Combined with a 50/90 challenge; 1) to use one unusual word from a list (zenzizenzizenac), and otherwise only use a list of the 500 most common words; 2) start each line with a number. So with that wacky start this is what I have so far, as always comments are welcome, but this is not one of my better ones and is probably heading for the set-aside pile, unless I do a major rewrite. I am resting my voice today and may record later in the week.
Key of A; 4/4 time
Chords: A5 - xo22xx; B5 - x244xx; C#5 - x466xx; D5 - x577xx; E5 - x799xx; E -o221oo;
Verse 1
A5 l A5 l
One week in this little town
B5 l B5 l
Four times ten years ago we moved away
C#5 l C#5 l
Five hundred farms on the turns east and west
D5 l D5 l
One thousand mile road trip to there
E5 l E5 l E5 l E5 l
Two Zenzizenzizenic
A5 l A5 l
Six slow days are all the same
B5 l B5 l
Two mountains full of green plants
C#5 l C#5 l
Ten thousand tall trees in the wood
D5 l D5 l
One thousand people that science passed by
E l E l E l E l
One half Zenzizenzizenic
Verse 2
A5 l A5 l
One school of read, study and learn
B5 l B5 l
Five write a long letter to the city
C#5 l C#5 l
Six streets the place is still the same
D5 l D5 l
Four hundred houses produced in the old days
E5 l E5 l E5 l E5 l
Three Zenzizenzizenic
A5 l A5 l
Six play a slow game on a field
B5 l B5 l
Ten hours of sun on the road
C#5 l C#5 l
One hundred animals on the surface
D5 l D5 l
One thousand birds in the air
E l E l E l E l
Two Zenzizenzizenic
Verse 3
A5 l A5 l
One father and mother stand on own their own
B5 l B5 l
Three king size pictures on the side
C#5 l C#5 l
Five who take part in the call
D5 l D5 l
Six hundred told a story of the down side
E5 l E5 l E5 l E5 l
Five Zenzizenzizenic
A5 l A5 l
One week is done take a walk
B5 l B5 l
Three leave feel we did not talk
C#5 l C#5 l
Ten minutes free then lost family sound
D5 l D5 l
Ten hundred thousand minds can not find
E l E l E l E l
Two hundred men Zenzizenzizenic
Hi Andy,
Kudos for the experimenting :D
I tried reading this earlier and got very confused by all the numbers....now I tried reading just the last part of each line and it seemed to make more sense, but it's hard to connect the ideas between the verses. The closest I could come up with is someone's farmland being ruined by scientific/industrial waste/testing
This form without the numbers is easier to follow a story line.....I know it defeats the purpose of the experiment, but.....
in this little town
ten years ago we moved away
farms on the turns east and west
One thousand mile road trip to there
slow days are all the same
mountains full of green plants
tall trees in the wood
people that science passed by
school of read, study and learn
write a long letter to the city
streets the place is still the same
houses produced in the old days
play a slow game on a field
hours of sun on the road
animals on the surface
birds in the air
father and mother stand on own their own
king size pictures on the side
who take part in the call
told a story of the down side
take a walk
leave feel we did not talk
free then lost family sound
minds can not find
Sounds like the road to 50 is getting pretty rough :shock:
James
Hi Andy,
Kudos for the experimenting :D
Sounds like the road to 50 is getting pretty rough :shock:
Thanks for the suggestions, I might rework, eventually, it's actually about a typical very small town, no disasters, no work (major employer closed), not much to do, more people moving away. Guess I haven't recovered from the superskirmish yet, :roll: Actually the muse was kind to me over the weekend so I decided to test myself a bit. :lol: will FAWM on.
I couldn't figure it out at all. Gave up and went out to fix a flat bike tire. Re-read it and still don't understand.
The town I live in is all about tattoo parlors and cash for gold. Don't really want to write a song about that, I'm depressed enough already. :)
I couldn't figure it out at all. Gave up and went out to fix a flat bike tire. Re-read it and still don't understand.
Thanks, that's what I was going for, mystery and confusion. :lol: To make matters worse, here is a recording.
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=11833142
Here is an alternative "place song" called "Chaos In the Parking Lot"
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=11833143
Key of F#(D) Capo IV
Chords F#(D) - xx0232; C#(A) - xo222o; G#m(Em) - o22ooo; D#m(Bm) - x24432; A#m(F#m) - 244222;
Chorus
ll: D l D l A l A l
Chaos in the parking lot chaos in the parking lot
Em l Em l Em l Em :ll
Chaos in the parking lot
Verse 1
G l G A l A l
Fixed on fast food and a six pack
G l G A l A l
Blinker rhythm beat off track
D A l Em l Em l
Stuck in this aisle gotta wait
G l G A l A l
Show starts soon gonna be late
Chorus
Bridge
Bm l Bm F#m l F#m l
Why won't these cars move
Bm l Bm F#m l Em D l
Everyone's wrecking the groove
Chorus
Verse 2
G l G A l A l
Parking lots full exits blocked
G l G A l A l
Traffic signal lanes gridlocked
D A l Em l Em l
Out of gas this ton of steel
G l G A l A l
Dead weight trapped in an automobile
Chorus
