Saturday, April 10, 2010

Became to Me

As promised, a new song has been posted. It's up on my MySpace. Link is on the left if you're interested. It's titled "Became to Me," and was essentially written in the car on a rainy, dreary night.

So... you can imagine what sort of song it is. It's just my piano and me being all melodramatic and depressing.

Does anyone know of any sort of widget-type thing that will allow me to have songs on my actual blog page?? That way there's less redirecting and clicking for you guys.

While I was writing this song I kept thinking of the fanfiction stories written by Rebekka. I'm not exactly sure why because her stories aren't really that sad. They're full of hope. I guess this is one of the emotions she somehow captures with her writing. It's spectacular, and you should definitely check her out.

Anyways, what do you guys think about the song?


Lyrics:

Sitting still in the darkened night, things don't seem all right.
Feeling lost like a butterfly captured in mid-flight.

I'll become what you became to me.
A lie. A painful memory
I'll become what you became to me.
You're just another misery.

Arms are wrapped tight around my knees. Can't fall to pieces.
Once again, caught in your deceit. Tired of your sorries.

I'll become what you became to me.
Withdrawn; indifferent empathy.
I'll become what you became to me.
You're just another misery.

Deep down in my heart, a secretive thought.
A yearning that can't be stopped.
In time, your memory will fade.
Till then I will wait, wait for that day.

I'll become what you became to me.
You're just another misery


Wednesday, April 7, 2010

dragging feet

I'm dragging my feet and I don't even know why.

I guess I'm feeling insecure about music. But I shouldn't be. It's just another way of giving myself the excuse to do nothing.

My doubt is making me angry. I need to get over myself.

So.... I shall be posting a song by the end of the week. If I don't, I give you permission to smack me.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Sweet love song

The high that comes with being inspired is... amazing. spectacular. full of love.

I wish I could bottle up this feeling for those cloudy days.

New song is in the works! I have essentially all the musical parts down. All I need to do is figure out the order in which they go, and the lyrics.

It tastes like a sweet love song.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Practice does *not* make perfect

If you're a musician, you know the drill: practice is everything. Without practice, you're not a musician. Hours are spent trying to perfect techniques, and the only way to do that is through repetition.

Practicing is how a musician solidifies their memorization of a piece, finalizes musical nuances, captures the flavor of the notes, etc. etc.

However, just going through the motions isn't enough. Practicing something wrong does not lead to improvement. It only strengthens the habit of playing something wrong.

In order to improve, active listening is required... which is easier said than done. It's too easy to lose yourself in sound rather than analyzing what works best for the piece.

Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Supernatural

Watched the first disc of the first season of Supernatural in one sitting last night.

Afterwords, I remembered why I put off watching it for so long. I'm a wimp. And I got scared. Reeeaaaally scared.

As in sleeping with the lights on scared. Lol.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Song: Free Falling

So about this new song... it's titled "Free Falling" and it was inspired after watching the latest episode of Grey's Anatomy "Push," namely Lexi and her relationship with Mark Sloan.

It was so heart wrenching watching Lexi breakdown over Mark... I actually rewinded and watched the scene a few times.

I've had part of the piano section written for a couple of weeks, but just couldn't find the right tone for the lyrics. That scene was like lightening striking. And the song took off.

I think I've finalized most of the lyrics (need to let it sit and marinate first), and I'm starting to work on the bridge.

I'm so excited about this song, and can't wait to finish it so you guys can hear it!

Sunday, March 14, 2010

tumbling through life

For anyone interested, I got a tumblr account:

http://amylinmusic.tumblr.com/


... and.... I have another new song in the works! So yay me!! :D