So...after an entire day of mustering up the courage to post my first song on here, I finally get around to it.
It's my latest and newest song; I wrote it two nights ago. With it, I was trying to capture the feeling of the first time of doing something. You know the one, combined anticipation with nerves and excitement and the butterflies and the feeling that what is going on is the best thing in the world and you will never feel the same way again. I combined the two elements that I suppose every person looks forward to and never forgets once it happens, (a) the first time you ever drive a car, I mean really drive a car properly (that age-old threshold and moment of mystical proportions - so much so that I put it off for a good two years so that I wouldn't ruin it by oh, I don't know, crashing, as I was so sure I would) and (b) the first kiss (the first time you ever see that someone else puts nothing above you - if you're lucky - and the first real notion of intimacy with the opposite sex; as my username suggests, I have not reached that pinnacle yet, but maybe ten years from now someone will fancy me and then I will, but until then, I have made a decent supposition, I hope, for that moment and the emotions surrounding it). So without further ado, here is my latest and as-of-now unnamed song:
theRe was no music playing
as evEry major occasion should have*
just real nerves and that first-time feeling
and that's the way it was when I learned to drive
all that awesoMe powEr in my hands
I was sweating in My pants
I fell in love with the road, the gas,
even the trees that passed
CHORUS:
The first time's the only time
nothing ever comes close that way
the first time's the Best time
the happiness, the nerves, the desire to stay
the first time's thE only time
My favourite song was playing
as every peRfect moment should have*
fear and that excited feeling
just the boY and me and my nervous laugh
it just happened and I'll never fOrget
bUt there was a moment I don't get
my heart, his heart, the world stopped
and all I heard was the Radio
CHORUS:
The first time's the only time
nothing ever comes close that way
the First time's the best time
the happiness, the fear, the desIre to stay
the first time's the only time
BRIDGE (change of melody and/or lyrics):
that caR, that boy, the world, my heart
the silence, that song, the road, his heart
the first drive, a first kisS, the world at bay
the Trees passing, the look he gave, the desire to stay
all 'cause
CHORUS:
the first Time's the only time
nothing ever comes close that way
the fIrst time's the best tiMe
the happiness, the fear, the powEr, the desire to stay
the firSt time's the only time
*I wanted to use the word "deserves" here, but the only word it rhymes with that would work here would be "nerves" and I think I use that enough.
So...what do you think? Please be honest, in any way. If there is one thing I hate, it is insincerity.
And in case you can't get enough (hahaha), here's a teaser for my newest song. All I've written so far is the chorus, and here it is:
All you thought of was yourself
wrapped me up, put me on a shelf
you knew what we had to do
and made it all, all about you
Thank you for the musik.
NBK
3 comments:
Reading this post reminded me of Ray, a movie that I watched recently. Ray goes to try out for a country band and the bandleader asks him what he loves about country music. Ray responds with ( I found the screenplay online):
"I love the stories. Uh, you know, about falling in love and having love knock you around and the pressures of the world on you so tough. It makes you feel small."
I really like this song a lot. I think something for the first time makes for an amazing story. The universality of the idea in this song makes it really easy to relate to. I was speaking to one of my friends the other day (he writes his own songs too) and we talked for a good two hours on how important it is that the music connects to the listener. When I first started driving (I consider the "first time" for me when I started driving by myself), I felt exactly the way you describe it. Reading your verse fills my head will beautiful images of trees blazing past me, and it's brining a smile to my face as I write this.
I guess you can say I've read a healthy amount of your material by now, and your songs almost invariably bring me to an emotional point that I can relate to (Snow White comes strongly to mind, sadly). At the risk of sounding too formal, I seriously want to think you for giving me this opportunity.
Amazing job with the song (and overall) =)
Oh yes. I can hear the musik.
Oops! I just realized I have been reading your entries in the wrong order! Sorry! I promise to do better next month...however, your entries are pretty autonomous units and can really be read in any order, even though that's probably not the best way.
Anyway, great song! And get ready - when you are home for your spring vacation, you'll be driving every day. We'll get it done before the summer.
Love, Man
Am I missing the I in TIMES?
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