I wrote a song from a poem I once wrote. These are the lyrics. You can hear the actual song here:

http://www.csonline.net/designer/ideas/dont_no.htm

I wrote the music too (as lame as it is)

Let me know what you think.

"I Don't Know"
by Abra

V1:
My heart sank in the harbor of my soul
the attack was unprovoked
"Are we at war?", I ask
as though someone else might know
only silence fills my ears

Ch1:
I don’t know, how to salvage sunken dreams
I don’t know, how to silence painful screams
I don’t know, how to deal with evil schemes
all I know
is in my heart
I held your love
to the highest of extremes

Ch2:
You are my love
you’re the woman I extol
We’ve got to find a way
to end our war
and mend our broken soul

V2:
Now I know that you’re also feeling low
I can feel your pain as well
“What can I do?”, I ask
to help us start our life anew
only silence fills my ears

Ch1:
I don’t know, how to salvage sunken dreams
I don’t know, how to silence painful screams
I don’t know, how to deal with evil schemes
all I know
is in my heart
I held your love
to the highest of extremes

Ch2:
You are my love
you’re the woman I extol
We’ve got to find a way
to end our war
and mend our broken soul

V3:
We have no choice but to set our sails again
Our journey must go on
“Are we in love?” I ask
hoping someone might say yes
Will only silence fill my ears?

Hello. Beautiful, and so heart felt...thankyou James..

Thank you Lee.

Curious why the last line becomes future tense?

Don't ask me why, but I really want to hear a cello and a french horn with this. I really liked the rhythm of the chorus.

>>Curious why the last line becomes future tense?

"Hoping someone might say yes",... Will I get an answer?

>>Don't ask me why, but I really want to hear a cello and a french horn with this. I really liked the rhythm of the chorus.

Well we must think alike then because I'm already writing a cello into it to help it flow a little better. I originally had a flute playing the melody, but that sounded a bit feminine and I wanted to give it a masculine flavor so I opted for the trumpet instead.

I might add that this is the first song I actually wrote complete with accompaniment behind the melody. It's difficult to write music as fluently as I can play it. I'm pretty pleased with the results for a first attempt. I'm hoping to give this one a litte better rhythm and cadence before it's all said and done. I think it would really be cool if I could find someone to actually sing it and record it. Just to hear it actually sung. I don't expect it to become a popular song. I think it's too un-original sounding for that. (ha ha)

I'm only just now becoming interested in learning to compose music, and this was my first attempt. It takes a lot to write music around lyrics. There are tricks to learn and I'm working on trying to discover what they are. ;o)

It's just a hobby. Thanks for taking a listen.

James!!! nice to see you!!!!!!!!!

I enjoyed the words and the music.
Go ahead, give up your day job.
I will be delighted to be one of your bad influences.

Wow! Beautiful Abra...and so heartfelt.

ok--i don't know----

but--

good reading--