Looking for a band to work with, here's some of my lyrics.

ubw newbie Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Location: sweden Posts: 21

Hi I am new to these boards and I am looking for a new and unknown band that have the potential to do real music, I write lyrics and that's what I can do so please if Somebody is interested, I can do songs for you, though I am not looking for one time partnership but for a long time really. If you believe these songs are all depressing or such like. Well I can also do the opposite kind, and most really but havent been writing songs for so long cause I usually write poetry and such things.

A One Mans Misery Of Sorrow
© Patrick Westermark ©

L-ovin' but the very look of you
Kn-owin' that you are mine
, A one mans misery of sorrow
If we'd meet just but once again
emptiness 's a suffering I ,
, know well
, Please,
you should not leave

Please don't walk,
out on me

> Don't Don't Don't <

With less than a kiss

, I love you so much
, A one mans misery of sorrow
If we'd meet no more

, Please,
No farewell ,

What can I say,
Can you see

> Im fadin' away <

> No farewell <

> No farewell <

, I'm l-ovin' you
, Look I am a shadow

, In your life,

, A one mans misery of sorrow
No more us, no more the joy ,
> Im fadin' away <

No more kisses,
No more goodbye's
, No more anythin' ,

Fadin'.. fadin'.. away,
I'm fadin' away

Emptiness 's a suffering I ,
, know well

It Hurts Knowin’ I Ain’t Knowin’
© Patrick Westermark ©

Somethin' I'm doin' 's wrong
Maybe I don't say I love you
As much as you'd like me to
Maybe it's the look on my face
Could It be me, could it be me,
That ain't quiet enough...
I am so tired, knowin'
...Doin' somethin' wrong
Maybe it's my face, maybe I am
Dull, It's hauntin' to know
I'm doin' somethin' wrong
It haunts me knowin',

It haunts me knowin' nothin'
,
You ain't tellin' me everythin'
, Maybe I should be quiet
I'm doin' somethin' wrong
And it haunts me knowin'
That I ain't knowin' anythin' at all
Could it be me, bein' too dull

I'm doin' somethin' wrong
,
Lookin' with that grin of mine,
It's hauntin' to know that
Every' lil' thing I do
Turn into somethin' never
Intended to be said...
Could it be me, I must be
Doin' somethin' wrong

I know I ain't knowin' why
,
Oh it haunts me knowin'
That every lil' thing I do
's wrong and knowin'
That I ain't knowin' why

I ain't knowin' why
,
Knowin' I aint knowin'
It hurts knowin...
Nothin' at all...

The Nobody
© Patrick Westermark ©

This kid's a former friend of mine, looking forth
For the winds blowing the way of the past
He's a he and he's a she, nobody incarnated
Today he's mute, tomorrow she's blind
The more he lessen in ability she looks back
The memories which he none had are disappearing

Looking for a friend she never met, never
Saw never felt... The friendship unknown
Imaginary yes, true No. Feeling the feelings
He never had, looking for a sane thought never
Thought.

Oh this is a girl we all know, it's the boy in our
Town, the shadow of our lives... Damnation
Incarnated, yes this girl lives by not living...

Can you tell this boy has not walked a thousand
Of miles thinking he's a she and not knowing if she's
A he.

He's the girl we don't know, A girl we cant
Understand. Oh can you see, This boy's for sale

Oh she's... not the boy we know, no no no

He's the girl we don't know, A girl we cant
Understand. Oh can you see, This boy's for sale

Looking for a friend she never met, never
Saw never felt... The friendship unknown
Imaginary yes, true No. Feeling the feelings
He never had, looking for a sane thought never
Thought.

Can you see, She's passing away...

Sorrow of living
© Patrick Westermark ©

No more line, sorrow so much of sorrow
Past haunting me, the time we had is gone
I can no longer live without your lips
I will no longer be fed,
With love

Disappearing
I am disappearing, can you see I am
Soon gone, then I will join you again
Back again with my love, you...

