Solo Acoustic

Soulwriter’s University Week 2  - “Silent Star”
© Julie Barschow Music - April 10, 2015

Oh, child
I know you are tired
Each passing day
Another storm to brave

You don’t know
The very love you are made of
A silent star
Waiting to shine your light

Chorus (x2)
And you will rise up
Over this big mess
Show this world a love 
You found within yourself

Oh, child
The stars have aligned 
Now is the time
Time for you to shine

Now you know
The very love you are made of 
A brilliant star
Ready to shine your light

Pages of your story are yours to write
You can’t erase the past but your future you define
And it’s your, your time to shine

Chorus (x2)
And you will rise up
Over this big mess
Show this world a love 
You found within yourself

Silent Star

Week 3 theme:  Write a song that could have been included on your favorite movie's soundtrack. 

My Submission:
Elf. (Don't judge.) I can watch this movie anytime, anywhere. It makes me happy. I would watch it just to hear Zooey Deschanel sing. 
And, yes, I'm one of those people who pulls out the Christmas albums on November 1st. :-) 

I took it upon myself to add a scene to the movie, which is Buddy and Jovie's Engagement Party, at which they sing this duet. I almost went Christmasy on your arses, but the soundtrack has a few tracks that go with the scene and are not Christmas themed. Ultimately, this movie is about love and happiness. Two of my favorite things. 

The lyrics have meaning tied back to quotes from the movie (for those who [insert gasp] haven't watched it.) The last chorus would be sung with beautiful guy/girl harmonies. 

Peace & Love,
Jewels

When It's Love
© Julie Barschow Music - April 19, 2015

Jovie's (Woman) Part
When we first met I wasn't sure what to think
I mean how much more Christmas can one person bring?
But among all your quirks
Your maple syrup addiction
I fell head over heels for you

Chorus
How do you know when it's love
How do you know when it's love
How do you know when it's love
You just do

Buddy's (Man) Part
When we first met I felt warm and my tongue swelled up
Baby you know I love you more than maple syrup
You're my new favorite color
Beautiful like no other
I fell head over heels for you

Chorus
How do you know when it's love
How do you know when it's love
How do you know when it's love
You just do

Chorus (Buddy and Jovie)
How do you know when it's love 
How do you know when it's love
How do you know when it's love
You just do

When It's Love - Movie Soundtrack - Elf

©2015 Julie Barschow Muisic
Week 5 – Prompt: dolphins of France
Evenin' Friends,
Here ya go. I was feeling my inner Bob Schneider on this one. 
Cheers,
Jewels

Before You Go

Dolphins of France, Argentina and Greece
I swam with them all, came back in one piece
They seem more human than some humans I see
I miss those dolphins; I miss you and me.

Chorus
Before you go
Shut the door like that
Take a look around at what we’ve built baby
Before you go
Smell the other side’s grass
Take a deep breath of what we have

What were those words that you whispered to me
That night at the Garden Pub, by the big oak tree
Said I was sweeter than sweeter could be
Swept me right off my feet; silly, silly me

Chorus
Before you go
Shut the door like that
Take a look around at what we’ve built baby
Before you go 
Smell the other side’s grass 
Take a deep breath of what we have

I braved it and loved you 
With every ounce of my bones
Won’t keep you if you’re gone
But I don’t think that you are

Chorus
Before you go
Shut the door like that
Take a look around at what we’ve built baby
Before you go 
Smell the other side’s grass 
Take a deep breath of what we have

Before you go
Before you go
Before you go
Shut the door like that

Before You Go - Dolphins Of France

Soulwriter’s University
Week 4 – Prompt: corner of the room

This song was birthed from singing random melodies while sitting in ATX traffic. 
©Julie Barschow Music - April 26, 2015

Sail Away

I heard the news, my head pressed against
The hole in the corner of the room
I wasn't sure what to expect
I thought you'd be coming home soon 

Chorus
I'll sail away from this place now
'Cause I can't live without you now

I look around, I can't quite make sense
The numbness is making me blind
I stumble downstairs to the deck
Not sure if it's day or night

Bridge
My thoughts are spinning so fast
I don't know which direction
To feel you holding my hand
Would feel like heaven

Chorus (x2)
I'll sail away from this place now
'Cause I can't live without you now

Sail Away

This Mess

When the words are written down
Staring back at you
You think you might know how 
To analyze what’s true 

Then you read it to the end
And the heartbreak sets in

It’s okay, my love, it’s okay
You know the end is never the end 
It’s just the start  of the next thing 

Let your tears come out 
Release the sadness inside 
Take off the heavy weight
And lay it all aside

You’re the dream 
Made up into anything

It’s okay, my love, it’s okay
Because the end is never the end 
It’s just the start of the next thing 

If this is the end 
Imagine what the beginning will be 

It’s okay, my love, it’s okay
You know the end is never the end 
It’s just the start  of the next thing

Copyright Julie Barschow Music 2021

Never The End (Acoustic Demo)

~ Sangin' since I sang myself to sleep as a baby.  
~ Believer that music - listening, composing, (for me, singing) brings happiness, wholeness and healing. 
~ Created a band (Six Easy Pieces) in 1997. Played around town through mid 2007. 
~ Things didn't go so hot w/the solo thing, I became a Mama in 2011, had my 2nd in 2015 and my life was taken over by tiny dictators. They're bigger now and slightly less demanding, but not by much. 
~ FF to 2021, I'm determined to write and play again, and starting up a project with the same bros(fun fact: I'm married to the on one the right in the pic up there) so I guess you can say we're gettin' the band back together, man. Well, at least some of us. 🙃
~ Thanks for reading this far and for listening to my/our creations!

Never The End (Acoustic Demo)

Jewels Sings