A song about you

"A song about you" seems to be Karsten's working title. I had noted down its structure - its meter - like this:

verses type A
X - - X - - X - X - X - -
X - - X - X - X -

verses (chorus?) type B
X X - X - - X
X X - X - - X
X X - - X - X
- - - X - - X - X

Overall structure: A A B B B B'

And here are my lyrics:

there was a place and a time when we were still together
there was a time when the future looked bright

there was our love and a climate with only good weather
there was a time when the nights were alight


I still feel the touch of your skin,
remember the places we've been
if life was a book to be read
I'd stop reading and turn back the page

I still smell the scent of you hair,
still see the skirts you would wear
if life was a clock to be set
I'd stop waiting and turn back the clock

I still feel your kiss on my lips,
still feel my hands at your hips
if life was a path to be gone
I'd turn round and go all the way back

I still hear your voice in my ear
like you were close now and here
if life was a movie to watch
I'd have it rewound to its start


Yet again, http://www.rhymezone.com/ was a huge help.

You will notice, that there is an extra syllable in nearly each line. They're all upbeat syllables. If he is willing to, Karsten will have to add an unstressed upbeat note to each of the respective lines. I left out the subject - "I" - in the second lines of the last three verses so as to make the meter a little more interesting. These are the only lines which actually match Karsten's tune. When I wrote down the first few verses I had no opportunity to listen to his Midi file. But I've just checked it out: it can be done. It could be a drawback, that the last two lines of the "B-type" verses don't rhyme, the tune seems to suggest a rhyme.

There is a Procol Harum song "(you can't) turn back the page" the lyrics of which (by Keith Reid, of course) inspired the basic idea.