Money (ft. NYACB)

VERSE 1
Nancy used to be a ballet dancer way back when
I've heard about her twirls, that she was stronger than most men
But now she even needs help to get dressed

VERSE 2
David was a famous Elvis Presley imitator
Now his hip’s replaced, he needs an oxygen inhaler
He also used to be one of the best

CHORUS
We played our parts with heart and soul
We’ve had our time, the credits roll
No one really cares anymore
We’re clippings on the cutting room floor

VERSE 3
And Michael he was once…a leading scientist
But now his hands are shaking and his mind…is in a mist
Was nothing that he couldn’t understand

VERSE 4
Polly worked with special ed children in a school
She’d tend to every student’s need, with careful use of every tool
Always knelt to lend a helping hand

CHORUS
We played our parts with heart and soul
We’ve had our time, the credits roll
No one really cares anymore
We’re clippings on the cutting room (floor)

BRIDGE
And me…I’m dying embers…in this life’s…cold December
Soon I’ll be some body…that no one remembers
I accept I’m on my way...to this train’s final station
But I fear the final journey…to my last destination

CHORUS
We played our parts with heart and soul
We’ve had our time, the credits roll
No one really cares anymore
We’re clippings on the cutting room floor

FAWM '23 #3 (MTL)- Clippings on the Cutting Room Floor (Acoustic Uke)

Challenge: All Minor Chords (i i iv v)
Started on Odesi

Lost my phone
So far from home
I just don't know
Which way to go

This blinding snow
Done froze my bones
I'm driving slow
Those lights don't show
 
And won't you
Shine on me a light
to Guide me and

Won't you
shine on me tonight
I'm needing you oh

Won't you
Tell me it's alright
'Cause I'm gonna need a hand
To make it through
Make it through the night
To Make it through the night

Make It Through The Night

Buried Deep Within

There Will Be A Day

Best Thing In The World

INTRO

VERSE 1
I lift my eyes
Rise up from the floor
I lift my eyes
A fire in my core

VERSE 2
I lift my eyes
Not down anymore
I lift my eyes
Cut tethers and soar

CHORUS
And I say ooh,
Like never before, ‘cause
I see you, like never before, yeah

VERSE 3
Tried so many times
Just searchin’ for more
But can’t win the prize
Kept comin’ up short

CHORUS
And I say ooh,
Like never before, ‘cause
I see you, like never before, yeah

BRIDGE
So much to see
So much in store
Than I’d ever known
Just right out the door

It’s lying in wait
Out there in need
Just inches away
And begging to be

Grasped and explored
So many shores
Right in the open
Possibilities soar

So whatcha waitin’ for
Can’t ask him for more
Come on out and
play

CHORUS x 4
And I say ooh,
Like never before, ‘cause
I see you, like never before, yeah

OUTRO
Ooh
Like never before, and
I see you, like never before, yeah

Like Never Before

INTRO

VERSE 1
Hey man, what’s up with that?
Yeah, why’s that what you’d say?

Words strike up like a match
And tempers stoke the flame

PRE-CHORUS
Well, you just pulled out the rug. 
Yeah you’ve burned up all the air, here

We two fit like a glove, 
We’re really quite the pair, dear

VERSE 2
Feels good this biting back
This taking up the aim

Outcome considered last:
Let’s burn it all away

PRE-CHORUS
And yeah, I'll do it just because, 
'Cause to me it's only fair here

Takes two to tango and
we gotta make it square, dear

CHORUS
And I know in the middle of it all
Yeah I know we’re headed for a fall
Oh, Oh, It’s time to call 



VERSE 3
Hey man, let's sort it out, 
not burn it to the ground

Think we can turn about
If only come around

PRE-CHORUS
Come on now, we'll press reset
Knowin' that we gave our best, here

These things got out of hand
And put us to the test, dear 

CHORUS
And I know, in the middle of it all
Yeah I know, we’re headed for a fall
Oh, Oh, It’s time to call 

VERSE 1a
Hey man, what’s up with that?
Yeah, why’s that what you’d say?

