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SpinTunes #8: Round 4

by Various Artists

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The shapes of pain move across your face like clouds in a stormy sky the shadows shift and change and gather in your eyes they took you for a soldier and taught you not to show then, to simplify, taught you not to even know i would take it if i could if you could hand the burden I would take it, oh i would be the wind that blows the clouds for good I would blow and blow someday this storm is gonna pass someday we’ll see clear sky at last days you’d rather be alone it’s so much work to smile and yet your suffering calls to me so i'll sit with you a while until the sweetness of the drug spills you into space pills I fear yet long to see relief upon your face I would take it if i could if you could hand the burden I would take it, oh i would be the wind that blows the clouds for good I would blow and blow someday this storm is gonna pass someday we’ll see clear sky at last someday this storm is gonna pass someday we’ll see clear sky at last my own strong body guilty in its ease sometimes I'd trade it for an hour of your peace heartache’s more than just a 8x788 metaphor it’s hard to get my chest to breathe and now the nights come easier there seems to be a change though traitor hope has made us wary a slow awakening the smells of spring are in the air hyacinth and wild cherry and i would take it if i could if you could hand the burden I would take it, oh i would be the wind that blows the clouds for good I would blow and blow someday this storm is gonna pass someday we’ll see clear sky at last someday this storm is gonna pass someday we’ll see clear sky at last I think this storm is finally past I think i see clear sky
2.
i pulled into town, first time around. i got the warmest of welcomes i'd found. singing and palm leaves and donkeys to ride. girl, you're a dangerous flirt. you tore my shirt, mentally broken - not physically hurt. let's not pretend you've been crucified... you don't know a thing about pain. i entered the room, stuck to my tune... i did my best to be gracious and true. guess you can't please everyone all the time. escape from your ignorant bliss, i'll tell you this - quit judging books by their covers 'cause, miss, you're only planting your own judas kiss. you don't know a thing about pain. these words are my cross, i'll pay the cost. hobble my legs and point me toward golgotha. i'll stumble forth and take on your disease. let's just bury this hatchet, by that knife in your back. like the spear in my side, i hope that coat burns you bad. you don't know a think about pain. turn this thing into a real party, find some truth - write some scars on your body. in the end, there're just two kinds of sinners. ask yourself...will you be invited to heavenly dinner, girl? may your father forgive you, for you don't know a thing about pain. it is finished...
3.
Deep under the mountain in the dark and the cold Sheltered from the wind and the rain Sitting on a pile of silver and of gold The mighty dragon is in pain Maybe it is time to leave this cave behind Time to get some fresh air And it's raining blood on the town by the lake Everybody screams, the children are crying Nobody knows how long it's going to take It looks as if the dragon is dying Only the elders have seen this once before Almost a century ago They shut all the windows and they lock every door Hiding in the cellars below Maybe there's a chance to escape the burning flames Maybe they will survive And it's raining blood on the town by the lake Everybody screams, the children are crying Nobody knows how long it's going to take It looks as if the dragon is dying High above the lake the dragon's breathing fire Feeling that the cycle is complete - once again There's no way around it, no use in climbing higher The time has come to bleed Maybe it is time she should start to procreate It sucks to menstruate And it's raining blood on the town by the lake In agony and pain the dragon is flying Nobody knows how much more it's going to take The dragon in the sky feels like dying And it's raining blood on the town by the lake Everybody screams, the children are crying Nobody knows how long it's going to take It looks as if the dragon is dying
4.
I never knew hearts Could act’ally hurt. I never knew loss Could trigger the pain I feel. You try to avoid. You try to avert. You try to convince yourself That the pain’s not real. I’ve tried to keep all my feelings at bay -- To put up a wall since you went away. So why do I fall right back Into missing you? I don’t understand Why you went away. I don’t understand What happened to change your mind. But now you have thrown Me back in the fray. You took all my love And left only pain behind . . . It’s time for my heart to finally heal. It’s time to take part in things that appeal. It’s time that I start to try And get over you . . . I wanna go dancing. I wanna go dancing. I wanna get out on the floor And not dwell any more On the pain of missing you. I wanna go dancing. I wanna go dancing. I wanna go dancing To help get over you. They tell you that wounds Feel better with time. They tell you your heart Will heal when you just let go. But how you broke up With me was a crime. And how someone gets Beyond that I just don’t know. I’m sick of regret and pain from the past. I wanna forget those feelings at last. I’ve gotta just let you go And get over you . . . I wanna go dancing. I wanna go dancing. I wanna get lost in the noise. Be surrounded by boys Who aren’t anything like you. I wanna go dancing. I wanna go dancing. I wanna go dancing Until I’m over you. You said, “It’s all for the best.” But tell the pain in my chest -- It doesn’t think that it’s true. There’s no consoling a heart That feels like tearing apart Each time I start to remember you. I tell myself to be strong -- To just keep moving along While I regroup and rebuild. But still, it feels like my soul Has got this big, gaping hole That may not ever be filled again. Dancing. I wanna go dancing. I wanna get out of my brain And escape from the pain And move on -- find someone new . . . I wanna go dancing. I gotta go dancing. I wanna get up and move on ‘Til the heartache is gone And this agony is through. I wanna go dancing. I gotta go dancing. I oughtta be dancing . . . But I’m not over you.
