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== Lyrics ==
 
== Lyrics ==
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  get flattened by the feet that pass
 
  get flattened by the feet that pass
 
  icicle lit by the sun
 
  icicle lit by the sun
  by the same sun all undone
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  by the same sun is undone
  melodies you've yet to sing
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  the melodies you've yet to sing
 
  get washed away by lesser things
 
  get washed away by lesser things
  tender arms around you wrapped
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  the tender arms around you wrapped
 
  could hold you tight or hold you back  
 
  could hold you tight or hold you back  
 
  so although it hurts me so
 
  so although it hurts me so
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  you promise like a flower seed
 
  you promise like a flower seed
 
  remind me of what i could need
 
  remind me of what i could need
like the burning winter sun
 
if you melt my heart i have to run
 
 
  your words rain down a soft refrain
 
  your words rain down a soft refrain
  and fall against my window pane
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  but fall against my window pane
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you're brighter than the burning sun
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but if you melt my heart away it runs
 
  your arms could briefly trap me here
 
  your arms could briefly trap me here
 
  but conquering is out my dear
 
  but conquering is out my dear
 
  and so from me you'll never hear
 
  and so from me you'll never hear
 
  please stay
 
  please stay
 
i'm not saying i want you to go
 
i could never tell you so
 
and if you went away
 
there is nothing i could say
 
 
   
 
   
 
  you know when spring is in the air
 
  you know when spring is in the air
  winter is already here
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  winter is already there
  a season gone will come again
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  the season gone will come again
 
  the world will turn around again
 
  the world will turn around again
 
  but i grow tired of wondering when
 
  but i grow tired of wondering when
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== Music ==
 
== Music ==
 
=== Chords ===
 
=== Chords ===
verse: C major, D major, Bb major, G major<br>
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verse:<br>
chorus: C major<br>
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C major, D major, Bb major 7, G major x 3<br>
bridge1: A minor, F minor, A minor, F minor, A minor, F minor, A minor, Bb major<br>
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C major, D major, Bb major 7, C major x 1<br>
bridge2: A minor, Bb major, G minor, C major, A minor, Bb major, G minor, C major, G minor, C major<br>
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last verse: C major, D major, Bb major, Bb major<br>
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bridge:<br>
outtro: C major, D major, Bb major, G major, C major, D major, Bb major, G major<br>
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F major 7, A minor, F major 7, A minor, F major 7, A minor, Bb major 7, G major<br>
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outtro:<br>
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C major, D major, G major, C major<br>
  
 
=== Structure ===
 
=== Structure ===
a-b-a-b-c-d-a-e-f
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a-a-b-a-c
  
 
== Author's Notes ==
 
== Author's Notes ==
this is the result of an idea my bandmate had that we should write a go away please stay song separately and then try to piece them together. this is just my half. i think the words are kind of unwieldy and reflect that i've been reading a lot of young adult fiction. also the middle section is sort of weird, and the vocals over it are even weirder/stupid words. plus the last verse rips off starlister.<br>
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this is the result of an idea my bandmate had that we should write a go away please stay song separately and then try to piece them together. this is just my half. i think the words are a little unwieldy and reflect that i've been reading a lot of young adult fiction. also the middle section is sort of weird, and the vocals over it are even weirder/stupid words. plus the last verse rips off starlister.<br>
 
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i'm thinking of adding oohs over the verses, or maybe slower words instead of oohs. i want to add more instruments but i kind of want this to be a rock song. rock is hard. haha! urg. i also was up til 3AM writing this.<br>
 
i'm thinking of adding oohs over the verses, or maybe slower words instead of oohs. i want to add more instruments but i kind of want this to be a rock song. rock is hard. haha! urg. i also was up til 3AM writing this.<br>
 
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[[User:Sara|Sara]] 11:30, 16 December 2006 (PST): i scrapped the middle section and wrote a shorter, vocal-free bridge that just basically gives you a break from the verses. i also reworked it for guitar so it is less boring. i have not recorded the new version yet.<br>
  
 
== Comments ==
 
== Comments ==

Revision as of 12:30, 16 December 2006


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Lyrics

the flowers pushing through the grass
get flattened by the feet that pass
icicle lit by the sun
by the same sun is undone
the melodies you've yet to sing
get washed away by lesser things
the tender arms around you wrapped
could hold you tight or hold you back 
so although it hurts me so
to think that someday you could go
i could never simply say
please stay

there's no other place i know
no person who appeals so
you promise like a flower seed
remind me of what i could need
your words rain down a soft refrain
but fall against my window pane
you're brighter than the burning sun
but if you melt my heart away it runs
your arms could briefly trap me here
but conquering is out my dear
and so from me you'll never hear
please stay

you know when spring is in the air
winter is already there
the season gone will come again
the world will turn around again
but i grow tired of wondering when
divining how we'll feel by then
carve our names into a tree
they get cut down so easily
you know it might not be so bad
to give up what you never had
and never be the one to say
please stay

Music

Chords

verse:
C major, D major, Bb major 7, G major x 3
C major, D major, Bb major 7, C major x 1

bridge:
F major 7, A minor, F major 7, A minor, F major 7, A minor, Bb major 7, G major

outtro:
C major, D major, G major, C major

Structure

a-a-b-a-c

Author's Notes

this is the result of an idea my bandmate had that we should write a go away please stay song separately and then try to piece them together. this is just my half. i think the words are a little unwieldy and reflect that i've been reading a lot of young adult fiction. also the middle section is sort of weird, and the vocals over it are even weirder/stupid words. plus the last verse rips off starlister.

i'm thinking of adding oohs over the verses, or maybe slower words instead of oohs. i want to add more instruments but i kind of want this to be a rock song. rock is hard. haha! urg. i also was up til 3AM writing this.

Sara 11:30, 16 December 2006 (PST): i scrapped the middle section and wrote a shorter, vocal-free bridge that just basically gives you a break from the verses. i also reworked it for guitar so it is less boring. i have not recorded the new version yet.

Comments