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New Song

Over You
Copyright 2008 Lisa Torch
(ASCAP)



September rain it tingles my skin
Feels just like this mood I've been in
Don't know lately if I'm coming or going...

Sometimes thinkin' I've lost my head
Might be better if I bailed instead
But for the moment, I guess I'll be staying...

Would you tell me if I asked you
What you think about at night..

I'm watchin' you sleep, keepin' your secrets safe and locked up tight
While I pretend it's not true, that I'm not spinnin' in circles,
Crazy...over you.
over you.

I've never been the girl who fell
Head over heels, nah...I'll never tell
This is something far too strange to imagine

I'm not the chick who's gonna be your fool
Always the one who had to play it cool
So you can probably see why I'm a little bit shaken..

Would it scare you if I told you
That I've never felt this way

I'm watchin' you sleep, keepin' your secrets safe and locked up tight
While I pretend it's not true, that I'm not spinnin' in circles,
Crazy...over you.
over you.


I'm watchin' you sleep, keepin' your secrets safe and locked up tight
While I pretend it's not true, that I'm not spinnin' in circles, silly and dizzy, world upside down I'm
Crazy...over you.
over you.

December Rain, January Rain, Whatever.

OK, today I am in a lyrical funk. Maybe a full-fledged block, not sure. Here's the deal.

Late December, I was down for the count with a stomach virus, but one day I felt well enough to pick up the guitar. I stumbled on a C add 9 chord into a G major that had a beautiful ring to it. It was pouring rain, and I came up with the line.

"December rain, cold on my skin
Feels just like this pain I've been in".

OK, then the insecurities start coming in. First of all, Guns-n-Roses did November Rain. Is it too close?

Then, Trisha Yearwood did "Georgia Rain". Again...with the rain.

Is rain just cliche and overused? Should I not use a month at ALL because that will affect the marketability of the song?

And...now it is January. "January Rain" doesn't sound as good as "December Rain".

Aaaargh.

It is painful to live inside my head sometimes. Thoughts on the whole "rain" thing in songs?

ciao babies,
~lis~

To Contest or Not to Contest

One of the dilemmas I face as a songwriter is whether or not to enter the vast selection of songwriting contests that present themselves each month. Except for rare instances, the fees are exorbitant, the prizes are usually not worthwhile, and the winners are generally never heard from again. So, why is it that I feel compelled to enter these things? Is it for the potential PR power of being able to say "such and such a song was the winner of the American Songwriter competition"? Is that going to get Carrie Underwood, Sara Evans, or Faith Hill to record my song? Probably not. I think I'd rather spend my time and energy pitching songs and perfecting my craft, rather than entering contests. But I'm still not sure.