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this is just gonna be a place where i have a collection of all of the songs that i've written
feel free to add your own songs here, too, this is open for everyone

ALSO criticism is encouraged here, if you want to post a song here but don't want critique, make sure to state that

 

01 - Black and Blue

 

[Intro]
Your art and your muse, I fell in love with you
Took a gander at you, fell in love with you
Felt myself with you, you made me feel true
I felt me with you
At the start, I fell for you

 

[Verse 1]
We're spinning around spirals
I'm taking on your demons plus mine, I'm tired
Lugging around your body
Driving you places in your broken jalopy

 

[Pre-Chorus]
I am your solace
I'm your ancient troubadour
Savior and goddess
I'm what you want and need and more

 

[Chorus]
What can I do? What can I do?
To take away the pain
What can I say? What can I say?
When we both know you're not okay
How can I help you make-believe?
Or make you feel relieved?
Take off this weight from your back
Lead you out of your own black
This only works if you try too
So tell me, what, what more can I do?

 

[Verse 2]
Unspeak those cruel words to me
Your cruel crewel work, digging needles in my sleeves
Relics, what's left of your mind
Shattered pieces of jewels, your heart, and my spine

 

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm the brilliance
In your abyss of despair
You're my existence
But you don't show any care

 

[Chorus]
What can I do? What can I do?
To take away the pain
What can I say? What can I say?
When we both know you're not okay
How can I help you make-believe?
Or make you feel relieved?
Take off this weight from your back
Lead you out of your own black
This only works if you try too
So tell me, what, what more can I do?

 

[Bridge]
Always having to calm down your temperament
Tip-toeing around you 'cause you're delicate
I hope and I pray, words I don't usually say
That you'll get better, recover for me someday
I'm trying, I'm trying not to leave
But you're making it hard when I try to breathe
I'm trying, I'm trying not to leave
You hit rock bottom, but I'm going underneath

 

[Chorus]
What can I do? What can I do?
To take away the pain
What can I say? What can I say?
When we both know you're not okay
How can I help you make-believe?
Or make you feel relieved?
Take off this weight from your back
Lead you out of your own black
This only works if you try too
So tell me, what, what more can I do?

 

[Outro]
What can I do? What can I do for you?
What can I do? What can I do? Tell me what to fucking do
'Cause I don't feel me, and you're not you, too
What happened to me, what the fuck did you do?
You painted me blue, painting me black and blue
Black and blue
What could I do? What could I do?
What did you do?
 


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02 - Don't Leave Me Now

 

[Verse 1]

Palm trees swaying in the wind
Ocean breeze in my hair
Peachy sunkiss on my skin
But yours can't compare
Summer days and summer nights
Dance me under the stars
Radios and satellites
Playing us in their cars

 

[Pre-Chorus]

And it takes me back, back
To before my faults
Getting dressed in black
For our evening waltz

 

[Chorus]

I'll take it back, make it up, if you tell me how
I'll take it back, take me back, baby don't leave now
I'll take it back, show remorse, and I'll come back down
I'll take it back, take me back, baby don't leave now
Don't leave now, don't leave now

 

[Verse 2]

Lunch in Little Tokyo
Dinner in Hollywood
Crashing all of the late shows
'Cause we knew that we could
Hood down with the music loud
Sunset painting the sky
Singing with all of the crowds
And half of us were high

 

[Pre-Chorus]

And it takes me back, back
To when you made me your art
Hot in your cadillac
And hot in your heart
Santa Monica shores
Lay down with me in the sand
Promising you I'm yours
Even when you wouldn't hold my hand

 

[Chorus]

I'll take it back, make it up, if you just tell me how
I'll take it back, take me back, baby don't leave me now
I'll take it back, show remorse, and I'll come back down
I'll take it back, take me back, baby don't leave me now
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now

 

[Outro]

Don't fucking leave me now, leave me now, leave me now
Should've done it way back when and left me back then
So there was never "again"
Baby, don't leave me now, you can't leave me now
You can't just fucking leave when I'm down