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Might have slipped upon a bit of snow Tripped and hurt my little toe The way it throbs you wouldn't know how much I had made an error trimming back Wasn't careful, had a lack Of patience leading to a crack That's tender to the touch Hangnail Well it wasn't major isn't deep The doctor's payment isn't steep But how to fix it nothing leaps to mind They say that you can only wait And leave it to the feet of fate And walk with a more careful gait next time Hangnail And some are plagued with migraines, a broken limb or three But that pain's only theirs; mine's unique to me Hangnail I'm told in time the pain'll pass Like liquid from a shattered glass Until that point it's quite a hassle now I could have put a bandage on To help until the throbbing's gone That row now seems a little long to plow I know that someday it'll heal as good as it was new But this is how I feel; 'til then there's sympathy I'm due: "Hangnail!"
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I’m not a whiner I’m not a shiner And I’ve got religious belief Behind a curtain The future's uncertain Lord I could use some relief Lord, I could use a little relief Lord, I could use a little relief I'm not the man that I used to be Consumed by a fire that no one can see I feel it inside me, it cuts like a blade As my life and my energy fade And Lord, I could use a little relief Lord, I could use a little relief We pray for miracles That sometimes don’t arrive In time to save a single soul I can't say I fear at all I know I won't survive But Lord, this takes a heavy toll I hear the stories, I sing the blues I listen to jazz, but I turn off the news Kiss little babies, Stay true to my wife And I've prayed to you, Lord, for all of my life But Lord, I could use a little relief Lord, I could use a little relief
7.
Like a knife in the back the stabbing pain from this attack brings me to me knees and I keep crying please make the pain stop make it stop Every breath, the slightest shift the knife twists deeper deeper heading straight from my back to my heart to my heart And there is a ball of glass and razor blades which cuts as deep as any lovers lies Blood and pain and where’s the meds? What will make it stop? Make it stop! MAKE IT STOP! Tough it out- don't complain don't show weakness don't show pain You're not allowed to show you're weak You hurt so much you cannot speak No one wants to hear you talk No one gives a shit And they will kick you when they see.... that you are down. Don't let them know Don't let them know Don't let them know Don't let them know That you're in pain. Don't let them know don't let them know dont let them know That you're in pain pain pain pain pain
8.
Stabbed in the back is a little bit literal for me On the attack, I'm despicable; a criminal, oh, can't you see Payment enclosed, there's no time to think about morality I'm not predisposed to particular congeniality But when I think of you And I think of you a lot I feel it's too bad You're the one that's gotta get got I would apologize If it would change a thing Just close your eyes Cause this is gonna sting I'd try to flirt Cause you're really rather hot But this is gonna hurt A lot Day after day, this is how I live, it's all I've ever known Not much to say, but I guess that's cause I'm always on my own We can have fun, pretending that I know my right from wrong We can try to run, but I'd probably sell you out before too long But when I think of you And that's really quite a lot I feel it's rather bad You're the one that's gotta get got I would apologize If it would change a thing Just close your eyes Cause this is gonna sting I'd try to flirt But I'd really rather not Cause this is gonna hurt A lot All the blood pouring out doesn't really make for a nice gift Like a rorschach test of my heart while my mind is adrift What I don't understand is this feeling that I get from having it done Cause I thought I would feel nothing; I guess my conscience has won I would apologize If it could change a thing Just open up your eyes And we all can sing I guess I was kind of curt Cause I never really thought That this was gonna hurt
9.
had visions of a poem a story and a song hired a skywriter to tell you, you're the one I thought about a meal baked alaska after wine a blink up in the sky a star or satellite? It doesn't matter nothings changed havent left my bed... back pain I dreamt about our bikes we were on that romantic path the one covered by trees that arch across and back I made a funny joke when we stopped to feed the ducks I used the word "bill" anatomy or spending bucks it doesnt matter i need to stay in my bed... back pain bridge? it stresses me out i cant enjoy a song i shouldnt judge others when my back feels so wrong You're god damn grammar so much incorrect use I learned English in school what's your excuse? I helped give the boot to jailhouse payback their song was lacking it made me sad but when i laid down i realized i was wrong my back pain had stopped me from appreciating their song and now I'll burn will it be cold or flame? either way I'll descend... with back pain.
