This is a lyric I posted a little while back, and Ed's now put a tune and recoding together. Took a while to get a melody and basic arrangement we both liked, but pretty happy with it now. It's the story of a young women who get caught up in human trafficking, with dramatic consequences. Any suggestions on how to improve the basic structure, arrangement etc, welcome.
SHIPPED ACROSS THE OCEAN
Sunlight in her eyes
Innocence unbroken
Captivates the moonlight, then taken
Did she realise,
All the words unspoken,
Sunlight casts a shadow? Mistaken!
Desperate in the moonlight
Shipped across the Ocean to play
Captivates moonlight
Shipped across the Ocean' to play
Sorrow in her eyes
Desperation falling
Haunted by the memory, then taken
Did they realise
Under the weight pleasure
Love casts a shadow? Mistaken!
Desperate in the moonlight
Shipped across the Ocean to play
Captivates the moonlight
Shipped across the Ocean' to play
Fireflies in her eyes.
No escape from mourning
No-one left worth saving remains.
Did she fantasise
Scarlet coloured pillows?
Standing in the shadows, untamed
Desperate in the moonlight
Shipped across the Ocean to play
Captivates the moonlight
Shipped across the Ocean' to play
https://soundcloud.com/mike-warnes/shipped-across-the-ocean-draft