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Damn, I Want To Write Lyrics For Marina


by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

I’ve just stumbled across Marina and some of her lyrics are eyepopping in how specific they are. I also like how she’s got a New Wave vibe going on. But what I really want to do is write song lyrics for her. I know nothing about music, but I think my writing style would fit her vision quite well.

She has a very biting lyrics at time, which I find very interesting and thought provoking. If I was 20 years young, I would try to be a singer-songwriter. But I’m old and not nearly as cute as I used to be.

But I have a lot on my plate at the moment, as it is, which is the way I want it.

‘Almost Cool’ — #lyrics to a #country #pop #rock Song

Make of this what you will. I see this as a Hank Williams Jr type song, maybe updated for more modern sensibilities.
Almost Cool
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
please give credit if you produce or perform

I sit here leaned over my beer
tears dropping in one by one
I see the happy couples all around
think to myself wouldn’t it almost be cool
to tell them in their face
that they’re all fools

wouldn’t it be almost cool
to tell them it’s not worth it
not one bit
wouldn’t it be almost cool
almost cool
almost cool
to just let rip with the truth
that love only leads to heartbreak
and shit

but I refrain
I take another sip of my lukewarm beer
look around and see
happy couples that want to make me flee
’cause they don’t know what I know
about affairs of the heart
so I have to control myself from
telling them right away
because

wouldn’t it be almost cool
to tell them it’s not worth it
not one bit
wouldn’t it be almost cool
almost cool
almost cool
to just let rip with the truth
that love only leads to heartbreak
and shit

(bridge)
it’s not cool to have a broken heart
love is so grand why break it in two
when we were together life was grand
then I had to take a stand
one that left me without anything
but beer

wouldn’t it be almost cool
to tell them it’s not worth it
not one bit
wouldn’t it be almost cool
almost cool
almost cool
to just let rip with the truth
that love only leads to heartbreak
and shit

Deep State — #Lyrics To A #Pop #Rock #R&B Song

Make of this what you will. Just letting off some steam.

Deep State
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
please give credit if you produce or perform

deep state
of disgust
deep state
of disgust
deep state
of disgust

see you with someone else
someone else at your side
I just want to let it slide
but I have to confront that
when you told me you loved me forever
you lied
you lied
you lied

now I’m living in a deep state
deep state
of disgust
deep state
of disgust
deep state
of disgust

what am I going to do
when I have to admit we’re through
will you ever smile your special smile
the one that makes me feel so high
I fear that’s the past and all my lust
is now nothing but disgust

now I’m living in a deep state
deep state
of disgust
deep state
of disgust
deep state
of disgust

(bridge)
all this lust I feel in my heart
still burns as hot as the sun
no need for disgust when
the person you love makes you sigh
then I awake as if from a dream
feel all my disgust again

now I’m living in a deep state
deep state
of disgust
deep state
of disgust
deep state
of disgust

‘Baring My Soul’ #Lyrics #Pop #Rock #Country #Ballad #R&B

These lyrics are really good, at least relative to my ability. And I could see with a proper producer they could be turned into either a pop rock ballad or a pretty good modern day pop rock country ballad. Anyway, I know nothing about music, but I have a broken ankle and so you get this.
Baring My Soul
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
please give credit if you produce or perform

broke my ankle
running your way
sorry to say
you won’t be my nurse
now I’m cursed with pain
in both my body and soul

bearing my heart
bearing my soul
’cause I’m got a broken heart
hoping you’ll heal it
at least that’s a start
bearing my heart
bearing my heart

you said I lied
(I did, maybe a little)
so I rushed your way
to explain the truth
in the darkness of the night
I fell into the drain
what a fright

bearing my heart
bearing my soul
’cause I’m got a broken heart
hoping you’ll heal it
at least that’s a start
bearing my heart
bearing my heart

(bridge)
you told me I belonged
in the drain with the pain
I had caused us both
but you don’t believe that
not one bit
you know we’re met to be
not down the drain with the shit

bearing my heart
bearing my soul
’cause I’m got a broken heart
hoping you’ll heal it
at least that’s a start
bearing my heart
bearing my heart

‘Cara’ — #Pop #Rock Ballad About Cara Delevingne


I find it very amusing how Cara Delevingne is the go-to female Don Juan for some of the most glorious women in the world when they want to “dabble in the lady pond” in a very, very conspicuous manner. This is my effort to comment on this situation.
Cara
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
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mind the gap
mind the gap
mind the gap

I see girls come and go
but there’s one girl I know
is a threat to my aims
and that’s Cara, Cara, Cara

she has the moves
that’s for sure
always seems to have a new lass
by her side night after night
makes a man wonder
what do you have, that I don’t
Cara, Cara, Cara

I see girls come and go
but there’s one girl I know
is a threat to my aims
and that’s Cara, Cara, Cara

so many girls
so little time
are they all just a peice of ass
enthralled with your sass
or you love them while you’re with them
never to forget them?

