With me

Hey guys I'm back for my second blog. This time, I've got it down. My microphone isn't perfect, but it's better than last time. It is buzzing a bit, but you should be able to understand and hear clearly. And just so you know, I'm still recovering from losing my voice a couple weeks ago... so I'm flat in a few spots. My voice is always a bit strange this time of year anyway. But it'll go away soon.

Basically, in this video, I'm just sitting at my piano playing and singing. The camera is on top of it, so that's probably why the sound is buzzing a little. I was going to just paste the lyrics under the video but I decided to just paste them on the screen.

To me, songs are stories. When I write a song, I always have a reason. My lyrics are like my own little diary. If I'm upset or sad, I'll write a song about why I'm upset. If I'm frustrated, I'll write a song about it. Of course, when I'm writing a song, I'm usually not going to use names or any direct content. A good song has good poetry. It includes images and metaphors that are clever, but at the same time, you get the message of the song. Second, you have to, of course, put a catchy melody to the words. The tempo has to correspond with the lyrics. You can't write a song about being mad at someone to a slow tempo. If you, for example, wanted to tell the story of going through a breakup, and you wanted it to a slower tempo, most likely your best option would be a message like, "I don't deserve this and I'm sad about it". It's like how horror and comedy. They're both good, but the result usually isn't what you hoped for.

This song is called "With me". It could be interpreted several ways. One might hear it and think, "Oh, this song is about going through a breakup and waiting for your perfect match." Another might think it's about being happy to find someone to love, and then losing them. Again, this song is a story. I wrote it literally last week. I had caught the melody and had the idea immediately to go with it. I came up with some words off the top of my head and when I got home, I wrote them down. I came up with the rest of the words and melodies on the piano.

I wrote it because when I first moved to Norman, I had a hard time finding friends, and it's basically talking about how I'm looking back on it, and how I'm glad I won't feel like that again. It goes on to talk about how I moved here. The metaphor is "my spirits are still shattered" but "I'm breathing and doing my best". The message here is that we may not be able to see each other, but we can make it through. The bridge then specifically uses the metaphors to say, we're both unhappy but we can see each other inside. It says that we will just continue to waste our time until we realize that we will always have each other in our hearts.

Anyway, I'll stop blabbing because I know this is getting long. The link is down below! The words are on the screen with it. Please let me know what you think! This is by far one of my favorites I've written and I'd like you to just give me your opinion! Enjoy!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0AGyA_YPbg