Tag: rock

‘Red Scarf’ — #Lyrics to a #Pop #Rock Song

This is a silly song about Taylor Swift’s virginity or a red scarf. You can take your pick.
Red Scarf
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
Please give credit if you produce or perform.

you took my red scarf
leaving me with knowledge of the tree
it was the cherry on top
to an brief affair
leaving me reaching for a towel
to pat myself down
wondering what happens next
now that you’ve stolen my

red scarf
my prized posession
is now more
never to return
even if it burns
because my love for you
was too strong
I lost my
red scarf
red scarf
red scarf

maybe I’ll write a song
or two about you
doing you
but now I’m free of my youth
ready to set a new path
one with you in the past
but my fans will roar
knowing that you stole my

red scarf
my prized posession
is now more
never to return
even if it burns
because my love for you
was too strong
I lost my
red scarf
red scarf
red scarf

(bridge)
let’s cross that bridge
when we we get to it
I think with a wink
I’m now free without my scarf
free of my innocence
no longer a waif in the woods
afraid of a pang of desire
the I am ready for hire

but my I still don’t have my

red scarf
my prized posession
is now more
never to return
even if it burns
because my love for you
was too strong
I lost my
red scarf
red scarf
red scarf

‘Not Too Nice’ — #lyrics to a #Pop #Rock Song

This one is written to be faster — more like a Chvrches song. Something with a beat that you can dance to.
Not Too Nice
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
Please give credit if you produce or perform.

See you around knowing what you’re about
you’ve got someone it’s clear
but your body belies the truth
of what lies between your thighs
we were meant to be it seems
but for the life you have
so all I get is a smile that’s

nice but
not too nice
nice but
not too nice
is your plan
leaving me feeling like a clown
nice but
not too nice
is your deal
anything else and you squeal

I wanna be yours
and you wanna be mine
the sly leer of your grin
as you meet me at the bar
tells me all I need to know
but your friends would never approve
us — me and you
so all I get is a bit of

nice but
not too nice
nice but
not too nice
is your plan
leaving me feeling like a clown
nice but
not too nice
is your deal
anything else and you squeal

(bridge)
if you gave me your heart
maybe a touch of skin
would we fall into sin
with only the wind
between us
when we touch up against us
but that’s not to be

nice but
not too nice
nice but
not too nice
is your plan
leaving me feeling like a clown
nice but
not too nice
is your deal
anything else and you squeal

‘Let’s Go Brandon’ #Lyrics To A #Pop #Rock Song

All I can say is — fuck MAGA. But if they’re going to keep producing songs using the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon,” then, well, lulz, I guess I’ll try to write a pop song using it. The song I used as a guide was The Beatles’ “Blue Jay Way.”

Let’s Go Brandon
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
please give credit if you produce or perform

he’s my friend this I know
always telling me no way
we need to leave for home
but he just nod waves

let’s go Brandon
let’s go Brandon
let’s go Brandon
for we will be late

he’s just the type of guy
who promises not to lie
always sleeping indeed
but also quick to greet

let’s go Brandon
let’s go Brandon
let’s go Brandon
for we will be late

(bridge)
stay where you are if you like
don’t move one bit
if that’s how bad
you don’t want to slip
just stay where you are

but let me try one last time
when I say

let’s go Brandon
let’s go Brandon
let’s go Brandon
for we will be late

‘Rooms in the First House’ #Pop #Rock #Lyrics Inspired By The Name Of Anna Marie Tendler’s Art Showing



I’m just letting off some steam when it comes to this. I need to buy a guitar and actually try to see if I can write lyrics that might, in some way actually be preformed. But I want to buy a nice Nikon camera instead, so, this is just me screwing around. It’s a quick creative fix.

Rooms in the First House
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
please give credit if you produce or perform

this home was once my heart
now I just don’t know where to start
I dart from room to room
the rooms in the first house
the rooms in the first house
the rooms in the first house

I feel lost
and cast about in these rooms
thinking of how we used to laugh
and how all I can do now is cry
at all the lies I was told
they’re a sight to behold

the rooms in the first house
bloom with my tears now
when will it all end I cry
is there nothing left to say
but I have to live with my grief
in the
in the
rooms in the first house
rooms in the first house
rooms in the first house

(bridge)
give me a second to clear my thoughts
the second time is the charm
or maybe the third
will you come back to play pretend
I just don’t know
will this grief fade
maybe if I get laid

but for now I reside in the
rooms in the first house
rooms in the first house
rooms in the first house

‘Once Was:’ #Lyrics To A #Pop #Rock #Ballad


Just screwing around. I feel inspired by the names of Anna Marie Tendler’s photos about her breakup. That’s all that’s going on. Lulz, it’s not like anyone cares. And those who do care think I’m a deranged Internet freak crank.

Once Was
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
Please give credit if you produce or perform

we had dreams for this room
it’s sad by true (now)
but those dreams are dead
ended with a blow to the head (heart)
now I spin my time staring into space
wondering about
a room that once was
a room that once was
a room that once was

I sigh
flick the light off and on
wondering where to begin
or where to end
the light shines into this room
this room that once was
this room that once was
this room that once was
but not into my heart
I’m doomed for the time being
to dwell on how bad things
have become in this
room that once was

(bridge)
things are better
I tell my self
I’m living in the present
having some presence of mind
not going to look into the past
then I have to confess about

this room that once was
this room that once was
this room that once was

‘Nothing Matters:’ #Lyrics To A #Pop #Rock Song


I’m just screwing around. I hope to get all the very pointless and very moot urges to write song lyrics out of my body tonight for the time being.

