This is a song that i wrote called "Hold On." Everything in italics is notes now how it sounds being played (it actually has music to go with it that my friend Jonathan "wrote").

Hold On (neverland)
She's holding her hope in nothing
Nothing has let her down
She's under the wings of everything
She's underneath the ground
She's digging a hole to nowhere
Nowhere to call her own
She's letting go of nothing else
Save what she cannot own

Chorus
So hold on to love (extend 'hold')
Love is the answer (extend 'is')
Grow on to love (extend 'grow')
It'll make you better (extend 'make')

He's leaving the town on empty
Nowhere to fill the hole
Words of wisdom in his ears
"Never try and never know."
His world awaits at road's end
If only he knew which one
The path he takes, the soul/sole wears thin
Wears him to the bone

Chorus twice

(sung slowly)
The world is painted new each day
It's born, begins again
It doesn't matter what you've done
Doesn't matter what you've been
Love is the solution
Love'll bring us home
We fight for self or kingdom
But never on our own

(pick up the pace to match the chorus speed)
We're never all alone

Chorus twice

good song mike!! i like the way u know what the song is supposed to sound like....

Great song. But I can't quite get the italics into my head, lol. Music is needed. :P

I just started a project with one of my friends, we haven't gotten too far, but we've got one track up on our myspace. Go check us out if you have myspace & add us. :) If you don't have myspace, you can still use the link to hear the song.

www.myspace.com/stuckinthehollow

Feedback is appreciated!

wow thats cool...i'm guessing that you are using drums from the keyboard?

Yeah, I have a Korg Karma (similar to Korey's old Korg Triton, only hers was nicer), so for now we're recording drums on that. If we ever play live we will find someone to play drums & bass for us.

Thanks for adding us. :)

no problem....

that sounds awesome. oooh, the korg karma. my dad has one of those. their fun to play on

These are just some random songs that I wrote recently, they are not the greatest but... ah well

CHANGING WINDS

Verse 1: I am screaming your name,
In the ever changing winds,
Lost upon the barren mountains,
I cannot become what I hate.

My scream will only go so far…

Chorus: Why does this anger devour me?
(The way of peace is not known)
My hate has overcome my strength,
(I am weak without you)
How do I break my chains ?

Verse 2: I can do nothing without you,
My heart screams your name,
Sorrow’s tears are wiped away,
By the scornful and bitter winds.

My escape is near, but so far away…

Bridge: Save me from my disease,
My hollowness is all I have,
Hold onto me in this dark hour,
I wait in the changing winds…for your return.

INTO THE NIGHT

Verse 1: Wandering the world in bliss,
Not noticing my own faults,
I have become a phantom among the living,
Weighed down by grief,
Frozen in my own self-pity,

Chorus: I wander into the night,
Never coming back to fight an other day,
Leaving my blade beside my bravery,
I wander into the nothing of my thoughts.


Bridge: My fight is done for now,
I wait for an other day,
A day of deliverance,
So I might not walk alone,
Into the consuming night.

those are pretty good!

Thank you ^_^

Thanks Jesse. :D My friend Jonathan and i worked on it for about an hour to get the music down.

Lamma, i hear ya. Usually i have a hard time hearing what it sounds like when it's just written out.

when i write a song, i always know what the music should sound like but when i try to actually put it into music i forget how it went....

i almost always try to make the music and the words at the same time. i usually have at least a beat when i write the words, but most of the time i have my guitar or piano with me while i right

I like the stuff I've been seeing! It's great.

I wish I could write something new, but nothing's coming. I just looked into my files, and I have 111 songs :D WOOT!!!!!! just thought I'd celebrate ;D ;D ;D

when i write a song, i always know what the music should sound like but when i try to actually put it into music i forget how it went....

YES!!!! i know exactually what you mean! and its nearely impossible to write down (i.e. whats "bom bom bshhh... bom bom da da dada") lol

We posted a new song on our Myspace last night...this one has lyrics!! :) It's about how people use God's name for their own selfish purposes, or as an excuse to kill (i.e., the guys who flew the planes into the towers). Written & recorded in the same day. Add us if you haven't already!

www.myspace.com/stuckinthehollow

That's awesome. :)

I added ya. :D

Thanks!! :)

i like your song!

