This is just a verse and chorus of a song I've been working on for my Coursera Songwriting course assignment 2.

Lyrics:
FISH OUT OF WATER

VERSE:
drawn to the bank
even though we both know you can't breathe out of water
well I guess you always had a penchant for the hard way
your spirit's a salmon
determined to go upstream
don't turn around
we both know there's nothing but ashes left behind you
you slithered your way under all of the bridges you burned
and all your excuses
seem a bit fishy to me

CHORUS:
Don’t you know you can’t fool me?
Though you’ve tried so blatantly
You hide behind a cutting tongue
My slimy friend, your days are done
Don’t you know you can’t fool me?
Though you’ve tried so blatantly
You put me down “in my place’
I’ll smack that smirk right off your face


Fish Out of Water

Week 3 Assignment for Coursera Songwriting course. Recorded with a prerecorded loop and a bout of lackluster vocals due to a long week of sickness and a 102 degree fever. Please do forgive me.

I Want(ed) to Hurt You

VERSE:

-    /    -   -       /      -        /        -     /

for so many years we worked so hard

 -       /        -          /   -     -   -   /     /        -      /       -    / -     /

but when you're running on a treadmill, you don't get very far

  -     /      -         /      -    -    /     -         /

well we would fight, oh and I would moan

  /   -   -      /    -       /       /   -    /  -    -      /    -       /     /   -    /

but in the morning we'd ignore it so we wouldn't end up alone



CHORUS:

-    /      -   /    -    -     /     /     -  - /    /

I guess I wanted to hurt you a little bit

-    /      -  /    -      -    /      /   -  / -     /

I guess I wanted to hurt you a little bit

-    /      -  /     -    -    /     /     -   -  /   /

i guess i wanted to hurt you a little bit

-    /    -      /    -    /       -       /   -    /

so I could see if you could feel a thing

-    /      -     /      /     -     /

I guess it turns out you did

Monica Olive