Hey
Well I had a little experiment of trying to record the process of writing a song. I did my best and the process can be seen in my post here
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=13370.0. However, I did find it quite cumbersome to write whilst constantly trying to map my every move and whilst being a nice idea it didn't really help as much as I'd hoped.
I did learn that my process is quite haphazard and random at times but I do think I have slightly reined that in over the years and do try to think a little more as I write. The real win for me was in the recording as I managed to learn two useful techniques. They will probably seem obvious to most but as a relative newbie they were quite new to me. One is tracking guitars and vocal in parts
(I mean, how obvious?). Up until now I have always tracked guitar and vocal in one take and the problem is one mistake and the take is ruined. The other technique was the musical break! I'd never really been confident at this but thought I would give it a go and although the result isn't amazing it felt amazing to me to put that in there. It's like a tiny step toward a slightly better experience for the listener. Anyway I have now decided to move this to a work in progress and it will go on the heap with all the others
The song essentially is about my Mum who raised us up on her own after my dad left but sadly has struggled to get on with her own life even after we have grown up and flown the nest. It might be a bit unfair to Mum as she might not see things quite the way they're portrayed here but it is just how it has come out.
To note I am still working on both the arrangement and the lyrics so nothing remotely finished here but thought I would get it up for any comments. Thanks to those that listen
and sorry for the above waffle.
https://www.audiomack.com/song/darren1664/rediscovering-julie-3Lyrics:
Rediscovering Julie
Please take some time to be free
Go see things you want to see
Be the person you always dreamed to be
Don’t live life regretfully
You had your first when you were young
Shelved your dreams, side lined your fun
Played the part of loving wife
When he left we became your life
Pre-Chorus
You did your best by your three sons
You raised them up on your own
Now they’ve gone and flown the nest
It’s time for you to go and
Chorus
Be the best you can be
At being selfish, living free
At putting down that family tree
and Rediscovering Julie
V3
Dwelling on the prospect of a live alone
You creek around in your empty home
When I suggest "Go do something for yourself"
You say 'It's not the same when you're on your own"
I get I get that you feel this way
It's hard to act when you feel afraid
It's so much easier to hide yourself away
but you must pick yourself up and get on with the day
Bridge (??)
Pre-Chorus
You did your best by your three sons
You raised them up on your own
Now they’ve gone and flown the nest
It’s time for you to go and
Chorus
Be the best you can be
At being selfish, living free
At putting down that family tree
and Rediscovering Julie
Outro (??)