Week #5 - Dipping into the subconscious - New Song - The Heavy

For week #5 of the 6 week songwriting challenge Christopher Ward wanted us to dip into the subconscious mind for our writing inspiration. Some writers awake in the middle of the night with songs in their heads or something pops into their mind out of nowhere and they jot it down only to make a song out of this idea later. One of the challenges songwriters face is finding a marriage between the craft of songwriting and the muse of inspiration. I found this week difficult it's hard to get in touch with your subconscious when your feeling the pressure of a deadline sometimes it can be much easier to work within a tighter structure but trusting the subconscious is important. Now there are techniques to get in touch with your subconscious mind and put the critic to rest like morning pages, object writing, stream of consciousness and such but I found my best idea came to me while walking up the street. I find this is often when I get inspired after that I did some brain storms on the different ideas I was writing about and let my language be a little more abstract then it usually is. Finally on Saturday night my new song idea came together. It must of been the frustration I was feeling there is a bit of swearing in this song, just a heads up before you take a listen. Anyways I hope you like my new song and as always I appreciate your feedback and thoughts :)

New Original Song: The Heavy
Song link: https://soundcloud.com/emilymacmusic1/the-heavy-rough-cut-recording
Lyrics:

The Heavy                                          by Emily MacLeod

Truth can be a real bitch

and she don’t shut up

Even when you bury her deep in the sand

she sneaks into your dreams

leaves you flushed in hot tears

shaking with cold cold fear

Don’t Fall into the Heavy

Even when it calls your name

Entices you in

Cause there’s so much more in the light

And you’ll never see it

If you Fall On Down Way Down into 

The Heavy

And them lies like serpents

weave around your mind

telling you things that are so sweet

You just wanna eat em on up

Before you know it you got a belly ache

That wasn’t a real bite it was Fake

Is there no escape for heaven’s sake

Don’t Fall into the Heavy

Even when it calls your name

Entices you in

Cause there’s so much more in the light

And you’ll never see it

If you Fall On Down Way Down into 

The Heavy

Cause if your always playing hide and seek 

there is no chance to rest no room to breathe

But if you can stand tall in your skin

With all your mixed emotions

You can fight against the Heavy

Even when it calls your name

Entices you in

Cause there’s so much more in the light

And you’ll never see it

If you Fall On Down Way Down into 

The Heavy

Copyright Emily MacLeod 2014