1 Topic by TIGLJK

(1 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I read a short verse in Magnolia Magazine by Nicole Ziza Bauer and it inspired me to write this song for all the troubled young people who are dealing with self doubt . As I read her lines it just somehow made me think of this message. (I borrowed a couple tidbits from her verse) The word Terra Noble I stole from the wine bottle that I was employing at the time smile It is Italian for Nobel Earth .

https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … your-heart

These are the Lyrics :

Chorus
Look up, if only to remember
What seems constant
Can slowly change with time
As clouds fade into the sunset
Colors melt to hues unseen
Like terra noble in her prime

Verse 1

Put down that weight of loneliness
You’re more than what you criticize
Learn to love and forgive your flaws
Don’t chase worth found in others’ eyes

Verse 2

Look inside, there’s hidden beauty
Find your peace in all you do
Let the world feel your quiet magic
It’s been waiting on the real you
…. Just learn to trust your heart

Chorus

Look up, if only to remember
What seems constant
Can slowly change with time
As clouds fade into the sunset
Colors melt to hues unseen
Like terra noble in her prime

Verse 3

What if you fall? Then you’ll rise stronger
What if you fail? You’re not the only one
Every scar don’t mean you’re broken
Every fall don’t mean you’re done

Bridge
You don’t have to be fearless
Just brave enough to start
And if the road feels uncertain
That’s when you learn to trust your heart

Yeah learn to trust your heart
Gotta learn to trust your heart

Yeah, learn to trust your heart
learn to trust your heart
learn to trust your heart

learn to trust your heart
Just be brave enough to start 

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2 Reply by TIGLJK

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Bill

How are you buddy ?

Jim     

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3 Reply by TIGLJK

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THANK YOU, Mike !
That is my favorite line in the song as well  and so so true.
Cheers,

Jim     

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4 Topic by TIGLJK

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I wrote this song a couple years ago, but now have the opportunity to do it justice.

It's how I believe my mother saw her life.

https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … us-my-hero

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5 Reply by TIGLJK

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Onward Christian Soldiers

I am posting a related song in the songwriting forum.

Its not "Onward Christian Soldiers"    but a song I wrote about my Mother's faith. She sure was a Christian Soldier for sure.
Cheers everyone
Jim     

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6 Reply by TIGLJK

(6 replies, posted in Poems)

Peatle,

This is a classic.   I hope you don't mind - but (as a surprise for you) I did this  smile
Congrats on a great peom Mr. Loremaster !
https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … -intrusion     

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7 Reply by TIGLJK

(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Love it !!!!  Glad you and your wife loved it !     

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8 Topic by TIGLJK

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https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … -settle-uk

I could have written this about many of the people who have been so helpful, friendly and supportive here on Chordie
Thank you all !

Cheers
Jim

P.S.  Graham, In the words of Frank Zappa  " I knew you'd be surprised! "  smile
Hope you like it ! 

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9 Topic by TIGLJK

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Song I wrote about how sometimes people misplace whats important in a relationship. I actually got the idea from a book I was reading (probably one of the best books I've ever read " Theo Of Golden" ) and borrowed the lines poisonous beauty and pleasure without gratitude. Then, I just imagined a couple that were so engrossed with themselves, that they never found real love.

the link on SC   https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … thout-love

These are the lyrics: 

Verse 1
She was pretty as a rose in June
But every rose can hide a thorn
He was smooth as polished glass
Like the calm before a summer storm
He was tall, dark, and handsome
Her eyes lit up like a diamond ring
But they both should’ve known
Without love, beauty don’t mean a thing

Verse 2
The craving for what beauty promises
burned in their hearts like a fire
Two proud reflections in the mirror
filled with nothing else but desire
They looked like a picture from a magazine
a meteor blazing through the midnight sky
Looked like love to everyone who knew them
just two lonely hearts, living a beautiful lie

Chorus
Poisonous beauty, shining bright
Two lonely hearts lost in a dream
Pleasure without gratitude filled up their world
Perfectly in love with how they were seen
If only they knew what their lives could have been

Verse 3
But time has a way of revealing
What a vanity mirror never shows
When the fire of desire burns out
And the roots of love never grow
Now the mirror shows something different
Than the picture they used to see
Two lonely hearts standing together
Wondering what love’s meant to be
And that’s when the truth finally showed…
Chorus
Poisonous beauty, shining so bright
Two lonely hearts lost in a dream
Pleasure without gratitude filled up their world
Perfectly in love with how they were seen
If only they knew what their lives could have been

Outgo

Poisonous beauty, hidden dangers abound
Pleasure without gratitude as their life ran past
They had all the beauty life could offer
But without love, you know, nothing can last
without love, nothing lasts
yeah, without love, nothing can last
Nothing can last without love
beauty don’t mean a thing

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10 Reply by TIGLJK

(4 replies, posted in Poems)

Pete,

to the victor go the spoils - including the history books written about what happened.
truth is vanishing in our world

Pray for ( the God of your choice) all children, grandchildren, and those yet unborn.

