The video clip is myself and fellow songwriter, George Odom, playing a song we wrote a couple of years ago called ‘Go Home and Tell Some Lies’. The song began life as nothing more than a title which popped in to my head one day on the way to work.
Suitably inspired, George came up with a nice chord progression and we wrote the song in half an hour or so. Lyrically, I wanted to show the male side to an illicit affair – as this often gets overlooked in songs. In my scenario, the man is single but is involved with a married woman – he desperately wants her to leave her husband or end the affair, but she is content to go home and tell some lies.
Here are the lyrics:
We both know what you’re thinking
When you say you can’t make this time
You ain’t never ever gonna leave him now
So go home and tell some lies.
I know you warned me from the start
That we weren’t playing for keeps
So don’t you worry about my fragile heart
Just go home and tell some lies.
Yeah go home
Go home and tell some lies
Yeah go home
Go home and tell some lies
Do I love the real you,
Or for who you appear to be?
On the face of it I’ve got nothing to lose
So go home and tell some lies.
Sometimes I see you’re dying to tell me
The things you hide inside
Unless he finds out what you’ve been doing
You’ll go home and tell some lies.
CHORUS
And though you dismiss this thing as fantasy or fun
But when the devil comes knocking at your door
Will you be hiding anyone?
Anyone?
So try your best to hurt me
I won’t be sticking around to fight
You’ll be alone and old ’cause of the lies you told
So go home and tell your lies.
What inspires your writing (songs or otherwise)?
This was my 12th post for the A-Z Blog Challenge. Follow the blog during April for more writing tips, inspirational life posts, short fiction, film-inspired articles and more songs with audio recordings. Next post – M is for Maybe I Don’t Need To Know.
Got shivvers during parts of that. Great song and loved the singing. Thinking I need to do a different post for the middle of the challenge.. hmm.. no one would want to listen to me sing!
Shivers? Turn up the heating, Lynne! Only kidding, that’s a lovely thing to say – and if you can’t sing, you could always record a monologue or piece of poetry?
How cool! I’d love to be able to write a song. Very impressed.
Rinelle Grey
Thanks Rinelle – and if I can write a song then ANYONE can! My next 2 posts will also be musical – although just audio and no video. Not sure it will prove quite as popular as my other posts!
great song! lyrics are biting!
and i like your other posts too. wothwhile advice to keep swimming, er writing!
Thanks Tara – I look forward to popping over to see what you’ve been up to as well.
This is great. I think anyone who can do this is incredibly brave. It’s one thing to write words behind a computer screen, but another altogether to sing in front of a camera and put it out there. Brilliant.
Thanks for the kind words, Rebecca. I’ve died on stage enough times over the years to develop a thick skin! My next couple of posts will also be song related – but will just have the full audio recordings.
You’re very talented! Now don’t get me started on lies, ugh!
Thank you – yes, I’m not too keen on untruths myself. What about ‘white lies’ though? Are they ok?
Gateway drug.
Haha – great description! I’ll use that with my daughter next time she tries to pull the wool over my eyes!
This was very nice! One of my favorite A-to-Z’s today, though it did have the unfair advantage of two musical talents combining for Youtube presentation.
John at The Bathroom Monologues
Haha. Cheers John. You’re right – George is my secret weapon! My next 2 posts will also be based around songs, but I won’t be using the video gimmick – audio will be available though!
Great song! Maybe I should sing a sea shanty for one of my posts!
Thanks, Donna – yes, sea shanties would be great!
Loved your song,really catchy tune.
Ah, thanks Anne. Much appreciated.
Man of many talents! I love the lyrics, and I enjoyed hearing you sing it too.
I’ve never tried to write a song, I’d like to try one day, BUT, I wouldn’t inflict my singing on anyone! 😉
Have you tried to sell that song to anyone? I could see Bruno Mars singing it…just a thought 🙂
Thanks Maria. I’ve written dozens of songs and have thought about trying to flog a few, but wouldn’t really know where to start.
Great song. I love the lyrics. It’s not as easy as some people think to write song lyrics. It’s a different thing to writing poetry. You should do more.
Thanks Ros. I’ve been writing songs for years – its like a poor man’s poetry! I think you can hide a lot more behind the music and I always feel like I’m going to ‘do it wrong’ or sound silly when I try poetry. I have a lot of admiration for poets.