Month: June 2018

‘Red Hots’ — #Lyrics To A Pop Rock Song

These lyrics are about depression. In my imagination, they would be set to a BritPop kind of beat, like one you might hear from Blur. But, again, what do I know. No one listens to me and I have no idea what I’m doing because I don’t know anything about music.

Red Hots
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

darkness all around
people tell you to turn
turn that frown upside down
takes more muscles to be sad
than to smile

can’t get too excited
that’s not allowed
might find myself in a strange new bed
what’s their name search my head
thanks again my dark, dark, friend

the red hots are to blame
give me the world then take it all away

red hots love me so
they refuse to go
red hots are here to stay
red hots
red hots
red hots

when they come for me
you know they will
I’ll be throwing thing over the wall
wish I was a butterfly as I smoke my cig

don’t you fret my love
they’ll get you get
we’re all to blame they say
red hots have got a lot

the red hots are to blame
give me the world then take it all away

red hots love me so
they refuse to go
red hots are here to stay
red hots
red hots
red hots

[bridge]
don’t get me started
about what comes next
I’ll pour myself a drink
slink into the darkness again

why do you care
I’m not really there
just a figment of a dare
the red hots have my name
the red hots make me a star

the red hots are to blame
give me the world then take it all away

red hots love me so
they refuse to go
red hots are here to stay
red hots
red hots
red hots

‘Too Tired To Sleep’ — #Lyrics To A Dance Pop Song

This would be a dance pop song. I have no beat and this is just a first, rough draft. I would need a co-writer who knew music and a producer to do something productive with it.

Too Tired To Sleep
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

too tired to sleep
hear the snores next to me
water’s got me bothered
just a spot but who’s troubled
get out of bed to pour myself a drink
’cause I’m

too tired to sleep

dreams of us keep me awake
sly ghosts lurk in the dark
all this leave me

too tired to sleep
too tired to sleep
too tired to sleep

thinking of another out in space
will they land on me or is that a dream
what I wouldn’t do for a smile
a chance to feel your warm breath on my face
making me restless just by being you
what am I do to

think we got something going on
but I got someone and so do you
wish it wasn’t so but it is
ring my bell when you get a chance
for now I’m
too tired to sleep

dreams of us keep me awake
sly ghosts lurk in the dark
all this leave me

too tired to sleep
too tired to sleep
too tired to sleep

[bridge]
when we finally come together
I’ll get some sleep in your arms
my dream will come true
you’ll be my baby too

but who am I to say what’s true
maybe you don’t even know how I feel
so for now I sip my drink
and blink

too tired to sleep
too tired to sleep
too tired to sleep

‘Screen Time’ — #Lyrics To A Pop Ballad

I thought maybe these lyrics could go to a dance pop song like “One Kiss,” but it seems like these lyrics might go better with something slower and more melodic. But what do I know, I’m just some rando writing lyrics that will never be produced.

Screen Time
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

it’s the middle of the night
got my phone in my hand
the dark surrounds me like a glove
all I wanna do is give you
screen time

restless as can be
don’t know what I’m going to do

my screen shines in the dark
what I wouldn’t do for a vision of you
filling up the screen in front of me
screen time
screen time
screen time

I get up out of bed
scratch my head fix myself a drink
look down at my phone hoping to see you
when are you going to call I ask myself
a little screen time would be great

you need to filter to make me happy
all I need is your grin shining back at me
would make everything alright in my heart
the darkness would subside with a little
screen time

restless as can be
don’t know what I’m going to do

my screen shines in the dark
what I wouldn’t do for a vision of you
filling up the screen in front of me
screen time
screen time
screen time

[bridge]
my batteries running low
but I’m all charged up
one call from you and I’m on my way
spend rest of the night with you

shouldn’t be this difficult
for a little screen time
what do I have to do
to hear from you

restless as can be
don’t know what I’m going to do

my screen shines in the dark
what I wouldn’t do for a vision of you
filling up the screen in front of me
screen time
screen time
screen time

‘Good American’ — #Lyrics To A Pop Song

Just noodling with a concept. That’s all. Like telling stories in verse and this makes me feel better. It’s relaxing. Don’t have a beat and this is a little too overt for it ever be produced or get any airplay. But I needed to get this off my chest.

Good American
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

we’re all so divide these days
I say the sky is blue
you say it’s red
what can you do, what can you do

you say you just want do the right thing
stand tall when they play the anthem

but all I know is when they come after me
wanna put me in a kennel with the dogs
you’ll just snip your beer tell me
tell me to move along
’cause you’re

a good American
we’re all doomed as long as you’re a
good American
good American
good American

I just want some peace from the noise
want us to united once again
believe in what makes us strong
like love and kindness and open arms
how did we lose our way I wanna know

when we rush the tower
things finally come to an end
which side will you be one my friend
will you love your neighbor as yourself
think something else
’cause you’re

a good American
we’re all doomed as long as you’re a
good American
good American
good American

[bridge]
when we’re free at last
will you look back and gasp
at the side you picked
with your indifference

I wish this was just a dream
wish it wasn’t reality
so I could scream
wake me when its over
and I no longer have to duck and cover
like some sort of

good American
we’re all doomed as long as you’re a
good American
good American
good American

‘Humming Economy’ — #Lyrics To A Pop Song

This is my attempt to update Lily Allen’s “Fuck You” for the Trump Era in a way that is obscure enough that someone, somewhere might actually attempt to produce it. But I have finally come to the conclusion that that is just not going to happen. Unless I learn how to play guitar or something, I’m just mentally masturbating with any of the lyrics I write. But it’s fun.

