I Was Going To Write A Book

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Recorded by Shades & Degrees and Written by Randy Zahara & Jim Shaw: vocals by Luke Levy, guitars, bass & keyboards by Richard White, Drums by Mark Adam, Sax by James Shaw

Genres:

Pop Rock (15%)

Soft Rock (10%)

Alternative Rock (9%)

Progressive Rock (8%)

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136 BPM

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I Was Going To Write A Book

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Verse 1
I woke up this morning in a lot of pain,
The world I have known seems so far away
My priorities had changed since yesterday,
Recalculate, re-estimate, evaluate!

I filled up the kettle and put on my shoes,
Made a pot of tea and listened to the blues,
Misery loves company, that is the truth,
Concentrate, contemplate, evaporate.

Chorus
I was gonna write a book, I was gonna change the world
I was gonna send a card to a beautiful girl,
I was gonna live my life like every second mattered,
In the blink of an eye, all of that was shattered.

Verse 2
Looking out the window, a new day’s begun,
Will I feel its warmth before the day is done,
Or will the growing clouds block out the sun,
Withering, wallowing, languishing!

Bridge
I’ve banged my head against the wall,
Hoping it would fall,
But, still, it is standing there.
I don’t know if it is me, or the world that I see,
But I’m finding it so hard, so hard to care!
So hard to care.

Chorus

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relatable song.