You should make your music downloadable. ;) :)

Edit:

Is it sad I've listened to 'Offenders of Faith' like 15 times today?

You should make your music downloadable. ;) :)

Edit:

Is it sad I've listened to 'Offenders of Faith' like 15 times today?

Once we get one more song under our belts we're going to make a demo CD. At that point we'll either let you know how you can get a CD or download the songs online. :) And it's not sad, I think you're our biggest fan Geneva!! :D

YES!

Score.

I'll be waiting for that CD... No lie.

*waits*

Hopefully you won't have to wait too long...we're hoping to record the last song for the demo this weekend. :)

Well, ive had the name of this song for a little while, but i just now got around to writing it. oddly, its a very screemo-laced song. explination of it at the bottom, after the lyrics ;D.

(brackets "[ and ]" indicate how the words/music are to be played. parenthesis (stupid spelling) "( and )" indicate verse/chorus/bridge. screemo words are italicised (spelling again) (sorry in advance. im going to have to put a period in the middle of words that this stupid computer thinks that "could harm my mind" aka he.ll, kill.ing, etc.)

Live-Action Stereotype
by Joe Hoover

(verse 1) [about 130-160 bpm. hard rock-ish] Come to the fore-front / come and see us / were kill.ing all that we know of our former life / and now we know it / we know it / they think we're all the same / cra-zy -- MADE IT IN OUR MINDS!

[chorus] But no we're / just Christians / maybe a little crazy sometimes / but they just / just dont understand / they think we're all identicle [yell, to corrospond with little hole. youd have to hear it to know what im talking about, but once you heard it, youd understand.] / shove us in some little hole / leave-ing us to rot! [last verse very sticatto (sp)] / alone we are together / but they just dont understand! / [backing vocals] (in their minds we're all just) / LIVE-ACTION STEREOTYPES!

(verse 2) [melodic] I wish they / they wont understand / how our love for Him / LETS US LIVE TODAY! / we live / we love / and every day / [sorta screemo, but not really] He Guides US! / in the midst of it all / we will remember / the sacrafice [building up to screemo w/"the sacrafice"] He made for us!!! / in this life / we ki.ll all we dont understand! / in this life... / we just...dont understand! / they think we / we are not / they us... / but WHY!?!?!?

[CHORUS]

(Verse 3) [melodic] I just dont / get why they / the children of the ONE /WHO LOVES ALL! / they are so full of ... / why do they? / hold the torch to the skin [backing vocals] HE.LL! / why do they? / give up on what is given to them? / [backing vocals] LOVE! / they gave up... / on the only thing left to them?

[backing vocals, barely audible, only heard on the left side. similar to the "I hope to... God you come down...
I hope to... God you can feel this now?" part of the song, "Writing on the Walls" by Underoath] We love them...

[backing vocals, barely audible, only heard on the right side, etc.] They will be missed...

----------fin

and that would be the end of it. my interpretation of my own song (i dont think of meanings of songs before i write them. i write them, and then try to figure out what the heck i was saying ;D), is that this song is a mournful plea/rage about people who have turned their backs on God, and Christians...well, because theyre Christians, and think that were all the same: idiotic people who know nothing. hence, live-action stereotype. but, eh, i dont know. its has pretty random lyrics lol.

theres probally a better title for it, but im to tired to think of anything atm...

and my band officially has a name: LASS. weird, i know, but thats a story for another time...i have to go to bed lol. its 2am right now lol...night all.

Peace.

sweet, but its a little hard to follow because of all the parenthesis and stuff like that......very well thought out though :)

yea, i know its sorta hard to follow, but you have to remember it was like 1:30 am when i STARTED typing it lol.

and i wrote it in like 10 minutes lol ;D

Unplug

Staring at the screen with the cords running to my ears/ Becoming my idols, my only comfort is my worst fear/ Plugging in another distraction, sink into another game/ The world is rapidly draining and re-filling my veins

CHORUS: I’m plugging into society, falling from You/ Will You unplug me from the world and plug me into You

Watching a world of fantasy as the world cries desperately/ For a Savior to save them, and I’m not letting You use me / It’s like life support to keep me dead/ Screaming curses and obscenities in my head (CHORUS)

And I stay in comatose/ Living for false hopes/ I’ve been staying for comfort/ When the world goes on staying hurt/ So unplug this death support system/ And I’ll plug into You (CHORUS)

Lyrics written by Jacob Fisher ~ June 12, 2007

I'd been toying with this song for a while now.

