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SpinTunes #7: Round 2

by Various Artists

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1.
There is trouble down the road, I can feel it Waiting for me to come and awake it Frightened of things I believe in Wanting to say this is not who I am To love and not get hurt is a fantasy Some would rather not live But I don't know what I'm doing I don't know what I'm thinking I don't know what I'm feeling anymore And this feeling it won't go away Clouds are high and tyrants surround me Perpetual spinning and falling and breaking And the tragedy it brings Drops of blood upon my body The ego knows no folly Keep my back against the wall Face the arrows and the slings Romanticize these pains Will they ever write a play for me? As my ego digs the hole I let the dirt spill in upon me Let me go to sleep now Let me go to sleep now Let me go to sleep now
2.
My legs went kinda funny when I saw her standing there Her dirty beat up Converse and her yellow shiny hair She looked so good in that light, she looked exactly my type "Hey there, what's your name?" Woah oh-h oh, woah oh, woah oh I met her at the punk show Woah oh I met her at the punk show "I'll see you at 8" I said I read it back twice then pressed send You were punctual, you were there on time "What can I get you from the bar?" "Did I tell you I play guitar?" We spent the whole night talking all about our favourite bands I had fun, hope you had fun, how about we do it again That night turned into another night And another night And then every weekend And I thought, you know, hey now, this is alright Could get used to this pretty damn easy, you're really Attractive, compassionate, kind, and forgiving It's almost as if you're not like other women I'm startin' to get this kinda funny feeling The kind the songwriters and poets all deal with, it's LOVE "Hello Yeah it's me Are you alright? Are we still on for Friday night?" (Spoken) "Well, here's the thing What I called for... I uh, well... I just can't do this anymore" So you came out of the blue Decided to rip my heart in two Ends as soon as it begun I thought we were havin' fun Yeah, I was a little upset But time's the greatest healer And my watch ain't dead yet So just be strong It don't take too long Waiting is your medication To get over a situation Like the one in this generic relationship song
3.
You moved out all your stuff, so Now I just don't think about you The gaps you left helped me forget That you were ever there You left your smell behind But I don't let it get to me, because I don't care I wouldn't even want you back Even if you want me back and I forgot about you the moment you walked out the door and you thought about it I bet you just wanted more Left behind, out of my mind for good Out of my mind, I don't even care, do you? And I can't find, the words to say how much I hate you I'm living without you I'm living without you, forever! The grass has grown above this tombstone, so I won't ever see your name again The world keeps spinning and I keep believing that I don't need you I don't need you, I don't need you I don't need you, I don't need you This bed is so cold, left me alone I feel the space, you can't be replaced Wish you were here, why would you leave? Can't be replaced, can't be replaced I won't forget you, no, try as I might I know this is the end, no, but that's alright I'm deleting the very last photo of you But I saved me a copy, in case I feel blue Goodbye, goodbye, my dear Goodbye, goodbye, my dear Goodbye, goodbye, my dear Goodbye, goodbye, my dear
4.
Okay . . . A song about “going through something.” Ummm . . . Howd’ya write a song Of “going through something”? Whad’dya do? Whad’da they go through? Howd’ya start a song That take you through “something”? Gimme a clue . . . Well -- maybe you are Riding in a train Through a tunnel. Or flying through the air On a trapeze. Or maybe you go through A secret passageway. Or a labyrinth. Or a looking glass. Or a wardrobe. Or a drive-thru . . . Naw . . . Weird Al already did that one. Ooh! Or a wormhole . . . It’s so beautiful. They should have sent a poet . . . (Ehh . . .) Or maybe something else That’s not so literal. Maybe something more like an ordeal! A song of someone Going through a breakup! A song that spurs the listener to feel! A cancer patient Struggling through chemo. Or getting through your grief When someone close has passed away. (Or going through their stuff And all the crap they left behind . . .) Or maybe just a guy Who tries to make it through the day . . . Hmm . . . Ummm . . . Alarm goes off. Get out of bed. Stop to urinate. Shower. Shave. Get dressed for work. Begin commute. See the donut shop. Crumble . . . Cave . . . And then endure the hours of work For far too little pay . . . <Something, something> Getting through the day! A song of someone Blowing through their savings. A song of sisters Going through your things. A song of stalkers Going through your garbage. Ugh . . . Ummm . . . Or going through An album full of pictures. Or going through A list of things to do. A song of simply Going through the motions . . . Heh! Eh . . . A song of someone Seeking new employment And struggling to Fill out all the forms. “We thank you for your Interest in working here. We simply need to know about . . . . . . Your former employers. . . . Your last three addresses. . . . Your medical background. . . . Your marital status. . . . Your prior convictions. . . . Your past education. . . . Your letters of reference. . . . Your Internet passwords.” <And something and something and something and something and something and something and something and something and something and something and something and something . . .> Howd’ya write a song of “Going through something”? Well -- try again tomorrow . . .
