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This was a fun and interesting lyric to write. I used the Cut Out lyric writing technique that was favoured by the likes of David Bowie and Kurt Cobain but with a slight twist. I took 8 phrases that Grunge rock stars had said in interviews and then worked them into my lyric.
I listened to quite a lot of grunge songs before writing this and feel that it could work as an Alice in Chains type song. Then again, I'm open to other suggestions and it doesn't need to be a grunge song
Something Awful Happens
(Verse 1)
There’s no heating and my breath snakes to the vents
I rub the glass to see a little clearer
I see a ghost mourning its decay
And I want to smash through the mirror
(Chorus)
Every time I start to feel good
Something awful happens
Like the day that girl kissed me
And my school burned down.
Every time I start to feel good
Something awful happens
Do you think they would have missed me
If I’d melted into the ground?
(Post Chorus)
My brain’s like a bad neighbourhood
And I medicate myself
These are my last rites
Yeah, I medicate myself
(Verse 2)
There’s no rewind and my story’s out of control
I rub the lamp to get a little nearer
I see a jinn mocking my dismay
And I want to smash through the terror
(Chorus)
Every time I start to feel good
Something awful happens
Like the day that girl kissed me
And my school burned down.
Every time I start to feel good
Something awful happens
Do you think they would have missed me
If I’d melted into the ground?
(Post Chorus)
My brain’s like a bad neighbourhood
And I medicate myself
These are my last rites
Yeah, I medicate myself
(Bridge)
It might be a little weird
But this what we do
She said, she said, she said
On her last day at school
Play with fire
And everyone gets burnt
The smoke still stings my eyes
(Outro)
It’s getting pretty dark
It’s getting pretty dark
As I medicate myself,
It’s getting pretty dark
It’s getting pretty dark
Medicate myself
As I barricade myself
As I barricade myself
As I placate myself
Yeah, something awful happens
Written by Simon Wright
(April 2019)
The 8 phrases used in the lyric were:
· Medicate myself (Kurt Cobain)
· A little bit weird (Courtney Love)
· This is what we all do (Chris Cornell)
· These are my last rites (Dave Grohl)
· Every time I start to feel good, something really awful happens (Eddie Vedder)
· Pretty dark (Jerry Cantrell)
· (My brain’s) like a bad neighborhood (Chester Bennington)
· Smash through the mirror (Scott Weiland)
Additional Information
Genre Grunge BPM 95.0
Collaboration started April 18, 2019 by
SimonW
Last upload 5mo+15dy ago
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