Warped Lyrics

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mikeh

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These lyrics are too warped to use in a commercial manner - but I thought some of the writers here would appreciate them. I wrote this about 4 years ago and sorta forgot about it. I was just going through some older material looking for something I could re-write and found this.

A Different Side Of Love

Verse I
I met you in a bar, a very dark bar
Sitting alone at a table
You bought me a drink, a very strong drink
That rendered me slightly unstable
As the night progressed, you seemed to suggest
That you were willing and able

Verse II
You seemed to be, at least to me
A fine looking lady acting, gentlemanly
But your raporte' seemed to say
Parts of you reacted in a different way
So imagine my surprise when I realized
You're less than a lady, more like one of the guys

Chorus
I know I never saw you in the light of day
But I fell for you, in an unhealthy way
Who would think you'd be distinctly masculine
I've got so many questions, don't know where to begin
Is you a he or is you a she
Whatever you is, you bring the man out in me
I'm beginning to see, a different side of love

Verse III
As we got acquainted in the back of that bar
I got a small hint of who you really are
The hair on your face seemed, out of place
Given that you moved with such feminine grace
But you stole my heart, right from the start
So I'll try to overlook the manly parts

Repeat Chorus
 
roflamingo said:
that is probably the most disgusting thing i have ever heard.
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Why?

I found it fun.. made me think of Lola :)

I met her in a club down in old Soho
where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Cherry Cola
C-O-L-A Cola.
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance.
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said, "Lola"
L-O-L-A Lola, lo lo lo Lola
Well, I'm not the world's most physical guy,
but when she squeesed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola, lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo Lola
Well, I'm not dumb but I can't understand
why she walks like a woman and talks like a man
Oh my Lola, lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo Lola
Well, we drank champagne and danced all night,
under electric candlelight,
she picked me up and sat me on her knee,
She said, "Little boy won't you come home with me?"
Well, I'm not the world's most passionate guy,
but when I looked in her eyes,
I almost fell for my Lola,
Lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo Lola
I pushed her away. I walked to the door.
I fell to the floor. I got down on my knees.
I looked at her, and she at me.
Well that's the way that I want it to stay.
I always want it to be that way for my Lola.
Lo lo lo Lola.
Girls will be boys, and boys will be girls.
It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world,
except for Lola. Lo lo lo Lola. Lo lo lo Lola.
Well I left home just a week ago,
and I never ever kissed a woman before,
Lola smiled and took me by the hand,
she said, "Little boy, gonna make you a man."
Well I'm not the world's most masculine man,
but I know what I am and that I'm a man,
so is Lola.
Lo lo lo Lola. Lo lo lo Lola.​
 
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Freddy said:
Why?

I found it fun.. made me think of Lola :)
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First song that came to my mind also. I personally wouldn't have written either Lola or A Different Side of Love but I can appreciate the craft involved in their authorship. I would rather listen to either of these than some of the FM trite and drivel that oozes out the speakers of my car radio.

Nice effort. Now put it/her/him :D to music so we can listen.
 
Thanks for the comments, both negative and positive. After I had written this I realized that the story line is not unlike Lola. I was not even thinking that at the time and I'm OK that I told a story that had previously been told 20 plus years ago (I'm pretty sure traditional male/female love songs have been covered by more than one writer :D ).

At the time (4 years ago) I was planning to write a story about a doomed one night affair based on a traditional male/female perspective - but the characters wanted to go in a different direction. I allowed my warped sense of humor to travel where it wanted (when the muse hits me, it seems to channel through my whimsical side, more often than my serious side).

I try to avoid writing love songs (which to me often seems almost too easy/obvious) - so if I do write a love song I try to find a slightly different approach. I'm too old to write about teen angst and if I also avoid love songs - well, I then have to find story lines that entertain me.

In this case, subject matter aside, I thought the use of numerous internal rhymes and the gradual development of the relationship between the characters reflected a reasonably decent approach to the craft of writing - and more importantly, it entertained me :D As a writer, I can only hope others find it entertaining.
 
This is a terrific song, the structure is strong regardless of the content. The content however is really refreshing – I am surprised that it drew such strong reaction. While I got the Lola thing it also reminded me of some of the songs of Jarvis Cocker and his many ill-fated love affairs. There is also a more upbeat Lou Reed thing about it as well.

I really like how you talk about your characters in the third person, in your last post, as if they have a mind of their own – which often they do – this has lead me to my current thread above – thank for the inspiration
 
Whatmysay,

Thank you for the kind words. I'm both pleased and humbled if I was able to inspire (in whatever small way) another writer.
 
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