Earshots

 

A lyric based on my Earshots piece--a collection of overheard fragments overheard while walking doen the street. Lines in brackets are added to fill out the verses.

Conversations
Overheard on the street
Declarations
Set to a beat

Conversations
Overheard on the street
Observations
Set to a beat

"I'm old school...I'm cynical too...Everyone's replaceable"
[Yea yea you]

"Did you read the signs?...It's almost 8...$16 for a beer?!"
[But it's gettin' late]

"There's a nice lady...How are you?...That's just crazy"
[Yea that's true]

"They are leaving in droves...Bombs in the air...Paycheck to paycheck"
[Then there's nothin' there]

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Fats Domino:  The songs and lyrics Domino and Bartholomew wrote were often simple and to the point, with an unmistakable beat. Domino once described the songwriting process as taking inspiration from everyday life. "Something that happened to someone, that's how I write all my songs. I used to listen to people talk every day, things could happen in real life. I used to go around different places, hear people talk. Sometimes I wasn't expecting to hear nothin', and my mind was very much on my music.  Next thing I'd hear, I would either write it down or remember it good."