I've no idea how you guys write a song in a week! It takes me ages to get stuff on paper. Anyway here's my "spooky" theme.
Key Words.
Haunting
Eerie
footsteps
voices
scream
shadows
soul
Unwanted company
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When Im on my own
I get an Eerie feeling,
Im not alone,
When the place is,
Quiet and empty,
Feels like someone's
Watching me
When Im on my own
I hear noise's
Slammin Doors,
Footsteps, voice's
My heart beats
Rapidly
I think something's
Haunting me
Everyone says im crazy
no-one will believe
But they haven't seen what I've seen
And they haven't heard me scream
When Im on my own
Shadows begin to creep
I pray the lord
My soul to keep
And cry myself to sleep
Everyone says im crazy
no-one will believe
But they haven't seen what I've seen
And they haven't heard me scream
But they haven't seen what I've seen
And they haven't heard me scream
Heelsy..
If Practice makes perfect & nobody is perfect.. Why practice?
Worth the wait.
This is very good Heelsy.
Better get on with week 4 now. :)
Heelsy,
Yeah, I know how sometimes the week just seems to pass you by (or at least it does to me).
I just wanted to say that I liked your verse:
When Im on my own
Shadows begin to creep
I pray the lord
My soul to keep
And cry myself to sleep
Nice blend of well-known phrase (pray the lord my soul to keep) and rhymes.
- silly putty
Thanx guys ;D
Yea im halfway through week 4 now.. but I hate to rush things.
If Practice makes perfect & nobody is perfect.. Why practice?
It's hard to find time to do the assignment every week and practice the guitar too.
formerly "new writer" until someone said they didn't like my name
Hi Heelsy,
You missed the boat a little bit with the imagery. Â It's things you would see of hear in a horror movie. Â I could've explained it better.
You have some good stuff here but you might need to look at your lyric like a programmer now. Â Think logic flow and if, then, else. Â Do the first lines of a stanza pay off in the last lines?
Regarding writing a song a week, remember it's just an exercise. Â We aren't always trying to come up with something perfect. Â Heck I have a bunch of lyrics from last year that will probably never see the light of day. Â I think I wrote almost 35 out of 52 and I use 3 of them now.
I've got to say that for me 10% return on written lyrics is fantastic and worth all the work. I really do like the lyrics of those 3.
So try breaking it up.
Day 1 - write out your idea
Day 2 - spew out your initial creative burst
day 3 - work a bit on the chorus
rest of the days work on the verses.
Don't worry if you can't get them all in. Â I didn't last year and I ran the thing.
There is so many people in this group now, I have trouble finding the time to keep up with the posts.