Humming Economy
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

you tell me nothing’s wrong
it’s all part of the plan
sit back and ignore the flames
just enjoy the humming economy

fuck you
and your kind
fuck you
you’re blowing my mind
you’re blowing my mind
you’re blowing my mind

when all is said and done
will you care when they take me away
screaming at you all the way
you’ll just shrug and say
I had it coming

I’m not going to lie
your bob and weaving is amusing
you’re a good American
doing what you’re told
you and your clean, clean coal

fuck you
and your kind
fuck you
you’re blowing my mind
you’re blowing my mind
you’re blowing my mind

fuck
MAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
fuck
MAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
fuck
MAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[bridge]
I have a dream
when all of this is done
there’ll be no need to run
can’t unring that bell
so what my friend

so enjoy your humming economy
enjoy it while you can
we’ll rush the tower
our noise will rattle the cage
be ready for our strength

fuck you
and your kind
fuck you
you’re blowing my mind
you’re blowing my mind
you’re blowing my mind

‘My Little Wood Nymph’ — #Lyrics To A Pop Ballad

No one listens to me. I like this one, though. I have no beat. It’s just a rough draft and I’d need a co-writer and a producer to make it an actual song.

My Little Wood Nymph
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

it was long ago and far away
we lay in bed kissing now and then
I wondered aloud if you were real
you seemed like a figment of my imagination

you were my little wood nymph
you were my little wood nymph
your magic temps me still
you were my little wood nymph

we held hands under the summer sun
it was just we two on the run
nothing could separate us
your smile was enough to make me die
but in the end it was all just a lie

you were my little wood nymph
you were my little wood nymph
your magic temps me still
you were my little wood nymph

[bridge]
you flew away way too young
never got my chance to hear your voice
one last time before all was done
now you’re just a memory of when I was young

you were my little wood nymph
you were my little wood nymph
your magic temps me still
you were my little wood nymph

Talk To Me Internet: Trump As Russian Asset

by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls

Just some idle rambling.

‘Hold My Beer’ — #Lyrics To A Pop Country Song

The only type of genre the “hold my beer” meme fits, at least to me, would be country music. Modern country music bangs you over the head with its message, so there you go.

Hold My Beer
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

we’ve all got friends out there
who think they know it all
they’re crazy as can be
like to raise a little Cain
otherwise thing thing they’re living in vain

they tell us we’re sad
when they’re fun to be had

don’t you fret they say
we’re all living in the fast lane
when something wild happens they just smile
they just smile and say
hold my beer
hold my beer
hold my beer

you see two men fighting outside a bar
you’re afraid it’s going to go too far
just as you’re about to jump in
maybe teach a lesson or two
your friend turns to you and says
hold my beer

some things in this life you can’t explain
no need to complain about your fate
when you see a hot girl at a bar
shooting down guys left and right
you know it’s going to be a fun night
that’s about when your friend says
hold my beer

they tell us we’re sad
when they’re fun to be had

don’t you fret they say
we’re all living in the fast lane
when something wild happens they just smile
they just smile and say
hold my beer
hold my beer
hold my beer

[bridge]
I’m no expect on life
just trying to get by
but it’s better to remain calm
that stir the shit

when it’s time to go
your night has been too slow
things seem like another letdown
that’s when you decide to turn to your friend
and say

hold my beer
hold my beer
hold my beer

‘This Is Fine’ — #Lyrics To A Pop Ballad

This is based on the “This is fine” meme. No beat. Just a concept.

This Is Fine
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

we went so well together
but it was all a bunch of lies
leather and lace was our thing
but in the end there was still a sting
the flames of desire are gone
but
this is fine

thought you were the one
finally had sadness on the run

yet now all I do is fret
as fire rages around me
stare out into space and reflect
this is fine
this is fine
this is fine

now all I’ve got is my ire
the wish you may never have another kiss
feel a rush in my face
whenever someone mentions your name
who’s to blame it’s all a shame

wonder where you are now
what woman you’re fooling
if she’s happy as I once was
the truth will come crashing down on her
she’ll find herself in my place
thinking
this is fine

thought you were the one
finally had sadness on the run

yet now all I do is fret
as fire rages around me
stare out into space and reflect
this is fine
this is fine
this is fine

[bridge]
you were mine
we ruled the world together
I felt light as a feather
where do that go
I wanna know

love is as powerful they come
when it’s gone there’s no going back
as the burning house comes crashing down
I drink my coffee and reflect
this is fine, this is fine, this is fine
this is fine, this is fine, this is fine

‘WYD’ — #Lyrics To A Pop Song

I really have no beat with this one. Just a concept. It’s a modern, yet classic story. Woman is alone late at night looking for a friend and some fun. She texts an ex WYD and she waits for an answer. This is not quite as obvious as “You up?”

WYD
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

feeling all alone
but not lonely
the night’s darkness surrounds me
feel it like a bear hug
a mood strikes
I text
WYD

we said we were through
the passion too intense
was going to burn out
but I think of your eyes
you between my thighs
WYD

it’s the same old story
technology just changed

your touch calls my name
in a way I can’t explain
just looking for the D
if you know what I mean
WYD, WYD, WYD, WYD
WYD, WYD, WYD, WYD

waiting for your reply
see you’re typing
the anticipation is killing me
what’s going to happen next
I fret and fret

you might crack a joke
tell never mind I need to get woke
but I’m stoked that won’t happen
believe soon it’ll be just me and you
between the sheets making friends

it’s the same old story
technology just changed

your touch calls my name
in a way I can’t explain
just looking for the D
if you know what I mean
WYD, WYD, WYD, WYD
WYD, WYD, WYD, WYD

[bridge]
once I get there
won’t take long for the crash
you’ll bite your lip
I’ll drop my slip

look at my phone and moan
we’re going to bone
’cause I see
IDK, WAY
staring back at me

WYD
WYD
WYD
WYD