I was thinking that if I was in a band and was going to make an acoustic album, this would be the title for the album. It's a double meaning.

It would be an album that's unplugged from my usual writing style, which is hard rock.

The secong meaning is that this song is about how we're so plugged into the world, all the distractions that take our focus off of God. So it's about unplugging from the world.

God bless, Alien.

I like that song. Great job. :)

yeah man, that's an awesome song.
ok, i wrote this one about a week ago on my way back from FL. It's fast paced, almost P.O.D. style. I'm not sure about the first few lines in the first verse, but i like the rest.

"GET UP"

Intro:
Get Up! (4x)

V1:
Gtt off your ear/ So you can hear
What I'm saying / Listen closely
Listen to me / See what I see
Don't let this charade / Consume you completely
See me here / am I standing all alone
Pay attention caz / I'm not going home till I
Change the world, save a life / Look you in the eye
We're not alone / Don't fall prey to the lie

Ch:
GET UP!
Don't just sit there staring (GET UP!)
I won't believe that you're past caring (GET UP!)
Now's the time to make a difference (GET UP!)
Stand up, let's do something daring (GET UP!)
GET UP!!!

V2:
Can't you see / All the problems surrounding
See the pain / Born from misunderstanding
All the Hurt / How much have we eased so far
Get ready / This conflict's become a war
Will help / Or just sit around gawking
These issues won't / Be solved just by talking
It'll take action / Some movement, stand and fight
It's time / To help another life (chorus)

Bridge:
Get out of your comfort zone
What difference can you make staying at home
It's time to rise not apologize
So stand up with me, STAND UP! (chorus)

Words and music by Dustin Smith

So this is basically a message to the church to get up and stop complaining about the world that we live in and actually get up and make a difference. Instead of talking about what could be done, we should be out there doing it, implementing what we've talked about for so many years.

wow, that's a cool song

I like. that's awesome.

good message.....:)

thanks guys. here are two more. the first one is a poem put to music kind of like Looking for Angels. The second song is metal-ish sounding.

Unlovable
We're driving away those who are hurt
Those full of rejection, consumed by imperfection
Our motives inside we try to hide
But the truth is we don't care
We're afraid to step out of our protective coverings
Afraid of change and what we do not know
Those who are different we deem not worthy
It is we who give the fatal blow
Our lives too full, our days too busy
They don't need us, let someone else get dirty
Why should we care for the fallen, crushed, and broken
They did it to themselves, they are the cause of their misery
When will we realize that isolation
Is the worst action in this situation
We must be the bandage to the breaking bleeding hearts
We must pull them from their desolation
Overcome your mistrust, your insane hypocrisy
Your unwarranted disgust, your selfish apathy
Open your eyes, bring yourself to the point of being able
To see past the exterior, and Love the Unlovable
words by Dustin Smith


Horrors
Intro:
I hear sounds in the dark / Calling out my name
They say things inside my head / They bring me so much pain

verse 1:
Things reach out and grab me / They clench with fingers of fear
They reach inside my mind / They feel oh so near to me
I begin to scream aloud / They laugh with sick delight
They tell me that I'm done / That I'll never win this fight

Chorus:
Save me from this darkness
Take away the horrors of the night
They scream out as they taunt me
I can't win without your might
Pull me out from this place of confusion
Take away my fears
These horrors keep pursing me
Won't you please wipe away my tears

verse 2:
I lie here sleepless now / I'm afraid of what's not there
All the shadows keep on shifting / Heat and moisture fill the air
I'm face to face with all my demons / They sit with fingers in my head
I lie there crying out / I wish that I were dead

Chorus

Bridge:
Take away the horrors of the night
Fill me with Your strength and might
Obliterate this darkness that surrounds me
With Your light
Words and music by Dustin Smith

The first one is again a message to the church and Christian community to reach out to the people who we shy away from, those who are dirty and we feel uneasy around.
The second song is basically a plea to God. Save me from the demons in my life, whether it be addiction, hate, anger, anything that you would consider a "demon" in your life.

well, this one i wrote at like two a.m. so it might be a little weird. i was listening to tool at the time, so youll probally notice influence from them. other than that, tell me whatcha think! (no confusing stuff this time! ;D)

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Swan Song of Our Cul.ture
by me. and me.

