Mara's song thread!!! (RC all of them!)

Mara · 07-09-2004, 11:35 AM

Here's a few different songs. Some might have been here before, some might be newer, but critique them anyway. Thanks a bunch!

-Mara

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One Day Soon (just a fragment, I'm working on it)

You look me in the eye
Please say I’m not still dreaming
You ask for something so simple
But it’s everything I’ve needed
You tell me I’m your friend
You’re words are so real
You tell me that I did good
You don’t know how you make me feel

Cuz no one ever found it in them
To talk to someone like me
I’m the throw away, the last one picked
The one no one seems to see

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MAYBE (yet another fragment)

Maybe I can dance until the night I’m in is gone
Maybe I can fly away and hope I can live on
Maybe I can find a friend, a shoulder where I can cry
Maybe I can go again, maybe I can try

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-Be With You-

-Verse 1-
Familiarity slips my very mind
The world has vanished before me
All that’s left is a voice whispering in my head
Telling me to run where I can’t see
Tell me, how can I race through the black of night
When I’m too scared to open my eyes?

-Chorus-
You tell me to walk through the shadow of death
But I can’t step outside my own door
I’m supposed to follow wherever you go
But I can’t even walk anymore
The terror of night freezes my sanity
But you want me to walk anyway
Because if I walk through the burning fire
I can be with you some day

-Verse 2-
Love seems to disappear before I recognize it
I’m driving the ones I want away
The things that matter to me are hardest to find
I’m too scared to see the light of day
Tell me, why is it that everything I want
Seems to disappear?

-Chorus-

-Bridge-
Because it’s too dark out for me to see
And I can’t walk that far
But I guess that it might be okay
If I can be where you are
But if I walk where I cannot see
Through the dark and in the cold
If that’s what it takes to get you back
I need a hand to hold

-Chorus--

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A goofy hidden track type song. I love this song

Just try and guess why.

-Nothing Ever Happens To Me-

I’m just looking out of my window
Waiting for someone to pass by
Waiting for the phone to ring
I’m so bored I think I might die

-Chorus-
‘Cause nothing ever happens to me
Eating Cheerios till the box is empty
I think I’ll go and watch TV
‘Cause nothing ever happens to me

Turn on the news watch the sob story
So-and-so was killed today
The potato chips are almost gone!
Gotta go to the store right away

-Chorus-

No potato chips in stock
Somebody tried to rob the Get-n-Go
I laughed as I grabbed the Oreo’s
What a bozo

-Chorus-

-Bridge-
Whoa, wait, stop, slow down
The world is crashing to the ground
And I’m concerned with my radio
The station won’t come in, oh no!
So pay attention to what you see
When you’re watching your TV screen
That’s why they invented the five o’clock news
‘Cause someday, something might happen to you

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Why?
Music and lyrics by Mara Dickens

Throwing my face on the floor
I don’t want to live anymore
Everything is going wrong
Tell me, what is going on
I’m so tired, I’m so week
There’s nothing left for me to seek
All alone with nothing but my shame
And you looked down on me and called my name
And you said

My dear, precious one
You’re letting your heart come undone
Why don’t you listen to me?
I want to set your spirit free
Why?

I’m watching my tears hit the floor
Wondering what I’m praying for
I’ve got nothing else to do
I’ve got no one left to turn to
I’m such a wretch, it’s all about me
But Jesus I don’t want it to be
How do I lose this burden of mine
I’ll look to you and I will cry
And I’ll say

Jesus, precious one
My heart is coming all undone
Why don’t I listen to you?
I don’t know what to do
Why?

Jesus, precious one
Oh, Jesus, precious one
Jesus, precious one
Jesus

Why?

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I'm too lazy to get allo the chords out of there, so just read around them for now

Bring me a better day

Verse 1
D G
Can you tell me am I dreaming
A G
Suddenly my life has meaning
D G
This world is drowning in sorrow
A G
Simply waiting for tomorrow
D G
Can you tell me is this real
A G
How this love has made me feel

Chorus
D G
And can you take me away
A G
Bring me a better day
D G
‘Cause you amaze me more
A G
Than anyone I’ve met before
D G
And all I have to give
A G
Is the very life I live
D G
So will you take me away
D G
Take me away

Verse 2
D G
Can you tell me, am I dreaming?
A G
You have given my life meaning
D G
I was lost, but now I’m found
A G
You turned my life around
D G
Can you tell, me, is it true?
A G
Everything that you do

Chorus 2x

Tag
(continue DGAG pattern)
Take me away
Oh, take me away
(Only play G)
Can you take me away?
Take me away
Take me away

Chorus 2x
E A
And can you take me away
B A
Bring me a better day
E A
‘Cause you amaze me more
B A
Than anyone I’ve met before
E A
And all I have to give
B A
Is the very life I live
E A
So will you take me away
B A
Take me away

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-Beautifully Forsaken-

Beautifully forsaken
I must have been mistaken
I thought I saw you but was I just dreaming
Or maybe I'm just not worth redeeming

There's nothing left for holding
All my fears are unfolding
I thought you were there but I guess I was wrong
Or maybe it's that I just don't belong

-chorus-
'Cuz when you leave me crying in the dark
When you leave me with nothing but a question mark
Do you want me to forget what you did for me
Am I supposed to see past all the debris
And when you leave me speechless and without you
Knowing that there's nothing that I can do
Am I supposed to let go of everything
Or do you want me to keep on singing
What am I supposed to do?