(bridge)
Cara you should be mine
our love would be sublime
two players in heat
with moves that could not be beat
but I know this not to be

I see girls come and go
but there’s one girl I know
is a threat to my aims
and that’s Cara, Cara, Cara

‘Out of Reach’ –#lyrics to a #Pop R&B Song

Just hold up with a broken ankle and feel like letting off some creative steam by writing some lyrics that will never be produced because I don’t know anything about music. I see this as something someone like, say, The Weeknd, would sing.
Out of Reach
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
please give credit if you produce or perform

want to keep you as close
as close as can be
your breath should be warm
on my face
close enough to can get a taste
but I have to accept
that you’re always going to be
out of reach

so close to my skin
it’s a tragedy
but whenever I get closer
you remain out of reach
out of reach
out of reach

don’t you worry babe
one day we’ll be close
I can feel it in my bones
we’re going to rock and moan
but for the time being
we’re just out of reach
out of reach
out of reach

so close to my skin
it’s a tragedy
but whenever I get closer
you remain out of reach
out of reach
out of reach

(bridge)
we’re never going to be apart
your touch will keep us united
no flights of fancy to keep us apart
we’re going to connect and that’s it
I’ll never again after to worr
about you being
out of reach

so close to my skin
it’s a tragedy
but whenever I get closer
you remain out of reach
out of reach
out of reach

‘Land Without Bears’ — #Lyrics To A #Pop #Rock R&B Love Song

In my mind, this would be very much a Prince-type song. Maybe Janelle Monae would sing it? But it would be a fusion song. Something sultry and R&B, but with a bit of rock edge to it.

Land Without Bears
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
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it’s cold in our bed
cold as the poles
it’s a land without bears
the moment you flip back the sheets
I feel the need to strip

land without bears
it’s as chilly as can be
land without bears
land without bears
land without bears
things are about to change though
when you’re with me

I can feel the heat where it counts
things are getting damp from the melt
I’m getting slippery
just watch your step
wouldn’t want you to fall to the floor
unles you’re there to roar

land without bears
it’s as chilly as can be
land without bears
land without bears
land without bears
things are about to change though
when you’re with me

(bridge)
we give each other a bear hug
until we can’t bear it anymore
things are hot as can be
we’re free of the ice from before
take a dip in the sea
that is our love, baby

land without bears
it’s as chilly as can be
land without bears
land without bears
land without bears
things are about to change though
when you’re with me

‘Fergal (I Love You)’ — #Lyrics To A #Pop Song

This is my lyrical homage to Katy Perry’s musical oeuvre of songs that just barely are not novelty songs. But, really, this is just meant to be a fun pop song that any mainstream female vocalist could sing. It’s mean to be a fun little song about a really hot woman who is dating a Pete Davidson doofus like guy with a amusing name.
Fergal (I Love You)
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
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I know the big bad boys
make fun of your big old noggin
say you’re the red headed step child
but when you hold me tight
I feel like I’m living in the sea
living in the sea
living in the sea
(if you know what I mean)

cause no matter what
when I’m feeling in a rut
all I have to do is take your hand
as we make our way to bed
with one thing on my mind
Fergal (I Love You)
Fergal (I Love You)
Fergal (I Love You)

just ’cause you’re not as rough
or as tough as the boys on TV
doesn’t mean you don’t make me burst
the seams of my dress
with the heavy breathing
that can only come when you
and I go running in the dark
not knowing where it’ll all end

cause no matter what
when I’m feeling in a rut
all I have to do is take your hand
as we make our way to bed
with one thing on my mind
Fergal (I Love You)
Fergal (I Love You)
Fergal (I Love You)

(bridge)
know you think I’m too good for you
but whenever we kiss I feel inscure
afraid I’ll awake on morning and you’re gone
then I open my eyes to see you lying next to me
and it was all a bad dream
cause you know no matter what
Fergal (I Love You)
Fergal (I Love You)
Fergal (I Love You)

Fergal (I Love You)
Fergal (I Love You)
Fergal (I Love You)

‘One More Drink’ — #Lyrics To A #Country #Pop #Rock Song

These lyrics seem to lend themselves to something Kacey Musgraves might sing about.
One More Drink
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
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here’s to one more drink
where I let it sink in
that this time you’re gone for good
no more smiles before bed
no more sighs rolling around my head
instead of being by your side
here I am, just drinking rye

one more drink
to let it sink in
one more drink
before I head out into the night
for a little bit of sin
one more drink
one more drink
one more drink

once you were mine
tight as can be
what did I do
to cause you to flee
I guess it was the lying
and the laying with others
when I should I have been
with you watching the sun rise

one more drink
to let it sink in
one more drink
before I head out into the night
for a little bit of sin
one more drink
one more drink
one more drink

(bridge)
I’m sober now
at least I think
I’m trying to ween myself from your love
’cause here’s the rub
unless I get some help
from heaven above
it’s not coming back

one more drink
to let it sink in
one more drink
before I head out into the night
for a little bit of sin
one more drink
one more drink
one more drink

‘Overtime’ — #Lyrics To An R&B Love Song

Just letting off some steam. I still know nothing about music. So, this is just a lulz.
Overtime
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
please give credit if you produce or perform

sometimes you gotta make do
putting it all on the line
gotta stay away from your lover
to make enough to spread that butter
but when you come from work
we all know you’re going to
make love rather than overtime

working overtime for your love
working overtime to rock your pulse
working overtime
working overtime

they say the older you get
the less you love
but you and me know that’s wrong
we got it going on
between the two of the sun shines bright
even in the middle of the night
making love rather than overtime

working overtime for your love
working overtime to rock your pulse
working overtime
working overtime

(bridge)
when it’s dark and quiet
we stop working and let our souls meet
we reach for each other under the sheets
working overtime, overtime, overtime
for our love

making love rather than overtime
making love rather than overtime
m making love rather than overtime

working overtime for your love
working overtime to rock your pulse
working overtime
working overtime