A little scratchy scratchy
Woke up this morning with a scratchy...er...sore throat. Woohoo. I talked with both Jack S. and Jeremy yesterday trying to coordinate the band schedule for the next two weeks, and both of them had the same thing, so - unfortunately - that means something's going around and this might not be just a weather-related thing.
Wow, it's been raining a lot. A neighbor down the street who moved here from Washington state (a state known for its year-round rain) commented that it has rained more here in the past couple of years than it has there. I find that amazing. I know hardcore Alabamians would argue that this is typical for Alabama, but my first few summers here in the late 90s were more drought-laden. Water restrictions in Birmingham would get bad enough, that you couldn't water the grass, and all I could do was sit there and watch my grass die. But lately, I can barely keep it cut 'cause it's growing so fast.
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I've been in a songwriting rut for several years now. I blame that on Mountaintop (my old church), because I was just too burned out all the time.
But what to write? I've got about 5-6 COMPLETE tunes in my head, but no lyrics. I've got a John Mayer-ish, 6/8 time signature song, which is fun to play... I've got a DMB-ish song... Some keyboard-driven songs... But I've not been inspired enough to write words. Let's face it, people are better songwriters when they're depressed or angry (I used to write a song a day right after college). Lately, I'm not really depressed or all that angry (or just too busy to care), so very little writing has taken place.
So what I've started doing is attempting to convert some of these tunes into worship songs. That at least has some practical application to it. I'd like to write songs for worship that come from my own heart, rather than just repeating the words written by others. Also, so much worship is so cheesy, I could write my own songs and (hopefully) play music that really reflects the style(s) I like. Well, they could still be cheesy. One man's pride and joy could be another man's cheese... Um...heh. Typing that sentence made me laugh...
Though I still want to write songs that aren't worship-driven for sure, I have to face the reality that much of my time is devoted towards that task on Sundays. So why not merge the creativity with what I already do? Duh.
Wow, it's been raining a lot. A neighbor down the street who moved here from Washington state (a state known for its year-round rain) commented that it has rained more here in the past couple of years than it has there. I find that amazing. I know hardcore Alabamians would argue that this is typical for Alabama, but my first few summers here in the late 90s were more drought-laden. Water restrictions in Birmingham would get bad enough, that you couldn't water the grass, and all I could do was sit there and watch my grass die. But lately, I can barely keep it cut 'cause it's growing so fast.
...
I've been in a songwriting rut for several years now. I blame that on Mountaintop (my old church), because I was just too burned out all the time.
But what to write? I've got about 5-6 COMPLETE tunes in my head, but no lyrics. I've got a John Mayer-ish, 6/8 time signature song, which is fun to play... I've got a DMB-ish song... Some keyboard-driven songs... But I've not been inspired enough to write words. Let's face it, people are better songwriters when they're depressed or angry (I used to write a song a day right after college). Lately, I'm not really depressed or all that angry (or just too busy to care), so very little writing has taken place.
So what I've started doing is attempting to convert some of these tunes into worship songs. That at least has some practical application to it. I'd like to write songs for worship that come from my own heart, rather than just repeating the words written by others. Also, so much worship is so cheesy, I could write my own songs and (hopefully) play music that really reflects the style(s) I like. Well, they could still be cheesy. One man's pride and joy could be another man's cheese... Um...heh. Typing that sentence made me laugh...
Though I still want to write songs that aren't worship-driven for sure, I have to face the reality that much of my time is devoted towards that task on Sundays. So why not merge the creativity with what I already do? Duh.
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