Original Song: Songs Of Cynicism And Regret
I was amazed at what she’d come up with. I know this is a father speaking, but it really does sound cool to me. It’s as though she’s gone into character for it and ended up sounding a little like Sinead O’Conner meets Jewel. I kept my vocal on the bridge, but gave her solo duties on the rest.
SONGS OF CYNICISM AND REGRET
© 2016 Chuck Smeeton
Gm Eb
Songs of cynicism and regret
Cm Dm
Motives that you’ll soon forget
Gm Eb
Lyrics bite and tell a tale
Adim Dm
Minor keys and a mournful wail
Love that’s lost or never found
Beneath the weight of holding ground
A plea unanswered, barely heard
Lost within emotion stirred
(Chorus)
F
The last recorded
Bb
The first track cut
F
Clutching for inspired ideas
Bb A
Born out of a creative rut
Fleeting moments captured true
All the things that you still rue
Close the curtains, lock the door
Expel the demons from your core
No longer tell the right from wrong
Juxtaposed within this song
Leaving before you ever arrived
Give up the fight, you have survived
(Bridge)
Gm Cm
This ain’t a song you’ll sing again
Gm F
To do so would bring back the pain
Gm Cm
Thoughts that flow like freezing rain
Gm F
There’s no way to remove the stain
(Chorus)
About the original songs
In January 2012 I commenced a goal of trying to write and record at least one song from scratch each month – sometimes it comes easily, sometimes it’s a real challenge, but I love the discipline it creates. I managed to complete the year, but it was so much fun that I’ve decided to keep it rolling for as long as I can.
This is really awesome …