sitting in front of the computer again
bored out of my skull
closest thing i have to a friend
cuz all my friends are dull
if i sit here all day long
it wouldn't be the first time
kill my night with another song
n come up with another rhyme
surfing porn and video games
bored with both and uninspired
watching pixels of girls without shame
or fighting monsters that don't get tired
if i sit here all day long
it wouldn't be the first time
kill my night with another song
n come up with another rhyme
maybe i should pick up my guitar
it's only four feet away
if i practice i could be a star
but the keyboard's right here, so not today
if i sit here all day long
it wouldn't be the first time
kill my night with another song
n come up with another rhyme
this self-reflection is depressing
because every word is true
and the whole thing leaves me guessing
that i'm probably a lot like you
if i sit here all day long
it wouldn't be the first time
kill my night with another song
n come up with another rhyme
Trust me I know how you feel. Good song man! :o
I don't really wanna criticize this song, 'cause I really like it. Is there something I'm not quite getting in the chorus? It sort of sounds a little contradictory. It's a really good chorus, but the verses give me the impression of you just sitting in front of the computer getting nothing done and then the chorus makes me feel like you're writing songs--which at least to me--is kind of productive. Maybe I'm just misunderstanding that part.
Am I taking that part too literally? Are you just coming up with stuff in your head while you're online but not actually doing anything with it? Or are you being too literal and talking about spending too much time on Guitarnoise? I'm not sure. Either way, I think the lines are great. Like I said, maybe I'm just missing something. Feel free to explain. All in all, I really like it.
i have a habit of wasting my day on b.s and then writing a song at 4 am. i generally don't remember what the hell i wrote when i wake up. there's something about the dark that inspires me.
Ah, that makes perfect sense then. Thanks for explaining. One of the first creative things I wrote was written that way. Back in the 90's when I used to procrastinate...more. Was in a writing class and had to write a poem about a personal experience. Blech! At around 3 a.m., half asleep, I wrote an amazingly good one--I say amazing for seveal reasons. A) It actually was pretty well written. B) Like you, I didn't remember writing it, and C) More amazingly--or scarily, it was like I'd tapped into my subconscious.
Freaked me out so much I didn't even hand it in. My first F. Lol.
Eventually when it stopped freaking me out I made it into a song--sadly, it almost sounds a little Country because of the personal nature of it, but the one thing I've noticed about contemporary Country--well with the exception of Shania Twain, maybe--is that the lyrics are really personal and usually good.
Okay, sorry for waffling, but without Chris around lately, I felt compelled to fill the void. Great song.
Joe
