[text] i could say i'm sorry but i'm not (except i am. i really, really am.)

[frostythehitman]

I've finally got this song together, but I'm still stumped on the title. I'm putting the lyrics in here for anyone who's got any ideas. Consider this an open call for song title suggestions.


Lyrics:
You punched a hole in my heart, and now
I'm an empty vessel, waiting for the music to fill the blank spaces.
What am I supposed to do now?
Nothing left but to forget all the sneering faces

I feel like a forgotten bag of chips abandoned on the streets, my soul shattered and scattering to the winds like potato leaves.
I’d break the whole world if I could
Just to make sure no one ever has to grieves
Again, and I'd break the whole world but I don't think that I should

The emptiness inside of me is hardening like cement
And now there's nothing that can fit through the cracks and spaces
Nothing left but to watch the spiraling descent
Nothing left but to remember all the sneering faces

I feel like a forgotten bag of chips abandoned on the streets, my soul shattered and scattering to the winds like potato leaves.
I’d break the whole world if I could
Just to make sure no one ever has to grieves
Again, and I'd break the whole world but I don't think that I should

[fade out]

Comments

[frostythehitman]

It's the general you. You know, the world, the bleak expanse of the universe, the tragedy of the human condition.

[gnasher]

that's not that relatable.

[frostythehitman]

Are you saying you've never experienced the suffering of the human condition before?

It's called 'the human condition' for a reason. Everyone suffers it. Everyone.

[gnasher]

suffering is different "the tragedy of the human condition." i've been pissed and upset about specific stuff and people, but the "bleak expanse of the universe" is a little broad. it's more like, why am i fucking up this thing i want to not fuck up? will i ever connect to this particular person? will i ever find someone special? can i be the person i want to?

people like break-up songs because everyone's felt personal losses.

[frostythehitman]

[ Whoa. ]

Whoa.

That's really good. Have you ever written any of this stuff down before?

[gnasher]

what? no. i mean, not into lyrics or anything. into [DIARIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!] journals, yeah, i guess.

[frostythehitman]

Well whatever you're writing, it'd make you great at lyrics.

If you ever wanna do a collab, let me know. You write the lyrics, I write the music, it'd make a great song.

1/2

[gnasher]

i've never really done anything like that. i guess it could be interesting.

[gnasher]

[and speaking of collabs]

can you swim?

[frostythehitman]

I'm working on an album right now, so if you want to do that song, you should let me know sooner than later, I could probably work it in with the other songs.

[gnasher]

that's pretty impressive. i don't know if i can produce something that could go on an album, though. or even be read in public, honestly.

what's your album about?

[frostythehitman]

Don't worry, leave the reading/singing and producing to me. You handle the lyrics. Hell, no one even has to know you wrote them, I can just say I worked on the song with "another songwriter" or something. Unless you want to do more with it?

The album's mostly about, you know, emptiness, frustration, trying to make sense of stuff when there's no other way to get the feelings out. Like an emotional powder keg, you could call it.

[ i hate myself for having written the phrase 'emotional powder keg' without a trace of irony and subjecting you to it, i am so sorry. ]

[gnasher]

for now i'm just gonna see if i can write a damn thing. one step at a time is the road to success.

is that the name of the album?

[frostythehitman]

I've got a couple names in mind. I'll add that one to the list, though, it's not a bad idea.

You can take your time and all if you need, but if you want the song on this album, it's gonna have to happen in the next month or so. There'll be other albums too, later on, but if you want to get in on the ground floor of this, it's gonna have to be soon.

[gnasher]

[ground floor, huh? sounded serious. he's into it]

i work better under a time crunch. give me some general themes, so i don't write anything that doesn't match the tone you're going for.

[frostythehitman]

Better under pressure? I can get that.

It's about feeling trapped with nowhere to go, and trying to find your place in a universe that will ultimately never know or care that you exist.

[ James thought long and hard about how best to describe the album other than "angry and frustrated about everything under the sun", but he thinks that summarizes it pretty well. Meanwhile, I think I cut myself on his edge. ]

[gnasher]

that's kind of bleak... but i'll try to work with it.

highschool's rough, huh?

whoop i meant 2/2

[frostythehitman]

Oh and yeah, I can swim. What's that got to do with anything?

HOPE ITS OK to split these rin wants to have both convos LOL

[gnasher]

how about this: i'll work really hard on a cool song, and you show me what you can do in the water. a challenge for a challenge.

we're threadjacking ourselves, incredible

[frostythehitman]

Alright, you're on. But first, I've gotta know what's with the sudden swimming interest, I'm not stripping all the way down to my trunks until I know at least that much.

YOLO

[gnasher]

i'm the vice captain of the swim team at RU. scouting's not my job, but i don't want to spend my sophmore year racing myself because nobody's been doing it.

[frostythehitman]

Well that changes things.

I can still swim if you want but you do know I'm in high school, right?

FEEL FREE TO IGNORE THIS... I just want more bucky :T

[gnasher]

so? you're not up to the challenge of racing a college freshman?

well who am i to deny such a request?

[frostythehitman]

[ competition radar: A C T I V A T E D

all previous concerns about age difference and the practicality of scouting a high school sophomore have been thrown out the window. ]

When did I say that?

Just tell me when and where you want to do this and I'll give you a race.

Re: well who am i to deny such a request?

[gnasher]

how long do you need to prepare? a race with me isn't easy.
i wouldn't go into it rusty, if i were you.