Words strike up like a match
And tempers stoke the flame

PRE-CHORUS
Well, you just pulled out the rug. 
Yeah you’ve burned up all the air, here

We two fit like a glove, 
We’re really quite the pair, dear

Time To Call

VERSE 1
Meet me where we used to go
That sleepy place, 'fore I was grown
Meet me where we were before the stop and go
Meet me where we were before the stuff I know

PRE-CHORUS 1
'Cause Now that I'm old
It's grown Colder in here
And Now we've grown farther apart

And even Though you're right there
We're like ice bergs, as though
We've been drifting, at least in my heart  

VERSE 2
You leave me notes, now and again
Written with your favorite pen
Say'n you love me and you wonder how I've been
Say'n you'd love to get back where we were back then

PRE-CHORUS 2
'Cause now as I'm told
You've got'n bolder out here
And I'm stuck here, doin' my part

And even though you're right there
And you've been tryin' hard, while I've 
I've been drifting, right here in my heart  

CHORUS
But your love is true
In all you do...I know I can't
Take your love,
Can't give it away...'cause
God your love is true

VERSE 1
Meet me where we used to go
That sleepy place, 'fore we were grown
Meet me where we before the stop and go
Meet me where we before the stuff I know
'Cause I know you'll be there

Your Love is True

The Space Between

Re-Recorded Main Vocal
Added Doubled Quarter-Panned Steel String Guitar
Added fuller bass part, contributing frequency & rhythm

We Cling 24-02-28

V1
I lie and watch her while she sleeps
And it gets me every time
That I can watch her rest so sweet
And know that she is mine

V2
I spy and watch her there so meak
And I think back on our life
Ten years have gone by in a beat
O my how time it flies

P-C
My how time it flies away so quickly
I realize but time to time my eyes have seen so dimly
And while you sleep I come to find it’s me who really slumbers
It’s only times like these I come to see you now in wonder

CH
You are my heart and soul
In this life’s highs and lows
You never ran away to put it simply
And here you are to stay with me so risky

V3
Sometimes when I can watch you sleep
Can’t let out but a sigh
When I think of the things I speak
And the ways I’ve made you cry

V4
Somehow your heart still beats for me
And I can’t imagine why
This isn’t cheap, it isn’t neat
But He’s held us as we’ve tried

P-C
My how time it flies away so quickly
I realize but time to time my eyes have seen so dimly
And while you sleep I come to find it’s me who really slumbers
It’s only times like these I come to see you now in wonder

CH
You are my heart and soul
In this life’s highs and lows
You never ran away to put it simply
And here you are to stay with me so risky

V1 (Outro)
I lie and watch her while she sleeps
And it gets me every time
That I can watch her rest so sweet
And know that she is mine

FAWM 2020 #2: While She Sleeps (Acoustic One Take)

FAWM 2020 | Music-to-Lyrics Project #5
Lyrics by KC Chad (https://soundcloud.com/kmocet)

VERSE 1
My doors are only opened up
When someone opens them
You can’t sit upon my steps
And wait for me to let you in
‘Cause you see, I’m just a box
Built with a pew for you to sit
If you’re looking for God
Then I’m not Him

CHORUS
I’m just a little white church
Most days of the week
Though some think that in me is     life
But I’m only alive as those inside
And you’re only alive when He abides
In you and you in Him.
Oh but I’m just a little white church

VERSE 2
You see I’m only sticks and stones
I’ve never had real flesh or bones
No, you’re the beating heart walking around
So don’t call me the house of God
‘Cause worship, no that’s not my job
The temple, well that’s simply among men

CHORUS
I’m just a little white church
Most days of the week
Though some think that in me is     life
But I’m only alive as those inside
And you’re only alive when He abides
In you and you in Him.
Oh but I’m just a little white church

BRIDGE
He can be found in the pages of His book
Or He might be heard in the sharing of words
Perhaps you have prepared a place for him
I hope you find the One you’re looking for
But as for me

CHORUS
I’m just a little white church
Most days of the week
Though some think that in me is     life
But I’m only alive as those inside
And you’re only alive when He abides
In you and you in Him.
Oh but I’m just a little white church
I’m just a little white church

FAWM 2020 | MTL #5 | Little White Church (Lyrics by KC Chad)

Lately, I find myself writing on the two (apparently) opposed concepts of Conflict & Commitment.

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Andrew Taylor (US)

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