Verse I:
Let the maroon eye-liner fade / into the depths of our forgotten place. / let the fists raised high / drop down to pacific sides. / let the remnants of our counterconformity drown / in the muddy waters of our mind!

Chorus:
Our World is burning beneith our feet, dont we feel a thing? / We will die with it, our souls will burn, we will not learn. / By the mistakes and disgrace of our fore-fathers / we refuse to learn any-thing. / We will die like those before us. / What a sorry state our cul.ture is in.

Verse II:
Live and disappear like prior to us / morbid appereance of our souls won't help! / live then die; that's all she wrote, no influence this world we were. / Vanishing, like tablecloths, what that means, i know of not. / staying up till half-past three, writeing songs, that mean nothing. / Let this burn, its in our head / go away! youll soon be de.ad. / what a sad state our cul.ture is in.

[CHORUS]

Verse III:
Lamenting for our lives today / will get us no where! / stand up, dont be afrade / push the hair, out of your face. / Let the black, fade to brown / chains falling to the ground. / stapled through / our fingernails / cu.t them off, you will prevail. / what a sorry state our Cul.ture is in, today! today! / Falling for, things we will / never hear from again / waiting for, this tug-of-war to end!

[CHORUS]

Bridge:
Sever your ties to this mortal place / end them all / do not fail. / do not leave yourself behind! / come with me, i know the way / dont be shy, this wont hurt a bit! / what a wonderful person you are inside.

[CHORUS]

[BRIDGE]

[CHORUS]

What a wonderful person you are inside.

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The end.

When i wrote this, i was aiming it towards more of the emo/goth cul.ture (non christian, of corse...), more of asking why they want all of this attention, etc. it turned out that, i feel, and a polotical type song, asking "what the heck is wrong with us?!?!?". Then, it goes to say, "yes, you are good inside, your arent above hope, so come with me, i know the way (to Christ)." This is actually the first song that ive written without outright Christian text.

the verses, "Let the black, fade to brown / chains falling, to the ground / stapled through, our fingernails / cu.t them off, you will prevail" are actually based on a person i know. Died hair, with a chain going from a pier.cing in her nose to one in her ear, and had actually grown out her fingernails and stapled through them.

anyway, im done for the night.

peace.

wow thats a good song with some pretty strong inspiration....

;D

i personally feel that my songwriting has gotten a lot better, being that it has goten away from 100% saying exactly what it means, and now saying more...eh, like sublime i guess. more abstract like. type stuff.

lol.::]

ME VS. MYSELF


I’m fighting the inner wars of my sin
But the battle rages outside and within
I don’t know when its over
I don’t know when it ends
All I know is that it’s me that made this war begin

Chorus
Cause its me versus myself again
Me versus myself!
And it’s me versus the rest of me
Me versus myself!

The battle’s only started but my spirit feels defeat
It struggles once again
Enter the powers of the weak
I need a clear redemption
Let my draw my sword and fight
As the voices in my head wage war through the night

(Chorus)

I can’t go on like this is in life
I can’t go on like this
I can’t go on like this is in life
Not through this abyss
(Repeat)




basically, this is about good vs. evil, God vs. Satan, and Me vs. myself.....lol

HEY! i love thinking up lyrics, and tunes...but i can nvr put them together! Anyone out there that can help me? I usually think up tunes with my piano, but then i cant put words to it.
I sit t my desk and I write up my best words but the tune is lost...AHHHHHHHHHH!!! Who else is this untalented?!?!?!

Here's an unfinished one, the words are far from perfect, and it may not make sense, but this one was started after hearing and witnessing the song "Looking for Angels". Can someone who understand this help me finish the song?

This world seperates,
the rich from the poor,
the wants and needs,
Until, we're one no more,
the old and the young,
the lost and found,
when will we all realize,
we need Christ around?

chorus:
The lies of yesterday,
rain down on the tomorow,
The pain and suffering,
builds on upon it self,
When will we realize,
we need the healing hand of Christ?
To mend the space of the unlike.

