
gecko zzed
Grumpy Mod
This proved to be a bit more difficult than I expected. The idea of this challenge is to write lyrics to which someone else is going to put music. However, I found it hard to write without having some idea of a tune and structure.
Additionally, though I tried to keep to the theme of "Misunderstanding", the lyrics pushed me around in an unexpected direction. There is a fringe thought of misunderstanding floating around the edges, so it only just qualifies.
Anyway, here it is:
Café Innocenté
verse 1
'There is no harm in that,' you said,
"A coffee in a public place,
Where chance encounter is just fine
And not a fall from grace"
verse 2
So I found a seat and counted time
And watched the clock upon the town hall wall
Its minute hand bounced haltingly
Around its Roman numerals
Chorus
Beneath the glare of righteousness
Beneath a parasol somewhere
Beneath the heat of curiosity
I felt your probing stare
verse 3
You placed your bag on table-top
Enamel rusty grey and white
Your hair in wind-tangled disarray
But still you looked alright
Bridge
And I re-affirmed my fond belief,
I've felt this for some time
That Café Innocenté
Exists only in one's mind
Chorus
Beneath the glare of righteousness
Beneath a parasol somewhere
Beneath the heat of curiosity
I felt your probing stare
verse 5
And only once did I look up
To catch the charcoal in your eye
Just one quick glance was quite enough
That smoulder left me dry
verse 6
I thought that if I raised my eyes
Just one more incandescent time
The embers there would flare to life
The answer would be mine
Additionally, though I tried to keep to the theme of "Misunderstanding", the lyrics pushed me around in an unexpected direction. There is a fringe thought of misunderstanding floating around the edges, so it only just qualifies.
Anyway, here it is:
Café Innocenté
verse 1
'There is no harm in that,' you said,
"A coffee in a public place,
Where chance encounter is just fine
And not a fall from grace"
verse 2
So I found a seat and counted time
And watched the clock upon the town hall wall
Its minute hand bounced haltingly
Around its Roman numerals
Chorus
Beneath the glare of righteousness
Beneath a parasol somewhere
Beneath the heat of curiosity
I felt your probing stare
verse 3
You placed your bag on table-top
Enamel rusty grey and white
Your hair in wind-tangled disarray
But still you looked alright
Bridge
And I re-affirmed my fond belief,
I've felt this for some time
That Café Innocenté
Exists only in one's mind
Chorus
Beneath the glare of righteousness
Beneath a parasol somewhere
Beneath the heat of curiosity
I felt your probing stare
verse 5
And only once did I look up
To catch the charcoal in your eye
Just one quick glance was quite enough
That smoulder left me dry
verse 6
I thought that if I raised my eyes
Just one more incandescent time
The embers there would flare to life
The answer would be mine