https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:20:06 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-85330 Mon, 17 Jan 2005 05:14:16 +0000 Thank you for letting us get a look at your process. The song is great. I'm going through a similar situation myself with a family member but it's clinical depression not smoking speed. It's always hard when you watch someone you love and care about sliding into something that you are helpless to do anything about.... I hope things get better with your family member!
Your story scares me. I hope you stay clear of this lunatic until he is either in prison, hits bottom and turns his life around, or does himself in. It scares me, too. Luckily, though, I have friends who are looking out for me. I really do hate the thought, though, that, rather than turn his life around, it's going to be suicide. I can't see him allowing himself to be locked up. I'm afraid it will be one of those "suicide by cops" that you see on TV so often.
Nice to see you working on your fear of the Submit Button Y'all may have created a monster! LOL! :D But, to be perfectly honest, I've never been the jump-right-in-there-and-participate sort of person. In fact, I hung around GuitarNoise for nearly a year and a half before I EVER posted anything on the forum! Nothing shy about me, huh? LOL! But, y'all are helping me get over it quite nicely! Thanks to all of you!]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Elecktrablue https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-85330 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-85193 Sun, 16 Jan 2005 00:19:41 +0000
Thank you for letting us get a look at your process. The song is great. I'm going through a similar situation myself with a family member but it's clinical depression not smoking speed.

Your story scares me. I hope you stay clear of this lunatic until he is either in prison, hits bottom and turns his life around, or does himself in.

The song gets to he feelings of frustration and anger right on the money.There are a couple of places where I trip over the meter but that may take care of itself when you work out the music.

Nice to see you working on your fear of the Submit Button

Celt]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Celt https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-85193 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-84907 Fri, 14 Jan 2005 04:16:59 +0000 Great Elektra Thank you!

And, if you would like to read "The Saga of Sliding Into Insanity" I have posted it at http://www.elecktrablue.com/insanity.html

And, I DID add you to my MSN........ haven't gotten around to AIM yet, but I will! :D]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Elecktrablue https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-84907 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-84822 Thu, 13 Jan 2005 17:09:04 +0000
I though the first version was good but I agree that making the changes scratchmonkey suggested has greatly improved it. I also like the extra verse you have added ('A day late and a dollar short' - I love that line) and repeating the first verse at the end, I think, strengthens the whole song.]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Val https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-84822 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-84717 Thu, 13 Jan 2005 02:36:31 +0000
Great Elektra]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club musicmaniac221 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-84717 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-84710 Thu, 13 Jan 2005 02:22:05 +0000

Sliding Into Insanity
Elecktrablue

You know, it's such a shame,
To watch someone go insane.
He has convinced himself,
It's the fault of someone else.
All of the world has changed,
He's the only one still sane.

He's the monarch of the monkeys,
He's the sultan of the snakes,
He's the emperor of the phonies,
He's the king of all the fakes.

He always had the thought,
That if he called himself an "Artist",
Then people would give the respect,
That he was sure that he was due.
But, his glaring lack of talent,
Was all that the people knew.

He's the monarch of the monkeys,
He's the sultan of the snakes,
He's the emperor of the flunkies,
He's the king of all the flakes.

You try to help him, but,
He expects to be handed,
The world on a platter.
Without even a thought,
That your feelings might matter.
Or, if you had them or not.

He's the monarch of the monkeys,
He's the sultan of the snakes,
He's the emperor of the phonies,
He's the king of all the fakes.

He smiles in your face,
Then stabs your back, and,
Blames someone else 'cause,
He couldn't be to blame.
He is not, after all, held,
Responsible for anything at all.

He's the monarch of the monkeys,
He's the sultan of the snakes,
He's the emperor of the flunkies,
He's the king of all the flakes.

When he realized he was wrong,
Mr. Nice Guy tried to emerge.
A day late and a dollar short,
Offering to negotiate a deal.
But only in order to stay,
Out of jail, he can't get bail.

He's the monarch of the monkeys,
He's the sultan of the snakes,
He's the emperor of the phonies,
He's the king of all the fakes.

You know, it's such a shame,
To watch someone go insane.
He has convinced himself,
It's the fault of someone else.
All of the world has changed,
He's the only one still sane.


(And, I DO believe that the lyrics are now complete!)]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Elecktrablue https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-84710 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-84374 Tue, 11 Jan 2005 01:46:36 +0000 One thing you might consider in the chorus, is to change the word "king" in each line. Something like:

He's the monarch of the monkeys,
He's the sultan of the snakes,
He's the emperor of the phonies,
He's the king of all the fakes. Excellent idea........ I only used the word "king" because that was how this particular idiot was referring to himself..... as the "king of the monkeys and the king of the (he actually used the term rattlesnakes, but I cut it down to...) snakes.
the last two lines of verse 2:

But it's the lack of talent
that was all people knew.

might work better as:

His glaring lack of talent,
was all that people knew. Another excellent idea! I was packed with emotion when I was writing and needed more to get it out than to make sure it was right........... I'll make that change...........thank you!
It's always a pleasure to read your songs. Thank you! :wink:


(Gotta tell the story now, though........... it all started because he lived in my house for a very short time (4 months). The deal was, no rent, he paid electric and water bills and helped me around the house and property (this is a HUGE house and it's got LOTS of property and I can't take care of it by myself!). Long story short, he paid one month's electric and water bills, he never lifted a finger to help me with squat. He stayed in his bedroom in the dark smoking speed for days and days on end. I tossed his butt, which meant that a 53 year old man had to go live with Mama. More than a year later I wrote him a rather nice letter, I thought, asking him to, at the very least, offer to make small monthly payments toward the more than $1000 he owes me. This obviously sent him over the edge. I'll scan the letter he wrote me (that was addressed to someone else) and post it on my site for y'all to see exactly why I wrote what I did! You might also need to know that the guy the letter was addressed to kicked the insane one out of the band they were playing in together and somehow, in his drug impaired brain, the two things somehow became one. Lunacy........ OMG......... like I don't have enough in my life already without this!!!! I'm just really glad that I got him out of my house before he went insane! Anyway, the letter he wrote keeps jumping from me (who he rightfully owes money to) to the guy who kicked him out of the band so much that it's really difficult to keep up with which one of us he's raving about at any particular time! You may have to read it three or four times....... we all did! LOL! I'll post the URL here when I get it scanned...........]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Elecktrablue https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-84374 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-84363 Tue, 11 Jan 2005 01:22:53 +0000 Guitar Noise Songwriting Club musicmaniac221 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-84363 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-84360 Tue, 11 Jan 2005 01:20:20 +0000 It's very different from all of the lyrics I've read lately, which is a good thing I guess! :D]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club ImpossiblePrincess https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-84360 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-84269 Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:09:09 +0000 Guitar Noise Songwriting Club E.Sherman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/sliding-into-insanity/#post-84269