Fall ~ The Beautiful, The Damned, & The Starved of Love - Volume One.

I failed English in my (senior year ???? | year 12 ????) and had to repeat it.

Before you roll your eyes, it actually wasn’t because I was a rebellious, drumming, dirt bike rider who had suffered a multitude of knocks to the head ??).?

It came down to one ‘descriptive’ writing assignment. My teacher was convinced I had plagiarized the assignment. So much so, that it became that teacher's truth. The teacher was horribly mistaken, I had completed the assignment at home, away from the noise and distraction.?

Fail or not, this taught me two things early. Everyone has their own reality and … that I need, what I call, ‘my soul to be still’ to really unravel that black heart and write.?

They say ‘When you’re happy you enjoy the music, but when you’re sad you understand the lyrics.’ ?? - Thinking back, I figure that teacher just really enjoys the music.?

PS: The great hidden lesson here is….. plagiarize as much as possible in your senior year. ????#dontdothat

PPS: The real lesson here is…. Be honest with your craft always, even if it’s misunderstood. ???? #dothat

Fall is track 2 from The Beautiful, The Damned & The Starved of Love - Volume One. Available now on all the digital outlets and Youtube .

Fall

V1.

The cold November just blew right through my skin

Like the devil himself had just walked right in

To claim another bruised and aching soul

He always seemed to know when I was left alone

V2.

The paper lanterns are dancing on the breeze

Hand in hand with the falling leaves

And all the streets are lonely like a heart that's been left behind

In the hands of a woman who has stolen mine

Chorus.

When the winter finally calls

I don’t want to feel the pain of lonely anymore

I don’t feel my love retreat to the darkest end on a Nashville street

And I need to wash her memory away

Before the season take hold of me

When the winter finally calls

I’m going to need a soft place to fall

V3.

So light the candle so I can find my way back home

To the emptiness of a white-washed room

She knows that my heart was squarely on her side

And she knew the scar that she would leave behind

Chorus.

When the winter finally calls

I’m going to need a soft place to fall

Rain won't wash this pain away

The sun won't shine to burn these clouds draped over me

Chorus.

#nashville #songwriting