A shadow of eternity,
No regrets to have hold you

I'm still the moron that you once met,
But I always knew being moron had no mean
To you, our love had no limitations

Eternity... I am so alone... and Past is
Haunting me...

There's no remorse, there's no looking back
There's nothing at all,
but me and eternity

Joining
Joining you in death, in eternity
Soon there, will you wait for me cause
I am soon coming to join you...

I can no longer live without your lips
I will no longer be fed,
With love
I am joining you in death

Blitzkrieg
© Patrick Westermark ©

A distant voice calling hoping for a better day
Ain't coming for us we have got our second chance already
No more chances, no more tries, no matter how much we are crying
We are dying

No matter how much we say we are sorry, no matter how much we regret

The past is there and we are dying, no more cries, no more tries
We are dying, no more distant voices hoping for a better day
There wont be a second day, there wont be another second chance

We killed in anger, spread our hate and ask for mercy
There is no remorse, we are dying no matter how much we are
Crying we haven't tried enough, we haven't tried at all

People sacrificing other people so that they will
Survive themselves, now we are all going to die
No matter how much we cry, no matter how much we try

No more chances, no more tries, no matter how much we are crying
We are dying

Shrinking In Size
© Patrick Westermark ©

The fear of gaining fear as fear is losing you
Little I am, the less I become, fear will eventually
Become the truth for fearing too much

Fear is losing you, fear is that my heart stop beating
And that's gonna happen if I do lose you

I am shrinking in size everyday that goes by
Every little day that goes by my pains are
outnumbering the little courage I have left

Don't wanna lose you, don't wanna lose you
NO I don't wanna lose you, It's true I don't wanna lose you

Having no courage left soon fear will mess it up
I don't wanna lose you NO NO NO
No losing you, I am not giving you up
But I fear my fear will tear us apart

I am shrinking in size everyday that goes by
Every little day that goes by my pains are
outnumbering the little courage I have left

But I am not giving up, no I dont wanna lose you
No losing you, NO NO NO don't wanna lose you

I dont wanna lose you, I dont wanna lose you
I dont wanna lose you, no losing you NO NO NO

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 7:20 am

Once again, welcome to UBW.

I am mega impressed with The Nobody and Sorrow Of Living. Very tight lyrics.

I'm sure somebody will..no..MUST...take you up on your offer.

Great talent.

ubw newbie Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Location: sweden Posts: 21

Thanks, Im glad to have joined this website! Wink

Yay this comment made my day!!! I'm glad you liked them!!! Smile

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theyre pretty sweet lyrics man.. keep writing

ubw newbie Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Location: sweden Posts: 21

Thanks man!! I will Smile

ubw newbie Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Location: sweden Posts: 21

Here's some texts I have written today, some better than others and some not.
Just to show the quality of my writing, whether it's good or good enough is another issue.

Like A Footstep
© Patrick Westermark ©

People leave traces of
their lives, people
Walk every day without
Caring about the original
Intention of birth

Like a footstep we go away,
No more coming back

Claiming their life is
A hell, thinking how much
Mother earth must go through
Till we are satisfied, We leave
No more than traces of what we
Are

Like a footstep we go away
No more coming back

We walk day and night, Night
and day, Never one thank You
For having that road
Never looking back and think
We are lucky, never leave a
Footstep of satisfaction

There will be a day when these
Footsteps never exist anymore
No more than a vague memory
Of the past

Like a footstep we are hiding our
original birth, like a sweep
Humanity is no more of earth's
Making

Like a footstep we go away
No more coming back

The Nightmare
© Patrick Westermark ©

Cant live no more, no more in the shadows
No more at all, I am crying out so loud
But world is mute, yes I am living
A nightmare

Don't mind me,
I am nobody

No no no don't mind me

Nightmare

Can't get out, no I am put inside
My own life, a little little cell
Where breathing and talking is
A crime toward your not to trust
Friends,

Yes child,
Couldn't they be more like you,
Listening to one's heart,
No prejudice
No hate
Yes I am telling you, couldn't
They be like you

No more prejudice, no more, no more

Won't take it any more,
No I won't

Can't live a life not appreciated

Can't live no more, not inside a cell
No, no more, can't take it any more

Knowing I am having everything you have
And more, doesn't make much of a difference

Can't have love, no nobody likes me, can't
Bear this burden no more, no I can't live

No more living this life, no more pain

No more...

