Everything I Need

I hope you know this is no joke

For the heart knows this is right

Didn’t know what I wanted

Until you came in my sight

One can hope, one can dream

Our love is what it seems

We can make a good team

See the sun through the steam

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Nothing you can do can stop my love for you now

Nothing you can say will make me look away

Nothing you can think will cause my heart to blink

‘Cause everything you are is everything I need

I’d been searching for so long

That it kind of made me sick

Now that I’m on solid ground

Well it’s time to work on this

Let my love aim for you

I’ll play this game with you

Nothing to blame on you

I’m still the same for you

Reprise:

Nothing in this world will separate us girl, yeah

Nothing that I see can affect your beauty

Nothing that occurs will make my heart deter

‘Cause everything you are is everything I need

I wish you no bad

I miss you so bad

I wish you no bad

I miss you so bad

Want to see your red lips

And feel your fingertips

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CHORUS

These are just some simple lyrics about love. I tried to make a contrast between “nothing” and “everything” in the chorus and reprise. When you find a special someone, it seems like nothing can affect that relationship. That’s because that person represents everything to you. I believe that’s what everyone is looking for in life and what everyone needs as well.

Back to Square One

Everyone keeps passing by

I can’t even see their eyes

I’m floating, going nowhere

Wishing I was over there

I’m drowning in my routine

Cannot see what should be seen

It’s hard to break the tough shell

Of what I’m knowing so well

Chorus:

I’m stuck in a rut, you know that feeling?

It’s like being cut, but never healing

I need to climb out, I need to escape

Time to change my route, let the past be erased

Want to flee away, go back to square one

Goodbye yesterday, and away I run

And away I run, and away I run

My mind is drawing a blank

I’m staring off into space

I don’t know the day or week

Point of view is getting bleak

Why is time looking the same?

Time wants me to play its game

It’s the time to make a choice

To stand up and use my voice

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Being trapped can hurt your soul

Makes you want to stay and go

Why do my feet feel so stuck?

How did I end in this rut?

I don’t know how I got here

None of the reasons are clear

Although it’s safe, it’s too much

This rut has become my crutch

CHORUS

I don’t know about you but sometimes I go throughout my days and weeks and it all just feels the same. It feels like I’m frozen in time. These lyrics are describing someone who wants to go back to a certain point in time or just go somewhere new. We occasionally need that shake-up in our lives.

Unexpected Crush

It’s like I woke up and thought of you

In a different way

Your feelings haven’t changed, but mine have

And they’re here to stay

There was emptiness, now there’s a spark

Lighting up my world

I’m finding the true meaning of life

By loving this girl

Chorus:

Babe you’ve turned my world around

You brought me to your stratosphere

And I need to adjust

Babe it’s hard to imagine

That you have become my unexpected crush

Babe somehow I fell for you

I thought that there was nothing there

But my heart got a rush

Babe you’re all I think about

You have become my unexpected crush

I feel I’ve known you longer than I have

Do you feel the same?

My mind’s gone through all scenarios

But my fear’s to blame

Now you’ve found someone but I just can’t

Be happy for you

You’ll never know that you were my crush

You’ll never know the truth

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Why are you stuck to

My memories of you?

Each time I saw you

I felt something new

You were just a friend

But then something more

Love came to an end

I have lost the war

I wrote this a while ago but it can happen to anyone at some point in time. Have you ever realized you developed a little crush on someone that you never thought you would? It probably developed slowly but before you knew it, it was there. These lyrics hopefully reflect that kind of situation.

Good to Gone

I remember seeing you

Over there, not far from me

I remember that you looked

So pretty in the city

My feet used to weigh a ton

As I went down through the town

But fast forward to today

I never see you around

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You always seem to

Push your luck and push your love

You push…your luck

And push…your love

CHORUS:

How did we go from good to gone?

How did we end up here?

When did we move from right to wrong?

When did we make this clear?

Our friendship just keeps on shrinking

Like the night hides the dawn

And so I’m left here thinking that

We went from good to gone

I used to use all my strength

To help get past all my fears

But now I’m using my strength

So I can hold back my tears

There is one thing that you’ve done

That’s leaving me with shivers

You’ve numbed your heart of my love

So now my tears are rivers

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CHORUS

I’m finding it hard to sleep

That I’m left here with cold hands

I hardly recognize you

What happened to all our plans?

I still remember those times

When we used to talk all day

It’s giving me stomach pains

To see we now keep away

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“Good to gone” is a little catchy phrase that came to mind when thinking about how people can go from a great relationship with each other to rarely communicating at all. It might happen slowly, but before they know it they don’t even talk to one another. That can be a difficult transition for many people.

