This song uses an instrumental I made in the music program ACID back in 2003, and perhaps ironically I called it "The Club".  Given that the guideline for my previous co-writing session was to start with a beat, I decided to go back through my "alchives" (not a typo, but a play on my real name which is Alan) and dig up this little treasure.  I tweaked it here and there so it would fit the structure of the new song here, and this is the result.  Back in the early 2000s I played around with loops and samples a lot, and ACID is the perfect program for that.  This week's songwriting task sort of felt like I was getting reacquainted with an old friend, given that my DAW of choice these days is FL Studio.


INTRO
Time is running out
It makes we want to scream and shout
Time is running out
It makes me want to scream and
Shout shout shout shout shout shout shout 


VERSE 1
I have no time to stand about
I really want to turn and pout
I know that I am short and stout
It's true without a doubt

I'm always falling short of time
For coming up with decent rhyme
Perhaps he's right, I should resign
Myself to the mere truth by my design
Zign zign zign zign zign zign


CHORUS
Watch yourself as time goes by
The hands move fast, I don't know why
I'm having fun but the hours fly
I wish I could slow it down

I need more time to enjoy my life
Before I know it, I'll have a wife
She and I may go through strife
And drama may be rife

Please slow down down down
Time is going too fast fast fast


VERSE 2
An hour is not a lot of time
To write a song I can call mine
I cannot help but force the rhymes
But is it such a crime?

Time is up then you'll record
And watch as the song's put to the sword
It's all a bit risk and a bit reward
With others leaving feedback across the board
Board board board board board board


CHORUS
Watch yourself as time goes by
The hands move fast, I don't know why
I'm having fun but the hours fly
I wish I could slow it down

I need more time to enjoy my life
Before I know it, I'll have a wife
She and I may go through strife
And drama may be rife

Please slow down down down
Time is going too fast fast fast

Time Is Running Out

Protis has been writing music since 1998, when he was still in high school. The name Protis came about from watching the TV show Pokemon; his original name was Piggy, and just how Pikachu evolves into Raichu, well he decided that Piggy would evolve into Protis. The name has stuck ever since then.

Protis is a big fan of computer-based music.  The first computer program he used for music purposes was Cubase Lite on good ol' Windows 3.1 operating system.  Over the years he moved on to Cubast VST, where he further developed his skills as a songwriter.  Most of his early recordings were instrumental works, as at the time he was unable to compose decent lyrics.

After a while, Protis decided to leave the realm of General MIDI and progress into the world of loops and samples.  He accomplished this by using the ACID range of products.  Countless hours were spent with this brilliant piece of software, coming up with lots of cool beats.

Protis has also dabbled in the FruityLoops software, now called FL Studio.  He utilised FL Studio to write songs which contained his first self-penned lyrics.  He was surprised at just how well his lyrics came across in each song, fitting in well with the music.  And all this from someone who could never write words to his songs!