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Thread: Hot Mama's "Watch Out" (progressive metal) (0 Replies, 7,098 Views) by texter-bernd
The clear, female vocals and beautiful melodic parts give Hot Mama's song a atmosphere that makes their music agreeable even to old and old-fashioned rock fans like me (who'd never listen to that...
Thread: About 50 rock songs and 400 lyrics to choose from (0 Replies, 12,451 Views) by texter-bernd
SHOULD you look for either
- rather simple but effective songs for your band (maybe ignore my pitch - bass/bariton - and poor skill; just do it better!) OR
- lyrics for your own songs
THEN
check...
Thread: about 180 free lyrics offered (2 Replies, 19,752 Views) by texter-bernd
Free for your personal non-commercial projects including internet posts. Otherwise - that is performances, CDs, DVDs ... - just leave it to the PROs (which means: no problem either)*.
Your choice:...
Thread: about 180 free lyrics offered (2 Replies, 19,752 Views) by texter-bernd
Jems, I was referring to my own lyrics that are royalty-free for non-commercial use so musicians can create their own songs using them. Hence 'only' 180.
Popular songs and song lyrics need to be...
Thread: about 180 free lyrics offered (2 Replies, 19,752 Views) by texter-bernd
I should mention that my lyrics are free for non-commercial use, otherwise licenses may be due that are cashed by the performing rights organizations of your country (actually you'd have to register...
Thread: Making lyrics (14 Replies, 5,083 Views) by texter-bernd
That's alright. Just list my name as lyricist for those songs/lyrics you've chosen. It's "Bernd Harmsen". That's all. If you produce the CD and pay royalties for the compositions and lyrics (that...
Thread: Let me know what you think (2 Replies, 1,684 Views) by texter-bernd
Well done! I like these lines and their pattern best:
"Would you have been who you are
Had you known who I am"
"Would I have let you inside
Had I known what you are"
Does this expression...
Thread: Reveiw my (horrible) song (2 Replies, 1,912 Views) by texter-bernd
The first 4 lines don't fit. Otherwise the text is okay and spending a few more minutes might do it good.
Cheers,
Bernd
Thread: sense of recognition (0 Replies, 1,377 Views) by texter-bernd
I'm kind of celebrating my 100st song text. This is it:
brother
were have you been spending all the time
just one word from you would have removed the grime
that had formed layers upon
my...
Thread: no future - no past (0 Replies, 2,022 Views) by texter-bernd
My latest "baby" doesn't have a tune yet, but it has got a text:
you say that your life's a mess
I say that life is a game
you say I don't have a clue
I say that is all the same
if you're the...
Thread: Rollercoaster with link to song (1 Replies, 1,110 Views) by texter-bernd
Hello Tyler,
I like your lyrics. Normally I wouldn't appreciate self-references too much - "But one day i know ill be a superstar; Just by playing songs on my guitar" - but it's okay since it's...
Thread: Making lyrics (14 Replies, 5,083 Views) by texter-bernd
> where is the personality when someone write the lyrics for a completely unknown band? <
Here is. When I don't write for myself, e.g. stuff I 'd rather not sing myself, or don't write for...
Thread: cheap liqure in a rundown motel (2 Replies, 1,573 Views) by texter-bernd
Hefty stuff, and good. I like it, the mood comes across well.
The title seems to have nothing much to do with the lyrics but adds a desolate touch quite nicely. I assume you mean "liquor".
"it's...
Thread: So much for love-Someone write a bridge please (4 Replies, 2,473 Views) by texter-bernd
Does it have to have a bridge? As for the text no additions are needed. It's great as it stands. How about a solo instead?
Bernd
Thread: How to secure your copyright (0 Replies, 10,086 Views) by texter-bernd
Just FYI:
I have posted an issue on that topic on my blog for those who are concerned:
http://lyrics-in-progress.over-blog.de/
I'll post a succeeding post on commercial use of lyrics and music...
Thread: long-legged divinity (3 Replies, 1,201 Views) by texter-bernd
Thanks for your feedback.
The three - instead of four - lines are the bridge. Similar in the meter (I'm not good with bridges) but different in tune.