Why Love Is Stronger Than Hate
© Patrick Westermark ©

You know
Hate tears us apart
Hate fills us with despair
Hate brings the very worst
out of us

Bringing even more hate
From one to another
Leaving us empty

We all know love is stronger
Than hatred, hatred is a
Weakness

Soon there will be no
Traces of love left
Because hatread is spread
Around like a plague

It has a limit of life
Hate takes so much energy

We all know love is stronger
Than hatred, hatred is a
Weakness

Hatred plagues your body in
Every way
Hate is a weakness fulfilled
It believes it can live for
Ever

One man or a thousand
Of men can not prevail
Forever with hatred

We all know love is stronger
Than hatred, hatred is a
Weakness

It takes more energy
Than running miles
And when you get tired you
Loose up a little
And each time a little more
and more

Back to love again
Back to what made us
Love can prevail as long as
We want to

We all know love is stronger
Than hatred, hatred is a
Weakness

Love will prevail

A House For Everybody
© Patrick Westermark ©

I Am building a house
It's goin to be red and yellow
Neighbours mindin' matters none
Cause this house is the place of
No prejudice, cause it's of love

A house for my beloved ones
this house is called my heart
Where life starts and ends

I've got the house for you if
You're lookin' for place of
Love and inner peace

Would you take care of it when
I can not, would you lend a hand
To keep it in good shape

My house is a house painted red
And yellow, it's a house for my
Beloved ones

I've got the house for you if
You're looking for a house of
Love, the place of peace

I Am building a house
That holds for evermore and
Longer

Why I Don't Wanna Die
© Patrick Westermark ©

No more holding your hands,
no more the laughter
Being with you, all the joy we
Have and all the misery
We had. Life's like a book
That is opened once and closed
For ever
Life's not forever,
But my

Love to you never fades
Away

Love is a medicine
Love is a gift
Love is for you and I
Love is for everybody

The more I think about it
The more I believe that
We were born for,
One and one
Reason only, to make love
Together, to bring the love
That we have to another
Generation, to give the
World a message
About love and peace.

With love mankind can go to
Distances never reached before

Love is a medicine
Love is a gift
Love is for you and I
Love is for everybody

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:30 pm

Whew...you're quicker than me, lol...although I gotta work out the chords and perform the darn thing as well Laughing

I have found the quicker you write, the more capable you are of keeping the original emotion in the song, without getting sidetracked. Keeping the song original, on the right path and raw. A lyric that's too polished sounds...well...manufactured.

I particulary like Like A Footstep because iof its wonderful observations on how we all behave. I've tried to capture this before and failed....badly.

And {b]Why I Don't Wanna Die[/b] certainly offers a challenge, and a nice deep insight into one person's thought.

Are they any good....I wouldn't have taken time to answer if they weren't. Wink

Again...It's absolutely fabulous to have you here...another lyrical dude I can bang heads with Laughing

ubw newbie Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Location: sweden Posts: 21

Heh, yeah that's true Wink

ubw newbie Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Location: sweden Posts: 21

Here's some others I didnt think I'd put here cause I was too afraid to be totally bashed
away lol, I think at least the last one is crap, the others are well dunno...

