Tag: rock

Now, I know the story I want to tell, but I also want Top 40 airplay. This actually happened to me in South Korea. It was pretty wild. But this is just a first draft. You’d have to soften it some, make it more obscure. But I like this so far.

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

you never know when fate with strike
it can come at you like a lightening strike

busy resturant
my world is fuzzy
get out of my seat
make my way to the back
give myself a moment’s rest in private
open the door and see my future
it’s a blur

in the hallway
we met in the hallway

two worlds collide
it was all so very wild
when we smashed together
like two stars
in the hallway
in the hallway
in the hallway

my head goes down
your heads goes up
our lips touch
the passion is extreme
these ships have collided

push me back
but the door’s locked
the moment’s broken
the passion has spoken
we look at each other

in the hallway
we met in the hallway

two worlds collide
it was all so very wild
when we smashed together
like two stars
in the hallway
in the hallway
in the hallway

[bridge]
had that door been open
who knows what we would have done
worlds would have been born
love would have been sworn

I get to my seat
look at my friends in surprise
feel your lips one last time
before you vanish into the night
what just happened
what just happened

in the hallway
in the hallway
in the hallway

These lyrics would bang you over the head because, well, people are stupid. This one has potential, yes, but it’s definitely a first draft. It’s a strong concept, if nothing else.

Know Your Value
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

they say history is a tale of great men
but not to me, baby
history is what happens
women know their value
empires rise and fall
but a woman stands tall

everything’s about money it’s true
but your hip can make a hero
don’t you forget it

know your value
if he loves you he’ll agree
you’re priceless
you’re priceless
you’re priceless

when you were young
you knew the truth
the world was yours
you needed someone to hold it for you
now you’re a woman
and you hold your own

you say you don’t need a man
that you’re the queen of your world
but you’re human and he’s got a nice smile
so before you ditch your fate
remember what you got

everything’s about money it’s true
but your hip can make a hero
don’t you forget it

know your value
if he loves you he’ll agree
you’re priceless
you’re priceless
you’re priceless

[bridge]
mother, sister, daughter, lover
women have it covered
but only if you know your value
when you discover your worth

a woman alone is a tower
but no need to build a mote
if he’s kind and loves you the most
all you have to do is

know your value
know your value
know your value

If you can’t figure out what this one is about, you’re a moron. But in the tradition of “How Many Licks” and “Let It Bleed” this one talks about something fairly dirty in a hopefully obscure enough way that it could get airplay. Women would know what it was about, that’s for damn sure.

Hot Spot
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
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was it good for you
you say with a smile
I stare out into space
feeling all wet
knowing you couldn’t
find the spot
in my parking lot

when will you ever learn
basic geography
you’re looking with desire
for something that’s a little higher
stop thinking about yourself
maybe then things might click

the hot spot is where it’s at
no need to laugh
the hot spot all needs is a flick
a flick of your trigger

hot spot
hot spot
hot spot

don’t mean to be a nag
but it’s not going to find itself
we’ve been over this before
what you have to do for a roar
it’s not tricky
maybe a little sticky

I can’t explain
why do I have to complain
you waste my time with your length of time
but you can’t get the job done
I sit back and sigh

the hot spot is where it’s at
no need to laugh
the hot spot all needs is a flick
a flick of your trigger

hot spot
hot spot
hot spot

[bridge]
get it right
fill me with delight
let the waters cool you down
if you’re enough of a man

when the sun rises
maybe sunspots will be seen
but all I know is you can’t find
my hotspot

This is meant to be a slow pop rock song like Radiohead might perform. Maybe more of The Bends kind of song, but still.

Alone
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
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in crowd you stare into the darkness
people rush about
what’s that all about
you sit down and people move
to get away from you

we’re all in this together
at least that’s what they say
but much to my dismay
the sky is gray
and I’m

alone
alone
alone

not lonely that’s for sure
quiet content
if you don’t like it
you can just get bent
when the hammer falls at last
it’ll be such a gas

she looks in your eyes
giving you all the sighs
but she’s looking right past you
at some dude over your shoulder
leaving you to smoulder

alone
alone
alone

[bridge]
when I was cool
didn’t think it’d leave
thought the sun and earth was for me
but it was not to be

now let’s move on
find some other place
where we’re ready to accept
ready to accept that we’re

alone
alone
alone

This one is about how crappy my life is right now. It would be a slow pop song.

The Center Will Not Hold
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
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the center will not hold
they keep moving the goals
if you’ve got someone to hold
hold on tight
we’re in for it now
maybe we should just be glad
the center will not hold

when you think got it straight
life throws you a curve
then you have to have the nerve
to get what you deserve
but there’s no way out now
’cause the center will not hold

I wish I could give you a kiss
maybe one last wish before a hiss
but when things are all said and done
I know where I’ll run, run, run
not where I should be safe because
the center will not hold
the center will not hold
the center will not hold

[bridge]
things used to be so much simpler
you know it’s true
we all had money coming in
we were poor we roared

the center will not hold

when you’re done with your hope
life’s finally give you enough rope
that’s when you have exclaim
that you’ve just got to sing
as you sing down below
to your fate
because the center, the center
will not hold
will not hold
will not hold