Feedback please - Title "The emotions I feel"

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locka

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« on: February 01, 2013, 10:12:22 PM »
Wrote this around 5/6 years ago.  Everything I write is about my feelings.  I hope I write songs with emotions.  I do have issue with spelling and grammar so please be gentle with me.

The emotions I feel

Swirling lights and noisy sounds.
Turns my head when I'm in town.
Then it hits me; my head starts to explode.
There’s nothing I can do I just have to let go.

You don't know what its like to be me.
Maybe someday you will see.
While people all around me are popping pills.
Taking there own risks just to get their thrills.

My drug chooses when to come alive.
It’s all I can do to try and survive.
There is no way I can explain.
The emotion I feel when it hit’s my brain.


People see nothing as it takes control.
How can, they see what’s inside my soul.
When it takes a hold, you feel so alone.
Where ever you are, its like you’re on your own.

I have to leave and be alone.
It’s the only way I’ll make it until I'm home.
I try my hardest to be free.
But I can’t shake off what’s a part of me.

My drug chooses when to come alive.
It’s all I can do to try and survive.
There is no way I can explain.
The emotion I feel when it hit’s my brain.


I know to some people they may feel.
They see nothing wrong, what’s the big deal.
But until you’ve been there, you won’t understand.
Or know how to help with a guiding hand.

I often sit and wonder why?
Do I have this pain that’s apart of me?
The only thing that’s keeping me alive,
Is the hope I will be free from what’s inside?

My drug chooses when to come alive.
It’s all I can do to try and survive.
There is no way I can explain.
The emotion I feel when it hit’s my brain.
« Last Edit: February 01, 2013, 10:37:53 PM by locka »

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« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2013, 10:24:32 PM »
This is such a powerful song. You've described the feeling so well that I can almost feel it. Also I barely even saw an spelling/grammar issues so don't worry about that :)

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« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2013, 10:40:36 PM »
Thanks for the reply I quite often use a program called ivona to playback what I've written it helps me to here the mistakes.

I'm glade the feeling are coming through that's always my first love in any song.  If its evoking emotion I've done my job.

Although I can play the piano\keyboard sort of.   I'm not so good at merging the too.  Id love to see what it sound like to plain piano melody

« Last Edit: February 01, 2013, 10:42:59 PM by locka »

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« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2013, 05:09:36 PM »
Some great lines in this one. The first two lines are excellent and they drew me in so quickly and set the scene/tone of the song so effortlessly. I love the line 'You don't know what it is like to be me'... so powerful yet so simple on the other hand, I think it encapsulates the emotion of the song in a much better way than any fancy, highly spun Shakespearean style lyrics would have. I really like this one, great work :)

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« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2013, 02:48:35 AM »
As I was reading this I was thinking 'Oh no they're going to say what the drug is and ruin any chance of interpretation' so i am really glad you haven't been to specific. I really like it, and I wonder what genre you imagine the song to be in?

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« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2013, 02:51:19 AM »
It could do with a better title I think but aside from that it's decent all round
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« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2013, 03:50:51 PM »
It's really good and the emotion come across really well. Well done xx
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« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2013, 12:15:51 AM »
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Not really sure I guess a sort of piano ballad.  As for the title it used to be called "MY DRUG" but if anyone has any ideas feel free to suggest.

Also I'd love to here a melody for it if anyone would be able to oblige.  Although I can play ok piano\keyboard I've never been able to marry this with my song writing
« Last Edit: February 04, 2013, 12:17:43 AM by locka »