Songs from the Spring 2021 Songwriting Contest

Songs from the Spring 2021 Songwriting Contest - Indie International

Under a darkened sky I waste away tonight
just a hint of me is all you'll see
But underneath the guise hides a great surprise
won't you come and see what it could be

Could it be the end
tell me is this all in my head
tell me is it all a dream
So let's not pretend
everything is fine and dandy
when it feels just like
feels just like the walls are caving in

Just take a step away before it's too late
for you cannot see just what's ailing me
It's hanging overhead, this heavy cloud of dread
and I don't understand just what's happening
((if anything))

(Chorus)

I don't know if there's a reason to believe
if the end's inside of me maybe I don't want to see

(Chorus)

Caving In

Loser

written by: Allana Zerrudo 
Produced by : Derek Dunivan 

Hey 
How you been? 
Do you remember ?
The last thing I said ?
Wait !
Where’d you go?
I was never yours, you were never mine 
that’s for sure 

Do you still cry at every movie? 
Like you did with me before? 
Drive by my house when u get lonely,
And ever think to call? 
Do you ever dream about me?
how we almost had it all?
Nothing hurts quite like losing something that was never yours 

Time passes by 
I hold on 
To dreams of you and I 
Pride, lost my pride 
still believe between the blurry lines

Do you still cry at every movie? 
Like you did with me before
Drive by my house when u get lonely ?
And ever think to call?
Do you ever dream about me ?
How we almost had it all?
Nothing hurts quite like losing something that was never yours

Never yours 
I was never yours 
you were never mine, that’s for sure
Never yours 
I was never yours 
You were never mine, that’s for sure

I don’t know why
I might wait for you all my life

I Was Never Yours

Dancing in the Kitchen

Ready Or Not

STABILIZE

Word Man

You’re getting cold
and living’s going gray
and the good things you hold
seem far away, so far away, so far away

But look at you now
You’re flying high again
You broke through the clouds
For you all light will bend

When you’re feeling down
and headwinds fill your mind
and you’re heartbeat’s in doubt
and hope’s nowhere in sight, in sight, in sight

But look at you now
You’re flying high again
You broke through the clouds
For you all light will bend

You know it get’s hard
To play somebody else
You get lost in the dark
But you know you'll find yourself

But look at you now
You’re flying high again
You broke through the clouds
For you all light will bend

For You All Light Will Bend

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03 - Ocean

Sleepless nights

Wish it was real

An emotional journey into the tragic moments of realization that you carelessly let go of the love of your life. 
Words and Music by Henry Lees and Sean Thomas
Vocals - Henry Lees (lyrics below)
All instruments, recording and mixing - Sean Thomas

Change is the only thing that doesn't
And I did the only thing I shouldn't
I closed the door and let you walk away
You walked away
Now, I'm all alone again
Just me and all this oxygen
But breathing seems impossible today

I LET GO OF MY ONLY ONE
MY UNIVERSE, MY MORNING SUN
I COULDN'T FIND THE WORDS TO SAY I'M SORRY
I LET GO OF THE CHANCE WE HAD
COULDN'T FIND MY WAY THROUGH THE BAD TO YOU
NOW I'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE
I'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE

Love's never something you should gamble
Yours was never something I could handle
I closed my heart and made you the blame
I made you the blame
Now, I'm holding on to a thread 
that's tied to an empty bed
Oh, I'm missing you every night and day

I LET GO OF MY ONLY ONE
MY UNIVERSE, MY MORNING SUN
I COULDN'T FIND THE WORDS TO SAY I'M SORRY
I LET GO OF THE CHANCE WE HAD
COULDN'T FIND MY WAY THROUGH THE BAD TO YOU
NOW I'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE

Nothing left inside
Nowhere I can hide
No way out of this prison in my mind
I want nothing more
Than what we were before
When you and I had nothing but time

I LET GO OF MY ONLY ONE
MY UNIVERSE, MY MORNING SUN
I COULDN'T FIND THE WORDS TO SAY I'M SORRY
I LET GO OF THE CHANCE WE HAD
COULDN'T FIND MY WAY THROUGH THE BAD TO YOU
NOW I'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE
NOW I'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE

Nothing Left To Lose

Written by Ivon Roberts; Produced by Feelø 



Lyrics 


Verse 1:

Tell me that it’s all a big mistake
Lie and say what I saw was fake
Tell me to believe you over my two eyes

Tell me what you think I wanna hear
What you think will get you in the clear
Tell me it won’t happen again, and we’ll be fine... 



