03 Tuesday Apr 2018
Posted in Blah
Today was a very special day for me. Singin my heart out (kind of), into a Rodes mic staring straight back at me, momentarily tangled up in my dream… and it felt wonderful. Loadsa work to do, but I feel one tiny step closer…and that’s all that really matters. 😊
28 Wednesday Mar 2018
Posted in ALBUM - Love Struck (Disk 3)
New song lyrics coming to me now 😊
Is your heart on standby
Oh Gucci handbag
Flippin like a flag
To the beat of his mambo
Sweet sweet torture
Waitin for his court ya
Runnin like a jaguar
To the heat of his tango
15 Thursday Mar 2018
Posted in ALBUM - Love Struck (Disk 3)
Lettin go is hard. This is how it feels…
Wanna send him a message
Not sure that he’ll get it
So she’ll prob’ly regret it
Instead it’s wine n cigarettes
Vagabond skies n mountin debts
Sunset melted golden nuggets
Escapin through his turrets?
Blue blue dye spellin March goodbye
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11 Sunday Mar 2018
Posted in ALBUM - Love Struck (Disk 3)
I now know that love & madness go hand-in-hand.
First Draft
Chords (first idea – very simple picking, similar to most of the other lovestruck picking)
Capo 8
Verses (revolves around)
D G Em A (x2)
Em A
Chorus
D G C Am D
C Am C Am C Am
C Am D
Verse 1
Alone in the dark wonderin where you are tonight
Love sick my mind’s playin tricks
Stars in the sky & they’re shaped like bricks
I see you out throwin darts
I see you out breakin hearts
Contemplatin givin into temptation
I see you in a crowded house
I see you losin sight
Monkey nuts and footy fights
Are you gonna let her win
Snake bites, black tights
Are you gonna let her in
Chorus
I walk from room-to-room
Heart beats off the chart
Skippin from tune-to-tune
Clock tickin boom-boom
There’s somethin wrong
Where’s the clarity
Did someone knock the aerial
Now it’s spinnin like a ferris wheel
Channel’s glitchin out spellin doubt
Or am I losin my sensual ability
Tell me did the sun already set on our horizon
For cryin out loud in this Lunatic Asylum
Verse 2
Party poppers spark with laughter down the street
Drop-kicked my heart’s in the ditch
Mars in the sky & she’s draped like a witch
I think i’m goin blind
I think i’m losin my mind
Contemplatin sinkin into hibernation
I think i’m in a madhouse
I think i’m in the hot seat
Coconuts and moonlit nights
Why won’t you let me win
Lovers deep, submarine
Why won’t you let me in
Chorus
I walk from room-to-room
Heart beats off the chart
Skippin from tune-to-tune
Clock tickin boom-boom
There’s somethin wrong
Where’s the clarity
Did someone knock the aerial
Now it’s spinnin like a ferris wheel
Channel’s glitchin out spellin doubt
Or am I losin my sensual ability
Tell me did the sun already set on our horizon
For cryin out loud in this Lunatic Asylum
03 Saturday Mar 2018
Posted in ALBUM - Sunflower Soul
This one is for my family 🙂 I hear the song already – just need to make some time to work on these lyrics. I have lots of the lyrics in my mind
Writing for my family is heart wrenching…I get very emotional. I love my family so very much it’s so hard to put it into words…into song.
First Draft
V1
Mum you were there to guide me along
You held my hand n helped me stand
Picked me up when I grazed my skin
There when I felt like giving in
Watchin as I played in band
Waitin while the sun went down
And when I couldn’t make a sound
You were always there to understand
Cookin craftin knittin sewin
Always remind me of your love
Mum you never scrapped my book
Even when I got life wrong
Oh no you never gave in on me
Never gave up on me
Ch
You were always there, you’re still here now
You’ll always be, always be, always be
And it wasn’t just for me
You did this all for me Times Three
For my brother sister and for me
You gave your love for free
You gave your love Times Three
V2
Dad you were there to make me strong
You helped me man my mic stand
Clipped me up to your safety pin
There when I felt like a livin sin
Watchin as I hit the sand
Waitin while my car broke down
And when my feet left the ground
You were always there to understand
Fishin findin writin climbin
Always remind me of your love
Dad you never snapped my hook
Even when I got life wrong
Oh no you never caved in on me
Never gave up on me
26 Monday Feb 2018
Posted in ALBUM - Up Yours Systematic
New song lyrics forming. I’ll write this out in next day or so. .
04 Sunday Feb 2018
Posted in ALBUM - Lunatic Asylum
I have a melody for verse & chorus…and chords for the verse so far 🙂
Verse
My heart hurts and I feel so lost
Covered in your frost
There’s winter in my soul
Now I’ve let you go
The tears are wellin up again
Snow fallin from inside
It’s even colder than before
Now you’re really gone
Bridge
No fire without desire
Let it lift you higher ??
Chorus
His eyes they told me
Everything I needed to know
Felt his crossbow hit my heart
Like a rainbow through the dark
Sparked white memories
Sent a message to my soul
And that’s how I know
He’ll be back one day to hold me
???
