Lyric Double Whammy.
Ever heard a song that could have been written by you (that is if you were that smart, articulate and had that good rhythm). Here are two.
Scratch by Kendall Payne and Twenty-Something by Jamie Callum.
It's a big girl world now
Full of big girl things
And everyday I wish I was small
I've been counting on nothing
But he keeps giving me his word
And I am tired of hearing myself speak
Do you ever get weary?
Do you ever get weak?
How do you dream
When you can't fall asleep?
I've been wondering what you're thinking
And if you like my dress tonight?
Would you still say you love me
Under this ordinary moonlight?
I'm so afraid of what you'll say.
I'd like to know if you'd be open
To starting over from scratch
I'd like to know if you'd be open
To giving me a second chance
I used to think I was special
And only I have proved me wrong
I thought I could change
The world with a song
But I have ended up in India
With no lamp to guide me home.
The strangest place I think
I have ever been
And all this time
I thought that we were friends
My stubborn will is learning to bend.
I'd like to know if you'd be open
To starting over from scratch
I'd like to know if you'd be open
To giving me a second chance
It's a big girl world now
Full of big girl things
And everyday I wish I was small
Scratch by Kendall Payne and Twenty-Something by Jamie Callum.
It's a big girl world now
Full of big girl things
And everyday I wish I was small
I've been counting on nothing
But he keeps giving me his word
And I am tired of hearing myself speak
Do you ever get weary?
Do you ever get weak?
How do you dream
When you can't fall asleep?
I've been wondering what you're thinking
And if you like my dress tonight?
Would you still say you love me
Under this ordinary moonlight?
I'm so afraid of what you'll say.
I'd like to know if you'd be open
To starting over from scratch
I'd like to know if you'd be open
To giving me a second chance
I used to think I was special
And only I have proved me wrong
I thought I could change
The world with a song
But I have ended up in India
With no lamp to guide me home.
The strangest place I think
I have ever been
And all this time
I thought that we were friends
My stubborn will is learning to bend.
I'd like to know if you'd be open
To starting over from scratch
I'd like to know if you'd be open
To giving me a second chance
It's a big girl world now
Full of big girl things
And everyday I wish I was small
posted by The Proprietor at 6:20 PM
2 Comments:
The lyrics are good, but they don't do justice to the song. The moments of panic, despair, vulnerability, resolve, and something like wisdom and maturity blend together in a way that says much more than the words do. If this song doesn't make you want to cry, odds are you aren't twenty-something.
Skip a vending machine soda and buy the song for 99 cents on iTunes. You won't be sorry.
That is true for both of these songs. The musicality is closely linked to the lyrical content.
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