[Oli Dickinson]

So this is a song I wrote for my partner.
He put so much effort into making my recent birthday the best I've ever had. And I know that I can sometimes be a bit stoic. I don't outwardly express emotions very easily, and I prefer to use them in more creative ways (songwriting, general piano- and uke-slaying, etc).

I wrote this to remind him that I love him. Even when I don't shout it from the top of buildings. Because that's just not what I do.

It didn't have a title until I decided to share it with you lovely folk. So if you have a better one then let me know. It's a pretty simple 3-chord uke song.

I control my feelings
But it's easy to forget it
And be taken by a moment
Even if I do not let it
I do not get high on happy
I am not consumed by problems
I have thoughts and when I think them
I am never frightened of them.

I go running til my feet ache
Then I run until I can't breathe
And I lock myself in rooms of thought
When I can't walk, I can't leave.
And I cannot heal without you
And I love you, and I know it.
I love "An Affair To Remember"
But then cinemas don't show it.

But once I went to the pictures
And spent an hour with an usher
On the subject of a movie
In which Carey Grant met Deborah Kerr
And about a hundred people
Sat and watched the same film I did
But a lady in the foyer
Knew what I'd rather be watching.
And maybe I could have shouted out
And asked them on a date
To meet them all in six months time
On the top floor of the Empire State
But they would not have listened
And they would think that I was crazy
And I would have had to leave
So they could watch the film, but maybe
I will not see Deborah Kerr cry
For another year or more
And if she's still alive she'll never know
And she will not feel sore
About it.

I'm sorry I don't show you
Just how much I really love you
Like a film I never watch
I always have so much to do
But I would rather watch you sleeping
I would rather hear you snoring
I would rather love you quietly
Than let love make me boring
And I hope you understand me
Well enough to love me back
Despite my flaws and all my failings
I know there must be a knack.

[Kevin j]

its a good song lyrics, my only problem with it was
i sidnt see any real structure to it, or hook, but it
probably would make more sense to me if i heard
the music

[Jess]

I'm so in love with this! Normally, I really dislike songs with lack of visual structure but this just works, and even though I personally didn't understand all the lines, I knew they meant something to you, therefore they made sense. This is a really special, emotion filled piece, probably your best piece yet. Gosh, lyric of the month is going to be a toughie this month!

[GTB]

Hi Oli, to me this has a "windmills of your mind" feel about it and will depend heavily on the way you sing & play it, due to the structure being quite flat.  Some excellent lines in there, I especially like "I do not get high on happy".  I really like how you've built a kind of story with it, though it may take me a few more readings to understand it.
GTB

[PeeJay]

There are some really good lines here. It's a pity it's not structured in a more coventional way IMHO.

I didn't think the excursion to the cinema fit in - but i liked it anyway!

Maybe there are a couple too many 'its' at the ends of lines that could be altered.

I like the line - 'I would rather hear you snoring' - if you can listen to someone snoring it shows true love!

Nice one, Phil.

[benjo]

hi oli,

yeah I agree with most about the structure of this, but you have got a really good piece here
some lovely lines,  also some lines I don't click with but that's because you wrote it to your guy
enjoyed the read thanks tony...

[BooBoo]

Loved this! Love the way you remember certain things in this and it almost tells a story. I really liked the line "I do not get high in happy". Thought it all flowed very well