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Higher

My July song written for Song Spark Songwriting and Composition Collective on Facebook.

Cold Summer Nights

This song was written for the Songspark Songwriting group. For more info on Song Spark, visit www.facebook.com/groups/songsparkcc/about/

The July Song Spark challenge was to write a song both lyrically and musically evocative of summer. The catch is to incorporate some non-traditional musical audio (ie sound drops, a recording of passing cars, an excerpt from a book on tape, etc.)Special thanks to Josh Wien https://soundcloud.com/josh-wien for playing another incredible guitar solo on this song!

#songsparkjuly2018

This song was written and recorded using a Behringer X2222 stereo USB mixer and Apple Camera Connection kit (for the drums), iPad mini4, iRig PRO I/O, Marshall MXL 770 condenser microphone, Yamaha maple custom drum set, Ibanez bass guitar, Washburn acoustic guitar, Yamaha DX7 synthesizer, and a Fender Squire Strat, via iOS and Mac GarageBand.

Below are the lyrics:
By now you’d think I’d learn my lesson
A kiss doesn’t mean a thing 
And a swallow doesn’t make a summer, girl
But it feels about 100 degrees
I should go, I should go
You still want a little attention
And I’m lookin’ for a little relief -- hey

Thinking ‘bout your love is like getting sunburn

Maybe it’s far from perfect 
But a little’s better than none at all
That’s what I keep sayin’ to myself
To keep me coming back for more
Take it slow, take it slow
We’re acting in the heat of a moment
And you make it kinda hard to ignore -- hey

Waiting for your love is like getting sunburn in the 

Shade
Daggers thrown my way
Subtle things you say
Taking me halfway

You say you don’t really remember
And you’re tryin’ not to break out a sweat
You deny it all you want to, girl
It happened though the last time I checked
I should know, I should know
You can’t cross a line written in the sand
And think you’re gonna get my respect -- hey

Giving up your love is like getting sunburn in the 

Shade
Daggers thrown my way
Subtle things you say
All these games you play – hey, hey, hey, hey

Shade
Daggers thrown my way
Subtle things you say
Throwing me your shade

Sunburn in the Shade

Written By Baz O'Connell
Instrumental by Mike Nikou
Vocals - Baz O'Connell
Mixed and mastered by Mic Nix Productions

Modern World By Baz O'Connell & The Ghosts

This song was written for the Songspark Songwriting group. For more info on Song Spark, visit www.facebook.com/groups/songsparkcc/about/

The August Song Spark challenge was to write a song using an antonym title.  Try to have the lyrics tie back to the title as best as you can. Extra credit: include some strong imagery that tells a story where you can.
#songsparkaugust2018

“Fight or Flight” is a song I wrote for my daughter.  She was diagnosed with vasovagal syncope and is prone to fainting spells and seizures.  They are physically harmless, but disruptive and exhausting.  They can be very scary and have led her to panic attacks.  Some people have an elevated “fight or flight” response, which is the physiological reaction that occurs when we sense an impending harmful event, attack, or threat to survival.  I interviewed my daughter and she explained many of the sensations experienced during an episode.  The song has some very dark moments, but it is also about hope.  There are several coping/calming methods my daughter uses to lessen the symptoms of this reaction. They help “bring her back” from an event.  I thought this would be a good subject for the antonym title/story assignment – and hope it may also help to spread some awareness of this condition.  My daughter - is my hero!

This song was written and recorded using a Behringer X2222 stereo USB mixer and Apple Camera Connection kit (for the drums), iPad mini4, iRig PRO I/O, Marshall MXL 770 condenser microphone, Yamaha maple custom drum set, Ibanez bass guitar, Washburn acoustic guitar, Yamaha DX7 synthesizer, and a Fender Squire Strat, via iOS and Mac GarageBand.

Below are the lyrics:
Dry mouth
I struggle to speak
Heavy with sweat
It gets harder to breathe

Can’t move
The room starts to spin
My heart palpitates 
The panic sets in

Senses overload I lose control again (and again)
Never knowing how or why or where or when
My fight or flight kicks in

Stay calm, slow down
It will pass again
4 in, 6 out
Breathe and count to ten

Shaking
Can’t feel my hands
The legs go numb
I’m too weak to stand

Fading
I reach for the wall
I see little black dots
I feel myself fall

Senses overload I lose control again (and again)
Never knowing how or why or where or when
My fight or flight kicks in

Stay calm, slow down
It will pass again
4 in, 6 out
Breathe and count to ten
Be brave, I’m safe
Like I’ve always been

Fight or Flight

Social Working Disease

Fading Away

Baz O'Connell is a singer-songwriter from Jersey in the Channel Islands who writes songs on acoustic guitar, he then works with different Ghosts (session musicians) to add Bass, Keys drums and electric guitars. This gives the songs a varied feel.

Modern World By Baz O'Connell & The Ghosts

Baz O'Connell & The Ghosts

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