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03 - Watch Me Bleed Out

 

[Verse 1]

I'm standing here waiting for you
To realize what I'm going through
I stay here and I see you seeing me
Giving tragic pleas and I start to freeze
I stay here and I watch you watching me

 

[Chorus]

And I will sit here while you watch me bleed out
Arteries torn at the seams and I can't shout or scream
And I sit here while you watch me bleed out
Doing nothing, doing nothing, give me something
Please

 

[Verse 2]

Hold on to faith I never had
You are not mean, you are not bad
You're just clueless of my pains, of my veins, of my ball and chains
Of the marks on my clothes left from the messy, dried-out bloodstains

 

[Chorus]

And I will sit here while you watch me bleed out
Arteries torn at the seams and I can't shout or scream
And I sit here while you watch me bleed out
Doing nothing, doing nothing, give me something
Please

 

[Bridge]

I let you in, let you know me
Thought it would lead to something
You don't understand me and how
How I'm crumbling down, I'm crumbling
Downing bottles of champagne 
To cover shadows of my brain 

 

[Chorus]

And I will sit here while you watch me bleed out

I stay sitting, watching you watch me bleed out
Arteries torn at the seams and I can't shout or scream
And I sit here while you watch me bleed out
Doing nothing, doing nothing, give me something
Please

Doing nothing, doing nothing, give me something

Please

 

[Outro]

And I will sit here while you watch me bleed out

I stay sitting, watching you watch me bleeding
And my cries stop, and my heart slows its beating

And I sit here as you see that I'm gone


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04 - Taken

 

[Verse 1]

Naked truths undressed in front of me
Guess it's time to give an apology
Blinded by own rage, blinded my mistakes
Mistakes I didn't know that I had made
Was stepping over your line every time
I didn't know that I was out of mine
I didn't know I was out of my mind
Out of my mind, out of my mind

 

[Pre-Chorus]

You hated that I didn't give you attention 
That I craved for, that I craved more
But I was guilty of the shame, playing my blame games
More and more and more and more
Your desires were covert or maybe I didn't 
Try to see them, try to get them
Made you feel isolated, or made you feel hated
That was my sin, screwing me from within

 

[Chorus]

I love you, I thought
But I didn't say it
Criticized your every word
Call me a hypocrite
You wanted my affection
And my affirmation
Guess I should've given
What I was always taking

 

[Verse 2]

I think I never put our future in motion
I wasn't there for comfort, I didn't show devotion
Your feelings and needs were not of my concern
I should have left you alone instead of letting you burn
Burning down right with me
With me

 

[Pre-Chorus]

You hated that I didn't give you attention 
That I craved for, that I craved more
But I was guilty of the shame, playing my blame games
More and more and more and more
Your desires were covert or maybe I didn't 
Try to see them, try to get them
Made you feel isolated, or made you feel hated
That was my sin, screwing me from within

 

[Chorus]

I love you, I thought
But I didn't say it
Criticized your every word
Call me a hypocrite
You wanted my affection
And my affirmation
Guess I should've given
What I was always taking

 

[Outro]

What I was taking, what I was taking
What I had taken, what I had taken


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05 - Spinning Top (Purple Haze)

 

[Verse 1]

We're bringing thunder and lighting
We're causing all these explosions
Making something beautiful
From love-making and conversations
Reaching up for your praise
Like we'd reach for constellations
Would you reach for me, at least trace my illustrations
I wanna have, I wanna have to need you bad
I wanna have, I wanna have, I wanna have

 

[Chorus]

Have the presence of your soul find mine
And warm me up and make me shine
Put your toffee in my coffee cup
Sweeten me, light me up, and turn me on
Give me daydreams that I can't make up
I could never make you up
I could never make you up

 

[Post-Chorus]

Your affection wraps me up, makes me closer to you
I just wanna stay, driving down your avenues
If we mess it up, we can always get a redo
I think you're extraordinary, do you think I am, too?
You can be honest with me, fully, completely
Tell me
Do you love me so much that it hurts you, too?

