Thursday, April 29, 2010

comfortable

the soft seductive glow
bussing your sweet face
i see you over there
in your old familiar place
sometimes you give me glances
in special circumstances

but usually i just feel you
and your cosmic energy

i'm floating in my world
and you're somewhere there in yours
somehow our drifting orbits
simultaneously occur
we're speaking without sound
in the silence all around

I'm happy I can feel you
and your cosmic energy

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

trust me

(v1)you're just
the kind
of girl i like:
pretty
and stupid
and rich

I'm the kind
of boy
you can't resist:
tall
and certain
and a little bit mean

(chorus)
trust me, trust me
I'm not gonna hurt you
trust me, trust me
baby you can change me
trust me, trust me
we will be so different
from the last girl I left
crying alone

(v2)
you say
that we
can get this right
together
and happy
sounds great

if you
don't want
to fight tonight
shut up
give in
come on

(chorus)

(bridge)
if we can't work this out (it's your fault)
you knew me from the start (who I am)
you said you didn't care (so stupid)
I don't need you anyway (you bitch)

(chorus) x2

Monday, April 26, 2010

a bone

come on universe
throw me a bone
I'm tired of scrounging around in the trash
i've begged and pleaded
I've even prayed
I've lit the candles and chanted the chants

I've done it all
but it doesn't seem to help
come on universe
come on

what should i say
what should i do
what magic tricks will see me through
I've conjured
I've pondered
I've threatened the spirits

I've done it all
but it nothing helps
come on universe
come on

Saturday, April 24, 2010

If I were there

If I were there
If I were there

I'd hold you close
and pet your hair

I'd make a dirty joke
just to hear you laugh again
just to make you laugh again

If I were there

If I were there
If I were there

I'd hold you close
to show I care

I'd make a stupid face
just to see you smile again
just to make you smile again

If I were there

But I'm not there
No, I'm not there

you keep reminding me
reminding me
that I'm no longer there

No, I'm not there
I can't be there

I'm far away
so far away
I can't show you how I care

in another time
on another day
I was there
to make you smile
to be your smile

but now
I'm not there

do you think of me?

Do you think of me
when i leave your sight?
Do your eyes ever wander
to the place I was?
Do you think of me
when I'm not around?
Do you think of me?
Do you think of me?

Do you think of me
when you're somewhere else?
Do miss my passion
when you're all alone?
Do you think of me
when you wet your lips?
Do you think of me?
Do you think of me?

I wish I
could always be
right there with you

the next best thing
is always knowing
that i can count on you

can I count on you
when I'm not around?
do you miss me
when I'm out of town?
do you hunger?
do you miss my sound?
do you think of me?
do you think of me?

Friday, April 23, 2010

one and only: you

(v1)
Falling
Falling
Falling in love all over again
hanging on your every syllable
I'm falling in love all over again
enamored with you, you're so incredible

How do you do it?
You intoxicate me
I'll never know you
But you've always thrilled this silly little heart
and you always will, I can't resist you

[chorus]
i hear you
my idol
my one
my only

i hear you
my hero
the one
the only

i love you
perfection
you're one
you're only

i love you
forever
my one
my only

one and only
the one
the only
the one and only: 
you

[v2]
tuesday
tuesday
a long awaited tuesday
you drop the new album
I'm falling in love all over again
choked up in ecstasy, you're so powerful

you sing a sonnet
bang on your piano
I'll never know you
but still I'm dizzy, and giddy, and crying
you always do this, I can't resist you

[CHORUS]

[bridge]
and i'm lying alone in a broken down bed
in nothing but headphones
and your glorious sound

the tears mix with giggles
the sighs dance with smiles
i can feel you inside as you float all around


[chorus]

lucky charm

sit back down
you're not goin' anywhere
i'm on a streak
and you're my lucky charm

sit back down
you're not goin' anywhere
I'm gonna win
because you're my lucky charm

[prechorus]
maybe I'm crazy
maybe its a fluke
but I'm just so lucky
so lucky with you

maybe I'm wrong
maybe this is bad
but you're the luckiest charm
I've ever had

so sit back down

[chorus]
Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky
Lucky charm
you're my lucky charm
(x2)

(v2)
sit your ass down
you're not going anywhere
not, not going anywhere
as long as I win.

