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laatija
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Ok, I'm a moron but not an idiot. I need to ask for feedback.
I've been writing only a short while and have plateaued relative to self-evaluation. Now that I found this group I can let others beat me up. I've been reading a bit in this forum and I know it's less than adequate to only provide lyrics, but my recording equipment is in the mail and when it does show up that's just another huge learning curve. One curve at a time - please swing away.
I wrote this song about a gay person's struggle with coming out. Not being gay and not having any personal experience with the subject matter, I struggled with qualification issues; but the song was there so I wrote it.
Staying In (verses in Dm, chorus in G)
Black leather shoes, Sunday power tie
White button down, grab a piece of time
Fifteen years, have flowed into my mind
Since that day, when god was on my side
Face like a clown, political power bitch
You're just a pawn, in a game played by the rich
Four letter word, you seem a bit confused
Hate's not love, I'm human just like you
Yeah, the miracle's in me too
I'm standing out here on the water, I'm staring up at the blue sky
I've shown you who you want me to be, if I show you who I am
Would I look the same in your eyes
My dear dad, I know could never stand
The thought of me, with another man
But is it ok, for him to visualize
Another man that way, with my sister
Black and white, a mask for wrong and right
But why not gray, I don't choose to feel this way
I feel your fear, believe me I'm scared too
Please help me live, instead of persecute
I'm standing out here on the water, I'm staring up at the blue sky
I woke up scared and gray today, outside it's cold and starting to rain
I'd like to go on out but I think I'll stay in
I've been writing only a short while and have plateaued relative to self-evaluation. Now that I found this group I can let others beat me up. I've been reading a bit in this forum and I know it's less than adequate to only provide lyrics, but my recording equipment is in the mail and when it does show up that's just another huge learning curve. One curve at a time - please swing away.
I wrote this song about a gay person's struggle with coming out. Not being gay and not having any personal experience with the subject matter, I struggled with qualification issues; but the song was there so I wrote it.
Staying In (verses in Dm, chorus in G)
Black leather shoes, Sunday power tie
White button down, grab a piece of time
Fifteen years, have flowed into my mind
Since that day, when god was on my side
Face like a clown, political power bitch
You're just a pawn, in a game played by the rich
Four letter word, you seem a bit confused
Hate's not love, I'm human just like you
Yeah, the miracle's in me too
I'm standing out here on the water, I'm staring up at the blue sky
I've shown you who you want me to be, if I show you who I am
Would I look the same in your eyes
My dear dad, I know could never stand
The thought of me, with another man
But is it ok, for him to visualize
Another man that way, with my sister
Black and white, a mask for wrong and right
But why not gray, I don't choose to feel this way
I feel your fear, believe me I'm scared too
Please help me live, instead of persecute
I'm standing out here on the water, I'm staring up at the blue sky
I woke up scared and gray today, outside it's cold and starting to rain
I'd like to go on out but I think I'll stay in