 

[Verse 2]

You got me like a spinning top
I'm drawing circles 'round you
Whirling wild endlessly
Got obsessions for you
I just want to show you 
How much I can really do
Would you spin for me, can you dance for a few?
I wanna have, I wanna have you need me bad
I wanna have, I wanna have, I wanna have

 

[Chorus]

Have the presence of your soul find mine
And warm me up and make me shine
Put your toffee in my coffee cup
Sweeten me, light me up, and turn me on
Give me daydreams that I can't make up
I could never make you up
I could never make you up

 

[Post-Chorus]

Your affection wraps me up, makes me closer to you
I just wanna stay, driving down your avenues
If we mess it up, we can always get a redo
I think you're extraordinary, do you think I am, too?
You can be honest with me, fully, completely
Tell me
Do you love me so much that it hurts you, too?

 

[Bridge]

The sound waves of your voice roll into my body gently
And the lack of them drains me out evidently
I don't want you to stay, I need you to stay
This is what I always wanted
But are you really what I wanted?
Are you really the same person from before?
I'm not feeling your warmth, I don't feel it anymore
Lost in a purple haze, you enveloped me
In your gentle words, when you said that you loved me

 

[Outro]

I need you, I need you, I need you
I need to, I need to escape you
I need you, I need you, I need you
It's sad, just how much that I need you
 


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On 5/13/2023 at 5:21 PM, Lanaparadiserey said:

You should write lyrics to Robs songs! I’d love to see what you would do for The Mermaids Lullaby

 

06 - The Mermaid's Lullaby

 

[Verse 1]

Can you hear me?
Are you wondering where I am?
I've been lost in my dreams
Dreaming 'bout you and me
And the life we made together

 

[Verse 2]

It's so cold here
It's so empty now
That you're gone
Do you ever recognize
My familiar cries
You shout out for my spirit

 

[Verse 3]

Sing me a lullaby
Lie down with me, sit next to me
We can't go out together, but
Please don't say "goodbye," 'cause it's not

 

[Verse 4]

Down under in deep blue waters
Sinking down to my mother, from my daughters
It's been far long past my time

I've taken more than what was mine

 

[Verse 5]

The light's shining in

To where I go, from where I've been
Can you see it? Do you hear it?
The Mermaid's lullaby lifts me high

Even when I'm not going that way

 

[Verse 6]
The Mermaid's lullaby helps me to say goodbye
Helps me to know that you'll be safe when I'm gone
You'll know I'll always be nearby
When you hear my lullabies


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07 - Get Dark

 

[Verse 1]

I know you've only seen my angel face
And heard my angel voice
The one that's soft and sweet
Like soft ice cream
But there's a side to me that you don't know
Let me put on a show
Private solo
Wanna see just how far I can go?

 

[Chorus]
Let me get dark on you, baby
I'll go dark on you, baby
Let me get wild on you, baby
I'll go wild, I'll go crazy
I'll show you something you ain't never seen
And you'll never, ever want to leave

 

[Verse 2]
Take you down the depths of my poetry
Take you down to my soul
Where all my shadows sing
Hot summer sting
You'll feel the heat of my burning desire
Won't wanna put out the fire
Make it higher
Better throw out that useless lighter

 

[Chorus]
Let me get dark on you, baby
I'll go dark on you, baby
Let me get wild on you, baby
I'll go wild, I'll go crazy
I'll show you something you ain't never seen
And you'll never, ever want to leave

 

[Bridge]
Don't be afraid of what you might find
When you peelin' back the layers of my mind
I can show you things you won't believe
And make you never, ever, ever, ever
Want to leave

 

[Chorus]
Let me get dark on you, baby (Dark, dark)
I'll go dark on you, baby (Kiss, kiss)
Let me get wild on you, baby (Hot, hot)
I'll go wild, I'll go crazy (Rough, rough!)
I'll show you something you ain't never seen
And you'll never, ever want to leave

 

