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(@hurricane)
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wrote this one a couple of months back,
came across it the other night,
and now i cant stop playing it!!
looking for some constructive critism.

hear it calling

verse
im years older now and
wiser i thought
all ive accumulated
dont know what ive got
evaluate this life im living
clouded by fear
my one wish
just to have you here

chorus
i can hear it calling
calling in my heart
i can hear it calling
but were miles apart
dont know what to do now
oh to make it right
dont know what to do now
its the middle of the night

verse
standing like a statue
rooted to the spot
need that feeling back now
but it cant be bought
world seems like a carousel
and im the centre post
dont think they can see me
feel just like a ghost

bridge
holding on and no i dont feel strong
here alone the days are far to long
i gave you my innocence wrapped up in a bow
its gone now never to return
a hardened man you've made me become

chorus (with slight changes)

but still i hear it calling
calling in my heart
still i here it calling
but we're miles apart
dont know what to do now
oh to make it right
dont know what to do now
in the middle of the night.

And i'll tell it and think it and speak it and breathe it and reflect it from the mountain so all souls can see it.- Bob Dylan,a hard rains gonna fall


   
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(@sally45)
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hurricane,

nice job on this...I like it. A few things though..

the 1st verse doesn't seem to flow to me ...maybe just some minor adjustments like...

"im years older now and
wiser i thought
in that all ive accumulated
I still dont know what ive got
try to evaluate this life im living
while clouded by fear
but I know my one wish
is just to have you here"

....just my suggestion. I'm not sure if it would fit with the melody and what not.

It seems to me like this song needs some closure or something more in the "plot" (it left me with a lot of questions brewing in my head). Maybe add a verse or switch the chorus around a little more to end the story. Does the person in the song ever make it right? do they give up on trying to? and why did this person leave such a void in the other persons life?

I really like the lines
"world seems like a carousel
and im the centre post"

"i gave you my innocence wrapped up in a bow "
^thoes are great

again, nice job

Sally


   
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(@hurricane)
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thanks for the critique, can see where you're coming from with the plot suggestion does leave a lot to the listener to think on.

maybe put in another verse or two to deal with that and tie it together.

ehh to answer your queery yes the person in question (me) did make it right and isnt sitting awake in the middle of the night.

thanks again for your comments, i know that i dont really say to much on anybody elses songs, just want to get an idea of how my works progressing. but i'll make an effort to look over your work.

cheers

And i'll tell it and think it and speak it and breathe it and reflect it from the mountain so all souls can see it.- Bob Dylan,a hard rains gonna fall


   
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(@sally45)
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glad to hear the person in question (you) is now sleeping soundly :D

Just comment others' lyrics as you see fit or whenever you get the time..no need to stress over it.

and I think your stuff is progressing real good ...keep at it.

Sally


   
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