Melancholy

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  1. Hugo Zhor said:

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    Black cloud hangs over me again
    Drops of sadness are falling like rain
    Coming feelings of regrets and sighs
    That I have known a thousand times

    Bridge:
    Source of my strength to carry on
    Disappearing
    Like sands after lowtide
    Will I be gathering on and on
    Appearing
    Like sands after hightide

    All around is misty and blurry
    No sense in what I used to worry
    Everything Iīve done seems to be in vain
    Pleasure of it will never more remain

    Bridge:
    Source of my strength to carry on
    Disappearing
    Like sands after lowtide
    Will I be gathering on and on
    Appearing
    Like sands after hightide

    Chorus:
    Drowning to the lake of melancholy
    Just head above a surface
    Canīt get out all walls are slippery
    My eyes looking to a white haze
    Drowning to the lake of melancholy
    Sands below me falling down
    Shall it last eternally?
    Or will my head go down too?
    Last edited by Hugo Zhor; 02-22-2011 at 12:59 AM. Reason: mistake
     
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    MoonRide*r* said:

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    This is achingly good. With just a tiny bit of help on smoothing out the English, it can be really great. I feel it, all the way through. Please keep writing and keep posting.
    There is no glamour in sudden death, and nobody ever wins a war.
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  3. Hugo Zhor said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by MoonRide42 View Post
    This is achingly good. With just a tiny bit of help on smoothing out the English, it can be really great. I feel it, all the way through. Please keep writing and keep posting.
    Thank you very much for your opinion. I appreciate it. Youīre right my english isnīt smooth, because itīs not my native language. Youīre welcome to add your advices about my english.
     
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    MoonRide*r* said:

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    I read this again, and actually there's only one thing that really needs to be changed. 1st verse, 4th line:

    That I have been knowing for thousand times

    I would write it one of these ways:

    That I have been knowing for a thousand times
    ... or ...
    That I have been knowing a thousand times
    ... but even better ...
    That I have known a thousand times
    ... or ...
    That I have known thousands of times

    So there are several ways to say it, and it depends on the lyrical rhythm that you need. But in this case, a singular noun (thousand) usually needs an article, a/an/the. Also a progressive verb (have been knowing) doesn't usually sound good with a specific (finite) number like thousand or thousands.

    But for song lyric or poetry, the rest of it is good just the way it is. You're a very good poet. More please?
    There is no glamour in sudden death, and nobody ever wins a war.
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  5. Hugo Zhor said:

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    Thank you very much MoonRide42 for your grammar advice. I edited it. I focus more on melody and because english is not my native language I canīt feel that it sounds wrong or unusual for native speaker. Thank you.