[Outro]
Let me get dark on you, baby
I'll go dark on you, baby
Get dark on you, baby
And you'll never want to leave


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omgggg I'm impressed! those images you paint are incredible, Lana-esque if you ask me :true:  I'd love to co-write some songs someday :smile:

favourites so far: Black & Blue, Don't Leave Me Now, Get Dark, Taken


"I'm wild, I'm free, no man can handle me"

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08 - Moth (Intoxicated)

 

[Chorus]
Neon lights drawing me in
Trying to just bleed out the pain
My body's not here, but my tears remain
Intoxicating
Sipping on vices for drinks
Drowning the sorrow that I seeked
Chasing shots with some more because I'm weak
Intoxicate me

 

[Verse 1]
Bridges long burnt black from this lighter fluid
Ash in my breath, my body's polluted
Smell it roll off of my tongue when I tell you
"I don't need help" (But I do)

 

[Verse 2]
Thick smoke choking me out, but that's my decision
Don't wanna watch it, so I'm clouding my vision
Don't wanna watch myself suffer anymore, so
"I'll take some more" (Just one more)

 

[Chorus]
Neon lights drawing me in
Trying to just bleed out the pain
My body's not here, but my tears remain
Intoxicating
Sipping on vices for drinks
Drowning the sorrow that I seeked
Chasing shots with some more because I'm weak
Intoxicate me

 

[Bridge]
Digging down my lows, so my highs can seem higher
Kaleidoscope vision whenever I'm tired
Multicolor static in my mind that's miswired
Started to untangle it, but burnt it with fire
I can't hear you anymore, I can't see you anymore
I can't feel it anymore, I don't feel me anymore
I can't hear you anymore, I can't see you anymore
I don't wanna need it, but I don't wanna feel sick

 

[Chorus]
Neon lights drew me in
Tried to just bleed out the pain
I know I'm not here, but my tears remain
Intoxicated
Sipped on vices like they're drinks
Drowned out sorrow that I seeked
Chased shots with some more because I was weak
Intoxicated (I hate me)

 

[Outro]
Shove mirrors in my face and force me to see
Bloodshot eyes, stained yellow teeth
Nobody's gonna ever want me
Rotting myself from the inside out
So I'll never be good for anyone
Nobody wants to see what I'll become
Nobody needs me, but I need everyone and everything
When I'm alone, I'll know that I'm done
Inspect my body and see what I've done

 

See what I've done, see what I've done
See that it's done, baby, the damage is done
See what I've done, see what I've done
See what I've done, see what I've done


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09 - To the Place Held for Me When I'm Gone

 

[Verse 1]
In the last minutes of my days
When the sun starts to fade
Think of my sanctuary of serenity
In the place set aside and saved
Call it home, not my grave
Paradise that awaits, where I'll forever be

 

[Pre-Chorus]
I've driven down this road before
I drove it so young, and I'll drive it so old
But when the curtain falls, and my time comes to its end
Come visit me like an old friend

 

[Chorus]
To the place held for me when I'm gone
Make sure to make them sing me a song
Let me paint in the sky with my symphony of stars
Shinin' down on them all, all night long

 

[Verse 2]
Chucky, tell your children
And your children's children about me
Tell them stories of a church in the forest up north 
Charlie, gather memories
Whether happy or sad, the good and the bad
Hold on to them like I've held on to you, hold on 
To their worth

 

[Pre-Chorus]
I've driven down this road before
I drove it at 15, and I'll drive it past 50
But when the curtain falls, and my time comes to its end
Come visit me like an old friend

 

[Chorus]
To the place held for me when I'm gone
Make sure to make them sing me a song
Let me paint in the sky with my symphony of stars
Shinin' down on them all, all night long

 

[Bridge]
I hope I'll see familiar faces
I hope I'll hear familiar voices
Different from the first time, where I'm not alone
Different from the first time, when I'm ready to go home
Ready to cut this mortal coil
Ready to soak myself in the earth's soil
Look up at that twinkle-in-the-night light
Watching over you, from celestial heights
That's me, baby
What to say to my own baby?

