Luxury Is A Necessity (FAWM 2016)

Luxury Is A Necessity

Chagall
FAWM 2016

Envisioning this as a show tune, maybe cabaret jazz?

Liner Notes

Ok wine being food *is* a stretch... but...

Lyrics

Sometimes a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do
Twenty dollar coffee beans and a mirror for the loo 
A record player and a big soft chair
Cause I ain't going anywhere

You can take your mansion and shove it
You can take your fine cars, what of it
Just give me a computer and an ipad and a tree-house
Luxury is a necessity

Oh people will frown
people will scowl
But us high-heeled girls
Ignore their howls

You can take your private planes, what of em
You can take your cigars and flush em
Just give me fine wine and I'll make this a glee-house
Luxury is a necessity

Scraping By And Hanging On (FAWM 2016)

Scraping By And Hanging On
Chagall
FAWM 2016

Yes many people love country music. I detest fake country music, where people put on a fake twang to sound authentic when they've never been near a horse ranch. And although I have been near a horse I'm totally a city girl born and raised so I feel I can't really do country justice like the real country stars - Willie, Johnny, Dolly and more locally Uncle Herb and friends.

Liner Notes

Oh ugh I just wrote a country song.

Lyrics

It's six oclock in the morning
and I hope my cheque has come
because I really want a coffee
and this uncertainty to be done

It's a hard life living paycheck to paycheck
Some days I wish I wasn't strong
But I'm still here to thank the Lord
scraping by and hanging on

The lights are still on here at my place
Thinking of you I never can sleep
Between a rock and a bankruptcy
Flashbacks and fantasies

It's a hard life living paycheck to paycheck
Some days I wish I wasn't strong
But I'm still here to thank the Lord
scraping by and hanging on

Toronto (FAWM 2016)

Toronto

Chagall
FAWM 2016

Liner Notes

LYRICS ARE SO MUCH EASIER YOU GUISE.

Lyrics

Loving my town
Hanging with friends
This is my hood
They call it a ghetto
but hey! now
I'd say life's pretty good

Hey, hey, this is Toronto
Multicultural pride
Be who you really are
No-one needs to hide
This is Toronto
This is Toronto

Just go downtown
Ride the streetcar
Take a look around
All the people of
different nations
Just getting along

Hey, hey, this is Toronto
Multicultural pride
Be who you really are
No-one needs to hide
This is Toronto
This is Toronto

Chill at the waterfront
Yeah down at Harbourfront
Watch those tall ship sails go by
Summer beats and sweets and I love

Hey, hey, this is Toronto
Multicultural pride
Be who you really are
No-one needs to hide
This is Toronto
This is Toronto

Hey, hey, this is Toronto
Multicultural pride
Be who you really are
No-one needs to hide
This is Toronto
This is Toronto
Hey, hey, this is Toronto
This is Toronto
This is Toronto

Copyright Chagall Sierra & Paperbag Empress Records

Broken Stepping Stone (2015)

Broken Stepping Stone

2015

Chagall

This was inspired by a photo I took of some broken back steps in a local apartment building.


Lyrics:

There's a broken stepping stone
But I don't know how to fly
I've been living here alone
Yeah the reasons make me cry
I'm not alone in wondering why
We're all so alone

How do you climb broken stairs
Where do we find repairs
When that broken stepping stone
Just won't lead us home

Every rain becomes a mudslide
There's no sidewalk on the hill
So much emptiness inside
That nothing seems to fill
I'm not alone in wondering why
We live to die

How do you climb broken stairs
Where do we find repairs

Broken broken broken
Broken broken broken
Step step step no step
Step step step no step
Broken

How do we leave the past behind
Where do we find peace of mind
When that broken stepping stone
Just won't lead us home


Broken broken broken
Broken broken broken
Step step step no step
Step step step no step
Broken

Empress of Flowers (2015) Feast of Flowers 09

FAWM 2015 - Feast of Flowers

28 - Feast 09 - Empress of Flowers

2015-03-01 @ 04:56am
tags: pentatonic folk lyrics-only

Squeezed in just under the midnight pumpkin.

