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The Journey From Poem to Lyrics - Part 1

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n a previous article I laid out my reasoning that “LYRICS” are the end product of words being satisfactorily revious article I laid out my reasoning that “LYRICS” are the end product of words being satisfactorily
Iset to music and sung. Prior to which they remain lyrical poems.set to music and sung. Prior to which they remain lyrical poems.

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Here’s an example from my latest album where I had a basic music structure but had run out of inspiration ere’s an example from my latest album where I had a basic music structure but had run out of inspiration
f for lyrics that were fresh. I asked around my small circle of friends of family and this was one response.or lyrics that were fresh. I asked around my small circle of friends of family and this was one response.

Katina is an academic but has a remarkable flair for performance when she delivers her arguments to the atina is an academic but has a remarkable flair for performance when she delivers her arguments to the
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public or on panels. She has provided spoken voice on a previous album. She projects a level of emotion ublic or on panels. She has provided spoken voice on a previous album. She projects a level of emotion
t that I’ve always been unable to injext ... I tend to be more analytical and distnt. I rewrote her piece trying to hat I’ve always been unable to injext ... I tend to be more analytical and distnt. I rewrote her piece trying to
keep a female perspective and had always hoped to get a female singer who could use words like ‘my precious’ eep a female perspective and had always hoped to get a female singer who could use words like ‘my precious’
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You can Listen/Buy read production notes and view Lyrics/Chords at:ou can Listen/Buy read production notes and view Lyrics/Chords at:
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SHADOWS HADOWS
By Katrina Michaely Katrina Michael
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Tonight I called you, onight I called you,
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Nothing came out.othing came out.
N Don’t give up my precious.on’t give up my precious. Only love.ly love.
Only laughter.ly laughter.
You’ve always been the one.ou’ve always been the one.
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So much sadness.o much sadness.
S Holding us all up.olding us all up. Only life.ly life.
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P It’s our turn to raise you.t’s our turn to raise you. Only liberty.ly liberty.
Please my sweetness. lease my sweetness.
But oh,this body and mind.ut oh,this body and mind.
Don’t despair.on’t despair. B
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I’ll wipe away the tears.’ll wipe away the tears. We just can’t get it to act.e just can’t get it to act. Call me to you.all me to you.
Let me come.et me come.
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It will be alright. t will be alright. L
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Don’t shut me out.on’t shut me out.
Patience.atience.
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Find the strength.d the strength.
We should be there for you.e should be there for you.
This suffering. s suffering.
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Leave the shadows.eave the shadows.
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It’s only temporary.t’s only temporary. But we can’t seem to find the will.ut we can’t seem to find the will. L
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The bad times will pass.e bad times will pass.
Think on the great times we had.k on the great times we had. Th Behind.ehind.
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When we thought hen we thought They will pass....ey will pass.... I I’ll be your safe harbor.’ll be your safe harbor.
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W Day by day.ay by day. I I’ll be the ship that helps.’ll be the ship that helps.
We’d conquer the worlde’d conquer the world
Step by step.tep by step.
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Threough our truth. eough our truth. S You cross over.ou cross over.
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Such carefree days.uch carefree days. A
Lift us up goodness.ift us up goodness.
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I wanted to run nted to run
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Through the streetsough the streets
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Proclaiming friendship.roclaiming friendship. Far away from this hurt.ar away from this hurt.
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And this tribulation.nd this tribulation.
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Where are you out there?here are you out there?
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I call for her.all for her.
Found the one ound the one
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The one I once knew so well.e one I once knew so well.
I’d been looking for.’d been looking for. Th
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Even after I had ceased to search.ven after I had ceased to search. And hear the echo.nd hear the echo.
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Oh thank you God. h thank you God. Now I miss you.ow I miss you.
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The greatest gifte greatest gift
I could have asked for. uld have asked for.
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But now she’s gone,ut now she’s gone,
B Bring her back.ring her back.
I want thigs to be.nt thigs to be.
And I go looking. nd I go looking.
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The way that they were.e way that they were.
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Far and wide. ar and wide.
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F When we laughed together.hen we laughed together.
For the lost and found.or the lost and found.
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“ And cried.nd cried.
“Come back to me” Come back to me”
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I proclaim in the streets.roclaim in the streets.
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