 

[Chorus]
To the place held for me when I'm gone
Make sure to make them sing me a song
Let me paint in the sky with my symphony of stars
Shinin' down on them all, all night long

 

[Outro]
To the place held for me when I'm gone
Where I know I belong, and I've belonged for long
A symphony of stars, from blood that is ours
Guide me to a realm where eternity flowers
Kissing you goodnight for hours upon hours
Hours on hours on hours on hours
On and on and on


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010 - What You Wanted

 

[Verse 1]
Always wanted to be by your side
Fantasies about us that I'd hide
I pushed my feelings down, away, aside
Just so we could be friends, but I loved you on the inside

 

[Pre-Chorus]
Can you hear me when I say I love you on the inside?
Can you tell when I stare at you, looking on the outside?
Can you feel me pulling away so I don't get too close?
Even though we got our friends
You know I like you the most

 

[Chorus]
Sorry I can't give you what you've wanted
Sorry I can't finish what I started
Always wanting to be by your side
Fantasies about us that I still can't hide

 

[Verse 2]
But when you finally asked for me to give my love
I knew I couldn't give you what I had been dreaming of
You and I had needed different things and I knew this
I prayed for us to happen, but when we did, I just blew it

 

[Pre-Chorus]
Can you hear me when I say I love you on the inside?
Can you tell when I stare at you, looking on the outside?
Can you feel me pulling away so I don't get too close?
Even though we got our friends
You know I like you the most

 

[Chorus]
Sorry I can't give you what you've wanted
I promise I'm okay with your ghost leaving me haunted
I've gotten used to it after four long years
What's a little more now that you've run me out of tears?
Always wanted to be by your side
Fantasies about us that I still can't hide
Sorry I can't give you what you've wanted
I promise I'm okay with your ghost leaving me haunted

 

[Bridge]
Thinking of what could've been you waking up in my bed
Knowing that you're happier waking up in his instead
He can show you passion that I'm too reserved to show
I still have it all for you, just wanna let you know
He can take you places fast
While you know I take things slow
Not mature enough, and I don't do things I don't know
You're way ahead of me, and I know it's not some race
But you would be way better off if I gave up this chase

 

[Chorus]
Sorry I can't give you what you've wanted
Go on and have fun, I'm okay if I'm forgotten
It's not like it's the first time
With you it's pretty often
I'm so sorry I couldn't give myself what I wanted
Sorry to myself that I can't finish what I started
Always wanting to be by your side, it's pretty sad
Fantasies about us that I have and always had 
Sorry I can't give you what you've wanted
Sorry that I can't get what I wanted, it's you
It's you


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011 - Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass

 

[Spoken Intro]

Let the air touch your face

Just close your eyes and feel the cool breeze

Hear the whistle and the ring and take it all in

 

[Verse 1]

I see Violet bent backwards over the grass
Seven-years-old with dandelions in her grasp
First breath, first steps and first words went by in a flash
Watch from afar, I drink lemonade from my glass

 

[Pre-Chorus]

I go to a party, and I come in hot
Think of things to make me happy
Do them or not?
Make all of my decisions beforehand
In not too long, I make my mind up
By command

 

[Chorus]

I wait for the firework show to begin
Still don't know what to do about anything

I wait for the firework show to begin
Still no clue what to do about everything

 

[Verse 2]

I can smell the white jasmine filling up the air
I chew up the wind so I can live without care
I comb out the burden of fame from my long hair
But then I wonder why is this feeling so rare

 

[Pre-Chorus]

I went to a party, and I came in hot
I walked through the open concept
Filled with art
I carefully weighed out all of my options
Plans for each individual thought
For caution

 

[Chorus]

I sit for the fireworks about to begin

I think back to Violet in the cut grass again

I look up at the fireworks as they begin
Decide to do nothing about everything

 

[Outro]

I love doing nothing for every small thing
I love doing nothing, I love doing nothing
Look at my girl as she smiles, doing nothing
I love doing nothing about everything


