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 1yr+8mo ago

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