Chorus:

But you won’t
Because you don’t
Even feel that bad
You had fun
You’re just young
Trying to be like your dad

And honestly
You just don’t care.



Verse 2:

What about the days that we spent
Holding on so tight, praying it would never end
What about the love you proclaimed as our tears would fall

What about the times that I’d do
Anything and everything you asked me to
Tell me that meant anything to you at all...



(Chorus)



Middle 8:

Tell me what more could I have done to stop you
From lying, deceiving, and cheating 
Was it not enough that I loved you?!

You could at least tell me that you’re sorry...



(Chorus)



End:

And at the end of the day
The bottom line is
You never cared.



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tell me

Written by Ivon Roberts; Produced by Oliver Dúvel 



Lyrics 


Verse 1:

So you don’t look at me in the same way nowadays
There’s a slight difference in your eyes when your gaze collides with mine
There used to be a warmth in your voice when you’d tell me that you loved me
Now it’s normal if we don’t speak for a whole week.



Pre-Chorus 1:

And the funny thing is that I don’t care if you don’t care that I’m not there.



Chorus:

(Can you feel me slipping away?) 
My heartbeat, you held me so close
(Can you feel it fading away?) 
Unfamiliar now, our love’s becoming an echo.



Verse 2:

So now you no longer love the little things that we used to share
Talking hours on end about everything and nothing, you no longer care
Did we both misunderstand the meaning of forever?
Or is that just a pipe dream in a world where everything is stardust sooner or later?



Pre-Chorus 2:

And the funny thing is that now I don’t mind sleeping alone, in fact I’d rather you not be there.



(Chorus)



Middle 8:

The free fall was a breeze
The honeymoon was like a dream
But I think I see the concrete coming closer to me
I’m ready to become a memory.



(Chorus)



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echo

Glebe GOAT

PERHAPS feat. Kim Sheehy

A powerhouse CD filled with emotion and inspiration!  Check out Dawn Gibson's new release "Out of the Dark"!  It's sure to hit your soul..Tam Duong, engineer/producer, bassist and post-production brings the songs to life with his ingenious applications! Brian Fenn adds synth, violin and flute sections to "Pretty Little Tears" and Maria Fenn adds her beautiful voice for backups in the song! This is a CD you do not want to pass by!
Special thanks to Carlen Parsons for the amazing sketch of Dawn! And to Patrice Samuel Robertson for the awesome logo design!

Out of the Dark

Do You Remember

I don’t know who lives, inside, this mind
I don’t think it’s me, I’m too hard to define 
One of them gets by, one of them gets high
One of them is dying, to stay, alive

One is singing, one is listening, and hiding
One is shinning away, one is shying away

One of them is me, one of them doesn’t wanna be
One of them loves me, one of them hates me-

Some are blind inside, some are blind outside
Some have never left, some have left-without goodbyes

Some of them are me, some of them don’t wanna be
I know some of them love me, some of them hate me
All of them are me, but none of them, really know me
All of them are me, before I know what is me

One of Me

Farewell

6. The Riverband

Sometimes we can be our own worst enemies. We struggle against things that are ultimately good for us. I think when we let our guards down and become more open, we discover wonderful things in our lives.

Credits: 
Troy Warren, Elizabeth Butler, producers
Elizabeth Butler: words, music, lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Mark Hallman: mastering
Torri Baker: harmony vocals, choir arrangement and vocals
Kira Small: harmony vocals
Frank DeBretti: lead electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Andre Moran: electric guitar, additional engineering
Andrew Gordon: stand-up bass guitar (recording engineer Cody Franz)
Dale Chung: percussion
Coffee Guzman: drums (recording engineer: Paul Cox)
Mark Hallman: Hammond B3 organ (recording engineer: Andre Moran)
Brad Chapman: vocal pre-production
Gary Talley: guitar preproduction
Jody Quine: graphic artist
Khamkeo Vilaysing: cover photo

Fighting with Angels

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