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Topic: PROVERB (THE SONG)

I wrote the lyrics while listening to this tune and matched them.  All rights to song3 belong to Stone Sour thank you for the inspiration.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR_GyTMYUro

Proverb 10/31/2019
(PM) = heavy palm mute   
(pm) = lite palm mute
(r/o) = ring out   
BPM = 157

V1
  Bm (PM)
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. And it also makes it wander,
G (PM)                       Bm (pm r/o)
Hearts start out so open and pristine
G   (PM)                                 Bm (pm r/o)
It’s not too long before you smell the kerosene

V2
  A (pm)
An open door may tempt a saint.
    Bm (pm)
The smell of her perfume can make you faint.
A (pm)
Lead us away from temptation,
F#
Don’t tip towards damnation.

[Chorus]
Bm                            G
To thine own self be true, this I say to you
D                                  A
To be anything else I cannot see.
Bm                                                 G
When you try to touch the sun you may get burned
D                                 A                                G
Still I fly to the sky, my lust for life still yearns to be free.

V3
Bm                                           
The war it must be fought, to stand up or stand not
G
The choice is yours tonight,
Bm
There is a war inside my mind,
F#
Do I lay down or seem unkind?

[Chorus]
Bm                            G
To thine own self be true, this I say to you
D                                  A
To be anything else I cannot see.
Bm                                                 G
When you try to touch the sun you may get burned
D                                 A                               G
Still I fly to the sky, my lust for life still yearns to be free.

[Bridge]
G                                             
You are no worse off when knowing your worst self
G
Can you learn from your past and sit it on the shelf?
F#
Time to build a life that will last!
A
Just shove that shit to the past!

A
So you turn back once more.
Bm                                                 A
It’s just one more step away. Not interested in an even score
A                                    Bm
No more games and no more words left to say
A                                         F#
It’s just one more step, one more step away!


[Chorus]
Bm                            G
To thine own self be true, this I say to you
D                                  A
To be anything else I cannot see.
Bm                                                 G
When you try to touch the sun you may get burned
D                                 A                                G
Still I fly to the sky, my lust for life still yearns to be free.

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– George Lynch 2013 (Dokken, Lynchmob, KXM, Tooth & Nail etc....)
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Re: PROVERB (THE SONG)

Beamer
some really good lines in this one  I sense some bitterness there!
There a couple I don't understand - but that doesn't mean they aren't great - I just didn't get it.
I'm not     sure how to play it though. Is this a "metalizer" song ?

The BM and F#  kill me - I don't even know how to play them

I will look forward to hearing this one.

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Beamer your lyric writing is top notch I like the way you do  that biblical cross over thing excellent.     

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Re: PROVERB (THE SONG)

One hell of a mix there my friend; proverbs, sayings and biblical quotes!!! All mixed up with a raunchy, punk rock beat....total metalizer.
There is still some bile in your writing and I sense some regret? It works great. When will you be putting it on SoundCloud?     

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Re: PROVERB (THE SONG)

TIGLJK wrote:

Beamer
some really good lines in this one  I sense some bitterness there!
There a couple I don't understand - but that doesn't mean they aren't great - I just didn't get it.
I'm not     sure how to play it though. Is this a "metalizer" song ?

The BM and F#  kill me - I don't even know how to play them

I will look forward to hearing this one.

JIm


Jiim, they are power chords (basically root 5ths)  and the style fo rthis was the link in the poetry section.  I'll re-post it for ya.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NivdmQJmLAc        and acoustic version      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzaIHzdZtRY

Bm =  x 2 4 4 3 x
F# = 2 4 4 x x x

Ill be honest here, I plagiarized most the chord structure.  A few minor changes put in.  (Even when I play their song it still sounds like me! LOLOL)     

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Beamer your lyric writing is top notch I like the way you do  that biblical cross over thing excellent.


Thank you so much.

i just started with random proverbs and anecdotes, put my own spin on them for the next three lines and next thing I knew i had a story.     

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This version fits  better  Scott  are  you gonna  play in dropped  tuning   or standard ?     

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I think these are the best lyrics I've seen in your songs Scott. 

I have a couple questions:
The chorus uses an ABCB rhyme scheme each time. The Bridge and three of the verses use an AABB rhyme scheme. The third verse uses an ABCC scheme. Was this planned?  If the first line was split into two lines and the  phrase "The choice is yours tonight" were removed it would follow the AABB structure of the other verses, but I've got a feeling the change  was intentional.  As we write in entirely different genres, I'm curious why you chose to make a change in that verse. Perhaps if I heard it played it would become clearer to me.

Also, the chorus uses a Bm,G/D,A/Bm,G/D,A,G pattern each time but the verses all use different chord configurations. Is this common in the style of music you play?

Anyway, keep up the good work and keep 'em coming.

DE     

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Grah1 wrote:

This version fits  better  Scott  are  you gonna  play in dropped  tuning   or standard ?

I don’t know yet at least a  half step down for sure maybe a whole step.     

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Dirty Ed wrote:

I think these are the best lyrics I've seen in your songs Scott. 

I have a couple questions:
The chorus uses an ABCB rhyme scheme each time. The Bridge and three of the verses use an AABB rhyme scheme. The third verse uses an ABCC scheme. Was this planned?  If the first line was split into two lines and the  phrase "The choice is yours tonight" with this one ere removed it would follow the AABB structure of the other verses, but I've got a feeling the change  was intentional.  As we write in entirely different genres, I'm curious why you chose to make a change in that verse. Perhaps if I heard it played it would become clearer to me.
Also, the chorus uses a Bm,G/D,A/Bm,G/D,A,G pattern each time but the verses all use different chord configurations. Is this common in the style of music you play?

Anyway, keep up the good work and keep 'em coming.

DE

     

OMG I FEEL LIKE A ROCK STAR!!!!  KEN gave me a compliment big_smile   
And that's only half in jest.    Thank You all. I have been writing my rear end off since I was i think 12. and now at 51 almost 52 i feel like im getting a little close to getting it right.   
Ken, the only answer I have as to my patterns of rhyme is ...... I don't know any of the "prescribed" patterns.  i just fly by the hip, and make it fit! lolol.  With this one  I was just making lines fit with the main quote.   

I was out of song ideas. but took inspiration  From my inspiration of using the statue of liberty quotes, I just  went with this.

I have to send my thanks to my advisors though!!!  Thanks Graham, Derek and my guitar zoom friend Randy Nii  .

With their help i was able to lose dead weight and.......... write a better song.

OH and as far as song structure, I thank Stone Sour as they are the ones who provided it to the world.  big_smile

(Ken that's where I got the chord structuring for the chords.  I will send ya the link)

Thanks everyone this made my night!!!

“Find your own sound.  Dont be a second rateYngwie Malmsteen be a first rate you”

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