This piece was written as part of an exercise for a course:
Songwriting by Pat Patterson - Lesson 4 Assignment- Feb 2014

Fire Starter

This is an almost post-apocalyptic sounding piece written at the last moment for an assignment in a Pat Patterson song-writing course. I've got no real melody worked out for the verses yet. It needs a more work on the words too. I'm still settling it in rhythmically.

No-One Any Longer Believes (asst5)

Fire Starter (©Leith Phillips 2014)
( F = Front heavy B= Back heavy)
[Verse1]
She brought much joy (F) when she was born (F)
Jack and Mary’s (F) little spark (F)
Cooked the meals (F) and kept them warm (F)
Set a torch (B) to their hearts (B)
 
[Chorus]
Fire Starter,(F) Fire Starter (F)
There’s no escape (B) once she takes hold (B)
Fire starter (B)
 
[Verse2]
In thick dry grass (F) she lit her match (F)
Like a flash (F), she stomped the flame (F)
Didn’t see (F) a field would catch (F)
Turned and fled (B) from the blame (B)
 
[Chorus]
 
[Bridge]
I watched alone (B) the coming dark (B)
The sun sank slow (B) and left a mark (B)
I saw the glow (B) of another forest burning (B)
 
[Verse3]
Forget the moment (F) when you kissed (B)
Extinguish all misplaced (F) desire (F)
Just an ember,(F) one you missed (F)
Will ignite (B) a forest fire (B)
 
Fire Starter (B), Fire Starter,(F)
Fire starter(F)
Fire (B) Fire (B)
Fire (F)   Starter (B)

Fire Starter (Assignment 6)

I read a book and in it the author related the personal experience of the unexpected death of his wife and how he experienced her presence saying goodbye about a week later. It affected me deeply and I wrote this rather epic musical piece about it.
Actually, there are two separate musical pieces joined together. The second piece, entitled "Grief" is a sad instrumental piece consisting of two guitar parts each written and recorded in a single take.

Themes: Loss of a loved one, afterlife, grief

Come To The Light - Grief

A quirky tragic musical story of a man's love of his own underwear.

APairOfJocksCalledSam V1.0

A Pair of Jocks Called Sam
A bit of fun for the kiddies. Dedicated to an Australian ex-Prime Minister. (Mastered by LANDR)