This is supposed to be a metaphorical song, so I reckon it's about pets or something. Or whatever.
The assignment: I’ve been thinking about various kinds of dichotomies in songwriting, and I’m going to start with this one. Many great lyrics have been written that function smoothly, more or less, on the literal or a metaphorical level. One great example is Semisonic’s ear worm, “Closing Time,” which everyone knows as a great end-of-the-night-at-the-bar song, but which is actually about the impending birth of songwriter Dan Wilson’s son. This week, write a song that functions, in a similar way, on the literal and metaphorical levels.
lyrics
v1:
Damn, this heart of mine
Should've been working over time
But I, gave it the day off
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Then I woke to find
Like Johnny said, I should've walked the line
But love, just never was enough
v2:
I raced the morning sun
I promised you I'd be the one, until
the falling of the night
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Your journey, just begun
A thousand years or less than none
You traded your mind for second sight
pre:
Just when you got control of yourself
You give it away
ch:
And every time you build a home in your soul
You know they won't stay
You're just waiting on the heartbreak
v3:
What's come over you?
You just watched the world break in two
But you, you never looked back
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While I believe it's true
I think there's something we should do
And then, we call of the attack
pre:
Just when you got control of yourself
You give it away
ch:
And every time you build a home in your soul
You know they won't stay
br:
You're just waiting on the heartbreak
Another day goes by, still you try
You're just waiting on the heartbreak
You got nothing but time, nothing but time
ch:
And every time you build a home in your soul
You know they won't stay
And every time you build a home in your soul
You know they won't stay
You're just waiting on the heartbreak
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