’ to do the right thing And it all blows back on me
Chorus So let your light shine Burn those dark clouds away Break out the sunshine I'm calling on your hotline Let your light shine
Verse 2 Life can bring you down Darkness can sweep me away Jesus throw me a life line Save me from this slow drown
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Bridge I trust you have a plan So I hand it all over to you
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Song # 16 FAWM
Title Blue Malibu Girl DJE 2/22/18 Verse 1 She likes Betty Boop fashions Long dark flirty lashes Pearly lips and golden curls Her hairdresser knows for sure She’s got her eyes on a prize Creatin’ a brand no denying
Chorus She’s the blue Malibu girl Out for a spin or a whirl Days she’s at the beach Nights cruzin’ the beat Sportin’ her ’69 Teal Black stiletto heels The blue Malibu girl
Verse 2 Got the girl next door’s image Models clothes to look skinny She’s all pinks and mauve On a mission with a cause To make a lot of bucks With her unique looks
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Bridge Guys oogle and ooh! When she struts across the floor
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#17 FAWM
I Wasn’t Going to Drink Anymore 2/28/18 DJE Verse 1: They say whatever gets you thru this life But it’s good I know my limits Was gonna’ let things roll off my chest Thought I was insulated to the strife Then I watched the daily news Kids bled all over a school Terrorists kidnapped 100 girls Not a damned thing I could do
Chorus: I wasn’t going to drink anymore I'd swore to a new resolution But then the world crashed And the pain rained down And I lost my footing I wasn’t going to drink anymore
Verse 2: I scream out, there’s a reason Probably karma, meant to be Pray God’ll work it all out Maybe just wishful believin’ I’ld built a fortress around my heart But trouble busted down my walls And knocked me to the floor Once again I have to start
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Bridge: I know a drink doesn’t change anything Just a quick escape, numbing the pain Till I can pick myself up again
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