One more hand
I'm up and I'm on a roll
I'm winning and I can't lose
cause you're my lucky charm

[prechorus]

[chorus] * 2

tiny flowers

(v1)
we fought
another stupid fight
a day of heavy sighs
the ruin of a night
a good time we will never have with each other

I said
you never seem to care
you never pay attention
i'm sick of that blank stare
a look that says you're body's here but you're with another

[prechorus]
you insist you're all in
you insist I'm crazy
and you swear you'll make it up
next time you'll pay attention

[chorus]
then you send me
tiny, tiny flowers
the kind that make me smile
the kind you know I love
my favorite tiny little flowers

tiny, tiny flowers
a way you show you care
its all I need to know
that you love me
just tiny little flowers

[v2]
we make up
why'd we even fight?
maybe I was wrong
crazy from this love
Guess I blew it out of proportion

we kiss
start to sort things out
everything seems fine
then you talk again
and I remember why I was angry

[prechorus]
you didn't mean to hurt me
you beg for me to calm down
and you swear you'll make it up
you have the best of intentions

[CHORUS]

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Julian

(v1)
He looks a bit like me
but somehow more beautiful
He's got that certain swagger
a dandy little dapper
He dresses to the 9s yeah
He knows just want to say
He distinguished and a determined
He always gets his way

(prechorus)
Somehow he managed to take
the things that I just couldn't manage
and change them into a a great big advantage
he's smooth and charming
his smile's disarming

(Chorus)
Julian
Ju-Ju-Ju-Julian
How can I compete with Julian?

Julian
Ju-Ju-Ju-Julian
The best parts of me and a little something extra

Julian
Ju-Ju-Ju-Julian
Ju-Ju-Ju
Ju-Ju-Ju
Ju-Ju-Ju
Ju-Ju-Ju
Julian

(v2)
He struts right in
from across the Atlantic
saying 'loo' and 'bird'
and 'bloody' and 'brilliant'
The girls all drool
over his accented vowels
and his thrift store suit
and cute little scowls

(prechorus)
(chorus)

(bridge)
Julian come right over here
Julian let us show you a good time, a good time
Julian let us make you smile
Julian take me home tonight

(chorus)

Careless

(v1)
I know you didn't mean the harm
I know you didn't plan this
You're just a clueless silly boy
You're just a little careless

You never knew the thing to say
You never knew the things to do
You're just a clueless silly girl
and careless me loves careless you

(CHORUS)
Careless
We were careless
Tripping over careless words
Accidentally killing each other
Careless lovers in a careless war

Careless
Stupid, careless
Best intentions gone array
Stupid careless hurting each other
Careless lovers in a careless war

(v2)
You forgot my favorite color
You forgot our 1.5
I know I shouldn't get so crazy
No big deal, I'll survive

You never asked for all my tears
They always longed to see you
They fight to flee from my silly head
and run down my face to see you
just to see you

(CHORUS)

Monday, April 19, 2010

look so good

[v1]
people don't like it
when you're in the middle
make up your, make up your mind
we wanna know it

fickle and needy
saying that your greedy
make a choice, make a choice
choose one or the other

[prechorus]
they just don't understand
its not a choice, its not just indecision (indecision)
you've got an eye for perfect subtly
you're sensitive to a world bustling with chemistry

[chorus]
why does he have to look good, look good
why does she have to look good, look good
why do they have to look good,
look so good
look so good
to me?

why does she have to look good, look good
why does he have to look good, look good
why do they have to look good,
look so good
look go fucking good
to me?

