Hi friend,
My songwriting challenge is going quite well! I was scared I would loose steam already after the first song, but I managed a second one. So far so good.
(I will try to film this from a better angle next time, the pop filter got in the way of my face).
This one started with the piano motif and I knew what it would be about when I came up with the motif. It felt like floating away and so the first line (I dream of floating away) was pretty straightforward.
It isn’t a complex song and I am actually finding great enjoyment and fulfillment in writing songs without complex chord structures as that too takes skill.
I have had this idea in my mind that chord progressions need to be innovative and complex for a song to be good and stand out. I think that idea comes from a feeling of not being enough.
But what has become more important for me is the feeling or emotion a song evokes and sometimes that is a basic, known chord progression and other times it’s a more complex one.
The song conveys more a vibe or feeling than it tells a story as such. It conveys the feeling of wanting to float away, be held, surrender and be listened to.
It’s not about wanting to die or escape even, but to be held and to let it all go.
I felt this feeling a lot when I was bedbound by chronic illness (I still am bedbound a lot, but I can get out of bed a lot more now). I would often picture myself in a flowing white dress, walking down to the sea and floating away, being held by the arms of the ocean and being understood and being able to let go of everything, give it all to the sea.
It was so heavy being in all that pain and lying in bed all day in a darkened room, I needed an escape. And the sea for me has always held a special place in my heart. Its where I used to go to feel held and supported and heard.
Here are the lyrics:
I dream of floating away
Of gravity becoming lighter
Am I nearly there?
I see myself in a flowing white dress
The gentle waves caress my skin
Am I nearly there?
Oh I need a space to fall
Will you catch me now
The day you stopped believing in me
I walked to the ink black sea
Am I nearly there?
I’ve been trying to tell you
My voice needs somewhere to echo
Am I nearly there?
Oh I need a space to fall
Will you catch me now
Oh I need a space to fall
Will you catch me now
Ooooh
Oh I need a space to fall
Will you catch me now
Oh I need a space to fall
Will you catch me now
Let me know what you think of the song!
Tell me…
Have you ever just wanted to be held and to let it all go?
Do you have a relationship with the ocean?
What are your favourite lines from the song?
I’d love to know in the comments!