5.
Him- I like it here It’s warm and safe and it is home I like it here This place is all I’ve ever known But something’s changing I feel a pressure now to move To go, to change, and I’m afraid This feels so strange Am I betrayed? I want to stay the way I am I like it here Her- Feels like I have waited for my whole life just for this For the chance to get to know you Get to feel you, get to hold you Hold you deep inside my heart We’ll never part We are now one The pressures growing- I’m afraid About the choices that I have made Don’t leave me now! Not when we’ve been so close together all this time Want you to stay Don’t go away Him- Pressure growing, crushing me cannot move or breathe I have to get away from here But though I fear I know that we’re Together! I will never be alone I see the light and reach out for it You are there just as you were When it was dark Her- I see your face at last We hold each other in our hearts I had to change for you Do you forgive me for my part in All the pain that you endured All the darkness you withstood Till I was free Now you’re with me Him- I am with you I always was and I will be Her I am with you You are all I want to see Both- And I forgive you For the pain is all now past We are together Together At last.
6.
The light is dim - I squint to see but something isn't right around me I twist to see - but it's not real It's something else that' I can't feel My brain's a fog that's trying to log where ever I have been I know I was, but not because, I know today I must be. It hits my bloodstream Like a jet plane 100 milligrams of God Going thru my veins I took my chances Now I ride the wave Though my heart is pounding The drug makes me brave Please get me thru this I don't know what I thought I did The strobing colors freak me out I'm like a little kid I'm in the Devil's iron grip and I can't struggle free I'm losing all I thought I was I'm losing hold of me Cool clear melon plastic man floats numbly above all I can taste the colors as I float down my front hall I look down at myself as I slowly cease to breathe I want to hear the sound of love but now I must leave I don't think I'm coming home la la la la When will this drug leave me alone? La la la la My psyche can not seem to bend la la la la Am I coming to the end? La la la la
7.
I met a girl at the bar in the crowd it was hard I persevered I couldn't wait we shouted out a Friday date and I hope it all goes right I have planned out quite a night because she really wasn't like the other girls who were at the bar I hope it goes well I fell hard I fell so hard and it was two weeks later that we came to celebrate our engagement yesterday I was just some guy I didn't need a plan now today I've got responsibilities I'm a married man I should've seen this coming I should have thought things out but here we are here we are oh, the boredom oh, the boredom up and off to work work and back to bed I love you, but it's getting hard to care I see you because you're always there oh, the boredom you call, I listen but clearly something's missing I speak what I fear but I don't think you hear drifting apart drifting apart oh I don't know how to stop I don't know how to start we're drifting apart drifting apart oh I don't know how it happened it's just the way we are I sneak around behind your back because your back is always turned you throw it back in my face only you know how many times I've been burned because I'm faithless I'm so faithless and you're so faithless you're so faithless we're all faithless we're all faithless, faithless, faithless faithless, faithless, faithless faithless, faithless, faithless thank god it's over nobody won thank god it's over the score was none to none but we got out before anyone got hurt besides you besides me and when it's all been done the best thing is to let it go don't let it drag you down to hell and add it to the list of things you really ought to know learn to avoid the places you fell I'm gonna be a better man I won't do less than what I can the mistakes that I have made they will not be repeated I'm gonna be a better man a better man a better man
8.
It's a beautiful morning And I'm headed somewhere beautiful Packed everything I need And it's high time I speed Away from here I've waited five minutes And soon this will end My vacation begins Just around that bend But my belt and my shoes First must be taken off Stopping just shy of "turn your head and cough" I approach that machine With a nervous stride My adventure awaits On the other side Of that security gate "Excuse me sir; please step to the side" The agent believes I have something to hide Inside of my luggage: a suspicious package ...well isn't that great It seems these days we're giving freedoms away To pay for freedom and keep baddies at bay If you ask me, this policy is crazy ...looks like I'm gonna be late Oh how I wish I could proceed But security feels the need To inspect me with bomb sniffing instruments My threat level's measured in 3.5 ounce increments I wish that I could fly away I wish that I could fly away
9.