Thread: long-legged divinity (3 Replies, 1,201 Views) by texter-bernd
I imagine a steady rock piece maybe a bit like the Rolling Stones:
long-legged divinity
long-legged, slim divinity
how 'bout having sex with me
you need not give your love for free
my...
Thread: strained (5 Replies, 1,938 Views) by texter-bernd
I like the first verse best.
solitee - is there such a word? Do you mean 'solitary'. Well, you may invent new terms, of course.
and I know a girl that swallows seed - if you mean what I think...
Thread: Lies, I Despise (6 Replies, 2,255 Views) by texter-bernd
There are four persons: "she", "you", "I", "he" (there's also "us"). So, who's bleeding, who shouldn't have tricked whom ...
I think I understand the bridge: you (i.e. "me") want "her" new friend...
Thread: Goodbye (5 Replies, 2,091 Views) by texter-bernd
He waits outside pacing in a line
Hoping to god that everything will be fine
The doors open and the doctor said
We regret to inform you that your wife is dead
=> too direct, makes it banal
...
Thread: Dark and Cold (6 Replies, 1,475 Views) by texter-bernd
... And this my friend is no repair
I would like to suggest "to this my friend there's no repair". Might fix it.
Cheers,
Bernd
Thread: [Someone I'm Proud To Be] (3 Replies, 1,376 Views) by texter-bernd
good structure, easy reading/LISTENING, beautiful text, in one word: it's great!
Bernd
Thread: Endless... please comment (4 Replies, 1,919 Views) by texter-bernd
okay, I got the "gas" bit (I still remember "jumping jack flash - it's a gas, gas, gas") - but I don't think the plural works here either. You might say "is it just for fun or for thrills",...
Thread: Hey; i wrote a song, and i was wondering what you all think; (3 Replies, 2,659 Views) by texter-bernd
Good try (well, not bad at all, a nice love long).
That I want that - that I want what?
I need that she's the one for me - "I know", or "I feel", but not: "I need"
Forever, and always, you...
Thread: Endless... please comment (4 Replies, 1,919 Views) by texter-bernd
Hi,
I like the first verse best.
Two expressions I don't understand:
Why then do we torment,
Is it for gases or for thrills?
"gases"? If you mean gas=oil - there is no plural, if you mean...
Thread: I want to rape your babies (14 Replies, 4,854 Views) by texter-bernd
Hi,
now, that I've found your explanation/interpretation, I can appreciate the text better. And I like it a lot! Only, I would make it singular: "I want to rape your Baby". The Plural makes it a...
Thread: Εphialtes (6 Replies, 2,267 Views) by texter-bernd
That's not scary, it sounds more like a merry song for children. And your English may serve as a little exercise: who will find the most mistakes.
fall to sleep - "fall asleep"
hunting my dreams...
Thread: Corinthian (I beg you to comment) (35 Replies, 5,138 Views) by texter-bernd
Why is it called "Corinthian"? To me it seems to have nothing to do with sex or temple priestesses at all.
Bernd
Thread: How does it feel to be a survivor? (2 Replies, 1,456 Views) by texter-bernd
Well, the rhymes are somewhat messy, and the structure is, too. The rhyming schema would look like this:
X X X X
A A A A X X X X B B
A A X X X X
X X A A B C B X C
X A A A X
'X' means: no...
Thread: Spartacus (1 Replies, 1,001 Views) by texter-bernd
Playing "Spartacus" - it has become a little folk song, by the way, since IMO rock music would not fit - I found that it was way too short. I used to repeat the last verse, for which I had altered...
Thread: My First Song. Please help me? (5 Replies, 1,660 Views) by texter-bernd
"So stop making excuses to see me" - does this make sense in the context?
Otherwise: not great, but not bad either. I, too, have got the impression that the text is quite singable.
Bernd
Thread: lost (3 Replies, 1,436 Views) by texter-bernd
Just to let you know. I've altered "lost" a bit, and now consider ist completed:
no sense of direction
in the dark and stormy sea
the mist obscures my vision
might mean the end of me
Looks...
Thread: Spartacus (1 Replies, 1,001 Views) by texter-bernd
we broke through your lines
and taught your legions fear
when you thought us besieged
we attacked you from the rear
the rural hands we trained
prepared them for the battle
to defeat your...
