I describe my ongoing lyrics writing projects. Where I get my ideas, how I match my words with other people's music, which little helpers I use...
A fresh and cheeky song by Alex Geibel with my lyrics written to match his tune: Pull the Strings (on SoundClick) Chorus: I'm gonna spread my wings I'm gonna live my dream one day you'll see me pull the strings I will live like the kings my life will...
Post lesenI posted my little lyrics collection on the Internet Archive: song cycle for a funeral
Post lesen... or a secular requiem. I'm sort of planning my own funeral ;-) Well, it's just a mind game, and, as for me, it can keep on being just a mind game for quite a few years to come. I suggested the song cycle on a discussion board, stating that I had already...
Post lesenSomeone pointed out that I've written and published quite a few rather dark song lyrics recently. He described "black waters" as actually very depressing. He's right! There is no hint of hope or light in "black waters". I even replaced the line "I'm worried...
Post lesenAlthough I'm reading and writing English all the time I hardly ever SPEAK English so my pronunciation - or rather the pronunciation I have in mind - can be quite wrong. Thus, although I'm quite good with regard to rhyme, meter and intonation, i.e. the...
Post lesenso check out my 'seasonal' links at http://bernd-harmsen.de Two summerly songs and videos by KOMIR and a very old version of "summer night" by yours truly ;-)
Post lesen... the other "astray", I mean - the one I'm actually going to sing these days ;-)
Post lesenblack waters conformism I took for adaption flatt'ry for popularity cheating my way through school and study ingratiation smoothed my way our life's purpose was beyond me why did people make such a fuss I always tried to take things easy there was no...
Post lesenyet another piece of text dealing with losing one's footing: wading through black waters on a lightless day I can feel the tide dragging my feet away neither sign nor beacon that could light my way I may lose my mind in this endless grey I can't remember...
Post lesenI changed the line "come rain and bad weather" to "come hell or bad weather" so it's closer to "come hell or high water". Then I wrote two verses: it's so hard to keep up the pretence that everything is fine for weeks on end I've left home for work at...
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