I decided to submit this one with Japanese lyrics. It’s a quiet / hymn-like song at least. Attaching English translation just in case…
Yume no Hi (Light of Dreams)
by Shu Nakamura 2021
(English Translation)
The color of the sky is blue
A flock of clouds is high
When the sun rises
The fire of life shines
The field of the sea is blue
The sound of waves continues
When the sun goes down
Moonlight shines
The skin of the mountain is blue
Trees in the forest are deep
When they wear the morning light
Light of dream shines
Don’t say you couldn’t
feel such a thundering rush
Sun like a furnace
Words sparking cinders in the brush
Seasons will flow through your grasp
Sure as the flint sparks the grass
Once, twice
made your excuses
that only makes you a liar
You’ll learn
playing with matches
there’s always threat of a fire
Count all your blessings
There but for the grace of some god
The heart is contagious
One bitter wind and she’s gone
maybe your fortune will last
but nobody gets a free pass, no
Once, twice
made your excuses
that only makes you a liar
You’ll learn
playing with matches
there’s always threat of a fire
always the threat of a fire
you’re pouring gas on a fire
Are you happy now?
Are you happy now?
Spin stories now they’r fighting for your glories
People bleeding out
Are you happy now?
Are you happy now?
Cling to power, I’ll be counting down the hours
While you scream out loud!
Do you know what you’re doing?
Do you even care?
All the lives you are ruining
How dare you!
Are you happy now?
v1:
We all get a little low sometimes
like we're barely hanging on
You try so hard to find the right rhymes
'til the melody is gone
ch:
I won't always be around to pick you up
or to catch you as you fall
But when the phone rings out in the middle of the night
I'll never not take that call
v2:
When the darkness seems too much to bare
and hope is fading away
It's never wrong to try to care
If you have a song, you should say...
ch:
I won't always be around to pick you up
or to catch you as you fall
But when the phone rings out in the middle of the night
I'll never not take that call
- eBow -
ch:
I won't always be around to pick you up
or to catch you as you fall
But when the phone sings out in the middle of the night
I'll never not take that call
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The assignment this week is from Artie:
"Write a quiet introspective song (possibly hymn-like)
your choice of subject matter”
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