So this song is tentatively titled "Southern Heart"... I will be posting a video of it soon. It is a folk-country kind of song... By the time I am done with the album recording it will be pretty alt-country... I guess you could call it Americana.
It was written for a girl I have pined over for years. Tried writing a song for her for YEARS, but was never album to. Now I have this one and a few more in the mix. This will be a Grant Walker song and not a speakercoil song as I plan on recording all parts myself.
"Southern Heart"
All words and music by Grant Walker, all rights reserved
She’s a northern girl with a southern heart
So she tends to loose her way
In the cold arms of a New England house
From which she always runs away
For twenty years I pled my case
And reluctantly hung my head
As the smooth tongued suitors
Sought the warmth of her bed
And Amy tell me once again
What lies beneath the eyes
And the messages you disguise
Oh lord, am I deserving of your love
Yet
On a seesaw on the playground
I began to steal your friends
Then in high school I dogged your heels
Reaching for your hand
Grant for granted, you’re never alone
In the evenings ahead
Doubt in the mind of a nostalgic heart
But you lead me on again
So Amy tease me once again
With eyes beneath the lies
Of the feelings you disguise
Oh lord, will you put faith within my love
Yet
Grand Central delusional track change
But it’s worth my while
Hopping the 9:12 to Poughkeepsie
Just to see you
Just to see you
And Amy tell me once again
What ties my wandering eyes
To the smiles that you hide
Oh lord, I’m falling back in love
Yet again
Deserving of a lifetime of songs
That I’m too afraid to play
Reassuring you of the obvious
That my love will not stray
No I will not stray
No I will not stray
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
Charted
I posted this video down with the lyrics as well... but here it is again.
This is an original I wrote back in 2006.
This is an original I wrote back in 2006.
The Stone
This is The Stone by Dave Matthews... Used to cover this a lot. Not my best cover of it, but not bad...
Trailer Trash
OK... So now starts my video posts... These are my current youtube videos. Gonna start with my cover of Trailer Trash by Modest Mouse...
Talking
Ok... So this is an OLD ass song... Wrote it when I was like 18. It was inspired by Ryan Adams... I just wanted to write an upbeat country song. This is what emerged.
"Talking"
All words by Grant Walker, All rights reserved
Well the sun aint gonna shine forever
You gotta take what you can get
And pray that you do not forget
But I got trapped by her sugar
Alone in bitter emptiness
And thus I must digress
I said love, love don't you turn your back on me
and I said love, love, oh why won't you let me be
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
Well tomorrow is only the next day coming
And many more lie ahead, before I can rest my head
But the sun aint gonna shine forever
You gotta take what you can get, and pray that you do not regret
I said love, love don't you turn your back on me
and I said love, love, oh why won't you let me be
I said love, love, you got me beggin' at your feet
I said love,
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
Well the sun aint gonna shine forever
You gotta take what you can get
And pray that you do not regret
Because the sun aint gonna shine forever
No the sun aint gonna shine forever
ohhhhh
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
But I said love, love don't you turn your back on me
and I said love, love, oh why won't you let me be
and I said love, love, oh you got me beggin' at your feet
I said love,
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
"Talking"
All words by Grant Walker, All rights reserved
Well the sun aint gonna shine forever
You gotta take what you can get
And pray that you do not forget
But I got trapped by her sugar
Alone in bitter emptiness
And thus I must digress
I said love, love don't you turn your back on me
and I said love, love, oh why won't you let me be
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
Well tomorrow is only the next day coming
And many more lie ahead, before I can rest my head
But the sun aint gonna shine forever
You gotta take what you can get, and pray that you do not regret
I said love, love don't you turn your back on me
and I said love, love, oh why won't you let me be
I said love, love, you got me beggin' at your feet
I said love,
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
Well the sun aint gonna shine forever
You gotta take what you can get
And pray that you do not regret
Because the sun aint gonna shine forever
No the sun aint gonna shine forever
ohhhhh
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
But I said love, love don't you turn your back on me
and I said love, love, oh why won't you let me be
and I said love, love, oh you got me beggin' at your feet
I said love,
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
You got me talking in my sleep
"Exits"
I forgot about this one too... This Scott and I started recording and abandoned for a while... I am currently revamping it and finishing it.
It is about the disconnection between people, and how it is easier to separate and try and go our own ways than actually connect... But how this separation is what actually keeps us down. There is also a Radiohead allusion thrown in... See if you can find it! I wrote it after realizing how isolated they felt while making a documentary during the OK Computer tour (hint there)...
"Exits"
Words by Grant Walker, All Rights Reserved
Everyone flees to the fire escape
But the railing is rusted shut
Tired of running from ourselves
We're just flailing inside our ruts
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
Sleeping tight with minds on cruise control
Creeping up slowly into separate factions
But you're feeling, you're feeling it out
Yeah you're feeling it out, yeah you're just feeling it out
Well meeting people is easy or so I have heard
Hanging on for dear life onto all of your words
But you're feeling, you're feeling it out
Yeah you're feeling it out
But you're feeling, you're feeling it out
Yeah you're feeling, you're feeling it out
Yeah you're just feeling, you're feeling, you're feeling it out
Sitting on the porch drowning auto transit
Searching for all the convenient exits
But you're feeling, you're feeling it out
Yeah you're feeling, you're feeling it out
Yeah you're just feeling, you're feeling, you're feeling it out
It is about the disconnection between people, and how it is easier to separate and try and go our own ways than actually connect... But how this separation is what actually keeps us down. There is also a Radiohead allusion thrown in... See if you can find it! I wrote it after realizing how isolated they felt while making a documentary during the OK Computer tour (hint there)...
"Exits"
Words by Grant Walker, All Rights Reserved
Everyone flees to the fire escape
But the railing is rusted shut
Tired of running from ourselves
We're just flailing inside our ruts
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
Sleeping tight with minds on cruise control
Creeping up slowly into separate factions
But you're feeling, you're feeling it out
Yeah you're feeling it out, yeah you're just feeling it out
Well meeting people is easy or so I have heard
Hanging on for dear life onto all of your words
But you're feeling, you're feeling it out
Yeah you're feeling it out
But you're feeling, you're feeling it out
Yeah you're feeling, you're feeling it out
Yeah you're just feeling, you're feeling, you're feeling it out
Sitting on the porch drowning auto transit
Searching for all the convenient exits
But you're feeling, you're feeling it out
Yeah you're feeling, you're feeling it out
Yeah you're just feeling, you're feeling, you're feeling it out
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