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Songwriter Forum => Collaborations => Topic started by: Arkwright on March 04, 2017, 08:20:09 PM
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Hey all you wonderfully talented musicians, anyone fancy having a crack at composing something for the following lyrics along the lines of a good old stripped back protest song?
BROKEN TOWN
Verse 1
The sun don't shine
On this broken town
Halcyon days are no more
Where it once wore a smile
It now wears a frown
Longing for what came before
Verse 2
A shining example
Of the benefit state
Lost in the north south divide
An illustrious past
Now drenched in hate
It's demise it can no longer hide
Chorus
Oh broken town
I walk these streets
No longer paved with gold
Oh broken town
I miss your warmth
You’re hatred leaves me cold
Oh broken town
You’re still in my heart
But no longer in my soul
Verse 3
No go zones
Where the junkies score
And pushers ply their trade
Ladies of the night
You try hard to ignore
Wait weary in the shade
Verse 4
High rise misery
Shelters low life scum
In the stench of urban decay
Tagging their patch
And fighting for fun
Don’t care for a brighter day
Chorus
Oh broken town
I walk these streets
No longer paved with gold
Oh broken town
I miss your warmth
You’re hatred leaves me cold
Oh broken town
You’re still in my heart
But no longer in my soul
Outro
I close my eyes
Fade back in time
And remember how things were
Plague of poverty
Devoured our prime
All’s left is sorrow and fear