Tuesday, September 23, 2008

I wrote 2 songs in 2 days

and it's been a bit of roller coaster. but i don't have any instrument to record them with. i did, however, record the vocal melodies of each. so once i get my hands on a guitar or piano, i should be able to work some magic. they are kind of cheesy. but so are feelings. 

day 1:
classical music

if i sent a card
for every time i miss you
you could have your own hallmark
you could cover your walls
with paper depictions
of how much i adore you
and i'll have a blue christmas
without you

because christmas has pine trees
and i'm pining for you
frank sinatra sings carols
and i play my kazoo
but through all of the buzz
i'll still feel bereft of you

you are classical, a classic
won't grow mold, you're wrapped in plastic
i'm just afraid we're not elastic
don't want to misplace this fantastic bond
so come on. let's put this mutual attachment 
in cement.

if your nose itched
every time i think about you
you would chafe the skin raw
like you do to my thoughts
i feel tender and sore
from our unusual closeness 
and it gives me fright
that we haven't fused

because fusing is fire
and i'm burning for you
we can try to prevent it
but the heat will get through
so let's just hold hands
and if they glue, then they do

you're are classical, a classic
won't grow mold, you're wrapped in plastic
i'm just afraid we're not elastic
don't want to misplace this fantastic bond
so come on. let's put this mutual attachment 
in cement.

you're classical
which means you'll never fade
wether you stay
and i sure hope you stay 
or not.





day 2:
things that i believe to be true but cannot prove

passion fruit tea is the only passion i receive
and even if i gulp it down, i still cannot relieve
the emptiness in my organs or scald away the residue
of the overwhelming flavor of the passion lost in you

a thing that i believe to be true
but cannot prove
is that my life could have been better with you

nobody else thinks it's charming that i brush my teeth
after every single meal, but some time i believe
i will meet another man who likes documentaries 
and i will knit him mittens and make him mac n cheese

a thing that i believe to be true
but cannot prove
is that you're gonna miss me when i do

but even when i find someone who's been looking for me
they won't have your nose, they won't have our history
i'll always remember the ache of my deficiency 
until i kick the bucket, i'll be breathing the debris

a thing that i believe to be true
but cannot prove
is that i'll never fully recover from you


2 comments:

Fodoz said...

1: "christmas has pine trees and i'm pining for you"--love this. you know i do. :)

i love "a classic won't grow mold" because you are touching on the implication that classics don't get old. you are even making a rhyme out of what we are thinking in our heads! it's genius.

two questions: what is astentorian and why did you decide to use the word bereft?

now it's off to class for me because i will be late but i am so not done

Candace said...

stentorian means like.. loud and booming and powerful.
and i just like the word bereft. like, it just came to my head for that line. i dunno. but i can't wait for some more feedback!