here are some of my lyrics which are not necessarily in any particular order. lyrics are always funny and not quite descriptive of a song on paper (or the Net) without the music to go with it, but I don't care right now. some are finished songs, others are half-way done or maybe with only the chorus. some of them are written from my personal experiences and some from the experiences of others: friends, strangers, story characters, etc. maybe one day i'll elaborate on each one like an episode of Storytellers ; ), but for now I'm too tired. Kim W.
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[1] You'll Never Know ( written about 3 years ago. my first real song in my opinion. a mushy ballad : )) Don't let me stop you a-wandering through and leaving my heart behind I know that tomorrow you won't know my name I know I'll be out of your mind I feel like the stars have been torn from the sky And I'll be the one who'll cry Cause you've never known What you mean to me I don't think you'll ever see Cause you've never noticed The look in my eyes Or the genuine warmth in my smile You've never known me The way that I wished You didn't know me at all Sooner or later you're going to leave me Loving you hurts so, it galls I hope you'll always be happy even though It looks like I'll be letting you go Cause you've never known What you mean to me I don't think you'll ever see I watched you from afar So you didn't realize Just what I've been feeling inside Inside me... Cause you'll never know What you mean to me I don't think you'll ever see It wasn't your fault, but oh God it's true I've fallen in love with you And I don't know just what to do Cause I know that you don't love me too [2] We Were Supposed To Live Forever {this one's kinda folksy alternative and it's very personal) Summer days spring forth Senior parties Life is great, I'm finally out of here Now's the time to start over again But, something's missing, something quite clear Look around at all the smiling faces See the people spilling out on the street Hear the voices reciting old stories But, there's one set of eyes you know you will never meet You think... We were supposed to live forever We were never ever gonna die, oh Sometimes life don't work out the way you want But, you can't sit and cry and let it all pass you by Memories play again in your head Like a beacon leading back to the past There you were in the manner of Freshman Funny, how you thought those days would last You recall that good friend you'd known, and how No one else could ever know you that way Sorry, but you couldn't keep the one you loved Sorry, but your friend wasn't allowed to stay You say... We were supposed to live forever We were never ever gonna die, oh Sometimes life don't work out the way you want But, you can't sit and cry and let it all pass you by You scream... They were supposed to live forever They were never ever gonna die, oh But sometimes things happen that you can't control Just why, you and I may never know Somehow we found the strength to go on In our hearts they will always carry on You say... You were supposed to live forever You were never ever gonna die, oh But, you did and until we meet again I'll remember you my friend, til the end [3] Untitled (just one verse of a sorta angry Hard Rock song) ; ) You don't even think about The way that you're treating me You're not the person That I was lead to believe You say it's complicated But, it's simple You lied, I'm leaving Cause being with you just costs too much [4] Away From Here {about half of a song started late one night a few days before camp, while staring at the walls and dreaming. I've added a bit since the first verse. Alternative I guess} There's so much more beyond these walls Will I ever get to see it all? More distant than this common ground There lies a truth that's to be found If only I can get me away from here Hear other tongues and tastes of mind See remnants from another time Feel the sand of foreign beaches Gaze upon the farthest reaches Of the likes which no one can compare This is What I've been waiting for Between the ephemeral And the everlasting I'm a nomad soul Looking to explore Onto the further shore Is where I'm casting [5] Turn Around (about half of a song that for some strange reason came out sounding like one of those slow starting techno/dance songs. I started it over a month ago and I just now thought up the chorus part in the last ten minutes.) Dreams do come true But not for you Especially not for me What else can you do? But endure misery It's like a silent verse A lonely, gilded curse To see the world But cannot touch the sky Cannot feel a thing No matter how you try Maybe it'll turn around For you With soul exoneration Find a good way to Construe This mind intoxication But then where would you go For show There's nothing more to know So try to turn around [6] Roof Tops At Midnight [Another piece of song, (When am I actually gonna finish some of these?), inspired by all those books and tv shows where the heroine has this best guy friend that always comes by at the right time. Written a few months ago. Sorta folksy alternative] I wish for guys who crawl through windows In the middle of the night Take you on the roof tops Where you lay back and watch the stars And you could laugh, scream, or cry And everything would be just fine Cause he's the kind of boy Who makes you warm, safe, and secure [7] Won't Be Crying Over You Written earlier in the year while waiting for someone to pick me up after one of those stupid GED pre-tests. I sat outside the dry-cleaner by my old high school and wrote this for no apparent reason (that I can remember anyway.) An alternative Angry Chick song. ; ) Good fun singing this. It's all because of you I won't be coming through your door Oh, said that we were through And you don't want me anymore Well, I've got a thing or two to say About what happened yesterday While I'm cutting you out of my pictures You saw that you can't handle me You snapped the chains and set me free There's bigger, better fish in the sea I won't be crying over you I'm just gonna do what I gotta do To get on up and move on with my life Don't pity me, this was your loss I'm not gonna have you be my boss I don't need that pain, that grief, that strife You weren't there for me I don't know why I stayed so long Yeah, I couldn't be myself And everything felt very wrong So now it's done, and we've broke up You set the limits and I spoke up Stood up for myself and said no way You had your chance, oh well, so long And this is why I sing this song Cause I was weak, but now I am strong I won't be crying over you I'm just gonna do what I gotta do To get on up and move on with my life Oh yeah. Don't pity me, this was your loss I'm not gonna have you be my boss Cause I don't need that pain, that greif, that strife It's all because of you Oh, it's all because of you Won't be crying over you Oh, it's all because of you So now we're over boy And it's you now who's left alone If you need someone to talk to Don't you be dialing up my phone If you see me on the street sometime Don't you wave, that's out of line Don't come, don't smile, don't stare, and