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    So how many of you write or want to have a go at it? Covers are one thing, but to draw from one's own self and put words to music or take music and put words to it, is a skill that is indeed a talent. I wish I could write, but I know there are many here who do.

    Have fun with this but keep it clean, the lyrics you come up with can be for any genre.

    Keep in mind folks, the work posted here should belong to you. If you wrote the lyrics with another person, give them credit. Lastly. If you want to use the Lyrics, ask the owner of the post first. Heck, someone might find something worth putting to music and you could find your work being played and even posted here at DC
    Last edited by Tazmania; 04-03-2009 at 07:10 AM.

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    From Within - Written By Johnathan M. Hurwitz April 2009


    I hear that sound, deafened by its silence, I see all around, blinded by the light. I feel so cramped as I am surrounded by the abyss the void of choice.

    C: Take me, take me to the place I long for, Call me, call me the name I once knew. Know me, know me for who I am and once was.

    (From Within is echoed after each punctuation mark in the Chorus)

    Strangers pass me by, they gaze and look amazed. The glimmer in their eye, the spark glistens on their skin, I remember her then as I do now.

    C: Take me, take me to the place I long for, Call me, call me the name I once knew. Know me, know me for who I am and once was.

    (From Within is echoed after each punctuation mark in the Chorus)


    Standing at a crossroad, not sure which way to run, my heart pounding. I hear the voices they are calling, they are coming, they are here.

    C: Take me, take me to the place I long for, Call me, call me the name I once knew. Know me, know me for who I am and once was.

    (From Within is echoed after each punctuation mark in the Chorus)

    What is this place, this immortal existence? This is all so familiar, her breath, her touch, a beach that is gently kissed by the sea. I am torn from within, for I have been…

    Taken, taken to the place I long for, I was called by the name I am and once knew, I am known, known for who I am and once was… From within, I hear that sound, from within I am full of light, from within, her love has never died, from within I live my dream, from within, I am my own existence.

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    A Sunday Kind Of Jazz (Copy Right Frank Iacovazzi/Kirtsin Rouse)

    Nights On The town...
    Drinks Til Three
    Had Lots of fun
    Just my Baby and me
    Didn't worry, didn't care...
    We were young with no despair

    (Inst. Interlude: Muted Trpt. solo)

    (C) Then One Day We Were No More...
    My Baby said to me as she walked out the door
    Don't look so sad...We had a good run...
    It's A Sunday Kind Of Jazz.

    Time Has A Way Of Catching Up...
    Before you know it We've lost our touch...
    Growing older...Mellowing
    It's a Sunday Kind Of Jazz

    (Inst. Interlude with Tenor Sax solo)

    (C) Then One Day We Were No More
    My Baby said to me as she walked out that door
    Don't look so sad... We had a good run...
    It's A Sunday Kind Of Jazz...
    A Sunday kind of Jazz for me.

    An arrangement of this is being written for my Big Band.
    Last edited by fiacovaz; 04-03-2009 at 07:38 AM.
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    I can hear it in my head, hope you post the final here at DC.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fiacovaz View Post
    A Sunday Kind Of Jazz (Copy Right Frank Iacovazzi/Kirtsin Rouse)

    Nights On The town...
    Drinks Til Three
    Had Lots of fun
    Just my Baby and me
    Didn't worry, didn't care...
    We were young with no despair

    (Inst. Interlude: Muted Trpt. solo)

    (C) Then One Day We Were No More...
    My Baby said to me as she walked out the door
    Don't look so sad...We had a good run...
    It's A Sunday Kind Of Jazz.

    Time Has A Way Of Catching Up...
    Before you know it We've lost our touch...
    Growing older...Mellowing
    It's a Sunday Kind Of Jazz

    (Inst. Interlude with Tenor Sax solo)

    (C) Then One Day We Were No More
    My Baby said to me as she walked out that door
    Don't look so sad... We had a good run...
    It's A Sunday Kind Of Jazz...
    A Sunday kind of Jazz for me.

    An arrangement of this is being written for my Big Band.


    very very nice

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    Fia,

    The sound will it be light jazz or have a big band sound to it?

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    It's a work in progress that will take some time. Tight Jazz in Minor Blues with a Big Band shout towards the end. The tricky part is writing it as a vocal piece with substitute inst. solo so it can be performed as either. The arranger is very accomplished composer and arr. of Big Band ...Dave Sharp and a very gifted Tenor Sax in his own right. I have the pleasure of playing in a band with him approx. once or twice a year. I have to get a few more dollars together to finish it.
    There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value.

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    WoW! this is indeed a work in progress but as you described, the end result will be worth the wait. Keep at it and thanks for posting your lyrics. I hope to hear the end result

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    bump

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    So no one writes?

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    Give me time to locate lyrics. Also, the fact that I am terrible at typing...... I wrote a cool surreal dreamy song once. I like it, and some of my bands "fans" really like it. Give me a day or so to get it together!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tazmania View Post
    So no one writes?
    I eat my peas with honey
    I've done it all my life
    It makes the peas taste funny
    But it keeps them on the knife.