24 Wednesday Jan 2018
Posted in ALBUM - Sunflower Soul
I have some lyrics to rap out/add to this song – words that came while on the coach trip from Pembrokeshire to Heathrow. Hopefully i’ll get a little time over next few days to work on it. I have a melody forming too…
Capo 2
16/02/18 Just this second put a simple picking pattern together…similar to most of my other stuff unfortunately. A bit like the ‘jealous’ song but with a different melody. It’s a start however
Revolves (at this precise moment) around:
C Em F G
C F G C
Am Em
F G
Verse 1
C Em
I’m happy cause i’m gonna go away
F G
Excited to be goin on a holiday
C F
Yeah I’ve broken outta jail & i’m on my way to Wales
G C
About to set sail n write a new tale
Am Em
But there’s just one thing that’s gettin me down
F G
And that one little thing, yeah, it’s really bringin me down
F7
There’s a big black butterfly flappin around (inside)
G
Tearin me apart, yeah, it’s takin me down
Am Em
And I know your friends they ain’t gonna let you down
F
But i’m leavin town tomorrow
G Am
And I don’t wanna leave you on your own
G C
I just don’t wanna leave you all alone
Chorus ???
Heard you’re not alone back home
Good-in-the-hood hangin out in subzero
Green to subzero, Serene to subzero
Farmhouse sludge clotted cream fudge
‘Rap’ Section
You give & you give & you give
You’ve given us love…you’ve never held a grudge
And we said no tears but it always rains on days like these
On the goodbye-eve on the days we leave…
You’ve given me things to keep me occupied
But I just wanna kick back n watch the sky
We talked about never givin up, about never givin in
About never forgettin what we’re fightin for
(Yeah we’re fightin for love)
They read the rules n regulations through the rain clouds
Hot n stuffy dropped it down a notch
A blessin with the trees over there lookin bare
Converted from espresso into Platinum hooded up n zipped in
I’m gonna bring back the past complete the task n fill the golden cast
Yeah i’m gonna kick ass
(Cause i’m fightin for love)
Verse 2
Winter valley time to fly away
Reunite with those summertime rays
But hey I’ve seen a place for sale with a funky kinda yale
A stout in the Dales in need of a hammer n nails
And that one little thing it’s cheerin me up
Yeah just knowin it’s there is really makin me smile
There’s a cotton-tale bunny hoppin around
Givin me a kickstart, yeah, it’s makin me smile
And I want you to know I ain’t gonna let you down
Yeah i’m headin back real soon
Damn right next time i’m returnin with the key
‘Rap’ Section (draft)
You give & you give & you give
You’ve given us love, you’ve never held a grudge
And we said no tears but it always rains on days like these
On the goodbye-eve on the days we leave
You’ve given me things to keep me occupied
But I just wanna kick back n watch the sky
We talked about never givin up n never givin in
About never forgettin what we’re fightin for
(Yeah we’re fightin for love)
They read the rules n regulations Nation-wide
Loud speaker for convertin to espresso
Through the rain clouds hot n stuffy dropped it down a notch
Been a blessin with the trees over there lookin bare
Now i’m lactatin to the beat thinkin back to them snowflakes at our feet
I got my platinum hooded up n zipped in
Gonna walk the pasture complete the task ??
Fill the golden cast yeah we’re gonna kick ass
(Yeah we’re fightin for love)
22 Monday Jan 2018
Posted in ALBUM - Lunatic Asylum
New song budding! Lyrics and melody slowly coming to me ☺️
(Verses are going to be a bit ‘unmatched’ in this song, but just like the way the rain falls…that’s how I want it)
DRAFT 1
Verse 1
I know I’m home but I’m somewhere else too
I gotta winning streak with a mountain of tigers flowin in
I see your grin wherever you are in my dreams and when I wake
Like last night when you held my hand
As I gave to you our bundle of joy
Sometimes I’m makin our bed as the sun comes in
And later on in the nighttime sky as I drift away
I hear my heart pounding to a silent beat
Like i’m face-to-face with a cheetah
Deep in the heat n runnin wild
Seepin out tryna paint something that you’ll see
Chorus
Is this over or just the start
Am I wrong and am I right
All at once I heard you say
As you were walkin away
Felt the burn
As you said it with no words
(Wild West saloon, Oh Rocky raccoon)
Just do it for real and just do it good
The day you push me away
Will you save it for a rainy day
Verse 2 ???
You think it’s OK to turn up the heat and then go cold on me
To sever the spark and leave me all alone in the dark
After all this time feels like a lifetime in your chains
When all I wanted was to taste you after Blue Rose Rain
Pain like acid in my bones feelin like I’m the one
Payin the price cause your lover didn’t give you forever
Guess I was a fool thinkin we had somethin real
That one day i’d really get to meet ya
?? leopard
02 Tuesday Jan 2018
Posted in ALBUM - Lunatic Asylum
It’s a fact that what we seek is searchin for us too
Ruminatin through n through
Written onto white with calligraphic black
Magnetic we attract
Sees us through the gaps as it’s seepin through the cracks
But if that’s true then where are you?
Last night ice n orange gripped like a glove
While drinkin love n Poliakov
Felt hot below the belt
Rememberin you
Lost n lusted for you
Smelt n swallow
Still feel you now like yesterday
Charoal n silver
Curtain closin December
Iconic ember
Rememberin you
Burnin for you standin stripped down n naked
Flamed towards earthen sounds startin with
Oh Mother of God
We can’t see your flesh
So how can we believe
When we’re in need..
Where are you now?
Where are you now?
The seeds, the sow, you’re everything we devour
Blue Rose Guitar 