[v2]
why does it matter
why they gotta label?
make a choice, make a choice
choose one or the other

why are they asking
who you wanna be with
make up your, make up your mind
they gotta know it

[prechorus]
they just want to put you in a box
they can't control, they can't understand it
you've got a fire that melts their stupid chains
you'll burn their world and fuck their tiny brains

[CHORUS]

Sunday, April 18, 2010

didn't know

[v1]
I see you standing there across the room
suddenly I'm standing right next you
don't know how I got here so fast
just so happy you look so happy

I see you walking there across the street
suddenly I'm standing next to your feet
must be magic, can't explain it
Just so happy, can't contain it

[CHORUS]
didn't know
didn't know
I could fly so high
so high
without my wings on
forgot to put my wings back on

didn't know
didn't know
I could fly so high
so high
without my wings on
forgot to put my wings back on

with you i never need
to put my wings back on

[v2]
you've got that smile that sends me into a cloud
and floats me back down safely to the ground
don't know how you manage to do it
just do happy you look so happy

I see you walking coming around my way
its enough to make my every day
must be love now, can't explain it
just so happy, can't contain it

[Chorus]

[bridge]
didja even know that you could send me to the moon
with just a smile?
just a look
just a word
just a moment of.... (overlaps) you

didja even know that you could send me straight to heaven?
with just a smile
just a look
or beckon my soul back

from the depths of the deepest darkness baby?

[slow chorus alt1]
didn't know
didn't know I could fly so high
without my wings on
don't think i need to put my wings back on

[chorus]

what sexy is

(v1)
she made me smile
she made me nervous (nervous)
she made me look away
she made me giggle (g-g-g-giggle)

she made me laugh
she made me blush
she made me stutter (st-st-st-st-utter)
she made me, she made me, she made me

[Chorus]
when he
put on that corset
and when he
put on that wig
when she
fluttered her lashes
I just lost all my preconceptions
I just lost all my, all my, all my
I just lost all my silly preconceptions
of what sexy is

[v2]
she made me crazy
she made me wild (I went wild)
she made me cross my legs
she made me wonder (what is going on now?)

she made me question
she made me stare (I couldn't look away)
she made me stutter (st-st-st-stutter)
she made me, she made me, she made me

[CHORUS]

[bridge]
don't you try to
put her in a box
put me in a box
i'd put her in my box

don't you try to
tell me what to feel
tell me who feel
you can't tell me this ain't real

I don't care if
they say that this ain't right
she's only her tonight
I'll be with her tonight
and tomorrow
we can work
all the details
out
[bridge repeats]

[Chorus!]

a little

In the silence of the moment
I can only hear you breathe
the devastation of hesitation
the flash of doubt that I perceive

(prec)
and in that terrible heart beat when you don't give your reply

(chorus)
I die
a little
cuz you say won't say that you love me
I die
a little
cuz you won't say that you need me
I die
a little
cuz I'm scared you never will
I die
a little
come on just go in for the kill

(v2)
how can you sit there and just watch me suffer?
a wounded creature in the dirt
you see me writhing from your deafening silence
you know your words can heal my hurt

(prec 2)
but still you stand there in your indecision
killing me slowly with your inhibition
and then you ask me not to cry

(CHORUS)

Gaga

[v1]
I'm sick of walkin' around
so invisible
people pass me by
I'm so invisible
looking right on through
I'm invisible
no one ever notices
invisible me
invisible me

beat up jeans and a t
so invisible
another passerby
I'm so invisible
nothing here to see
I'm invisible
no one ever notices
invisible me
invisible me

[prechorus]
tonight that's all gonna change
the universe will rearrange
I'll glam it up, I'll steal the scene
I'll strut on in, all eyes on me....

[chorus]
Tonight I'm gonna be GAGA!
Maybe tomorrow I'll be BRITNEY!

I'll tuck it in
I'll paint my face
I'll shake my ass
I'll tear up this place

Tonight I'm gonna be GAGA!
Maybe tomorrow I'll be BRITNEY!

I'll sparkle
I'll shimmer
for all to see
and tonight everybody's in love with me

[v2]
when i command the room
I'm incredible
when I dip down so low
I'm unstoppable
when I catch your eye
I'm irresistible
when I look back and smile
I'm unforgettable

[prechorus 2]
tonight your life is going to change
your universe will rearrange
I'll glam it up, I'll steal the scene
I'll strut on in, your eyes on me....

