FAWM 2019

Lyrics by cicpisces

Million miles from Space

In a galaxy among the stars
Lies a location where the light shines
Reach it and you feel you're in heaven
Fail and the atmosphere declines

If we persevere we could get there
My realisation is we fall short
See the problem we have is lasting 
And that our oxygen seems poor

Our air is stale in our bubble
Our spaceship is heading into trouble

We're a million miles from Space
Major distance to the moon
I'm a million miles from Space
And a million miles from you

With a strong booster engine on full
There're still difficult black holes to cross
We have to be real with the danger
Lets be true admitting we lost

Our air is stale in our bubble
Our spaceship is heading into trouble

We're a million miles from Space
Major distance to the moon
I'm a million miles from Space
And a million miles from you

The distance is too far to cover
Bridging voids that matter
Ejecting baggage and my lover
Cause i dont want us to suffer

Our air is stale in our bubble
Our spaceship is heading into trouble

We're a million miles from Space
Major distance to the moon
I'm a million miles from Space
And a million miles from you

Music by Siebass

If I ever get back to this, I'd fix the drums and chorus vocals, but gotta FAWM and move on. Least I got my e-drums working on this one

Million Miles Away

Money From The Sparks

Random progression/structure/title challenge. Sung to a titular character named Christmas.

Another all random muse tools; this one is a rap. The title I picked was "Yo, Christmas", and for this one, I assume the singer was telling a story about a man or woman named Christmas. The titles were pretty slim picking on this dice roll, but I think it works.

Testing in Garageband

Titular

yo christmas
killaz, coffin, england, outsider
friday ii the outta
soundtrack 700 treasure
scientist of brand choo

yo christmas

Lyric cloud

accept called creamed dark deep disconnected disintegrate false feeling found girl gradually greed head history lonely longer mind point reflector roadway savagery sometimes soul systems victim

struxxture

verse verse verse bridge verse 

plot spline

write a song in second person ("you") in which the main character is thinking out loud. the story takes place in the present, and the scene is a specific place. (diner)?

autochords progression

G Bm C Em

Lyrics

Lyrics
V1

You need a break from the roadway, something loose and informal
You stop in a diner and sit down to warm up 
You order creamed corn just hoping for normal
A worm-hole of darkness spinning in your head
Your teeth show a smile but your eyes are looking dead

Yo, Christmas

V2

Blink once, blink twice, then gather your thoughts
Eating food helps you bury all these feelings of loss
A slice of cherry pie bleeds just like your mind's eye
with doubt, sadness pain, want to hold it in so you try try
it's leaking out of your brain, before you go insane you put your fork in, for another bite

Yo, Christmas

V3

The systems you list them all out in your head
Facebook, snap, twitter, they make you all dead
on the inside while you run and hide in plain sight
your birthright was stolen before you realize your twin
that took it all is laughing and grinning, playing games outside

Yo, Christmas 

Br 

There just some things that you have to accept,
Darkness and greed, the feeling that they left 
you here, the victim, all alone in the dark
Touching the reflection of your digital heart
Disconnected, your reflection disintegrates into the smoke
A-million-fifty likes show them all that you woke
A bladed promise of love, a buried knife of false hope
But your parents are still dead, and fake kindness won't help you cope

Yo, Christmas

V4

Your history will repeat itself, but you've never read about a world with so much help
text, the context is staggering, but the meanings are hidden
hyperlinks leading out to paths that are forbidden
Your everything is overwritten with a smiling emoji
Don't ever let the pain show, only colon parentheses
Don't ever let the pain show, only colon parentheses 

Yo, Christmas 

Vextra

Named for a joyous day, but that was not the path you walked
In a world filled with savagery, you wanna spin back the clock
you knock your fist on the table, did it have to be like this, 
you miss growing up with your mom
and dad, when did things get so bad?

Disconnected/disintegrated all your reflections except for the internet 
a soulless lonely connection

yo, christmas

Yo Christmas

Challenge to write a song using only the 1, 4, and 5 in any combination of 4 without repeating save for verse, chorus, etc. Track name comes from the first progression.

1145pm

This song was a collaboration with Lyricist Amanda West.

Blue Thoughts Through Brown Eyes

Lyrics written by Sonya Heller
Music created by Josh Siegel

Piano attempted. Success, questionable?

