Topic: MELTING
Here's a poem and a chord / note progression to go along with it, i.e., a song in its infancy. The verse is played similar in style / speed to "Lucky Man" (Emerson, Lake and Palmer) and the chorus is a bit more aggressive.
Verse chords: Dsus2 / Cmaj7 / Fmaj7 / Bbmaj7
(the final chord is simply a Bb, with the bottom E muted, and the A and top E ringing open
Chorus: strum E - pick C-B-E - strum F / strum E - pick C-B-E - strum Gm
(some ad-lib picking and strumming patterns throughout to add color)
MELTING
Polar conditions have ruled so long,
Never found it easy to be wrong,
Not my intent, but hurting all along,
Hurting you …
Hurting me …
Never intended to sing a sad song.
CHORUS: A block of ice surrounds my heart
Afraid to feel, afraid to trust
Bottled and frozen so deep inside
Needs be melting, and melt it must.
Polar conditions, a synoptic forecast,
Cold and aloof, from damage past,
Too much more, sanity won't last,
Hurting you …
Hurting me …
Never intended even one icy blast.
CHORUS: A block of ice surrounds my heart
Afraid to feel, afraid to trust
Bottled and frozen so deep inside
Must be melting, and melt it must.
Polar conditions, climate change coming,
In all the right ways emotions now warming,
Joy and peace, hate and anger displacing,
Healing you …
Healing me …
Never dared dream, this cold heart melting.
CHORUS: A block of ice surrounds my heart
Afraid to feel, afraid to trust
Bottled and frozen so deep inside
Feel it melting, and melt it must.
The only thing I have to finalize is a melody for the lyrics, but that's close. It's been a long time since I actually tried to write a song, which will be readily apparent.