Lyrics

Good fortune to you
Who treats me with care
I bring peace and contentment
On my beauty poets stare

They call me the Empress of Flowers
When you dream of me
Make your plans, don't be shy
Don't let your destiny pass you by

Happy marriage to you
Who honours my place
To you riches and nobility
Fertility and grace

They call me the Empress of Flowers
When you dream of me
Make your plans, don't be shy
Don't let your destiny pass you by

May the romance of my fragrance
Carry your dreams into believing
When the peony grows in your garden
Success and luck grow into being

Candy Crush Is Crushing Me (2015)

FAWM 2015

Candy Crush Is Crushing Me (26 - Lyrics - Feb 28)

2015-03-01 @ 04:49am
tags: chiptune needs-collab needs-music geek lyrics-only

AAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lyrics

So depressed
Down in despair
Is this an owl
Or an owlbear

I've pulled so many miracle moves
Out of my ass
Yet somehow I lose
YOU SHALL NOT PASS

Candy Crush is crushing me
Can't you see, it's driving me crazy-y-y-y-y-y-y-i
Candy Crush is crushing me
Candy Crush is crushing me

This level is nuts
This isn't candy
I need a new distraction
Game's way too demanding

I've pulled so many miracle moves
Out of my ass
Yet somehow I lose
YOU SHALL NOT PASS

Candy Crush is crushing me
Can't you see, it's driving me crazy-y-y-y-y-y-y-i
Candy Crush is crushing me
Candy Crush is crushing me

All I know is it's been over a month
And I can't progress
It's reminding me too much of real life
This doesn't make sense

Candy Crush is crushing me
Can't you see, it's driving me crazy-y-y-y-y-y-y-i
Candy Crush is crushing me
Candy Crush is crushing me

Every time I make a good move I lose
This owl is out to get me
Candy Crush is crushing me
Candy Crush is crushing me

I've pulled so many miracle moves
Out of my ass
Yet somehow I lose
YOU SHALL NOT PASS

Candy Crush is crushing me
Can't you see, it's driving me crazy-y-y-y-y-y-y-i
Candy Crush is crushing me
Candy Crush is crushing me

Candy Crush is crushing me
Can't you see, it's driving me crazy-y-y-y-y-y-y-i
Candy Crush is crushing me
Candy Crush is crushing me

Candy Crush is crushing me
Candy Crush is crushing me

Wisteria Vine (2015) Feast of Flowers 08

FAWM 2015 - Feast of Flowers

26 - Feast 08 - Wisteria Vine

2015-03-01 @ 04:46am
tags: folk

It's half an hour past midnight and these "failed snippets" became the song. I'm posting it anyway.

Lyrics

The heart endures dreams of passionate kisses
Underneath the wisteria vine
Intoxicating fragrance fills the air
Just how thoughts of you fill my mind

The heart endures aeons of unrequited longings
Underneath the wisteria vine
Sweet the beauty and shade it gives
As I dream, wishing you were mine

My grandfather's grandfather planted this vine
And now it's passed to me I'll make it mine
And pass it to our heir in time
Lovers will kiss and sigh
Underneath the wisteria vine

But oh! I stepped from the painting
All for love of you
But you did not return my care
What's a painted lady to do

Grumpy Cat Flew (2015) - NSFW Warning

FAWM 2015 - NSFW Warning

Grumpy Cat Flew (25 - Lyrics - Feb 28)

2015-03-01 @ 02:33am
tags: geek lyrics-only needs-collab

What just happened to me?

Lyrics

Fighting for net neutrality
It seems we've won the day
For kitten pics happy and forlorn
For music, for videos, and for porn

Grumpy Cat flew a victory flight
But that frown still held on tight
Because she knew evil companies
Would find another way to fight

When you mess with the internet
The internet messes with you
We will rise from the shadows into sight
And win the internet for consumers rights

Grumpy Cat flew a victory flight
But that frown still held on tight
Because she knew it's always a fight
We gotta keep the pressure on for the sake of

Llamas and dresses and positive post-its
Movies and puppies and amateur comics
Celebrities and nobodies and all of us too
Grumpy Cat flew today for me and you

Oodles Of Zoodles (2015)

FAWM 2015

Oodles Of Zoodles (24 - Lyrics - Feb 28)

2015-03-01 @ 01:47am
tags: fun lyrics-only

Guess what's for dinner?

