Breaking Down The Songwriting Process
I was really on a roll a few weeks ago working on music, but I have fallen behind. In order to crawl back on track, I ignored by rumpled hair and lack of makeup just to share a song I wrote over the summer. This song was inspired by one of my favorite scenes in … Continue reading Take Flight
The glow of the dawn on the lineThe vast space fading to blueThe fair course hardly definedThe safety of shore out of viewI search to the left and the rightThe sweet water kissing my skinThe powerful gust my delightthis venture that's pulling me inAnd the fear behindFaster than all my caresBetter than anywhereOne with the … Continue reading Floating On Air
This song was definitely inspired by Taylor Swift's album Fearless. Sadly, there is no way I will ever sound like Taylor, but a key image for me was imagining an old building. Think of the scene in The Bourne Identity when Jason uses the dead body to drop down several stories (dark, I know, but … Continue reading Love, Hope, Alone
The Lonely Man One of my favorite songs is Johnny Cash’s version of Sting’s I hung my head. I love the simplicity of the structure and music of the song, the focus is on the story. Of course, everything is made better with Cash’s emotive, gravelly voice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M53FcPoWtA I wanted to write a song like … Continue reading Finding Inspiration In Other Artists
