Song Lyrics Rut - Gabe McFadden

Here are my lyrics. I kind of made it a gag song because I struggle to write regular music. From this I learned that I still don't like writing songs. My sister is a singer/songwriter and has enlisted my help because I am a self proclaimed writer and I have never enjoyed it before. This was no different. I love writing, but I am just supremely uninterested in songwriting. I have a weird block about original music. Very rarely have I heard good "original music" from a non signed musician and I fear being lumped with those whose talent I don't admire.

I am a classically trained violinist and I have also never really written my own melodies. I think my biggest block isn't talent or not understanding music theory, it's just I really don't like doing it.

Without further ado:

Beneath the waves, she mopes and whines and cries.

She yearns for grass and hills and clear blue skies.

The Princess hates the fauna that abounds.

She’s blinded to the beauty that surrounds.

She swims in search for ways to sate her drive,

when fin’ly to the Sea Witch she arrived.

“I’ll give you legs and lungs and grace my sweet,

just trade your voice and tail and gills for feet.”

Controlled by want she hastily agreed.

For her tail and voice her dream they would impede.

A waving wand, a flash of light, a sting-

a dream fulfilled, a change the spell did bring.

She kicked and stoked, ‘neath waves she flailed around,   

without her gills the princess slowly drowned.

With her last thoughts before she passed away,

She realized now the error of her way.

Ungrateful girl floats slowly to the shore,

At last she gets the skies that she wished for.