Loving Isn't One Man's Job©
Patrick Westermark ©

Loving isnt one mans job
Loving isnt one mans job
Loving isnt one mans job

Take care of your beloved one
Take care of him or her
Like you would appreciate to be
Treated yourself

Love demands caring and understanding
Take care of your beloved one

Loving isnt one mans job
Loving isnt one mans job
Loving isnt one mans job

Watch out never leave a reason to not
Take love for granted
Love is for everybody, love is the
Passage for a better tomorrow
Love is for you and I

Loving isnt one mans job
OH YEA
Loving isnt one mans job
OH
Loving isnt one mans job
YEA YEA YEA

Love is for everybody you and I
For the weak the strong and everybody else
Yes love is for everybody no matter
Who you are, love is a strenght
But don't forget

Loving isnt one mans job

Feeling Down
© Patrick Westermark ©

I am feeling down,
Pretty much worthless
That stupid face of mine, could it be
A lie, that I am somebody,
Believing
I am worth nothing more than nothing

No no no, I could not be of value
Not to you... not to anybody else

I am lying to myself,
no no no
I am not worth the food I am eating

I am not worth dying, yes yes yes
I am so pretty worthless,

Can you see,
Im not worth your love

Why are you loving me, I got nothing

That you could have use of,
no no no

I am so silly when I cry, I am so dull
When I laugh,
got no proffession
Yes I am,
worthless,
If it would

Take a bullet to end my life it would
be one too much,
yes yes yes
I am worthless

I am such a pity for the society
I live in, yes yes yes

People would be better off with me dead
That way I would not be in their way

Oh yes,
I am worthless...

Love of mine
© Patrick Westermark©

Oh can you see, the saddest face of mine
Is when I am alone and not with you
Can-can you see, the love of mine
Makes me much of a better person

, Oh can you see
Love is you... Like water in a bottle
, it makes use of me

Oh, Yeah yeah yeah
I am not a lot -but something,
Of value... To you... It makes me so
Happy,
To think about you

There is not a lot to say but you mean
, So much to me
Oh, Yeah yeah yeah

Kissing you, makes me wet,
And I wonder if I could miss you more

Freaking out, being out without you
Can I say, how I may be... with you
Am I doing right with you, Do I say
What I should say... to you

Am I nice with you, when I do a lot of ice
And throw it at you, no no no
Love is you, and so I should be to you

Yeah yeah yeah oh oh oh...

ubw newbie Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Location: sweden Posts: 21

Ain't wanna sound like no stupid ol' ass askin' this such a lot but nobody here wantin' a bandmember but one of the writing kind ;-) (Musemuse.com) felt kind of odd... Hmm Think I should get used to it...

ubw newbie Joined: Feb 21, 2005 Posts: 2

Have just got home from work (where i was sneakily reading your lyrics) and felt i had to let you know how striking your lyrics are. The themes contained in those that i have read so far remind me a lot of those penned by Morrisey as they seem to effortlessly summarise humanity and emotions in each line of the song.
However it would seem that the practicality of working with someone like yourself as a lyricist could be problematic as in many cases the person who creates the lyrics usually does so in addition to creating a vocal melody. For instance, in Morrisey's former band The Smiths, the guitarist Johnny Marr would write all the music tracks and then hand them over to Morrisey who would create his inmitable vocal melodies and lyrics.
From your comments on this thread I am not sure if you wish to have this fifty/fifty split or simply wish to set or create lyrics to preconcieved vocal melodies. Essentially i would just like you to clearly define exactly what involvement you would like to have in the creation of the songs, as from the evidence of your work i have seen so far i would definitely be interested in collaborating with you on any number of songs in the future and also reworking those that lay in my back catalogue.
To fill you in on the details of my musical style i think it would be best to emphasise that i am essentially an acoustic singer songwriter based in Manchester England who creates folky tunes which are made up of several layers of either percussive, vocal or instrumental grooves. I would like to send you some examples of my work so far to allow you to decide whether you want to pursue a long term collaboration with me or not, so let me know if this is something you are interested in when you can.
Hope to hear from you soon.

ubw newbie Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Location: sweden Posts: 21