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012 - Bare Feet on Linoleum

 

[Verse 1]

Stay on your path, Sylvia Plath
Don't fall away like the others
Stay on your path, Sylvia Plath
Don't take your secrets to a watery grave
About lovers and mother
Secrets you keep will keep you in deep
Like Amy and sister and brother
People that you meet on the street will reiterate lies
That they have uttered

 

[Chorus]

Leave me in peace, I cry
In the middle of the night
With stars in my eyes
On a boat at high tide
Sailing to the flipside
Bound for Catalina's blue skies

 

[Verse 2]

Beads of perspiration dot my skin
Could be mistaken for dew drops
I've moved on from where I have been
Long gone scorched earth, where do I go from here
South Dakota's mountaintops?
Or Sonoma where fires have just left?
Would kissing on some foreign rooftops 
Or standing in front of Mount Rushmore on Black Elk Peak
Feel like the Great American homecoming I never got?

That warm embrace I never got?

 

[Chorus]

Leave me in peace, I cry
In the middle of the night
With stars in my eyes
On a boat at high tide
Sailing to the flipside
Bound for Catalina's blue skies

 

[Bridge]

But I don't think that I will ever really go
Bare feet on linoleum today and tomorrow
Slicing vegetables into hot, hot water 
That I'll later turn into stew for my own mind's daughter

 

[Chorus]

Leave me in peace, I cry
I can't see her, I can't kiss my baby goodnight
Dreaming of a boat at high tide
Sailing to the flipside
Bound for Catalina's blue skies
Bare feet on linoleum in the home in which I will die 


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013 - Sunshine (Over Your Cradle)

 

[Verse 1]
All this time
And I never knew that I'd be saying goodbye
The thought of losing you made me wanna die
Never even had you as one of mine
Talked to the floor, saying "Don't you cry"
Baby, I know that you gotta fly

 

[Chorus]
Sunshine, all I can see is sunshine
All I can feel is sunshine
All I can touch is the memory of you in my mind
Nighttime, sleep next to you through nighttime
Holding you tight through nighttime
Keeping you safe from the dark until the morning sunshine

 

[Verse 2]
Over your tomb
Over your cradle in an empty room
Sweeping the dust, watching flowers bloom
Thinking about your halloween costume
Banners put up for Class of 2042
Look for our name in the yearbook crew
Go out for lunch, just me and you
Watch you grow out of your brand new shoes
Fourth of Julys, family barbecues
Wiping your tears with soft tissues
Telling you off for your attitude
Making a home on our avenue

 

[Chorus]
Sunshine, all I can see is sunshine
All I can feel is sunshine
All I can touch is the memory of you in my mind
Nighttime, sleep next to you through nighttime
Holding you tight through nighttime
Keeping you safe from the dark until the morning sunshine

 

[Verse 3]
Baby, I fear
I've gotten lost without you here
I didn't think you'd just disappear
Still in my mind, your face is clear
Even though you weren't real
I still see you on the Ferris Wheel
Clouds hanging over Santa Monica pier
Started to rain, so I made a deal
We'd come back to tomorrow if the sun was near

 

[Final/Alt Chorus]
Starlight, star only I can see, shine bright
I'm reaching for you the rest of my life
And when I am old, we'll reunite
Always kept you in my sight
Look out for mommy in the moonlight
I couldn't have you in this lifetime
So I will see you when our next sun shines


the earth shattered, the sky opened

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that rain was fire, but we were wooden

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014 - LA Who Am I To Love You?

 

[Verse 1]

I left my city, heading straight to San Francisco
On a billionaire's jet, looking out my window
LA, I'm a nobody, who am I to love you?
LA, I've got nothing, what can I offer to you?
They said that I had it all, money and cars and more
But I had no love, nobody coming in through my door
LA, I sold my soul for a fortune, I know
And I love the glamour, so why did I let it go?