Thread: God of the ants (0 Replies, 889 Views) by texter-bernd
Florian inspired me to this one. He has this phrase on his MySpace page: "Towards tiny creatures I like to play God".
God of the ants
I'm the God of tiny creatures
I decide 'bout life and...
Thread: Untitled (Needs a title) (10 Replies, 2,153 Views) by texter-bernd
It's real grand! A little sad as well as comforting. I particularly like the (first two) verses. And the "painted smile". That I don't like the rest has to do with me being an atheist, I just don't...
Thread: lost (3 Replies, 1,436 Views) by texter-bernd
This I don't consider finished. It's work in progress, so comments and suggestions are most welcome. I don't particularly like the rhyme "return" - "turn", neither am I happy with the "final last...
Thread: Song chorus good or bad? (11 Replies, 6,887 Views) by texter-bernd
Don't take that too seriously. I just meant it as a statement. I'm 55, and I guess that nearly half my songs do NOT have hook lines either.
Cheers,
Bernd
Thread: fIrst lyric (5 Replies, 1,833 Views) by texter-bernd
Ultimate-Worrier being kind to them youngsters?
Basically I agree. Just these notes:
"Cherish the memories we had" - "have", not "had", the memories are still there.
"loving you is something...
Thread: First song attempt (3 Replies, 1,463 Views) by texter-bernd
I hope that time will be over soon and songs like that become obsolete. I once wrote this:
bush fires
a people on the decline
a far misleaded crowd
a war that cannot be won
ideals, not...
Thread: cathedral, a short poem, and a comment (2 Replies, 1,165 Views) by texter-bernd
the village was plundered
the harvest destroyed
the peasants were tortured
young girls raped and slain
futures erased
and homes set ablaze
this is a scene of horror
this is the devil's place
Thread: Song For Bridgend (16 Replies, 2,271 Views) by texter-bernd
The text is just great. And it does the subject justice (I had to look it up because the new had passed me by - maybe it hadn't been so prominent in German newspapers).
If it's a song text I...
Thread: Anyone Like This??? (1 Replies, 824 Views) by texter-bernd
Hi,
not bad at all. With "parnets" you mean parents, I suppose.
Your comment is nonsense. Song lyrics cannot be patented. And nobody goes to jail for breaking copyright rules; but yes, you own...
Thread: Wastin' Away (29 Replies, 10,190 Views) by texter-bernd
To me the lyrics of "wastin' away" sound rather moral or even righteous, and not at all like hard rock. I am greatful, though, since they inspired me to a song which I called "holy hooker" (you'll...
Thread: Dumb Girl 1 and 2 (6 Replies, 1,571 Views) by texter-bernd
So bottle it up inside
Save it for a rainy day
Take it out on me
You’re going to anyway
That's great! That rocks in my ear.
Cool man!
Bernd
Thread: Like Tomorrow (Please comment) (4 Replies, 2,679 Views) by texter-bernd
I like this part best:
And i know
I have more dreams
Than memories
A great way of telling "I'm young ..", such a pity I didn't come up with this one!
Keep going!
Thread: Song chorus good or bad? (11 Replies, 6,887 Views) by texter-bernd
you're still at it? Well, the first reaction took 'bout 6 months, so one wonders.
Anyway, I like the first two lines. Got a good rhythm and rhyme. "cry from your voice when I go to bed" I don't...
Thread: Right Place, At The Right Time (3 Replies, 3,246 Views) by texter-bernd
Yeah, I like it too! Easy to follow (implicit) story and a positive approach which leaves a good feeling. Great!
Thread: summer night (2 Replies, 1,538 Views) by texter-bernd
Thanks for your feedback. Well, the A-A-A-A-A-A pattern was actually intended. Did you listen to the song? It is meant to be very relaxed:
http://www.myspace.com/texter_bernd
"Summer night" is...
Thread: summer night (2 Replies, 1,538 Views) by texter-bernd
the sun is out, it's warm and bright
forget the cold, enjoy the light
summer fete - stay out at night
have some fun, it's all right
dance and music by torchlight
find a girl - hold her tight
...
Thread: terminal disease (2 Replies, 1,638 Views) by texter-bernd
Thank you!
Did you mean the 'chime' in the bridge? That particular idea seems to recur - must be my age. Well, it actually could be the very next chime in this song, in another song called...