10.
The forest catches fire and the weakest tree is dying The smoke is my eyes and it hurts when I start crying I want to put it out, but they say to let it burn. I want to let it live, but they say it’s now my turn. It’s hard enough to watch it all go It’s harder when you ask me to grow They say you can’t have change without pain But you never know The field’s clearing out, and there’s nothing left but ashes. And every seedling grows with another that it clashes. As tight as we compete there’s a lesson to be told, It’s beautiful to see when the new replace the old. It’s hard enough to watch it all go It’s harder when you ask me to grow They say you can’t have change without pain But you never know Although I’m young I’m ready to be sung As steady as the sun
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Is There a Doctor in the House? When I was one I was just starting out A teacher, a lord, a man with no doubt I took family and friends on all of my travels But finally time came I began to unravel Chorus: For a man such as me death is never forever Once I'm ripped apart I get put back together The pain wracks my body, yet always I find I'm much more disturbed by the change to my mind I then became two thanks to regeneration A hobo, a sprite and the clown of a nation Number three was a dandy, I have to admit With collars and rufflles and trousers tight fit When I was four I was blessed with a smile Temper, a wit, a scarf long as a mile Five, then, was calmer, more caring, sublime When 'twas time to go, it "Feels different this time" Chorus: I feel the atoms of my body blown apart But at least I met Napolean Bonaparte I've met all the great men and it's hard to surprise me If I meet them again they won't recognize me Then I was six, I had gone quite insane A riot of color from my clothes to my brain When I was seven I was humble but clever I thought that I could keep doing this forever Bridge: But then came eight, I was such a romantic I loved my companions both placid and frantic But one by one, we could travel no more And finally alone, I succumbed then to war Chorus: For a man such as me death is never forever Once I'm ripped apart I get put back together I fought as a warrior and made sacrifices Thought I was alone and left to my devices When I was nine, I fought beings made of plastic I Rose to the challenge and it was "fantastic" It led me to ten, and eleven and more And each time I thought that "I don't want to go" And now I'm twelve, or is it thirteen? The numbers get messed up, if you know what I mean. I treat old age like another disease It cures itself and then "Kidneys! I've got new kidneys!" Chorus: For a man such as me death is never forever Once I'm ripped apart I get put back together The pain wracks my body, yet always I find I'm much more disturbed by the change to my mind
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CHORUS: Hit me, hurt me, never desert me When I'm hurtin' I'm certain that I live Beat me, mistreat me, you really complete me I'm in love with the pain that you give The way you smack me feels so much like a kiss When I get pummeled, I'm in such heavenly bliss Why don't you hit me again, I can take a lot more I haven't yet fallen down in a heap upon the floor CHORUS My only purpose in life is to accept your smacks, dear And I'll never fend off your relentless attacks, dear So wind up your arm, go ahead, do your worst Don't even wait for me to regain my composure first CHORUS I know that your world is an extremely violent place So just take out all of your anger right here on my face Yes, when you need me, I'll be your launching pad Because you're a boxer, and I'm a punching bag
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Verse: My story goes... Chorus: I sat down to write and nothing came out Not a melody, lyric, anecdote or shout So I bit my pencil and as I lingered I found myself chewing on my finger I screamed in pain and before you know I dropped the mike and had broken my toe I clutched it in pain and slipped on the floor And crashed my head right into the door I stumbled back and slipped out the window I thought my time on this Earth was through Fell 20 feet, landed on my car Crashed through the roof, landed on my guitar It fell into gear and started to roll I caromed down the street and slid onto the toll(way) Went backwards through traffic and I couldn't steer That stench from my pants was the smell of fear I got sideswiped and fell in a ditch Scrambled out of the back onto my trailer hitch I slipped one more time and did a face plant I was so angry I just started to rant A trucker heard me and stopped his big rig Offended by my raving and acting like a pig He wound up his fist and gave me a shiner And sat on my back like I was a recliner I started to yell and he rolled off my back Said he'd heard my songs and that I was a hack I limped away, sat down on the floor Didn't feel that I could take anymore I held my head and started to cry Why didn't this happen to some other guy? But there's no reason for me to wail It's all my fault 'cause of this shaggy dog tale My tale of woe might not win any awards That's what happens when you don't change your chords My tale of woe might not win any awards That's what happens when you don't change your chords I guess I learned
