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Punch My Ticket
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An angry break-up-get-back-together-break-up-again song.
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Internationally recognized, prize-winning lyricist well-versed in cabaret, indie, folk, country, showtunes and several other genres.
I am the Grand Prize Winner of the 2007 International Songwriting Competition for my collaboration with Eduard Glumov, "I'm Not Your Friend." We also won First Prize in the Rock/Alt Division of the Great American Song Contest. One judge called it a prime example of "world-class songwriting" and said the images in the were "often stunning." I'm a lyricist and have been collaborating with musicians from California to Kazakhstan, over the Internet. The fruits of that collaboration are found here, and at . While the winning song was a hot funk-rock song, with a compact streamlined lyric, I write in several styles. I've chosen "indie" as my genre, but I write anything from cabaret to country, and am looking to work with musicians and composers of all stripes. Currently I'm finding writing partners here in my home town of Philadelphia.
Song Info
Genre
Metal Heavy Metal
Charts
#8,950 today Peak #112
#3,385 in subgenre Peak #42
Author
Z. Mulls/Ray Sharp
Rights
2007
Uploaded
March 12, 2007
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.9 MB 128 kbps 4:16
Story behind the song
I wrote this a couple of years ago as an Elvis-Costello kind of lyric. I posted it on a music collaboration site and Ray grabbed it and turned it into a heavy metal song. It certainly works for the material.
Lyrics
(v1) Don’t know why I didn’t learn my lesson The first or second or third time around You draw me back, with passion and aggression Only to hear That old familiar sound Of frustration Harsh accusation Making me unsure Well, punch my ticket And I’ll be out the door (v2) Seems to me I’ve done this already Got a bad case of déjà vu I return and you throw confetti Wait a month and You throw your high-heeled shoe At the curtain Feeling so certain I’ll be back for more Well, punch my ticket Glad you’re keeping score (chorus) Punch my ticket You’re not what I dreamed Punch my ticket one more time Maybe this time I’ll get redeemed (musical interlude) (bridge) I’ll come back you’ll punch it again When I’ve paid your fee What do I get when I get to ten Do you break my heart for free? (v3) Why do I insist on returning After being blamed and abused When I think I’m finally learning You snap your fingers Making me confused And conflicted Highly addicted Hoping for a cure Well, punch my ticket (It’s) what I’m back here for (chorus) Punch my ticket You’re not what I dreamed Punch my ticket one more time Maybe this time I’ll get redeemed
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