 

[Pre-Chorus]

You're not the city that never sleeps
Not the city that wakes, but the city that dreams
I'm a dreamer, I'm from nowhere, you can haunt me
I got nightmares hiding in my mind
That you can outshine

 

[Chorus]

LA, LA, who am I to love you?
LA, LA, who am I to love you?
LA, LA, who am I to love you?
Am I worthy? Can you make me worthy?

 

[Verse 2]

Daughter to no one, I sit at home alone (But what's home?)
God, I'm tired of this life
Can you make my next path come out from its unknown
Mother to no one, flying solo, I pray by myself
Should I stay at the Tudor house or book a cheap hotel?
Hancock Park treated me cruel, made me bitter and cold
That witch on the corner who doesn't believe in threefold
LA, I'm aware of my flaws now, can I come back?
I had nowhere to turn, you gotta cut me some slack

 

[Pre-Chorus]

You're not the city that never sleeps
Not the city that wakes, but the city that dreams
I'm a dreamer, I'm from nowhere, you can haunt me
I got nightmares hiding in my mind
That you can outshine

 

[Chorus]

LA, LA, who am I to love you?
LA, LA, who am I to love you?
LA, LA, who am I to love you?
Am I worthy? Can you make me worthy?

 

[Verse 3]

I never had a mother, let me find solace here
In the sun and the ocean, let them be close and near
I can care for them, despite my own tragic past
Let me raise your mountains, watch as I make them last
I can keep them all green, I can raise them as my own
Teach them about fire and  caution them of the unknown
I left my city for San Francisco's charm (But)
It didn't go as I planned, LA let me into your arms

 

[Pre-Chorus]

You're not the city that never sleeps
Not the city that wakes, but the city that dreams
I'm a dreamer, I'm from nowhere, you can haunt me
I got nightmares hiding in my mind
That you can outshine

 

[Chorus]

LA, LA, who am I to love you?
LA, LA, who am I to love you?
LA, LA, who am I to love you?
Am I worthy? Can you make me worthy?

 

[Verse 4]

Took that billionaire's ride, typewriter in hand
Wrote some poems about my Hollywoodland
I belong to no one, and that's why I pine
I don't feel different, the coolness is fine
I can't sleep without you near
No one held me like you, my dear
Not too tight, but I feel your presence
Smoking, vaping in your essence
We both love the neon lights that glow
The distant orange horizon, it's our show
Damn the New York Post, they don't understand
LA, who am I to need you, stretching for your hand?

 

[Bridge]

But what I've been given, I'm still figuring out
Maybe I'll never know, till I'm buried in the ground
For now, what I know is I don't deserve you
Not at your best with your beauty, it's true
Not at your worst, when you're burning and unkind
But I need you, LA, I keep you in my mind

 

[Pre-Chorus]

You're not the city that never sleeps
Not the city that wakes, but the city that dreams
I'm a dreamer, I'm from nowhere, you can haunt me
I got nightmares hiding in my mind
That you can outshine

 

[Chorus]

LA, LA, who am I to love you?
LA, LA, who am I to love you?
LA, LA, who am I to love you?
Am I worthy? Can you make me worthy?

 

[Verse 5]

But regardless, let me love you, don't mind my desperation
Hold me tight, not just for a silly vacation
Make it real, let me be your true companion
Girlfriend, lover, mother, friend, with passion
I adore you, LA, don't be put off by my plea
I'm usually quiet, lost in my own reverie
I'll blend in at Paramhansa Yogananda's center, I swear
You'll barely notice me, unless you truly care
And if you want excitement, a spirited soul
I can be that too, let the stage go and take its toll
I'm a performer, you might have heard my name
So either way, you know that I'll fit in just the same

 

[Outro]

So love me, LA, in your natural design
And let's not shake the established county line
I'm yours, if you'll have me
But regardless, LA
Just know that you're mine
Just know that you're mine


the earth shattered, the sky opened

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that rain was fire, but we were wooden

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omg you're so talented! imma expose my awful pen skills and share a song that's a work in progress. pls dont critique cause itll push me over the edge rn. maybe in 52 weeks? anyways here it is

Why I Stayed

Spoiler

Are we really over?

