…I used Lorde’s song, Writer in The Dark (co-written and co-produced by Lorde & Jack Antonoff) as a sampler while song-writing. Like I mentioned in my previous post, A Love For Haunted (Deep) Music, I adore the lyrics of this song. The song is raw, cryptic, and the lyrics (and its arrangement) are one of the reasons why it’s so impactful.
I’m not a professional (not at all), but I enjoy song-writing. To me, song-writing is both a thrilling and wishful practice.
I’ve arranged my little rookie song in a sequential manner:
- Verse 1 – A beginning…and sometimes referred to as the summary of the song.
- Chorus – The repetitive chant in a song that usually represents the main message/feel of the song.
- Verse 2 – Another part/persona of the song (another part of the story).
- Chorus*
What’s this song about?
My rookie song, Let Me Run, was written while I was feeling a brief detachment from my family. The feeling is gone now but it was once a real, crippling, occurring state of mind, and that moment had produced a song. Yet, this song could be geared towards anyone; a family member, a lover, or a friend.
Here’s my song (and here’s what was going through my head as I wrote):
Let Me Run
[Verse 1]
My head is filled with pain
Let me go away
My vision’s shady, but I’m sure there is no ground now
I’ve been falling in a dark hole.
Let me run, let me run away.
[Chorus]
Let me run, let run away
Into the light, into the light
You stay.
Darling please, let me go
I cannot take this no more
[Verse 2]
Leave me.
This is not my home
Let me find my home
Leave me.
This is not my peace
Let me find my peace
[Chorus x2]
Let me run, let run away
Into the light, into the light
You stay.
Darling please, let me go
I cannot take this no more
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