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Put The Hammer Down My man drove a truck all over the place All the women loved his cheating face Had a girl or two in every town Said he just had to put the hammer down It didn't take long till i'd had enough But he just said, 'that's the price of love." Well I don't love it, in fact I hate it Better clean up his act, don't you think I rate it? Gotta put the hammer down He's workin' on a deadline RPMs on the red line Gotta put the hammer down He don't get too much down time Too many women on his mind Gotta put the hammer down (Where's he puttin' it down?) Got tired of my man and his big ass hammer Tired of excuses he used to yammer But I gotta hammer all of my own It's hard and thick and it's mighty strong I'm gonna put that hammer down Gonna pound it twice as hard Into his his cheatin' heart Gonna put that hammer down Straight into his cheatin' head Gonna pound him till he's dead Gonna put that hammer down (Gonna ease my pain) bridge: When all you've got is a hammer Everything looks just like a nail When all you've got is a broken heart You gotta hit him twice as hard I'm gonna put that hammer down Gonna pound it twice as hard Into his his cheatin' heart Gonna put that hammer down Straight into his cheatin' head Gonna pound him till he's dead Gonna put that hammer down (Gonna ease my pain) (Gonna ease my pain) (Gonna ease my pain)
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WINDOW PAIN I work my way each and every day At a skyscraper downtown My trade I ply up in the sky Just washing windows down Can't help but stare when I see her there On floor number 53 I see in her things that never were But does she even see me? 'Cause I am just a poor boy With a squeegee in my hand And she's a big executive With power in this land CHORUS: The way I know I feel for you I really can't explain The glass that separates us two Is just my window pain I want to pass right through that glass And start to melt her heart The tragedy is her and me So close but worlds apart The other day she looked my way I thought I caught her eye But was her view directly through Me and to the sky? And after work, I saw her lurk downstairs among the crowds I said hello, she did, and so, My head was in the clouds CHORUS Then it seemed I had a dream The two of us alone Her hand I'd hold on my scaffold Her eyes like diamonds shone I told her of my eternal love She sighed and turned away She loved a man, with lots of plans It had to be this way I made a stand, I took her hand But then it slipped away I tumbled down, I hit the ground No one was there to pray CHORUS They found me dead, a broken head There wasn't too much left A homicide or suicide? No one could make a guess Was it all real? I won't reveal Just how the story ends But lets just say I'm on my way To find some other friends The way I know I felt for you I just could not explain My fall, my rise, my true demise Was just my window pain Was just my window pain
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I don't recall the sidewalk The moonlight, the autumn The leaves on the ground where I first heard your voice I certainly do not recall Your eyes empty and pale I didn't stumble through small talk Your hands locked in mine the illusion of mutual choice When all of it, just for a moment Was feeling worthwhile I surely remember you dying Where else would you be if you stopped trying Girl is a ghost almost had her hands around my heart I fall harder than most We were so close but so far apart I don't remember your neck Or you falling tears Or questions I answered you asked in the dark I couldn't hear signals That rang out loud and clear I didn't overstep Or over commit Or try to twist gold From a thread of emptiness I've got nothing to learn So much to be sorry for It wasn't the ending that I would have chosen But I cannot bleed but be abandoned and frozen Girl is a ghost And I miss her cold hands piercing my heart If I'm tougher than most Why am I taking myself apart Girl is a ghost And I miss the echoes of her songs The pieces she carved away Can only keep killing me for so long I didn't regret coming in from the dark Left your silhouette by a bench in the park I can't remember when I could last breathe I'm not starting to hate how I love you the most when you leave girl is a ghost she's got her cold, cold claws in my heart girl is a ghost and she's taking me apart taking me Cause and effect that I can't determine My muscles are waking from beneath this burden You won't let me sleep but you know I don't tire I'll just step outside and into the fire
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When the clock goes off at ten til seven, Mother Nature calls to me Time to hit the bathroom Gotta pee And in this hour of darkness I stumble, wishing I could see I can't find the light switch Gotta pee Gotta pee, Gotta pee, Gotta pee, Gotta pee, I feel the pressure building Gotta pee And when the toilet's occupado I think we can all agree Painful is the waiting Gotta pee I may not last another minute It may be the sink for me These are new pajamas! Gotta pee Gotta pee, Gotta pee, Gotta pee, Gotta pee, I'm not going to make it, Gotta pee Gotta pee, Gotta pee, Gotta pee, Gotta pee, I can't communicate the Urgency Instrumental Gotta pee, Gotta pee, Gotta pee, Gotta pee, I simply can't avoid Necessity

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

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The Challenge:
Painful Progression - Write a song about PHYSICAL pain, and do so using a I-V-vi-IV chord progression in the chorus. (2 minute minimum) (they had 8 days)

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released March 25, 2014

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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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