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Old 31-12-2011, 15:46
allthatyouwant
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Over the years I have written loads of songs for fun, but now I want to take it more seriously so I was wondering if anyone out there was a songwriter ans how did you get your songs noticed by record labels/singers etc?

Here are two songs I have written for someone like The Saturdays, they are called 'Blind' and 'Come To Life' would love to know what you think of them!


Blind

When I’m with you
I feel like I’ve got nothing to lose
But now I’m losing the fight
Between my head and my heart
And I don’t want to choose

I turn the other way
When you do what you do
And you say what you say
‘Cos you’re so dark right now
I can’t see your colours shining through

So I’ll just close my eyes and pray
You’re gonna see the light in the tunnel some day
And what you’re looking for
Is standing in front of your face
I hope you realise
That I’m only blind
When I open my eyes


When I’m with you
I feel like my back is against the wall
And the higher you put me
The higher that I’m gonna fall
We can’t have it all

So I’ll just close my eyes and pray
You’re gonna see the light in the tunnel some day
And what you’re looking for
Is standing in front of your face
I hope you realise
That I’m only blind
When I open my eyes


You’ve broken my senses
Torn down all my defences
I can’t see
It’s not clear
Why do I feel distance?
Even though I know you’re here?


So I’ll just close my eyes and pray
You’re gonna see the light in the tunnel some day
And what you’re looking for
Is standing in front of your face
I hope you realise
That I’m only blind
When I open my eyes


Come To Life

It’s raining outside
My blue skies have turned to grey
The fire’s burning inside
But I can feel it blowing away

Then you look at me
Hold me tight
I feel your heart beating
And I know it’s all right
If the world should end
Then we have tonight
Come and take my hand
‘Cos baby we can come to life

It’s raining outside
But I don’t care if we get wet
And now I’m smiling inside
Just being with you, is something that I’ll never forget

It’s starting to storm
But black skies just make the stars shine
I’ve now got a reason
A reason to come to life

‘Cos when you look at me
And hold me tight
You’re beating heart
I know it’s all right
If the world should end
Then we have tonight
Come and take my hand
‘Cos baby we can come to life
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Old 31-12-2011, 15:54
KillerJoe
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Firstly if your serious about lyric writing, you want to remove your post ASAP and not post them until they are copyrighted. Secondly your best bet is trying to contact local bands/studios are seeing if you can help them write some songs, this way you can build up credibility and have them made in actual recordings (which the band can then deliver to record labels and you'd get credited for the songs and get recognised for your work).
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Old 31-12-2011, 16:04
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I agree with KillerJoe. I don't want to sound cruel, since your lyrics are good, but record labels just won't listen to you if you just send them lyrics.

You need to find a producer and a singer who live nearby to you, who are also serious about getting a career in music, and turn your lyrics into songs. Have the singer sing the songs, and the producer compose the instrumentals. Then promote them online to gain a fanbase, and after that you could start thinking about sending them to record labels.
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Old 31-12-2011, 16:54
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The above.
Getting your songs on youtube for eg and getting a good number of views can help a lot when trying for a record label.
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