Nothing Matters
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
Please give credit if you produce or perform

lulz, nothing matters
lulz, nothing matters
lulz, nothing matters

the world is tatters
we’re fighting against catastrophe
but we’re too blind to see
that everything that matters
is slipping away into the sea

I would tell you to scream
tell you to fight
but we’ve made a decision I’m afraid
as a people, as a nation that
lulz, nothing matters
lulz, nothing matters
lulz, nothing matters

so what happens next
you ask with baited breath
come close and I’ll whisper in your ear
everything you hold dear will quiver
when those who think they’re right
point thair bow at our hearts because
lulz, nothing matters
lulz, nothing matters
lulz, nothing matters

(bridge)
everything matters
we’re just to afraid to admit
that we’re all full of shit
sit a spell and let me tell you
what I think and what matters to me
love is the most important
but cruely is the point
now what

lulz, nothing matters
lulz, nothing matters
lulz, nothing matters

The Vision Thing For ‘The Pretty Reckless’


by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

The Pretty Reckless is one producer and one culture inflection point away from huge success. In fact, I would even go so far as to say if rock ever comes back in a sudden, big way that The Pretty Reckless are prime candidates to have an unexpected breakout hit.

The Pretty Reckless — Potential Rock ‘n Roll Saviors

The only reason why I even suggest this is possible is as of the moment, there is something of a musical genre vacuum going on. Since about 2012 we’ve been living under the hegemony of adult contemporary. It makes sense that at some point, eventually, people are going to grow tired of this dreck and look for something different — possibly old fashion rock and roll, which is what The Pretty Reckless is.

Now, some context.

The thing about this band is they’re something of a diamond in the rough. I really like them — a lot — but they’re produced in a somewhat generic manner. They’re just a rock group. To take things to the next level, they need a producer with a definite vision — my go-to rock producer for such things is Butch Vig. He did Nirvana’s “In Utero” and is the brains behind one of my favorite groups — also female vocalist led — Garbage.

It’s easy to imagine a situation where out of the blue The Pretty Reckless have a huge hit, they get a new producer and ta-da, rock is back. Of course, some of this is just me daydreaming about good music coming back, but lulz.

As a side note, I would suggest The Pretty Reckless pander to rock fans and do a cover of an unexpected Beatles song. If they came out with a rocking version of The Beatles odd-ball song “You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)” I think a lot of rock fans would eat it up.

Anyway, like I said, I think we may be doomed to living in adult contemporary hell for the rest of my life. If not even a pandemic can shake up our culture expectations, then I don’t know what can.

‘Canceled’ — #Lyrics To A Pop Song


This is another ridiculous attempt at lyrics. But I’m just relaxing before I throw myself back into the novel tomorrow. It’s fun to try to tell a story with as few as words as possible using the conventions of a pop song.
Canceled
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
please give credit if you produce or perform

where to begin
when did you make my heart swim
I know how it ended though
it was when you canceled our love
one night on the phone

don’t you sweat
I’ll never forget the way I felt
when you canceled the series
in my mind of you and me so sublime
it’s the culture I’m afraid
for people me to get
canceled
canceled
canceled

but you’ll renew our vows
I know that for sure
it might be queer for me to say aloud
yet that’s just the way I am
you’re going to be mine again
no doubt about it
I will no longer be
canceled
canceled
canceled

(bridge)
renew our love is all I ask
bring it back from the past
it will be a gas
I have hope still
that we’ll enjoy its thrill

I just don’t want to be
canceled
canceled
canceled

Lyrics To ‘Arni’s Resistance:’ ‘Nothing Is Real’


I have no idea what I’m doing. But it’s a challenge to at least try to fit lyrics to music. Techno is good it’s easier to find instrumentals of it on Soundcloud.

Nothing Is Real (But The Way You Make Me Feel)
Music from Arni
lyrics by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
please give credit if you produce or perform

nothing is real
nothing is real
nothing is real
nothing is real

but the way you make me feel
but the way you make me feel
but the way you make me feel

Bridge
your look is hard as ice
making me strive more
to warm you in the night
to end this blight of hate
because nothing is real

but the way you make me feel
but the way you make me feel
but the way you make me feel

Toplining Lyrics To Destructo’s ‘Techno:’ ‘Listening To Me’


Apparently, a lot of songs are actually “toplined,” which is when a lyricist is given music then told to write lyrics to it. I don’t know anything about music, but I can write and like to tell stories via music. So, I’m going to experiment with “toplining” a little bit.

Listen To Me
using the music from Destructo
Lyrics By Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
Please give credit if you produce or perform

I can hear your voice in my head
wanting to get me into bed
your body languge has been read
nobody listens to techno
but you’re listening to me

listening to me
listening to me
listenting to me

perfect in your glow
nobody but me can hear you now
we’re as close as can be
soon we’ll be inside

listening to me
listening to me
listenting to me

bridge
sounds come and go
just like a bump of blow
I can hear you in my skin
that’s when we begin again
with the two of us in sin