Song i wrote and made a demo of to enter into August '11 Muses Muse 1 1 competition
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Story behind the song
4 song ideas i wrote one after the other on the same evening..When i listened back to the cassette recordings they seemed to go together well...The first finished after the -u-u-oh bit..The 2nd was the 'move along with the trees' part..The 3rd was the 'I've seen the show' and the 4th was the 'walk with me' part...The only musical alterations i made fterward were the 'say i'm gonna be someone' part to bring me nicely into the key of C from A..And the very end part 'He's calling out 'oh lucky man'...
Lyrics
O LUCKY MAN
See yourself and head under the ocean
Just close your eyes and then
Feel night come in
everything is roses
No thorns to cut you then
O Lucky Man you're out of this world
You've given up control
O Lucky man live your life everyday
On a roll....
A real heartbreaker
You lost her at the border
Waved on she went down the track
The nights on fire up above the water
Will you lay low or get her back?
O Lucky Man you're out of this world
You've given up control
O Lucky man live your life everyday
On a roll....
Move along with the trees upon the way
See the girl in the ivy gown
and colour her like an old lover
Move along with the trees upon the way
Till all of your days have gone...
Lose yourself in a film that never ends
The night is deep but their eyes a-glow
And everydays like every other
Lose yourself in a film that never ends
Till all of your days have gone...
Then say 'I could've been someone'
I've seen the show- Its all i know
And with the sun on the horizon i'm leaving on a silent prayer..
I washed my hands of all my plans
and let them drift below the water
and leave me in the morning there
Just watching the birds in the air....
The blue sky goes
And no-one knows
And you can fade into the distance never to be found again...
You'll leave no trace
They'll take your place
When someone says 'Do you remember ?'
They'll tell you 'that was way back when
and who really cares about then ?'
Walk with me
Talk with me
I only want to be your friend and help you make it free
The bright lights and the city girls have left you far behind
The way hello makes goodbye
We build our castles in the sand
that reach up to the sky
And when it all comes tumbling we just can't work it out
On the outside it looks like change
but inside's still a trembling child trapped in a cage
He's calling out "O Lucky Man
I am your son please take my hand
I only want a chance for life
Won't you take a chance let me roll
I've been so cold and i seem so old
I just want to feel the sunlight
Please let me know its alright.."