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Rob Bortkiewicz

Winning ‘Story’ Lyrics From Facebook Group

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Firstly, a big thank you to Jane for giving me the stly, a big thank you to Jane for giving me the
opportunity to showcase Don’t Forget The Lyrics in pportunity to showcase Don’t Forget The Lyrics in
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Write Away Magazine. I’m Rob Bortkiewicz, lyricist & rite Away Magazine. I’m Rob Bortkiewicz, lyricist &
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co-founder of DFTL. ounder of DFTL.
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A lot of new upcoming songwriters have very little or t of new upcoming songwriters have very little or
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no experience in the music industry. Therefore, we give o experience in the music industry. Therefore, we give
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t them the opportunity to showcase their lyrics in a safe hem the opportunity to showcase their lyrics in a safe
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environment where they can receive regular feedback on vironment where they can receive regular feedback on
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structure, phrasing etc and build their confidence. tructure, phrasing etc and build their confidence.

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Ode To The Road was inspired by some friends who are de To The Road was inspired by some friends who are
musicians & tour all over Europe performing tribute acts usicians & tour all over Europe performing tribute acts
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as well as their own material to mostly sellout crowds s well as their own material to mostly sellout crowds
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each night. ach night.

After being on tour with them in Brighton. It was clear fter being on tour with them in Brighton. It was clear
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to see the effect the music and the memories had on all o see the effect the music and the memories had on all
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of those who were there but that’s only half the story. f those who were there but that’s only half the story.

Behind the scenes, travelling from town to town, the ehind the scenes, travelling from town to town, the
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music keeps them going and that inspired this lyric. On usic keeps them going and that inspired this lyric. On
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the stage, they have their celebrity status, on the road, he stage, they have their celebrity status, on the road,
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Writing the chorus, I tried to get the feel of the show riting the chorus, I tried to get the feel of the show
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whilst using the verses to create a back story of life away hilst using the verses to create a back story of life away
f from home on the road. No one wants to work for a rom home on the road. No one wants to work for a
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living, but singing the songs you enjoy to make others ving, but singing the songs you enjoy to make others
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happy isn’t a bad place to start.appy isn’t a bad place to start.
Seeing them up there gives me hope that the lyrics from eeing them up there gives me hope that the lyrics from
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myself & others in our group, will hopefully one day, yself & others in our group, will hopefully one day,
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be enjoyed by others too. We’re all happy to collaborate e enjoyed by others too. We’re all happy to collaborate
with musicians/producers should anyone like our lyrics ith musicians/producers should anyone like our lyrics
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enough to want to do so.ough to want to do so.
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