I caught a couple friends in the middle of songwriting...
Song-writing.
An intimidating and exhilarating idea. And something I always seem to be doing in my “spare” time. Last year I heard about a challenge called “7in7” – challenging all song writers to write seven songs in seven days, starting yesterday. If I had not been attempting to write a novel last November during NANOWRIMO (National Novel Writing Month), I would have joined the 7in7 movement. So when I heard talk of 7in7 again this year, I knew I was all in!
You can read more about 7in7 here: http://aaronivey.com/?p=12644
Search #7in7 on twitter to follow the progress of the participants and hear the 2,000+ new songs this week!
Here’s the link to my first contribution to 7in7: Leaving
Lyrics:
You’re leaving,
And I can’t help but notice
You’ve leaving, me behind.
Must be easy
From your view up in the clouds.
— (chorus)
Do I tell you?
Or leave you clueless?
I’m gonna ask you –
How could you do this?
—
It’s so hard
To calm my heart,
When all I see’s an empty home.
I know that you don’t
Mean to leave me here, alone.
— (chorus)
This project is intimidating because of the whole write-record-and-publicly-post-a-song thing, oh, and the potential-for-professional-songwriters-to-hear-and-judge-you. I’m finding the exhilaration from the challenge definitely worth overcoming the intimidation – I am struggling alongside over 300 other artists who are putting out raw work regardless of whether or not they feel it’s finished and polished. There is life in a community forcing creativity.
I welcome your comments! And join the #7in7 movement!
natalieprice 