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This was my view out my train window during a delay.

Well the odds couldn’t have been more against me this go around for the 7in7 challenge: I was out of town or on the road for work 5 out of 7 days, and then I lost my voice. But I decided that it doesn’t matter – I will still post the songs I started during the week. The main point of 7in7 is to stimulate the creativity in artists and make them produce work. Who says I can’t do 7in7 during Thanksgiving week? Or a week in December?

The song I’m posting today is called “Worth It” which was inspired by my extra long train ride home last week. But I will admit that unlike the person in the song, I was traveling by train to see my family. My first ever journey by train was a success and I recommend it (although I would give a couple extra hours for connecting trains or flights in case of delays).

Worth It (clickable)

I’m going home, going home on a train.

I don’t care how much time that it takes.

Every hour I waste sitting on those rails,

Will be worth it if I see him again.

I’m packing light – only for a day.

Leaving my guitar back in its case.

I’ve got paper and a pen, and the words here in my soul,

I will write him a song so he’ll know.

I close my eyes, and I can see his face.

I remember the strength in his embrace.

I miss his eyes, and the way his smile draws me in.

I’m on a train just to see him again.

I’m going home, going home on a train.

I don’t care how much time that it takes.

Every hour I waste sitting on those rails,

Will be worth it if I see him again.

Tis The Busy Season: #7in7

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

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