    Seriously; I like to write but have never completed a song. One day maybe. If I ever finish, I'll post it here.

    Good thread idea Taz.

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    Oh, she looked so fair in the midnight air...

    Oops. Never mind.
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    Well ok, here's one of my songs...this was written in '03 but has never been publish. DUH!!!


    Hide Your Heart


    I guess the time has come for us to say goodbye
    and as I walk away I'm trying not to cry
    The tears well up inside as reality sets in
    I can't imagine why you've gone and done us in

    Chorus:
    Close another chapter in this life of mine
    Next time will be different, I'm gonna take more time
    Broken hearts can go away but may come another day
    Protect yourself from those pains
    Hide your heart in other ways

    And now as I look back on all the times we shared
    I cannot help but think that you were a little scared
    You were not alone as I was more scared, too
    Of falling more in love so much more in love than you

    Chorus:
    Close another chapter in this life of mine
    Next time will be different, I'm gonna take more time
    Broken hearts can go away but may come another day
    Protect yourself from those pains
    Hide your heart in other ways

    I tried to hold us back I tried to let you go
    But it was no use as my heart kept saying no
    And now it's really true I can't believe my eyes
    The circle’s now complete as we're saying our good-byes

    Chorus:
    Close another chapter in this life of mine
    Next time will be different, I'm gonna take more time
    Broken hearts can go away but may come another day
    Protect yourself from those pains
    Hide your heart in other ways
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    Great posts! Even Drummer in fun all had a good one there, could be a fun little jingle.

    Bish, Wow! solid lyrics, how is it played?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tazmania View Post
    Bish, Wow! solid lyrics, how is it played?
    Thanks, Taz.

    Well, that's a very good question. I've only recorded the guitar rhythm track behind it and have a melody for the words. I've just never taken it any further.

    It's kind of a soft ballad. Not fast but not a belly rubber.
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    Hmmm sounds nice, keep with it. I think in the end you will enjoy the journey and the end result.

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    Very nice thread Taz! I've got a few lyrics running around in my head, but nothing that I ever stopped to put down on paper. Maybe after my class is done in May, I'll take a stab at it. Sooo much to do, and soooo little time to do it!
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    Great looking forward to reading those thoughts once on paper.

    This thread is an opportunity to be creative and for some take chance to share the words that are within you. We have had a few posts that have done jsut that and the lyrics are impressive.

    Keep drumming and writting

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    It’s all a Dream to Me - Johnathan M. Hurwitz, 2009

    It’s all a dream to me, the beach that is kissed by the sea, the stars that glimmer in the night, like your eyes looking into mine. Your touch soft as silk and your hair as free as the wind. It’s all a dream to me, one I hope will never end.

    Wishing you were here, so I may kiss you. Longing so for your embrace. The distance that separates us only binds us bringing us closer not further away.

    It’s all a dream to me, the beach that is kissed by the sea, the stars that glimmer in the night, like your eyes looking into mine. Your touch soft as silk and your hair as free as the wind. It’s all a dream to me, one I hope will never end.

    Echo’s in the wind your voice surrounds me like a blanket, ever so warm and subtle. Your sweat so sweet, like the apple of life baked with a touch of cinnamon spice. The passion we feel moves the earth ever so slightly.

    It’s all a dream to me, the beach that is kissed by the sea, the stars that glimmer in the night, like your eyes looking into mine. Your touch soft as silk and your hair as free as the wind. It’s all a dream to me, one I hope will never end.

    Run with me, fly with me, combine as one. Our energy could light a city as it hustles and bustles about. Then as the sun surly rises so does the moon and we rest longing for another day.

    It’s all a dream to me, the beach that is kissed by the sea, the stars that glimmer in the night, like your eyes looking into mine. Your touch soft as silk and your hair as free as the wind. It’s all a dream to me, one I hope will never end.

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    I wrote what I thought was a really good song one day when I wasnt really into music much anymore. Just one of those times in your life when nothing seems to be goin right so I wrote it down and stashed it away somewhere, problem is, I dont know where. I'm pretty sure it's on the hard drive of one of my pc's at home, i just gotta find it, I even had the music in my head for the tune, kinda social distortion, rockabilly type song

    anyway..part of it that i can remember went something like

    Sittin here with a tear in my eye
    I've been thinkin about my life as it passes me by
    Whiskey bottles, Shattered Dreams
    I've been drinkin all night and fell apart at the seams

    I'll have to find the rest and maybe work on recording it but thats the basic jist of the song

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    Quad,

    Interesting lyrics, will that be a blues song? How would you play once complete?

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    would be something like this
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cf6k4yJyv0"]YouTube - Social Distortion - Ball And Chain[/ame]

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    Nice, very good, so when you going to do it for real. Have a go at it and have fun

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    I am usually very private and I dont like to expose my indepth writing tecnique to be scrutinized until it is fully finished and published. However seeing as its drum chat and I know no one will steal my work or flame me I am willing to just shed a little light on a current piece I am working on.
    here is the first verse, Ive been working on it for many years.


    Its gonna be titled, Today I. written and directed by Rat my Cue.












    today I



    well thats it so far, what do you think?



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