don't say hi I need my space, that much is true But don't get me wrong, I don't hate you Or harbor ill will, live to berate you I won't be crying over you I'm just gonna do what I gotta do To get on up and move on with my life Don't pity me, this was your loss I'm not gonna have you be my boss I don't need that pain, that grief, that strife It's all because of you Oh, it's all because of you Won't be crying over you So get on up and move on with your life [8] Islands Of Our Own I couldn't sleep last morning; I was thinking about my family and this song came to mind. Written between 5:30-6:30 AM, December 12, 2000. About my mother, father, aunt, maternal grandmother, paternal grandfather, and myself. Still working on the chorus. There's a mother Who has partly died Hear her cries of grief Yeah, she's torn up inside She's closed up now No, don't go out to play No more light since the Beauty faded away There's a father Won't hold out his hand He don't need no one Cuz he's a real man He must be lonely Shrouds his worry He hides his fear And pain with fury Connected by our blood Divided by our pain Living for moments That take it all away Of the same country On islands of our own And though we may live there It sure ain't no home There's a lady She gets on by just fine Is up for movies And dinner anytime Behind smiles and job There's a longing life Wants to be someone's mom And some man's wife There's a woman Oh yeah, she's been there She's vigor and strength She dyes her gray hair Works too hard, gets small Scraps from the Man She lives for Jesus And his Father's plan (Chorus) There's an elder Sits in silence, sorrow For loved ones gone past Is there a 'morrow Boredom and hurt His body's ailing Knows how it feels When memory starts failing There's a girl In an arbitrary world Wounded by looks and Murdered with words Pain from the outside Strange, changing within Sings with the wild ones But she's still locked in (Chorus) Premise Dec. 23, 2000. The first (and only) verse was on JausSeranDe for a while until I recently turned it into a song. It's kinda strange that it has a different tone and meaning to me now than when I first thought of it. Before it was somewhat sad and bitter and now it's part of a much more playful song. I have to say that there's a kick-ass beat to go along with, but it exists only in my head. ; ) Just this verse and a chorus at the moment. Another work in progress. Another one went to the hospital today Under the premise that it'd be okay But life as you know never works out that way And another bites the dust, yeah. Oh, cuz irony is a jealous lover She follows you everywhere Pulls out the rug under your feet When you thought you were almost there Turns out the light on your smoke and mirrors So you can't pretend anymore That you know what's gonna happen next When you walk out of your door Remember When I am walking Walking away from everything I am crying Crying for want of All of those things that Will never be home anymore I can remember when I thought I would always be that girl And I still remember when I thought this would always be my world But it's not No, it's not anymore Cuz it can't And it won't be anymore I am listening Listening to words that only I hear And I am searching Searching for paths that I've yet to find that May take me so far from here I can remember when I thought there were only four kinds of song And I still remember when I thought that life would never really go wrong But I don't No, I don't anymore Cuz I can't And I won't anymore I am dancing Dancing to rhythms and beats deep inside And I am watching Watching the seasons and tides Passing by that Do not come the same way twice Oh I can remember when The citrus grew in the place where I live And I still remember when The old classrooms had something real to give But they don't No, they don't anymore Cuz they can't And they just won't anymore I am waiting Waiting impatient for something that feels right So I'm still walking Walking the thin lines That make up my strange life Looking 'round and trekking again I can remember when I doubted people could ever be free And I still remember when I never thought it could start in me But it did Does it show anymore? Can it flow? Will it grow anymore? I'm still crying Crying for sorrows that I cannot name But I am laughing Laughing through tears in Joy I can't explain that Somehow make it all okay Oh I can remember when I thought that passion was worth more than pay And I still remember when I thought that Good Times could carry the day And I do Yeah, I'll try to stay true Don't want to Make these two "not anymore" I Say The things I never looked for Now things that I would die for Come marching in through your door To keep them safe from harm Words and friends my stipends Armed to the teeth with weapons The outcome? Well, that depends Will you sound the alarm? And I say This is the kind of life I always wished that I could have And I say This freedom's growing on me And I don't want to let it go This day Or any other So I won't Say you want me to be soft Just living for a trade-off A nice job and a college loft But that's not what I want And even if I did, not now I've found a place to be somehow Follow the soul behind this brow Wherever it is wont And I say This world is too damn big And there's so much I'd love to know And I say Got the pedal to the metal Want to get as far as I can go On to another Deaf to don't Back on the road less traveled The old things come unraveled I'll keep the neighbors baffled They'll see what they'll see ...to be continued Not You (Something To Hold On To) White bars and picket fences So hard to keep my defenses When you come around Oh no, this ain't no love song This is a declaration Of the ways that you're wrong Wrong... I have to remember to be strong I've been away for so long I just need something to hold on to Not you You hold me in my prision You blind my inner vision In the name of what is good You douse my inspiration You drain my motivation Like you were told you should Should... I have to re-learn to be strong I've been hidden for so long I just need something to hold on to Not you Blood runs on picket fences So hard to keep my defenses When you come around You're always around I have to get used to being strong I've been asleep for so long I just need something to hold on to Not you Not you Not you Not you You are my alter ego Except you were the dominant one You've run my life forever It's past time that you were gone Gone... I have to let go and be strong I've been knocked down for too long I just need something to hold on to To pull me through Step into the new Not you You ran my life completely It's time for you to run from me I'm really glad I can come to the Wiki and keep stuff here instead of on a bunch of papers which I'd only lose anyway. I can just type when I think of something and then save it to the hard drive or a floppy. Chiyah! Plus, I get to (potentially) subject people to the magnificence of my superior writing abilities. just kidding. : ) NBTSWikiWiki | Recent Changes Edited 23 times, last edited on May 24, 2001 by ::ffff:12.77.149.8. © 2000 NBTSC Webmasters |