Lyrics below:

Somethin' About You 
(W Mine all Mine)
(c)2019 Sonya Heller Music- ASCAP

There’s something about you
Something funky
somethin’ cool
There’s something about you
anyone would be fool 
Not to notice
when you walk in to a room
Even flowers in Winter seem to bloom

atmosphere
love is here
crystal clear

So Stay in your cool zone
Feed your inner light
with all the things that groove you
and make you feel alright

times when things sound better
thru someone else's grapevine
You got your own connection
where all the stars align

it’s the thing that makes you different
makes you quirky makes you shine
Your very own music station
W mine all mine
W mine all mine

Somethin' about you, or W Mine All Mine

Lyrics by Jane G Mills
Music by Siebass

Lyrics

Lyrics
Seems every year as I get older
More things just go astray
I was so sure I’d put it here
And now it’s gone away

I’m losing my cool
If I go into the garden, I’m sure to lose some tools
And I never was much good at putting up with fools

I’ve lost my car keys
I hope some will return them, please
Let's check; did I put them with the cheese?

I’m losing my mind
Wasn’t much good anyway so I’m quite resigned
When I forget your name and face, please be kind

That cat was here a moment ago
Guess she just walked away; wherever did she go?
Ashton, can you help me find your mother Willow?

Sometimes, I lose my balance
But I’m gaining more courage to take a chance
And I’ll keep holding on to our dear romance

I’ve lost my concentration
Perhaps I left it in some odd location
I used to multi-task as a vocation

Tomorrow, I’ll lose a glove
But I can still look up and see those stars above
And I’m OK as long as I haven’t lost your love

Im Losing Things

Lyrics and progression by Alex Klages
Music by Siebass

The challenge from Alex:

This FAWM, I'd like to propose a game idea I came up with, called the "Fake It Challenge". Maybe some of you have seen 'fake books' where the lyrics and the chords (and sometimes a little snippet of the melody) are given but not a fully fleshed out tune or song.

Likewise, the premise to this game is that I'd provide the participants with a fully finished song -- lyrics and chords all in place, but NO MELODY. (ie, a PDF or a GIF/JPG of a page of a song) Then the game participants would each record their own version of what they think the song would sound like-- and add 1 to their collection of songs!

Does this sound interesting to any of you?

EDIT for clarity:
I'm not regarding this as a 'collab' but rather as a game. Tag your completed songs #fakeit and I'll come listen but no need to add me as collaborator. Cheers!

Lyrics

Verse 1:
Am G
The radiant glow of the setting sun
Am G
Brings to mind all we have done
Em G
Recalls the ever-changing years
Em D 
And now my eyes fill up with tears

Chorus:
Em G
I can't fake it anymore
Em G
I can't take it anymore
D
Now that you're gone
C
It's hard to move on
G
I can't fake it anymore

Verse 2 (as verse 1):
The ebbing tides of the ocean shore
They bring a sadness to my soul
Prompt my mind of our old days
And leaves me roiling like the waves

Chorus

Bridge:
D
Since you've gone
C G
I know that I can't stay
D
Since you've gone
C G
I've got to find a way
D
Since you've gone
Em
How can I break from this old dance?
C
Since you've gone
D
I need to find a new romance...

Chorus

Fake It

Lyrics by Crisp1 (Doug)
Music by Siebass

Lyrics
Long ago he gave a damn
About the scandals and the scams
But then world-weariness began
Now he only seeks release
He finds it in a special herb
And mellow soon becomes a verb
It’s like a sign: Do Not Disturb
He’ll take… this bit… of peace

He pulls down the window shade
The sink is full, the bed unmade
He leaves behind the bills unpaid
And the garden rife with weeds
So much of life makes him annoyed
He sheds his headaches in the void
While listening to vintage Floyd
He’ll take… this bit… of peace

Once so full of righteous anger
Ambitious and avant-garde
But greatness wasn’t in the cards
And his many battles left him scarred
While humanity refused to change

He sits by the waterline
Knowing he’ll lose track of time
And the steady pace of his decline
A slide that just won’t cease
He puts escape into his pipe
Forgets his cares, forgets his gripes
He lights a match ’cos he’s the type
To take… this bit… of peace

Take This Bit Of Peace

Lyrics by jorh
Music by Siebass

Liner Notes
Lots of people say the younger generation can be disrespectful, outspoken etc. 
I look at it differently in this song - I focus on the positive impact and how we live in a changing world (where everyone has a voice and people are becoming more liberal/fluid).
You will probably notice it has a sarcastic tone throughout.

