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Welcome to GN & SSG! It's nice to see someone else from
Western MA around here.

Like Ghost said, Nice song and it fits the assignment well.

One thing I noticed is you seem to use a lot of words
and sometimes fewer may be better.

Example:
You're perched on the rocks with a rope in your hand To me it would read better:
Perched on the rocks rope in hand This would give it a tighter sound and retain the imagery.
I would suggest looking over the whole song with that
in mind.

Although I have no idea what you have in mind for music
so I could be completely off.

Looking forward to more

John]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Celt https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-31-rope-swing/#post-182724 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-31-rope-swing/#post-182644 Sat, 10 Jun 2006 06:44:14 +0000
Nice song you wrote there. Fits week 31's theme well.

Good imagery verse 2:
You climb up again, the sun dries your skin
You're less afraid now, but that pit in your stomach remains
As you peer over the water, remember, just let go on time
You clutch the rope, bring in your knees and fly]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Ghost https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-31-rope-swing/#post-182644 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-31-rope-swing/#post-18339 Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:56:01 +0000
verse 1:
You're perched on the rocks with a rope in your hand
Don't worry the knot is tight on that branch
But if you let go too soon...nevermind, just let go on time
You clutch the rope, bring in your knees and fly

The water saves you
From the stony river bed
Twenty feet below

verse 2:
You climb up again, the sun dries your skin
You're less afraid now, but that pit in your stomach remains
As you peer over the water, remember, just let go on time
You clutch the rope, bring in your knees and fly

(solo)

bridge:
Yesterday
To the floor of your room yellow lines
Have streaked from the sun and through the blinds
Your room has plenty of places to hide
Your room wasn't a place you were likely to die
You don't doubt that you were safer inside
But you weren't flying

verse 3:
You climb up again with a rope in your hand
you worry about whether your hands are still strong enough
If you let go too soon, you'll die, so just let go on time
You clutch the rope, bring in your knees and fly


This song is about a rope swing that's over a river near where I live. You grab the rope, climb up as high as you want on these boulders, then swing and let go. The dangerous part is if you either let go too early or if you slip on one of the boulders and fall, you fall onto these jagged rocks and probably break something. (There's this even crazier thing right next to the rope swing where you climb up these "steps" on a tree (the steps consist of thick sticks nailed into the tree) and slide down this rope attached to the tops of two trees across the river from each other and let go when you want to fall. I'd try it but I'm not the suicidal type :) .) I've always felt a little bit crazy whenever I used the rope swing.

Anyway, the song doesn't have any music to it yet. I'll post a midi file once I get that part done. It'll be in some kind of pop-rock style. Let me know what you think of the lyrics.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group JoAuSc https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-31-rope-swing/#post-18339