Lyrics

Took a raw vegan challenge
And I quite adore this food
But I got heart palpitations
Which I deem to be quite rude!

I've got OODLES OF ZOODLES
It's just crazy, oh yeah baby
I've got OODLES OF ZOODLES
I never knew zucchini could be made so tasty

So it's back to beef and liver
Even though I must eat chicken
I've made a few new favorites
Recipes made of win

I've got OODLES OF ZOODLES
It's just crazy, oh yeah baby
I've got OODLES OF ZOODLES
I never knew zucchini could be made so tasty

At my house now there's mango pineapple smoothies
And "nice cream" is better than ice cream!
But the best new food of all
Is from a plant that grows wide and not tall

I've got OODLES OF ZOODLES
It's just crazy, oh yeah baby
I've got OODLES OF ZOODLES
I never knew zucchini could be made so tasty

Faithfulness Divine (2015) Feast of Flowers 07

FAWM 2015 - Feast of Flowers

23 - Feast 07 - Faithfulness Divine

2015-02-28 @ 11:27pm
tags: folk ballad lyrics-only

The bridge goes back into meh... not sure of it.

Lyrics

As the dove flies in search of land
So my heart flies out in search of you
Will it return this time with an olive branch

Like the Blue Columbine
My love is given forever
In faithfulness divine
In faithfulness divine

As the dove coos softly in its nest
So my heart flutters at your name
Will it return and be my own heart again

Like the Blue Columbine
My love is given forever
In faithfulness divine
In faithfulness divine

Gentle as a dove
Yet I fear, not so wise as it could be
My love is given forever
Locked to one for eternity

Like the Blue Columbine
My love is given forever
In faithfulness divine
In faithfulness divine

Red, Red Rose (2015) Feast of Flowers 06

FAWM 2015 - Feast of Flowers

22 - Feast 06 - Red, Red Rose

2015-02-28 @ 11:24pm
tags: folky folk folkster folk folk lyrics-only
*Sung with a British accent just because*

Lyrics

Chorus:
True love is like a red, red rose
A gift for Earth to know what Heaven knows
A love divine
A scent sublime
True love is like a red, red rose

When the bud springs from the branch
A delicate perfection
Your heart hopes and dreams new love will grow
In a forever direction

When the flower then unfurls
Soft as a baby's skin
Your lives begin to twine up together
Let the work of love begin

When the fruit is ripe for harvest
Winter storms come soon
You must weather the hard times
With memories of June

Love Unto Death (2015) Feast of Flowers

FAWM 2015 - Feast of Flowers

21 - Feast 05 - Love Unto Death

2015-02-28 @ 11:21pm
tags: folk lyrics-only

Weird structure. I kinda like it.

Lyrics

A sweet and spicy fragrance drifts across the terra cotta tiles
The children's faces are wreathed in new jam and smiles
The bees are drowsy, in the trees cicadas sing
There's a hope for every dream and a dream for everything

Pretty in white you say
Prettier still I know
Are the seeds of love
In the garden we grow

It's a simple
Incarnation
Love Unto Death
This time no
Complication
Love Unto Death
We'll be together
Forever
To the last breath
Just repeat this
Incantation
Love Unto Death

Pretty in pink you say
Prettier still I think
Is the look on your face
When I give you THAT wink

A sweet and spicy fragrance drifts across the terra cotta tiles
The children's faces are wreathed in new jam and smiles
The bees are drowsy, in the trees cicadas sing
There's a hope for every dream and a dream for everything

Pierce My Heart (2015) Feast of Flowers 04

FAWM 2015 - Feast of Flowers

20 - Feast 04 - Pierce My Heart

2015-02-28 @ 11:16pm
tags: folk feast christian lyrics-only

Blue Flag (Wild Iris) was the flower that sparked this. But of course, Mary loves her roses.

