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Lyrics in Progress

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...

burned out

My creativity has recovered :-) I've completed one of my text fragments: Verse the bread was stale, the butter smelly, my stomach would revolt I was worried that yet again my car could strike or bolt the phone was ringing, the coffee cold, time was running...

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just more scraps

Somehow I'm unconcentrated at the moment. Somehow I don't feel like working on the stuff I had intended working on. So, what I'm doing is collecting yet more scraps for my 'scrap book' that might make it into full-blown song lyrics somtime - or not. autumn...

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angel

This is a very old text of a love song I had written for my wife. Since the German band "Selfastrays" has set it to music (again) and will include it on their demo CD I think I may publish it here: when one night the skies cracked open and the clouds...

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a dire souvenir - in the wink of an eye

During our vacation on Corsica we witnessed an accident. It happend right beside us. There was a bang and some crunching noise. When I turned my head I saw that the side of a passing car was heavily dented. The car slowly drove to the shoulder of the...

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notes taken during a meeting

Meetings can be boring at times. I put down a few lines during such phase: the bread was stale, the butter smelly, my stomach would revolt I was worried that yet again my car could strike or bolt the phone was ringing, the coffee cold, time was running...

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won't give in - completed yet again

Craig of the Fabrockators has finished working on the music and recorded the song. To make the lyrics match he swapped parts and altered a few lines, so now there is yet another version. It's 'my' first country song, by the way - well, it's Craig's, obviously,...

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Spartacus

I don't remember if I had posted the lyrics to "Spartacus" here. I've just recorded the song again for my folk collection on YouTube. In the light of this its lyrics might be of interest: we broke through your lines and taught your legions fear when you...

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where am I today?

I wrote this during a lunch break. The lyrics were supposed to match Ralf's tune. When I was done I discovered that Ralf had altered his composition in the meantime so my lyrics would not fit at all. Normally, when someone asks me to write a matching...

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spill blood - finished and recorded

I had to delete three words to be able to sing it. This is its complete text (the recording is on SoundClick as usual): I need to spill blood rub your face in the mud won't give a shit 'bout your pleading dance with glee while your bleeding what do you...

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spill blood - accompaniment tracks completed

I'm not quite happy with the bass track, but whatever... I've completed the accompanying tracks so I can (try to) sing the song tomorrow. Maybe I'll go over the bass track later.

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