Friend

You know the world enjoys hurting you

Don’t let life keep getting you down

‘Cause I hate to see you feel this way

Even if you’d rather just frown

Others may pour salt in your wounds

Not even knowing that it stings

I want to be there to dull the pain

So that you’ll see what a friend can bring

CHORUS:

Sometimes we just need somewhere to be

Sometimes we just need someone to hold

Sometimes we just need some help on our way

Just know my friend, I’ll always take your load

Why do you want to be alone?

Well know that I’m a step away

Let me carry you through sun or rain

There’s no reason you should be afraid

My shoulder is here to rest your head

And I’ll always keep you on my mind

There’s no telling what you can do

So tell yourself you’re one of a kind

CHORUS

I’ll be there when you fall

And lift you up again

I’ll be there as your shield

When your world’s caving in

I’ll cry when you’re crying

So you don’t cry alone

I’m just a call away

Make sure to use that phone

CHORUS

CHORUS

My friend, I’ll take your load

My friend, I’ll take your load

My friend, I’ll take your load

I wanted to write something describing a true friend. These words could be your words to a friend of yours. It may be what a friend of yours says to you. Or maybe it could be the words of the best friend to each of us: the Lord.

Turn Back Time

There’s an itch on my back

And it is so hard to scratch

I’m struggling to reach

We dance out in the rain

Find out it’s a hurricane

Now we’re left on the beach

Time can itch, time can pour

Time can leave you wanting more

Rub the lamp, cast the spell

You can know each other well

Chorus:

Turn back time, turn it back

Turn over the hourglass

See the sand running down

See what we had, become found

Place your hand in my hand

Together we’ll move the sand

You can do as you please

When there is no gravity

You can soar through the air

Come along for the ride

Like a coin we have two sides

But we are both still there

Time is fun, time is free

Time is also addicting

Rub the lamp, cast the spell

You can know each other well

CHORUS

You realize the mistake

After it’s already made

So you work on fixing it

Little bit by little bit

Move the moon by turning time

And you’ll see you’ve turned the tide

CHORUS

CHORUS

Turn back time, turn it back

Turn over the hourglass

Turn back time, turn it back

Turn over the hourglass

The verses and chorus all have a similar rhythm to it, but the chorus has the main message. The whole message of this piece focuses on time. There may be times when we want to turn it back to undo something or redo something or relive something. The chorus mentions a good way of imagining turning time back: turning an hourglass over to place the sand where it once was.

Red

My hand runs through your hair

My blood runs through your veins

Leaves move from windy air

And falls when the sky rains

So let the rain pour down

And just cut me some slack

Save me before I drown

Instead of fighting back

Allow my red to flow

You’re causing it slow

Making me trapped below

Chorus:

Red is the color of blood

Red is the color of love

My heart feels like it’s bleeding

But my heart is just beating

To your heart, to your heart

My heart is just beating…for you

Don’t take love for granted

It makes your blood run cold

Love can be enchanted

When the truth’s not controlled

Our love is raining blood

Causing me worlds of pain

We’re caught in a flash flood

And now our worlds are stained

Give my red time to heal

There’s nothing I can feel

It’s time to strike a deal

CHORUS

Please leave my red alone

Bad blood is all I’ve known

My love is on its own

You are a fantasy

You’re imaginary

Feels like eternity

Since I’ve seen you

CHORUS

These are some more obscure lyrics that I have written. They also seem to go deeper than other stuff I have written. If you read closely, there are several repeated themes: love, blood, and water. The color red is used to symbolize two different ideas in the words.

Let Me Know Your Name

I was just getting over

Having my heart broken

And forgetting the last words

That she had spoken

But then I ran into someone

And I had a felt a flame

She had to go, was running late

I didn’t get her name

Do you know the power of your name?

Please, let me know your name

My memory can’t forget

Your piercing blue eyes

So I pass by the same place

Hoping that you’ll arise

I tried and tried and tried and tried

Although you never came

I don’t think I’m asking too much

Just want to learn your name

Chorus:

Do you know the power of your name?

Please, let me know your name

There is some saving grace in your name

Please, let me know your name

I may not be the one

But I promise I’ll be done

If I can just know your name

One day I’m driving downtown

I see you wearing a white gown

Standing by you is a man

That moment messed with my plan

CHORUS

I read in the newspaper

Something that is a shame

I did learn what you go by

But learned of your new last name

Just a quick thing to note: this is not a situation that happened to me. I wanted to state that right off. When writing, I sometimes try to think of scenarios to put myself in. Occasionally I tell a story in my lyrics. With these lyrics, I tried to do both. Also, I pretty much wrote the lyrics to the tune of “Name” by Goo Goo Dolls. Just a fun fact!