Friday, 1 March 2024

Chapbook: Lyrics creation

 On this post I will explain the meaning behind one of the lyrics I wrote for my Chapbook. The song is called Glimpse of Happiness. 

Lyrics:

[Verse 1] 

Hey there,

I keep remembering all the moments we shared

a vivid memory of those long gone days

where everything felt so true

I couldn't imagine

[Chorus]

That everything would change 

in the blink of an eye

I would lose my way

I would give up  on my faith

[Verse 2]

Hey man,

I keep listen to the same old songs

Those who remind me of who I am

and the one I left to be

I can't believe

[Chorus 2]

That everything has changed

in the blink of an eye

I lost my way

I gave up on my faith

[ Bridge]

Which one are you choosing, my boy?

Which one are you going for?

[Verse 3]

Hey man,

We haven't talked for quite some time

I wish I could hear from you, my friend

It doesn't make much sense

I can't believe

[Chorus]

That everything has changed

in the blink of an eye

I lost my way

I gave upon my faith 

 

The Lyrics are about grief. I wrote it as letter to a friend who passed away in 2018.  The first verse is about memories that I shared with him and confirm and accepting that we do not have control over overwhelming majority of circumstances in life and as human being we are very fragile and vulnerable. Moreover, It is also about expressing gratitude and let this feeling being greater than pain and sadness after such a tragic event. In the chorus I expose my reaction to that situation and the consequences of that event which leaded me to an existential crisis in such short period of time. The second is a reference to the bands that I used to listen years ago and I am still listening nowadays. Also about how I changed as a person and the things I have learnt after that experience. The bridge is about the belief of life after death, and the possible existence  of heaven, hell and reincarnation and the possibility to choose a place to rest in peace. The third verse is an expression of nonconformity and denying the facts that are too hard to digest.  

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