This is the final demo that I turned in for my songwriting online class. 
Ivory Riddick
MRP-3011-0
Tempo: 90 bpm
Key Signature: D minor

“Things Just Ain’t The Same”

The concept of this song is about a person reflecting on their life and how it use to be and whats life is today. While doing this, the person paints a picture of how life can be taken for granted and the realization that change is for the better and not to waste the time we have.

Written and performed by Mess/Young God 

Hip Hop

Song Form: ABABCB
Chord Progression: Dm F Gm Dm Edim F Dm Gm Am F Gm Edim F

Verse 1

From the center of the room (7)
I sit back and analyze things (8)
Like where all the love went (6)
I wanna go back to the beginning (9)
Take it back to a simple time (8)
Kick a simple beat (5)
Spit some complex rhymes (5)
Its all backwards now (5)
Forgot to use our minds (6)
Its all fashion now (5)
And thats why I drop jewels refined (8)
With lines that make them (5)
Want to press rewind (5)

Chorus

Things just ain’t the same no more (7)
Tell me what all the fighting for (8)
It has me rotting to the core  (8)
Lets get away from all the hate(8)
Things just ain’t the same no more (7)
Wanna go back to a time thats pure (9)
No one really knows whats in store (8)
Things just ain’t the same no more (7)

Verse 2

I remember how I used to party (10)
Instead of hitting them books (7)
I worried about it the next day (8)
And felt like a crook (5)
Cause I was robbing (5)
My own mind body and soul (7)
Of knowledge wisdom and understanding (10)
In a world so cold (5)
Those good old days are gone (6)
Now I’ve grown old (4)
I let the time pass me by (7)
Without anything to show (6)
The moral of the story goes (8)
Things may not be the same (6)
But change is worth more than gold (7)

Chorus

Bridge
D F#m G D Em F#m D G A F#m G Em F#m

We don’t get too many chances (7)
Its a lot more room for advancement (10)
We can take life for granted (7)
we gotta play the cards that we were handed (10)

Chorus



Things Just Ain't The Same

This song was performed by my boy Stacklife Reese and his young homie 200 Osama. Be on the look out for these brothas. Recorded and mixing by yours truly. They used a French Montana instrumental for the beat. 

Stacklife Reese & 200 Osama Sick and Tired

Underground, digging in the crates flavor. 
J-One: Freestyle
Dex: background vocals 
YoungGOD: beat

This was done in 1! take....

1! Freestyle

Fuckin Wit

Things Just Ain't The Same Final Mix

Its Our Time Final Mix

Written and performed by Dex and Momentum
Produced by R Dizzle
Mixed and Mastered by Mess/YoungGOD for MYGproductions

Momentum and Dex Love and Peace final mix and master

No apologies instrumental

Final Project from my Advanced Music Composition Programming online class. It was an awesome experience and this Project is a reflection of some of the things that I've learned this month.