Siebass - I had to tweak lyrics little for flow, added a couplet in V3 at the end and brought it out of NSFW territory so that I could play it for my kiddo, but I think it still has the edge. Turned out better than I hoped, and close to how I had it in my mind's ear. Mixed Rap/Sung Chorus.

Lyrics

The kids of today have no respect 
They challenge opinions in all sorts of places
The kids of today have no respect 
They fight for what’s right then rub it in your faces
They don’t stay silent
To abuse and mistreatment 
Always talking back 
Can you believe it? 

We got our flaws - we're not all nice
We don’t always get it right, but...

We're a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful 
Effed up generation
We're a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful 
Who do you think you are?
We're a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful 
Effed up generation
We're a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful 
Who do you think you are?

The kids of today know no bounds
They're happy to date alternate races
The kids of today know no bounds
They open their hearts to other men’s babies 
They don’t stay in line
They know their own minds
What a peculiar crime 
Can you believe it? 

We got our flaws - we're not all nice
We don’t always get it right, but...

chorus

They need to learn respect 
One two one two
smacks should do
By making them fearful
We win through, we win through
...
but fear's not learning,
fear is cruel 
how can you learn when you're black and blue
walk too many miles in young men's shoes
Can you believe it?

We got our flaws - we're not all nice
We don’t always get it right, but...

chorus

Beautiful Generation

This turned out very different than I imagined. Almost beat poetry, but I dig it.

Lyrics by Richard Provan (Quork)
Music by Siebass

Lyrics

The tiger in the zoo is just like me and you
Eyes soften when I sing Dave Matthews

You were the one before we’d ever seen each other
Passionate words on a screen
We clicked and kept on clicking
Talking late into the night sharing our dreams
Now we’re making plans for the rest of our lives together

Can’t believe how fast a guy can fall

Funny how we read between the lines
Fill in the silences inventions of the mind
The women in my office are tickled pink
Sent me off with fundies sex dice and feathers
Then we met and you weren’t who you seemed
Who I’d dreamed

The tiger in the zoo is just like me and you
Wild and caged no future to look forward to

Back at home I’m not talking the rest of my life
Not meeting peoples’ eyes
Yeah it was pretty good I guess
You know these things always take time

You hold all the cards and my heart in your hands
Sometimes I think you’re just looking for an excuse to blame me for the breakdown
You talk too much why do you disappear
Why can’t we be friends I expect more from my friends
Why do you need to share your every feeling just another lying guy

Can’t believe how far a guy can fall

I deleted all your emails when we crashed and burned
Those beautiful words of growing passion growing colder
Yesterday I found our rise and fall in my sent folder

The tiger in the zoo is just like you and me
Slow motion everlasting tragedy

TigerIntheZoo

Collab with Kahlo2013.

Lyrics by Elizabeth (Kahlo2013)

Music by Siebass. I took a shot at ballad, it ended up a bit more indie, but I think it works.

Lyrics

Lyrics
V1
feelings flood me 
like a swelling river 
as morning comes 
they make me shiver 
I can’t understand 
why our love differs 
or what I did wrong 

C
thoughts of her 
still reach in
and seize my heart 
I have tried 
to move on
to be so smart 

but I’ve never felt so dumb
as when I’ve 
forgotten how to run

V2
changes chill me 
like a howling blizzard 
as nighttime comes 
it sets off triggers 
I don’t know what else 
I should have delivered 
or what I could do 

C
thoughts of her 
still reach in
and seize my heart 
I have tried 
to move on
to be so smart 

but I’ve never felt so dumb
as when I’ve 
forgotten how to run 

B
through morning and night
it’s one small step at a time 
often tumbling backwards 
without clarity or light 
and I know it’s not right 
I cling to hope that love might...
might still take flight 

C
thoughts of her 
still reach in
and seize my heart 
I have tried 
to move on
to be so smart 

but I’ve never felt so dumb
as when I’ve 
forgotten how to run