Escapist Song-Writing Collaboration

Owlgravy

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I'll start with the formalities. Hello. This is my first Escapist topic, so apologies if I seem a bit vague at times. I'm in a band and we're writing our own material but I wanted to try a little collaboration effort, which brings me here.

What I'd like to do is to take ideas from anyone/everyone to pool together into a song. This song, at the moment, has the working title 'The Escapist Project' (Yes, I am VERY unoriginal).

The ideas I'd like are for everything from chord sequences/riffs for guitars (bearing in mind that we have two guitarists), bass line, drum beat, lyrics, all that jazz.

I will attempt input as much as I can, but I'm not sure how much I'd be able to come up with.
 

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JimmyBassatti said:
The song has to include the line, "And the fetus is in a womb with a view". If you don't include that, I'll hate you.
It shall be attempted to be done.

DuplicateValue said:
Make it just one big breakdown.

Nothing else, just the breakdown.

I'll love you forever.
I'm wanting lyrics in it somewhere, but I think a big breakdown can be stuck in somewhere

Latinidiot said:
so you're a jazz band?
in that case i can't help you
Actually no, I just like the phrase.
We play in the rock, alternate and punk sections of the spectrum. But, we'll attempt anything once.
 

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"An' all the people of the world
Look down and say Why-y-y-y-y"
"An' I'll say:
Cus Ahm the Goddamn Bat-man, oooohh yeaahh!!"
"Smashin' skulls cus otherwaiz dey'd doo it to yoo-hoo!"
"Now scuse me whislt I go eat some gra-vel, ooo-hooo-oooh
 

DoW Lowen

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Sleep the dreamless nights
Until the sun sets upon the sands
We'll drift endlessly to new heights
Until death takes me by the hand

Feel the rain follow behind in the wind
This world has combusted in atoms of light
Never shall the deed end or begin
Rather it's consumed in an endless blight

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How's that, made it up on the spot?
Don't know what it means though...
 

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GrinningManiac said:
"An' all the people of the world
Look down and say Why-y-y-y-y"
"An' I'll say:
Cus Ahm the Goddamn Bat-man, oooohh yeaahh!!"
"Smashin' skulls cus otherwaiz dey'd doo it to yoo-hoo!"
"Now scuse me whislt I go eat some gra-vel, ooo-hooo-oooh
I'm sure I'd have to use at least one of those.

UnableToThinkOfName said:
Well if it starts coming together I could try come up with a drum beat.
That would be rather useful.

SirBryghtside said:
Open up my eager eyes...

'CAUSE I AM SIRBRYGHTSIDE!

Hooray for copyright infringement!
I'm sure we can't just use a lyric of the killers with 'sir' instead of 'mr' with a slight different spelling on bright. :p

DoW Lowen said:
Sleep the dreamless nights
Until the sun sets upon the sands
We'll drift endlessly to new heights
Until death takes me by the hand

Feel the rain follow behind in the wind
This world has combusted in atoms of light
Never shall the deed end or begin
Rather it's consumed in an endless blight

--------

How's that, made it up on the spot?
Don't know what it means though...
On the spot? You have a gift.
 

DoW Lowen

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Owlgravy said:
On the spot? You have a gift.
Thanks. I study and write poetry as part of my course, so I've had practice. A convention of song writing just as a word of advice, is that good lyrics should work as stand alone poems.

Also avoid emotive or descriptive language, "The stars are beautiful" while may convey your meaning, I can't imagine it, therefore I cannot feel it. Whereas "The stars are like lava lamps" forces me to imagine it.

And for the mercy of any given god, don't rhyme for the sake of rhyming.
 

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Owlgravy said:
SirBryghtside said:
Open up my eager eyes...

'CAUSE I AM SIRBRYGHTSIDE!

Hooray for copyright infringement!
I'm sure we can't just use a lyric of the killers with 'sir' instead of 'mr' with a slight different spelling on bright. :p
Humour him,you'll benefit in the long run...maybe.
EDIT: Oh yeah I'm supposed to give some help. I'm listening to Zakk Wylde right now so I've got one thing to say to you: Shredding,lots and lots of it!
 

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DoW Lowen said:
Owlgravy said:
On the spot? You have a gift.
Thanks. I study and write poetry as part of my course, so I've had practice. A convention of song writing just as a word of advice, is that good lyrics should work as stand alone poems.

Also avoid emotive or descriptive language, "The stars are beautiful" while may convey your meaning, I can't imagine it, therefore I cannot feel it. Whereas "The stars are like lava lamps" forces me to imagine it.

And for the mercy of any given god, don't rhyme for the sake of rhyming.
Thanks for the advice.

Hookman said:
-snip- I'm listening to Zakk Wylde right now so I've got one thing to say to you: Shredding,lots and lots of it!
Shredding, sure thing.

Berethond said:
Just play an entire song on Fmi6. Blues rock.
I do like the chord. I think I should get started on a chord sequence.
 
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ooh, interest beginning.

Slip on my jacket and run for the door
heading out for a place in the sun
Sprint down the high street and out of this town
all my life I've been ready to run

Call up my friends with a plan in my mind
need some people help me make it come true
Stick out the hard times and wait for the good
together we'll all make it through

Bridge/Chorus thing
And when I see the sun shining on a windowpane
I know I'm in heaven with my baby again
Top down on my car wind blowing in my face
the open road makes a path to someplace

That's all I got for now, and off the top of my head as well. Wonder if I've been listening to too much Bruce Springsteen?
 

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In life to death, You have just sinned
What? You just punched Jane Austin!
 

Owlgravy

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ravens_nest said:
Britney spears had all her songs written for her too...

Is all I'm saying...
I'm not doing a Britney. I've just wanted to do something like this for a while and I think my band needs some new material. It's win/win.

MelasZepheos said:
ooh, interest beginning.

Slip on my jacket and run for the door
heading out for a place in the sun
Sprint down the high street and out of this town
all my life I've been ready to run

Call up my friends with a plan in my mind
need some people help me make it come true
Stick out the hard times and wait for the good
together we'll all make it through

Bridge/Chorus thing
And when I see the sun shining on a windowpane
I know I'm in heaven with my baby again
Top down on my car wind blowing in my face
the open road makes a path to someplace

That's all I got for now, and off the top of my head as well. Wonder if I've been listening to too much Bruce Springsteen?
Another great off-the-top. And is it really possible to listen to too much of Springsteen?

arc101 said:
In life to death, You have just sinned
What? You just punched Jane Austin!
Second line made me laugh. Good stuff.
 

Owlgravy

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I've now a got a chord sequence going for the verses.
This is starting to come together quite nicely.