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crimson tear
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0 posted 2005-09-27 03:14 AM


(this was originally going to be a song but i can't find anyone to help me put it to music so you guys get it)
All these years later and i find
theres something not quite right inside my mind
yeah well i guess i've always known
but it's painfully clear, now that i'm on my own
i feel withered up and old
my souls the only thing i haven't sold...yet
so i head face first into the wind
only to find the doors locked they won't let me in again
so when you stare at my worn down face
does it make your soul cringe
to see this beast
you used to call your friend
to try and see the kid you used to know
the innocent i killed
so many years ago

so turn your back and look away
nothing good can ever stay
our only hope is to survive
so drop a penny in the cup
and wish me up some better luck
and cast our memories aside as you walk away

when you're alone and don't recognize yourself
and life turns into a perfect hell
look back on the memories you have
they're all we've got when we're down
down so low the stars are all i see
shining bright with what i'll never be

© Copyright 2005 shane - All Rights Reserved
StevenS
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1 posted 2005-09-27 05:43 AM


Crimson tear, sometimes I feel like I saddled a jackass in the race of life. I launched a canoe in search for Atlantis. I'm mapping the stars through the lens of a beer mug. Although it seems I'm getting nowhere fast, by God i'm in the race, i'm searching, and i'm mapping the stars. :-)An old fighter won't have any stories to tell without any scars. Don't be to hard on yourself. Could you be misreading those stars? They might be telling you to pick up a guitar. I liked your poem and I certainly can relate.

[This message has been edited by StevenS (09-27-2005 07:02 AM).]

Sharksbean
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2 posted 2005-09-27 08:59 AM


me and my family are going through bankruptcy right now so i can understand how you feel like your going through hell. But but remember with every grey cloud there is a silver lining and you really should try to make this a song
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3 posted 2005-09-27 03:21 PM


Shane~

'drop a penny in the cup
and wish me up some better luck'


I like that thought~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost,
the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
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Pilgrimage
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4 posted 2005-09-27 03:29 PM


Oh this is excellent! I especially like:

my souls the only thing i haven't sold...yet

That opens up alarming possibilites, doesn't it?  This is lyrical and musical, and it should be a song.  I wish I knew someone to write music, this is so good.

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

yv
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5 posted 2005-09-27 05:54 PM


This was a very emotionally wraught poem...it speaks of so much truth and hardship.  I enjoyed this on a personal level.  And...although a bit late to the welcom wagon...it would be wrong of me not to say Welcome to Passions...so...

Welcome to Passions!!!

Yv~Seeing eternal Sunshine
Still shrouded in blinding Darkness

Angelheart
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6 posted 2005-09-27 06:22 PM


Very poetic poem, and thanks for sharing

Poetry can get you very far
-Laura

crimson tear
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7 posted 2005-09-28 01:33 AM


thanks guys
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8 posted 2005-09-29 12:00 PM


I think it would make a great song!  I am sorry you cant' find anyone to put some melody to it, as I found a rather simple tune worked in my mind.

Great writing, good luck.

To see real beauty - look with your heart.
~ Carpe diem ~

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9 posted 2005-09-29 11:56 PM


Well, I think it has potential, with a few phrases that could be worked into a chorus or refrain. (LOL, I am not a musician, so I might be using the wrong terminology here)
So I'd say, stay with it. I'll bet you even have an idea what notes/chords go with it, even if you aren't a musician or composer. Have you tried singing these lyrics outloud to someone who plays piano or guitar, who might collaborate?

SarBear
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10 posted 2005-10-02 11:42 AM


Glad to see you're still writing.

I really like this:

"when you're alone and don't recognize yourself
and life turns into a perfect hell
look back on the memories you have
they're all we've got when we're down
down so low the stars are all i see
shining bright with what i'll never be"

Glistening Tears Roll Down My Cheeks
Turn Into *Diamonds* and fall at your feet

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