I know I say this every time but I seriously cannot believe that "Song in Your Box" is at week 42! That's 10 more songs. It's kind of amazing for many reasons. One is that time goes by so effing fast and another is that when you start a project like this, you never really think the day will come that it's finished. It's like "yeah yeah, in far away land, I'll have 52 new songs". Well far away land is now 10 weeks away. I'm also starting to wonder what the hell I'm going to do when it's finished! But that's a story for another time.
Oh My Gosh, what a week! I really don't even know where to begin. Aside from getting back in the grind of the city after vacation, it was mine and my roomie/friend (I like to say roomfriend) Kevin's birthday celebration on Saturday night. (My bday is on Wednesday)
(Me and my girls after dinner at my favorite Mexican place!)
Week Forty, "Every Little Thing"
I am writing this from 35000 ft. How cool? I am on my way back from my west coast trip. I had the best time in Los Angeles and San Francisco seeing all my friends and eating Mexican food for almost every meal!:)
But I am excited to get back to New York and write some songs after being so inspired and not having that much time to write. I can feel that it's just going to pour out of me so I look forward to that.
I'm also going to write a post about the ASCAP expo. I took away quite a lot but I need a bit more time to gather my thoughts and put it down. So keep a look out for that:)
So since I was away, I actually gave myself permission to use an older song so I could enjoy my week fully.
This song is called "Every Little Thing." I wrote it a while ago but never recorded it or played it out much. Not sure why because I love it:)
I actually wrote it for a songwriting workshop I was in. The "assignment" was to write a song in response to an already written well-known song. I chose sting's song " Every Little Thing she Does is Magic" . It didn't turn out to be a direct response but that's where I started from.
I love that songs can start out with one intention and then turn into something you never could have imagined. So here it is!
Thanks as always for listening and reading! It's the final stretch!!!:)
Love,
D
Every little thing I do
Leads me to you
Every little thing I say
Is one step behind the truth
I'm sorry what else can I say?
I'm sorry, didn't know I'd end up this way
Every little thing I touch
Turns into dust
Every little thing I kiss
Doesn't turn into my prince
I'm sorry what else can I say?
I'm sorry, didn't know I'd end up this way
So why don't I start to try something new?
And why don't we keep on reaching for more?
Every little thing I doubt
Turns me inside out
Every little tear I cry
Has its own reason why
And every little step I take
Might be a mistake
I'm sorry what else can I say?
I'm sorry, I didn't know I'd end up this way
So why don't I start to try something new?
And why don't we keep on reaching for more?
Dana Carmel
Dana Carmel is a music maven. She believes music is the universal language that everyone speaks and yet not everyone understands. Through her passion of both writing and listening to music, she is committed to share her passion with you, a fellow artist, dreamer, musician.