This is a song that I recently wrote for my songwriting class along with a couple of this weeks' postsecret updates. Enjoy!_________________________
I never thought I'd wander so far
From the love within your arms
But here I am begging you
Show me the way to go back home
Cos I don't really know where we are anymore
Last that I recall you walked out the door
Could you tell me how long I have been on the floor
Bleeding from my heart
These roads I'm on look so dark
But there's a light within your arms
So here I am begging you
Show me the way to go back home
Cos I don't really know where we are anymore
Last that I recall you walked out the door
Could you tell me how long I have been on the floor
Bleeding from my heart
Because I've been down every road
And none of them feel like home
To me, you are the only...
Show me the way to go back home
Show me the way to go back home
Cos I don't really know where we are anymore.
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True, this is added hours after the original posting but it fits enough that I don't see the point in making a new post. I've been recording a few of my songs over the last weeks with one of my roommates and I must say that it's going well.
We're recording "Life In Line," "How Much Time I've Got," "Reconnect The Wires," and "You Were Brave." These are for his class and hope to record a few more outside of his class - if we have time. (Those will most likely include some of the following - if not all: "Stars," "Not Enough," "The Way To Go Back Home," "The Whistle of The Kettle," and "The Winds Have Changed.") That way I can release some sort of collection with at least eight songs on it.
Tonight I sat in his room listening to him mix a couple of them and it was really weird. Up until now, the only way I've ever heard my songs was by me playing them. But to hear my song played for me was different. And I think it is a good thing to love your own songs just as much - if not more when you hear them coming from a speaker other than your own voice and fingertips. It was soothing. I realized that the songs I write are songs that I would listen to. It was comforting.
So soon - within a month or two - I will have a few tracks up on my myspace and, hopefully, elsewhere.
At this point, drums and bass are laid down. I believe vocals, guitar, and harmonica will be done in the next week or so. We're also looking at getting a cello player and some Hammond B3 which would be more than amazing. I can't wait to share these songs (and hopefully make some green).
