My song is about questioning whether or not life is easy, as well as an actual piece of cake that may have become a metaphor for life somehow.  Metaphors have never been my strong point when it comes to songwriting, so it's quite rare for me to even have a go at using them.  The verse and pre-chorus melodies have been taken and adapted from two different song that I had previously written for I Heart Songwriting Club.


VERSE 1
It's a piece of cake
Is life too easy
I don't think so
No I don't think so

Ups and downs galore
Knock-backs and throwbacks
It's a complex ride
Yes it's a complex ride


PRE-CHORUS
We are not meant to comply
Most are struggling to get by
Many will reach for the sky
And then ask why oh why


CHORUS
Bounce back from adversity
You must know your limits
There's no need to swing the lead
It's your life so go live it

Bounce back from adversity
You must know your limits
There's no need to swing the lead
It's your life so go live it


VERSE 2
It's a piece of cake
Sitting on a plate
Waiting to be consumed
Don't let it go to waste

Oh so rich and moist
And so full of flavour
Sink your teeth into it
It's one to be savoured


PRE-CJHORUS
Time to make a break for life
Let your spirit gather flight
It takes one slip of the knife
To land yourself in strife


CHORUS
Bounce back from adversity
You must know your limits
There's no need to swing the lead
It's your life so go live it

Bounce back from adversity
You must know your limits
There's no need to swing the lead
It's your life so go live it


CHORUS
Bounce back from adversity
You must know your limits
There's no need to swing the lead
It's your life so go live it

Bounce back from adversity
You must know your limits
There's no need to swing the lead
It's your life so go live it

Piece Of Cake

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!

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