I was thinking about this February songwriting thing, fawm.
I have no desire to do this but thought I’d try a quick write.
So I decided that the first intriguing phrase that I came across
reading a news piece I’d make my song title. There was something
on House Of Cards, the Netflix series. I’ve never seen one minute
of this show but I thought it sounds like one of my songs already.
So, house of cards, it needs an action verb, falling like a house of cards
because we know it’s a fragile setup. So the hook needs three chords
and will be the pay off line in a four line verse. I wrote down a few
rhymes with cards, the most interesting to me, guard, yard, and heart.
Two of the four lines in the three sections are mostly already written,
I just need to fill in the descriptions. The setting - the same old dirty town,
it’s the first thing that comes to mind, off and running.
I’m writing about a drama that I’ve never seen, it’s wide open.
The pop singer in my head comes up with the bridge
And if da DA da then da da da da da da
wtf da DA da then da da da da da da (make that last line longer)
I could write maybe two or three of these a day, is it good? I don’t think it’s as
good as letting an idea or song live in your head for a few days, giving you
time to be your own critic or come up with a better version.
Nothing against the FAWM writers, if it sharpens your tools, then good.
It was fun, writing a new one always is. Thanks for listening, comments
are welcome even if you disagree with everything I’ve said here. It’s OK
Nobody’s right or wrong about songwriting. (write backwards)

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House Of Cards
© 2019 Kenny Leverett

Same old dirty town
Where everybody loves to drag you down
Holding to the same old guard
And falling like a house of cards

No one looks you in the eyes
Once you know their petty lies
You’re a chained dog in the yard
And they’re falling like a house of cards

And if you’re standing still
You’ll only get left behind
Where’s it written in stone
That we can never change
We can never change our minds

Listening to the same old song
Even when you know it’s wrong
Train comin’ thru your heart
And you’re falling like a house of cards

And if you’re standing still
You’ll only get left behind
Where’s it written in stone
That we can never change
We can never change our minds

There’s a train comin’ thru your heart
And you’re falling like a house of cards

Drums FunkHalfNoteSync
Bass 2260 Electric FunkyGroove60s
Guitar 362 Acoustic Strumming
Guitar 636 RootsRockDirty (Held)
Guitar 1689 PopPromiseGrittyA-B
Fiddle 624 Soloist George
(still featuring the winter head cold/chest cold vocals)

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