I’ve been really into writing song and poetry lyrics lately. I don’t know why or for what reason. It’s fun though, and my goal so far has just been to make something which may sound like a song. I haven’t yet tried to make a good song. What I have noticed about most rock music lyrics is that nothing is really said exactly. If we hear songs which tell us exactly how to feel or what to think then we tired easily of it. However those songs which leave a little to the imagination allow us to think along the unspoken lines of what the song might be saying. This is the magic of the lyricist.
Anyway, my songs aren’t like that. Here is my song of the day, entitled as it were ‘Lovesick Serenade’. I can’t help but try to be funny it seems in songs as well.
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LOVESICK SERENADE
Baby,
Been thinkin too long lately,
Tried to drown out all my fears,
And I been trying to tell you
Lady,
Why’d you drive me so crazy,
I’m sure I’ve spent my better years,
Singing songs to tell you
[BRIDGE]
That I– love you,
Seems so much better than it used to do
I can’t be by myself
This world is meant just for me and you
[CHORUS]
So I’m singing this song
I gotta sing so just hum along
I’m singing you this song,
My heart has loved you oh so very long.
Crazy,
Soon they’re gonna take me,
Drive me to a better place,
Somewhere I can’t tell you
Hazy,
The needle pricks and fades me,
I’m paralyzed my mind erased,
And I won’t ever tell you
[BRIDGE]
That I– love you,
Doesn’t seem as clear as it used to do
I won’t be by myself
This world was never meant for me and you
[CHORUS]
So I’ll sing this song
If my lips don’t move then I’ll hum along
I’ll sing you this song
I’m gonna be here oh so very long.
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The weather drifts between bearable and unbearable levels of cold. Normally it’s not bad, but I am still riding my bike from place to place and I really have to rug up if I’m to keep my extremities intact. What I’d really love is a return to the glorious weather of Manila, all t-shirts and shorts. Unfortunately there’s at least three months of exactly the opposite coming my way.
In other news, it’s my birthday on Saturday and I’ll be turning into a 26 year old. Last year it was the big celebration of being a quarter of the way to a hundred. I’ve started phase two of my life and I’m just getting warmed up. I must say though, last year may have been one of the best of my life. I never judge these things in terms of materialism or good luck, but in terms of feeling and efficacy. I think that 2005 was definitely my most efficacious 12 months, with every intention on getting better and better. So yeah, numbers are numbers, but experience and knowledge only increase it seems.
And I’m living my dream life. Who could ask for more?
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