Requiem & Romanticizing Personal Demons
What I never really told anybody until now is that I wanted my blog to be honest (and therapeutic) without going overly dramatic or affected. I have decided on two things to slowly purge me of the angst (in some instances anger) that has been haunting me: go back to gym & start a blog. I said that I will (try to) lessen writing about bad experiences. But a new acquaintance kind of convinced me that I should use the “inspiration” and continue to “romanticize” about it. Actually, that’s what I have been doing all this time!
In an online chat with another friend, we had touched on Romanticism (and how Hollywood has messed up our concept of such) and its cousins Fatalism and Nihilism because of a “stupid” question I had asked about romance. I actually felt lectured on, but I took it as consequence for being nosy.
Now let’s talk about the product of my last bout with personal demons. I can’t remember the exact date for this composition but let’s just say late August when I wrote the song and early September when I finally got around recording the demo. Personally, I was not so impressed by the product as I experimented with a slightly different production and singing technique. (Maybe I am just being too critical of myself.)
Here’s the rough vocal demo of Requiem that I composed for my project names are for tombstones. Comments always welcome.
Requiem
names are for tombstones
And it started with a dream
Living here inside my heart
You tugged the heartstrings
Made me love you
Now I’m standing here alone
With a requiem for love
You’re living in another world
Always be there out of reach
I thought that someday
You and I
Will share a simple life
You never held on to my love
Now you’re in another’s arms
Tears become my only defence
All I can do is romanticize
The love that never was
Now it’s dead inside my heart
Love is dead inside my heart
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From: http://blog.noelacosta.com/?p=150
