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Topic: Inspired by Mojo and Phil - Song called " Cryptic Trance"

Mojo  posted about having writers block for songwriting.  Phill, Brian (easybeat)  and I made a couple of quips
and I turned them into this.

Cryptic Trance by Jim Kenyon  (with Help )


[C]trying to think of something important to write


But I [G] only hear the fridge and two cats in a fight


oh I'm [Am]starin’ at blank paper as it nears midnight


and it [F]seems the notes just [G]don’t sound [C] right




.






[C] waiting for my pen and paper to dance


but they're[G] just victims of this circumstance


it's like [Am]my mind's held captive in a cryptic trance


and it [F]seems that a song [G]doesn't have a [C]chance


.




Chorus


[C]Yea, I been [F]searching for words that never came


ya know, [C]everybody's candle burn's a different flame


so when the [F] strings get dusty and sounds seem wrong



just [G]wait, be [F]cool, and something good will come a[C]long


.




[C]been 3 days now, but feels more like a year


seems the [G]only thing that’s flowing is ice cold beer


oh I'm [Am] waiting now for the words to appear


but my [F] imagination has [G]somehow disap[C]peared


.






Chorus


[C]Yea, I been [F]searching for words that never came


ya know, [C]everybody's candle burn's a different flame


so when the [F] strings get dusty and sounds seem wrong


just [G]wait, be [F]cool, and something good will come a[C]long





Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.

"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke

Re: Inspired by Mojo and Phil - Song called " Cryptic Trance"

I like it Jim, you certainly don't have composers block. It's great the way you've incorporated a couple of hook lines. I tried playing it but the words outnumber the beats so I must be playing it wrong? Also the way I was playing it the chorus needed a couple more lines, I'll wait till I hear how you play it.     

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

Re: Inspired by Mojo and Phil - Song called " Cryptic Trance"

Great job, Jim!

Bill     

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Re: Inspired by Mojo and Phil - Song called " Cryptic Trance"

that second line brought back some memories from way back. lol didnt fix my writers block but sent me back to about 1968ish. the cats and fridge totally unrelated but both are vivid memories from childhood. let me explain . first the cat fighting, the house i grew up in was pier and beam , one night having the sh#t scared out of a 8 year old as two tom cats scream and thump the floor under his bed as they fight it out. at the time i had no idea what it was other than some monsters from the under world coming to get me. that was a very long night only years later did i figure out what it actualy was but to this day i remember it like it was yesterday. ahh the fridge running, at 5 AM the only noise in the kitchen my dad drinking coffee at the kitchen table before we head out on a fishing trip. funny the things we remember. but i remember the sound of that fridge in the early morning hours

thanks jim for bringing that memory back i havnt thought about that  for a long time , and thats what makes a great song     

out of tune out of key and out of touch

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Re: Inspired by Mojo and Phil - Song called " Cryptic Trance"

Mojo

I too have lots of memories where cats that were sounding like lions.
When I was typing my thesis for my masters on a typewriter  this old tomcat was at my door howling away
I shooed him away a few times, and finally instructed him that if  came out again he was going for a ride.

sure enough - he came back and was howlng - i put him in the trunk of my car and brought him to my buddy's farm.

He stayed there for about the next 5-8 years - seemed to love all the other cats there.

Glad you liked the song. I'm gonna do a rough recording just so the guys that can actually play and sing can get
an idea of how it is in my head.

I also put the line about the ice cold beer flowing in their bc I thought being a Texan such as yourself, that would help en the bloc!  smile

Take care

Jim

Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.

"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke

Re: Inspired by Mojo and Phil - Song called " Cryptic Trance"

Thank you Bill and Phill !     

Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.

"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke

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Re: Inspired by Mojo and Phil - Song called " Cryptic Trance"

Hey fellas

I rewrote this song... made lyrical changes mainly. Changes are in this post - i edited it.
Mainly the second verse - I didn't like it the way it was.

If I get a chance I will try to record it tonight so I can torture your ears a bit  smile
Jim

Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.

"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke

Re: Inspired by Mojo and Phil - Song called " Cryptic Trance"

I think I'd call this song "cryptic trance" as a main title or sub title, it has a great ring to it. The changes you've made certainly make it an easier flow. It's still early morning here so I'm not going to wake up the neighbours by howling like your cats. Have you thought they may not be fighting? As a country boy I learned quite early in life that cat " joyo" is always a noisy business! Expect kittens.     

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

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Re: Inspired by Mojo and Phil - Song called " Cryptic Trance"

Jim you have put together a song with lyrical brilliance. The title "Cryptic Trance" superb. a perfect name for a band.

Re: Inspired by Mojo and Phil - Song called " Cryptic Trance"

Most definatly!  I had not had anythng tw write lately.  Then in a "fuzzy foggy" point at 1:30 AM, I ended up writing the one I posted today.     

“Find your own sound.  Dont be a second rateYngwie Malmsteen be a first rate you”

– George Lynch 2013 (Dokken, Lynchmob, KXM, Tooth & Nail etc....)

Re: Inspired by Mojo and Phil - Song called " Cryptic Trance"

Fun song that I can relate to     

J  E  T  S
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