I’m sitting in the shower

Trying to get a little closure

Running circles round my mind

 

Was any of your love genuine?

‘Cause I’ve been trying to decide

If I was your poison and medicine

Must‘ve been, cause we’d fight all night

 

And if you wanted me to go

Baby I would’ve, just to make you happy

 

I wish I could’ve forced open the door

I wish I would’ve known the truth before

Because I’m afraid of change

So I guess that’s why I stayed

Never thought myself was enough

Tried to fill the void with fake love

Because I was alone and afraid

So I guess that’s why I stayed

 

I ran out of tears to cry

From every night I’ve spent alone

And every single time I’ve tried

You’d block me from your phone

 

I was begging you to treat me right

To give me a little respect

But each time it ended in a fight

I was never asking you to be perfect

 

And if you wanted me to go

Then baby I would’ve, just to make you happy

And if you asked me to pack my bags

Then I wouldn’t think twice

Even though you felt like home

 

I wish I could’ve forced open the door

I wish I would’ve known the truth before

Because I’m afraid of change

So I guess that’s why I stayed

Never thought myself was enough

Tried to fill the void with fake love

Because I was alone and afraid

So I guess that’s why I stayed

 

I’d be treading water

Just trying to love you

Just trying to get closer

Trying to right all the wrongs

You would let me fall

You would build me back up

I’d believe you like a fool

For you to break me again

 

I wish I could’ve forced open the door

I wish I would’ve known the truth before

Because I’m afraid of change

So I guess that’s why I stayed

Never thought myself was enough

Tried to fill the void with fake love

Because I was alone and afraid

So I guess that’s why I stayed

I wrote this in about an hour or so, just sitting outside crying lmao

There are many lyrics i wanna change but I have time to do that at some point


what if the cockroaches have psychedelic pussy?

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On 5/13/2023 at 7:53 PM, ivory almond said:

02 - Don't Leave Me Now

 

[Verse 1]

Palm trees swaying in the wind
Ocean breeze in my hair
Peachy sunkiss on my skin
But yours can't compare
Summer days and summer nights
Dance me under the stars
Radios and satellites
Playing us in their cars

 

[Pre-Chorus]

And it takes me back, back
To before my faults
Getting dressed in black
For our evening waltz

 

[Chorus]

I'll take it back, make it up, if you tell me how
I'll take it back, take me back, baby don't leave now
I'll take it back, show remorse, and I'll come back down
I'll take it back, take me back, baby don't leave now
Don't leave now, don't leave now

 

[Verse 2]

Lunch in Little Tokyo
Dinner in Hollywood
Crashing all of the late shows
'Cause we knew that we could
Hood down with the music loud
Sunset painting the sky
Singing with all of the crowds
And half of us were high

 

[Pre-Chorus]

And it takes me back, back
To when you made me your art
Hot in your cadillac
And hot in your heart
Santa Monica shores
Lay down with me in the sand
Promising you I'm yours
Even when you wouldn't hold my hand

 

[Chorus]

I'll take it back, make it up, if you just tell me how
I'll take it back, take me back, baby don't leave me now
I'll take it back, show remorse, and I'll come back down
I'll take it back, take me back, baby don't leave me now
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now

 

[Outro]

Don't fucking leave me now, leave me now, leave me now
Should've done it way back when and left me back then
So there was never "again"
Baby, don't leave me now, you can't leave me now
You can't just fucking leave when I'm down

Just by reading it I could think of so many great melodies! these are so good :crai:

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A Poem I wrote about a dream I had last night.(I would like some nice critiques if anyone would like to) 

I'm so far in deep

She's starting to seep into my dreams

The murky water drags me down by my waist

I'm back in that old grade.

The one where they admit the hidden truth

The one that caused my gut to lurch and curse my beliefs

 


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"I want to stay home, be left alone- Someone make up my mind so I don't have to decide"

https://www.last.fm/user/fakeeyelash13- my last fm <33

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