I'm so sorry It's not your fault We're just two people Fallen out of love It's not fair to you Don't think you have to choose Though it might be confusing Now that the rings have been removed We're still who we were Somehow we'll make it work Son, you've got to know That if we stay it will get worse Everyone keeps asking if I'm okay I know it's not much different, but it sure isn't the same I guess that it was worth it to relieve them of the strain I just wish there was another way
10.
Somewhere there's a color that I won't forget I can't recall it now but it's stuck nonetheless Cheap telephone tones, echo blue and red Footsteps grey against the the dormitory walls Starlight songs write out the contents of the calls Wires crossed, blindly slipping down the stairs If nobody knows I don't suppose they could care I can't get enough air Engine noise is motor oil brown Yellow lines behind I don't dare slow down Welling up in my rear view mirror Countless miles of ocean blue tears Your laughter was lightning the struck me deaf Now I've got a lot more road but you've run out of breath Cell phone's sickly light tastes like a shot of fear I know it's okay to be late But I wasn't there at all I know it's wrong to drink so deep When I don't know, don't know what'll catch me when I fall Take a tiny pill to quiet down the fight Now there's no sound in the colors But I only dream, dream in black and white
11.
I'm getting up early 'cause I can't be late I have to travel to a different state Got to arrive by 6 on the dot Just to be sure I get a parking spot They say arrive 2 hours in advance To make the process go smooth I hate to complain but it's such a drag Doing the Airport Rag Then I have to go through security First they must determine If my name is on the no-fly list Checking my ID I guess that they're suspicious That I might just be a terrorist On a killing spree They give me a glance And mark on my boarding pass I can only hope I'm not selected to get groped Waltzing through the checkpoint In my stocking feet Place my liquids in the bin Bagged up nice and neat The signs say jokes and comments Will be taken seriously And invite investigtion Of your body cavities When the man beside me asks me What gate I'm headed for I catch myself before I blurt out That I have C4 Put your feet on the marks Put your hands in the air If you're often a commuter You could possibly get neutered By a burst of radiation From the body scan machine Revealed in all my glory Anyone can see the story Where they took out my appendix When I was just fourteen Then I get re-dressed and gather by belongings Down the concourse moving right along To the gate where much to my dismay My flight has been delayed
12.
Flying 10 million miles an hour I've got the law on my tail in the black of space Weapon systems have no power There's only one place I can hide my face Right in my sights, the event horizon My heart should be racing but it's stuck in time Everything around me is speghettifying One debt for another cause I'm going straight through The wormhole to hell The wormhole to hell Going straight through the wormhole to hell The wormhole to hell The wormhole to hell Going straight through the wormhole to hell There's no telling what's On the other side It's here from the demons of my world I'll hide No one will follow No running anymore No one's come back from this black hole before One shot of whiskey I laugh to myself There's no return from the wormhole to hell!
13.
CEYX: It's war, we all do our part If I could stay, you think I'd go? Yes, I know you have ill feelings about this trip That I'll drown aboard this ship I'll see, I'll see you soon Alcy, Alcy, I won't desert you 'Cause there no home, no home No home without you I hope, I hope That I will return to you ALCYONE: The sun sets on the North Sea You're going away, you leaving me As you board the ship You look around You sail today For you're duty bound Don't you hear me call As the night falls? Won't you come home to my door Leave other men's wars I kissed you goodbye As the clock stole our time Now I wave you farewell But you're lost, you were mine! Did I cause you such a smart That I turned away your heart? Do you so despise my presence That you so long for my absence?! Because the fear that I'm losing you Chills me to the bone In my dreams I've seen you drown To leave me here alone Please don't go! CEYX: Alcy, the storm wreaked the ship Drowning, I'm under the waves With my last breath I'll call to you Alcyone ALCYONE: Morning comes to greet me, were it you Darkened dreams no comfort, you've gone Ceyx, every second seemed to fly with you near To be with you once more in those ALCYONE (CEYX): Halcyon days (before the storm) Always with you (we'd never part) As kingfishers true (together again) I wish I could change (turn into birds) ALCYONE & CEYX: We'd fly away from mankind and wars To find a place of a peace for Halcyon days

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This album is made up of songs from the "SpinTunes" songwriting competiton.

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The Challenge:
Coming Through - A through-composed song about going through something. (2 minute minimum) (They had 8 days)

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released July 23, 2013

Album art by Matt Schubbe

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I used to run a songwriting contest called SpinTunes. Most of the material hosted on this account is a result of that contest. The rest is mostly Minecraft related songs.

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