Wow..........that's really good.

Double Life

I’m a thief, a liar, murderer, a criminal/ But I’m the holiest man you’ll ever know/ I’ve got a growing persona of dark disposition/ And inhibition no longer seems an option/ I’ve been fighting every day/ to keep this darkness at bay/ But it’s growing stronger

CHORUS: Slay me, I’m losing myself in myself/ Bleed me, before I fall pray to my double life/ Slay me, bleed me

Look at my face, it’s just a mask/ This smile I wear, I wear to suit my task/ You’ll never see what lies behind closed doors/ I can’t let you see what I’m really living for/ I’ve been losing every day/ To keep this evil at bay/ ‘Cause it’s growing stronger (CHORUS)

Look at me, this is my real face/ Who I am when eyes turn away/ This is my dominant reality/ The man I’ve become that no one sees/ So slay me, please take my hand/ Bleed me of this sinful man (CHORUS)

Lyrics written by Jacob Fisher ~ July 6, 2007

The inspiration for this song came from a message given by Project 86's Andrew Schwab. He spoke about how we all live double lives.

In church, we live a life that appears to be great and you appear to be a good person. When we're with friends, we act in a way that is brought on by their presence. But when we're all alone.......

Who are we?

Some people sit in silent hatred, some do drugs, some drink alcohol, some look at pornography. Whoever you are, we all, at some point in our lives, live a secret life when we think no one's watching.

And we hide it away. We fear what some might think about this hidden sin. So we isolate ourselves in it. But there lies the fuel that feeds the consuming flame of our sin nature: isolation.

This song is a cry for help from God and His people, the church, the people that we act differently around, to help kill the double life. To step out of the isolation and confess your sin- not just to God, but to others so that they can pray for you and help you through your struggles- is the only way to slay your sinful self.

Tragedy Strikes

Cry now, they’re gone, was it too late?/ Were they ready, were their souls safe?/ Devastation, haw can life go on?/ I’m praying tonight, did they know God’s Son?/ Don’t blink, don’t breathe/ Too late in one heart beat/ Time runs out, such a cruel reality/ Even worse, not knowing God’s eternity

CHORUS: Tragedy strike faster than a speeding bullet/ Tragedy strikes, takes more than a loved one/ God please save me tonight/ Before tragedy strikes

Time is short, so are you ready?/ Are you sure, for there’s no escape from eternity/ Your next breath was never promised, it could be too late/ Another second is given by God’s grace/ Don’t blink, don’t breathe/ Too late in one heart beat/ Your next second could be the last/ Life could be gone, so take this chance (CHORUS)

The only guarantee in time is in its end/ You were never promised this very second/ But life is promised for those with faith/ Security forever, not here and now, is a gift by grace (CHORUS)

Lyrics written by Jacob Fisher ~ July 9, 2007

I read an article about five girls, just out of high school, with the potential for bright futures, who died in a head on collision with a tractor-trailer.

And as I turned over this tragedy in my head, it made me realize, once again, that life is short, regardless of whether you live to 100 or if your life is abruptly ended in its prime. But, the greatest tragedy is not dying young, it's dying without God's salvation.

Some people think, I'll ask God's forgiveness tomorrow. But, what if there's no tomorrow for you? God doesn't promise that you will take one more breath, so take now to receive His great gift of life.

God bless.

those are some cool songs. i really like them.

So Alone

Verse 1: so broken up far down inside
so tired of running to the corner to hide
your heart is cut so deep
and so many secrets your trying to keep
blaming all the pain on yourself
crying out to God for help

Chorus: dear God, dear God
sometimes i feel so alone
sometimes i dont kno what to do
so im crying, crying out to you
cuz i feel so alone

Verse 2: i feel, i feel so worthless
was love really worth this?
cuz in the end i got broken anyway
and now somtimes i dont kno what to say
i still have those old feelings
but i feel like im stealing
so im crying out loud

[Chorus 1x]


Bridge: so alone. so alone
broken and worthless
is love really worth this?
[[mend my heart]]

[Chorus 1x]

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song i wrote a few weeks ago... idk... not that good, i could do better =]