Lyrics

Blue was always your colour
Mother of a son
Blue for loyalty and wisdom
Befits a Holy One
Blessed Mary
Descend like a dove
Let me feel your presence
Grace poured down from above

Blessed Mary
May the scent of roses
Pierce my heart
Make me see
The sacrifice you gave
For me to be free

Blue was how you felt then
Mother of a son
Whose destiny was fulfilled in death
Gave life for everyone
Blessed Mary
How did it feel
To see your child upon the cross
So much gained from so much lost

Blessed Mary
May the scent of roses
Pierce my heart
Make me see
The sacrifice you gave
For me to be free

Let this flag fly forever
Clothed in colours of your beauty
Let truth and wisdom reign
In eternity we'll meet again

Heart's Ease (2015) Feast of Flowers 03

FAWM 2015 - Feast of Flowers

19 - Feast 03 - Heart's Ease

2015-02-28 @ 11:12pm
tags: indie-folk feast lyrics-only

Three cheers for somewhat ironic song titles!

Lyrics

Today
Thought of you again
Words
Rushing through my mind
Like a freight train
Every car loaded with memories
And the words we didn't say

When
When will I find
Heart's ease
All
All that I know
Gone on a breeze

Tonight
Wishing not to dream
You
Conduct my nightmares
Every track screams betrayal
Certainty of derailment

When
When will I find
Heart's ease
All
All that I know
Gone on a breeze

[Instrumental]

Tomorrow again I will pretend
That everything is fine
Tomorrow again I will smile
Tell everyone everything's alright
But tonight
The devil's shadows will creep
To touch me as I sleep

Lavender Blue (2015) Feast of Flowers 02

FAWM 2015 - Feast of Flowers

18 - Feast 02 - Lavender Blue

2015-02-28 @ 11:10pm
tags: folk snippet cheating-at-fawm lyrics-only

Just a snippet. Oh well.

Lyrics

At my home
Purple sea meets a purple horizon
Blue ripples meet a bright blue sky
Beloved of bees
Who am I

In your home

Delicate aroma in a delicate pillow

Blue flowers bring the sky inside

Beloved of dreams

There I die

In silent devotion, serenity and grace

Highest relaxation I bring apace

Lavender Blue

Pretty Foolishness (2015) Feast of Flowers 01

FAWM 2015 - Feast of Flowers

17 - Feast 01 - Pretty Foolishness

2015-02-28 @ 11:06pm
tags: pop feast lyrics-only

Note - Did not take the offered one night stand. For some reason people think that I must be "doing it" all the time. I'm not even dating. :P

Lyrics

Such a pretty
Foolishness
You tempt me
With your kiss
Gets harder
To resist

But I know it would be stupid to give in
I know you don't know what love really is
Such a pretty foolishness
Such a pretty foolishness

The desire
Flames are fanned
You're too young
Mister one night stand
Broken hearts
Across the sand

And I won't make the same mistake again
I know you won't give my silly heart rest
Such a pretty foolishness
Such a pretty foolishness

Geraniums grow on your mother's windowsill
Faded blue flowers, graceful still
Such a pretty foolishness
Such a pretty foolishness

Remember Then (2015)

FAWM 2015

Remember Then (16 - Lyrics - Feb 19)

2015-02-28 @ 09:39pm
tags: folk girl-with-guitar

Forgot to post this one earlier. Fever is getting better now, will need to get food.

Did I write something similar a few years back or is it just resonating that strongly? SIGH.

Lyrics

When you sink through countless tears
That doubt someone would love you
If you think through worldless fears
That none would even try

Just remember, remember then,
When everything around you is falling
The lure of sheer despair is calling
Sometimes it all falls together in the end

Yet somehow you hold your head up high
Even though you know you're broken
And someday you'll find a reason why
You've carried on hoping

Just remember, remember then,
When everything around you is sublime
You've been given the gift of time
Sometimes it all falls together in the end