[CHORUS]

and tonight you're all in love with me...

[CHORUS] x2

[CHORUS 2]

Say good bye to BRIAN
tonight I'm gonna be BRITNEY

I'll tuck it in
I'll paint my face
I'll shake my ass
I'll tear up this place

Goodbye BRIAN!
Tonight I'm BRITNEY!

I sparkle
I shimmer
for all to see
and tonight everybody's in love with me

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

that song

[v1]
it happened
in an instant
I saw you
and lost my heart

i fumbled
and i dropped it
you just smiled
and picked it up

a dizzy rush
intoxication
a desperate need
to be with you

You had my heart
I had to follow
hypnotized
lost in your fog

[prechorus]
could it be [gasp/noise]
could it be [gasp/noise]
it happened so fast
but it happened so fast
how could it be [gasp/noise]?
how could it be [gasp/noise]?
if i don't say it out loud then it won't be true

[chorus]
You
You
I only want you
every minute, every second
I'm thinking of you

You
You
I only need you
every story, every song
Reminds me of you

I only want you
I only need you
I'm thinking of you

[v2]
but I had
a little secret
i was afraid
to say out loud

I knew
I had to tell you
I didn't know
you'd throw me out

I thought
that you would save me
but instead
you turned away

you threw my heart
right back at me
it hit the ground
and broke apart

[prechorus]
[chorus]

[bridge]
and I
realized
that I
didn't love you anymore
when I
heard that song
and it
/didn't break my heart/
and in a way
/that broke my heart/
because that was when I realized
that love
can die

Monday, April 12, 2010

She swings

[[I imagine this song as power pop/pop rock. Fast overall, up beat, but slows down at some places.]]

[v1]
she smiles
feeling his hands on the small of her waist
she laughs
as she flies back and forth at a giddy pace

her heart
is soaring as high as the tip of her nose
her feet
are dancing on air as she wiggles her toes

[prechorus 1]
she says
'i think the sun is getting brighter
the clouds have gone, i wanna go higher
promise me that this is forever n-o-o-ow'

[chorus]
and she swings and she swings
and she swings and she swings

breeze always tousling her long brown hair

and she swings and she swings
and she swings and she swings

an airborne heart now without a care

and she swings and she swings
and she swings and she swings

and she swings

[v2]
she smiles
feeling his hands on the side of her hip
she gasps
as scoops her on up and goes for a dip

her mind
is whirling along to the beat of the song
her arms
encircle his neck as he rocks her along

[prechorus 2]
she says
'i think the music's getting stronger
the blues are gone, Can we go a little longer?
Promise me that this is forever n-o-o-ow'

[Chorus]

[bridge]
and she swings

through the park
on her brightest day

through a pulsing club
just to hear him say

[bridge 2]
that the pain of her past is ending
she was down but he'll swing her back up
he's thinks her broken heart's worth mending
and he swears he'll never give up
he'll never give up

[Short music break]

[bridge 3]
and she swings

through their living room
when he thought she'd be out
to the bedroom door
when she heard a shout
and she sees him swinging with another girl
she just stops and stares at her crumbing world

and she swings and she swings
and she swings and she swings
(x3)

and she swings

[v3]
she cries
leaving a note that she knows he'll find
she climbs
up on a chair to leave it all behind

her hands
shake as they fumble with the dangling string
her breath
mixes with air as she has one last swing

[PAUSE]

[CHORUS]

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Falling in love

Two strangers in the park
falling in love again

Two strangers in the park
falling in love again

[CHORUS]
And they're falling in love
with falling in love
then they're falling in love again

They're falling in love
with falling in love
then they're falling in love again


she's falling in love with his dark black hair
and he's falling in love with her eyes
she's falling in love with the slope of his neck
he's falling in love with her beautiful thighs

[Chorus]

he's falling in love with the thought of her smile
she's falling in love with his glance
he's falling in love with the tips of her fingers
she's falling in love with the thought of a chance

to fall in love
to fall in love again
to fall in love
to fall in love again
[Chorus x2]

Friday, April 9, 2010

glitter and champagne

((This song should be SUPER upbeat, dancy type song. I wrote this out in a way to remind me of the way I sing it. ignore the fact that I put parts of it in /slashes/. just notes for myself.))