Waiting for the wind to blow
I've got the desire to know
Why would you leave when you know I need you
Or maybe my dreams aren't supposed to come true

Restless desire
Burning in the fire
I thought you would protect me
Or maybe I just don't see
Or maybe it's not about me

-chorus-

-bridge/tag-
What am I supposed to do?
What is there to hold on to?
What do you want me to do?
I'm looking for a dream that's true
What do you want me to do?

-chorus-

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I Love You (Look Me in the Eye)

You wonder, trust me, I know
But I haven’t forgotten you
You think that I don’t really care
But I wouldn’t do that to you

Just stop asking why
And look me in the eye

‘Cause I love you even when the sun goes down
And I love you even when your back’s turned around
And I love you even when you don’t know
And I love you no matter which way you go

Stop doubting me, I’ll be here
I would never let you down
You can hold on to me
I won’t leave you on the ground

Just stop asking why
And look me in the eye

‘Cause I love you even when the sun goes down
And I love you even when your back’s turned around
And I love you even when you don’t know
And I love you no matter which way you go

So stop asking why
Why I love you
I wouldn’t let you down
I will always stay true
Because I know what it’s like
To give until you’re gone
And then look up to see
Everyone has moved on

Just stop asking why
And look me in the eye

‘Cause I love you even when the sun goes down
And I love you even when your back’s turned around
And I love you even when you don’t know
And I love you no matter which way you go

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JUDAS

PRE-CHORUS
I told them
That you were the way
I know they heard
What You had to say
But then
What did I do
But tell them
To crucify You

CHORUS
Throw my sorrow on the temple floor
It's not my problem anymore
I can't cry, I can't be weak
Tormented by the world I seek

Why did you throw it all away?
You said they heard what he had to say
He always forgives the things you do
They heard Him, but did you?

PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS

Somewhere I know this isn't the way
But what else can I say?

CHORUS 2x

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I was bored the day I wrote this. It's not very good

The End Of Life As I Know It

An early summer afternoon
Eating spaghetti with a spoon
Sitting in my white lawn chair
Watching the clouds go by

Daydreaming like most girls do
Wondering what is really true
Is life just a game
Or is there more?

Gazing
At the clouds
You showed me
There is more

It’s the end
Of life as I know it
I have a friend
I’m not afraid to show it
I’m brand new
He’s washed away all the sorrow
I know what’s true
No more waiting for tomorrow
It’s the end of life as I know it

Sitting in church falling asleep
This preacher must have been cheap
Trying to keep my eyes open
As the hours go by

Keeping myself entertained
Every week it’s the same
I sit silently and wonder
Is there more?

Gazing
Out the window
You showed me
There is more

It’s the end
Of life as I know it
I have a friend
I’m not afraid to show it
I’m brand new
He’s washed away all the sorrow
I know what’s true
No more waiting for tomorrow
It’s the end of life as I know it

It’s the end
It’s the end
It’s the end of life as I know it

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Flip Flops and Slipper Socks

Hip-Hip-yippie-ki-yay
It's flip-flops and slipper socks all the way
If it weren't for them where would this world be
Without something to warm and cool of our toesies?
Flip-flops
And slipper socks
They make the world go 'round
Flip-flops
And slipper socks
They are oh-so profound
They are so very stylish as they flaunt our feet
Flip-flops and slipper socks are so very neet
I ask, without them, where would we be
And would someone please tell me, who is Mr. T?
Flip-flops
And slipper socks
All the way

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Who You Are

You don't have to call me beautiful
You don't have to say I'm smart
You don't have to paint my picture
On your loving heart
If you could only let me
Love you from afar
I'll always be silently
Amazed at who you are

(repeat, slight melody change)

I was just another face
Another person in this place
I was just trying to find my way
But you loved me anyway
(I'm not sure if I like that part)

You didn't have to call me beautiful
You didn't have to call me smart
You didn't have to paint my picture
On your loving heart
You could've simply let me
Love you from afar
I'll always be silently
Amazed at who you are

(First version of chorus after little guitar solo interlude thing)

That's just who you are
It's who you are

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