You are more than welcome to send me your work!, I am interested to work with whoever that can work with me, which means I got my style to produce lyrics, but the music itself is kind aup to the musician himself although I would only ask for him to share the same kinda moddy feeling in the lyrics in the song. And I prefer the rock kind of music, much of british invasion like Beatles. But that is argueable as everythign else is to a certain extent of course. One of my few questions which matters some, how old are you? Do you make any profit out of this hobby? and like that, I dont look for much of glory but it'd be very nice to share my work with someone that can make people remember it for a longer time so it's not in "vain" if you understand me, take care and if you want to chat with me I am on msn, (ps! added you)

ubw newbie Joined: Feb 21, 2005 Posts: 2

Right, down to business. Im 26, have been writing songs for around 10 or 11 years and have experience of playing in a live enviroment. As for profit from my music i don't make any at the minute as i have a full time job working in the Pensions industry. In the last few years i have applied myself to my music much more and it seems to be paying dividends.
I find the most appealing thing about making music is that it literally makes time fly. I can start playing about with some new chords or with the tempo and style of an old one and i get dragged into a world that solely revolves around music. Nothing else seems to matter for that time period , and i would guess that some people experience this same escape from reality thought alcohol or any number of things but i am glad that in my case i am lucky to have a "vice" that is on the whole positive and life affirming.
Throughout my years as a songwriter i have consistently surprised myself and carried on improving, to such an extent that within a fortnights time i could have changed directions so drastically that my work and sound is almost totally unrecognisable from that of 14 days earlier. For instance, recently I buckled down to make an album of my current material and as i was recording the guitar and voice in a one take style the whole album of 23 tracks took just over an hour to complete.
I gave copies of this to virtually everyone i have run into since and i have had a universally good reception to it with people finding it extremely catchy and surprisingly uplifting. Since this time i have reworked many of the pieces into various different styles, some which verge on dance music with hip hop style beats, and others into ambient instrumental works that would sit perfectly at a poignant moment in a film.

I feel that my music has a a definite distinction from anything else that i, and others, have heard before. Depending on the persons frame of mind they could either hear any type of influence in the music or none at all.
As a music lover i would have to say that there any not many acts that i listen to on a regular basis as not many bands songs interest me enough to make me want to purchase their albums, but when listening to music i feel i have a well founded understanding of exactly what it takes to create that piece from scratch. I feel (as i do with films) that i can tell when the work has been rushed and is lazy, and conversely when it has been been showered with care and attention.

I feel that as i have grown older that the short lived passions of my youth seem to have fallen by the wayside to be replaced by lasting and substantive pleasures such as my love for the theatre, films, music and books. For some reason although i find the theories and concepts of life, love, good and evil to be enthralling when contained within these mediums i somehow fail to represent them adequately in my music for reasons i will now explain.

I start off playing/finding chords or a picking sequence which i record a realtime version of which lasts around 2 or 3 minutes. This allows me to listen to it over and over again and to play along with it by finding suitable accompaniment on either the guitar, bongos, tambourine, maracas or other such instrument until i have created additional tracks for the intro, verse and chorus. Along the way my mind somehow cottons on to a vocal melody which seems to spring from out of the blue and usually makes itself known to me in the form of sounds rather than normal language. This then turns into phrases of proper language which again seem to form on their own and allow the song to take shape. As i never spend any real time or effort in drafting set lyrics i tend to improvise them afresh each time i record the songs which on one hand leaves with me with lots of options to pick from in the future but leaves me no base which can be can be called a lyrical structure. In effect this is why i am looking for someone whose natural passion is for the lyrical side of songwriting, just as mine is for the remainder, in order to make a mutually fulfilling whole.

Before i sign off for the night I thought id add that just as you hope that i stick with the mood that you intended for your lyrics i would in some ways extend that same hope when handing over music to you, but would also be very interested in your lyrical interpretations which spring from my musical pieces.
Last question, how would you propose I be able to send you my music? Via cd in the post, the internet via broadband, or another option?
I'll be interested to hear your response and look forward to what you would like the next step to be.

Looking for a band to work with, here's some of my lyrics.

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