Some/times/ you forget /that/ you're freaking fabulous
you stumble and break your heel

some/times/ your big /strut/ goes unnoticed
and you feel you've /lost/ your sex appeal

I've fallen down and landed on my face
many times before

I'm well acquainted with the slip of the tongue
and the taste of a dirty floor

don't
let
that
get you down

don't
for-
get
to look a-round

There
are things
that
al-ways help

to pep you up
when
life
shuts you down

[CHORUS]
g-g-g-glitter!
and champagne
g-g-g-glitter!
and champagne!

when life just sucks
and you're going insane
sprinkle glitter everywhere
and drink champagne

and drink champagne

he's walking away, slow motion heart break
and she never calls you back

he forgot your name, she screamed out another
the reds all fade to black

you're lost in the fog, you forgot your bread crumbs
you're tripping on your dress

forget what they said, drown all your sorrows
you're such a sexy mess

nevermind
the
stupid conclusions

Just rethink
all
your
desperate delusions

There
are things
that
al-ways help

to pep you up
when
life
shuts you down

[CHORUS x3]

A tale of 2 marios

[v1]
mario
is 10 feet tall
mario
is very small
mario
is singular
mario
is popular

mario
is shiny and new
mario
is tried and true
mario
has caught her eye
mario
believes her lie

[prechorus]
she loves mario
then she loves mario
then she loves mario again

[chorus]
choose
choose
its time for you to choose
make up your mind, set someone free
you can't sing a duet, with 1, 2, 3

choose
choose
or everyone will lose
make up your mind, set someone free
you can't sing a duet, with 1, 2, 3
1, 2
3

[v3]
mario
has pretty lips
mario
has skinny hips
mario
lacks poise and grace
mario
has a pretty face

mario
is never late
mario
forgot a date
mario
always understands
mario
is in her long term plans

Can she change her plans?
Will she change her plans?


[prechorus]
[BRIDGE]
mario and mario
can't see what's going on
mario and mario
just names in a worn out love song
mario and mario
are fighting for her heart and mind
beauty striking two marios completely stupid blind
how can they be so blind?
She'll leave them both behind.

[prechorus]
[chorus]

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Stardust

A million years ago
in a blinding flash
the stars exploded
with a deafening crash
they spread their pollen across the galaxy
and a million years later became you and me
you and me

When I see you
so depressed
I can't believe
you aren't impressed
with the wonder
that's inside of you
you're amazing
there's nothing you can't do
I believe in you

[CHORUS]
You are stardust
you are magical
You are stardust
you're invincible
you are stardust
so spectacular
and someday they all will see
you're stardust, baby

I've always known
you were something great
from the moment we met
you just illuminate
you're enchanting
you're one of a kind
you're the greatest
leave your doubts behind
and you will find...

[CHORUS]


Sometimes you fall
but don't we all?
and sometimes you forget
that you're a magical blinding light
sometimes they say
that you're light will fade someday
but everytime they doubt
you double up
do your part
dig on deep inside that heart
turn around
stand up tall
flash so bright
that you blow
them
all
away

you always blow them all away
COME ON AND BLOW THEM ALL AWAY!

[CHORUS]

Who am I?

I'm a needy thing
can't be alone
I'm a desperate creature
searching for a home
I'm a painted clown
who lives to entertain
I'm a strutting peacock
loud and vain

[Chorus]
Who am i when I'm all alone (x3)
Who am I?