It's hard for me to accept murdering 30,000 of your own people and wanting to have nuclear weapons so that you can wage a war that could bring on armageddon can be ignored
by civilized people.
Great writing My friend

Cheers,
Jim     

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11 Reply by TIGLJK

(9 replies, posted in Electric)

go to resources on this site (Top bar) and find chord chart
Voila !     

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12 Topic by TIGLJK

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https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … roads-that

It seemed awfully quiet here on Chordie  so I thought I'd try to livin' it up a bit.
Song about refusing to grow old without a fight !

Keep on rocking my friends !!

Jim 

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13 Reply by TIGLJK

(3 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thanks Graham, but wait !!!!!

You were a writer for comedy, as well as TV and Radio ?

Was that your main occupation through life ?

That is so cool -----  I'd love to hear more about it !

Thanks For sharing

Jim     

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14 Topic by TIGLJK

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I was in the mall this morning and heard a man and his wife arguing... and I heard him say " I apologize for nothing" !
Well by the time I got to my car the wheels in my head were already turning... i knew there had to be a song in there somewhere.

On the way home i used my phone to record some thoughts on what I thought was going on in their lives and also jotted down some partial  lines.  Worked on it most of the afternoon and finally came up with this version about midnight.

Thought it came out pretty well, but I am pretty biased smile

this is the song on sound cloud  https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … or-nothing

cheers, Jim 

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15 Topic by TIGLJK

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Song : Creek Don't Run By My Cabin No More

Purpose: Awareness regarding Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

https://youtu.be/wDpykauX4hg 

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16 Reply by TIGLJK

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art nugget - lucky u r     

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17 Topic by TIGLJK

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This is a song I wrote back n 2024, when both my oldest brother and Strummerboy Bill (who most everyone on chordie knew  or knows of) were first dealing with early signs of dementia (a.k.a. Alzheimer's disease) .  It is a very sad, heartbreaking condition, not only for the victim, but also for those who love them.

Bill, if you are reading this - I hope it brings  back some memories of the good times shared here on chordie.

I re-wrote some of it today and recorded it using AI bc I can't sing or play music well enough to do it myself

https://on.soundcloud.com/YnXEavsP4FFO0ytbug 
Here is the link (the lyrics are posted there as well).
Probably the hardest song I've ever written.

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18 Topic by TIGLJK

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I wrote this back when no one posting anything and Easybeat (Brian ) challenged us to write something.  I wrote this song, but kind of rushed it.  I always liked it, but it wasn't quite what I wanted with lyrics.  Re-wrote a bunch of it - and it makes more sense now and flows better.   ( I left the original lyrics  version alone here on chordie )

It's called   WHEN THE MAGNOLIAS BLOOM AGAIN

this is the link to it.

https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997963271/when-th

hope you like it.

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19 Reply by TIGLJK

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I have no fb acct    ...... so no     

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20 Reply by TIGLJK

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NO PLACE LIKE IT !

I'd have been out ouf music a long time ago without it, met so many great people !

Thank you chordie!     

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21 Reply by TIGLJK

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I vote YEAH !     

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22 Reply by TIGLJK

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just annoying ads / spam     don't open them just X them out (delete or close)     

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23 Topic by TIGLJK

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https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … es-tonight

I really like the instruments playing in this - and the change in the lyrics at the end
hope you do too

Jim 

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24 Topic by TIGLJK

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I've been working on this for about two months now. started when  i saw a poster on ETSY that was a Japanese proverb
   Wabi-sabi   
  translation is
Nothing lasts, nothing's finished,
the art of unfinished beauty

I thought it was incredible  saved it to my desktop.
kept looking at it and jotting thoughts down  couple weeks ago wrote some verses

Finally - after being snowed in by a storm   - I had time to complete it.

https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … -different

these are the lyrics

Same Heartbeats, Different Paths By Jim Kenyon


(Verse 1)


[Am]We may be different in our colors, [C]places where we were born


[Em]Our language, our customs, [Am]the different clothes we adorn


[Am]How we worship, how we learn, [Dm]how we live, and how we mourn


[Em]Though we walk different roads, [Am]we share the same human storm


(Verse 2)


Some cry in silence, some pray to help their hearts stay strong


Some carry burdens they’ve been holding for far too long


Some reach for hope and mercy when everything feels wrong


Yet our hearts beat just the same — in this world we all belong


(Chorus)


Living through the love and the hope that we keep


Just imperfect souls chasing passions that run deep


In lives where nothing is finished till our final sleep


Same heartbeats, different paths, and promises to keep


(Bridge)



If we could see our lives through another’s eyes


Put fear aside and let compassion be our guide


We might discover things we never knew


Same hearts just trying to make it through




(Final Chorus / Outgo)


Living through the love and the hope that we keep


Just imperfect souls chasing passions that run deep


In lives where nothing is finished till our final sleep


Same heartbeats, different paths, and promises to keep




Same heartbeats, different paths, and promises to keep


Same heartbeats, different paths, and promises to keep


Same heartbeats, different paths, and promises to keep



 

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25 Topic by TIGLJK

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Got talking with Brian (easybeat) about songwriting..... got me thinking about older songs I had written but never followed through with

  Song I dragged this out of the closet and reworked it -  kinda sad.

https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … rs-lullaby

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