I'm a child
Who's getting older
A crier
Who needs a shoulder
A poet
Who can't find the right words to say
Doesn't matter anyway


I fight
for the excitement
I cry
just to feel it
I sing
so they will watch me
I flirt
so you will want me


[CHORUS]

Do I exist when no one's looking?
Who am I? Who am I?
Or when I'm lying in the dark?
Who am I? Who am I?
And if I were to scream at the top of my lungs
on the busy, crowded street
in the middle of the day
would they all look away
or would someone finally see
right through me
and tell me just who i am?

[Chorus]

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

the right words to say

[V1]
Take a secret song
sing it wrong
then stick it in your pocket

Take a hidden tune
fail to croon
then save it in a locket

[Chorus]
somethings you can't just toss away
a melody you long to play
save it for a better day
until you find the right words to say

the right words to say

the right words to say

[V2]
Search for the word
you heard
but it came from inside

give up the fight
good night
well, at least you tried

[CHORUS]

[BRIDGE]
words wandering around the room
so exposed and uncontainable
slipping wildly out of reach
chase them round until I'm out of breath

I'm out of breath

out of

breath

[chorus]

Sunday, April 4, 2010

My First Official Challenge (Not lyrics)

I have received my first official artistic challenge. Janice pointed out that all my songs are negative and sad and so has challenged me to write one positive/happy song a week. I have decided to accept this challenge on the grounds that the lyrics don't have to be any good. :P I guess we will see what comes of this.

The exact words were:

"something happy

or at least positive.

or not about something devastating."

FRIEND DAY

[[PREFACE: Janice challenged me to write a happy song. So.. uh... here's my first ever attempt at a happy song. It's awful. LOL. Suck it.]]

snapping a pic
rocking the mall
having a drink
having a ball

shopping for nothing
laughing at 2s
mani pedi
nothing to lose!

[Chorus]
Friend day
friend day
just us two rocking a friend day

friend day
friend day
update your status it's a friend day


Hanging around
watching cooking shows
flipping the channels
anything goes

then cruising to nowhere
who knows where it ends
even running out of gas
is fun with your friends

[CHORUS]


Saturday, April 3, 2010

Can I have my heart back?

can I have my heart back?
you're done using it anyway
I know I gave it to you
but you're gonna throw it away

walk away

I'm always late
I'm always behind
I'm never there
I'm always unkind
I say the wrong thing
at the wrong moment

I don't understand
I don't even try
I leave a big mess
I just make you cry
I'm insensitive
to all your inner turmoil

I don't pick up my clothes
I don't clean up my mess
I don't notice your hair
and I couldn't care less
I'm impossible to live with
you'd be better off alone

[chorus]
I never never listen to what you say
just walk away
just walk away

I never never listen to a single thing you say
anyway
just walk away
just walk away

just walk away

You've had enough
you're fed up with me
you're sick of waiting
you wanna be free
you're done putting up with all my
crazy bullshit

You've forgiven too much
You've waited too long
you're done putting up
you're heard the last song
you're done waiting for this kid at heart
to grow up finally

[CHORUS]

I'm changing too late
You've made up your mind
I oughta give up
You're gonna leave me behind

you're packing your bags
I beg you to stay
I'm crying alone
you're driving away

[CHORUS]

Thursday, April 1, 2010

oranges and limes

oranges and limes
oranges and limes
everything comes down to
oranges and limes

looked up
spoke out
shot down
turned off

oranges and limes
oranges and limes
I did it all for
oranges and limes


oranges and limes
oranges and limes
everything comes down to
oranges and limes

shut up
shut out
shut down
shut off

oranges and limes
oranges and limes
everything comes down to
oranges and limes

stood up
walked out
sat down
drove off

oranges and limes
oranges and limes
I did it all for
oranges and limes

what, what, what

when they look at me
what do they see
a sprite, a sparkle, a novelty?

and when they look elsewhere
do i disappear
fade into the white space underneath your chair?

[CHORUS]
what, what, what
am I suppose to be?
how, how, how
can I find out?
when, when, when
will I be me?
why, why, why
am I always so full of doubt?

the shadow of a moment
a glimmer of enjoyment
then falling face down into a pool of resentment

when you see this face
can you place
when it fits in time and space?

[chorus]