Bits and pieces

So as some of you may know, I like rhyminess and wordiness. (hence the band name UnSeen 13). So these little starts and stutters are bits of line that I liked the sound of. Sometimes these end up becoming full fledged songs and sometimes they end up as nothing more than merely scraps in a notebook. Tell me if any of them stand out for you. Titles given if any . . .

A hopeless romantic
A hopeless Catholic
But it’s God and love that give me so much to be hopeful of

Everyone needs a second chance
I’m hoping you’ll give me three

Mixed Signals
I hear you say yes, but then you tell me to no
You beg me to stay, but then you force me to go

Invent your own reality
Seek your own destiny
Live a life of endless possibility

Trying to be something else
Anything else but me

Sometimes you miss what you left behind
But you can never look back
No, don’t ever look back

I don’t how I got here
But I know what I believe
I can’t share that with you now
But you might share that belief with me

I long for a home I may never find
It may only exist in my mind

I tried to fix my world outside
To make myself feel right inside

Look to the future
I live the present
Informed by my past

I can’t change what I’ve done
Have little control over what will come
All I can do is live in each moment
And enjoy it as if it’s my last

It’ll work the way God wants it to
I hope I can want it to work that way too
It doesn’t matter if I disagree
Because that’s the way it’s going to be

That’s all I got for now. Feedback appreciated. Feel free to subscribe to my blog

Songwriting Workshop

November 5 and 6, I’ll be attending a weekend songwriting workshop where I’ll be invited to work on a song I wrote in addition to working on a new song.
I’m not entirely sure if I should bring in one of my more polished works, push to finish an incomplete song, or try to write something entirely new for the workshop. I’m leaning toward the latter two. I have about three songs that have a chorus, guitar chords, but no verses or one verse. It’d be nice to get them into full fledged songs, but I find I can’t force it. On the other hand I have little bits of lyrics and various melodies that might lend themselves to writing a new song. So I’m still trying to come to a decision about that. So throughout the week I’ll be posting little lyrics I have and maybe even include video playing out songs I’m working on. This will help keep me productive and also will let you see my writing process and you can give me feedback. Any comments are greatly appreciated: here, on my Facebook, or email me at ScottTranMusic@gmail.com
If you have any thoughts about this, feel free to share them now as well! Thanks to everyone who have been supportive!

New WordPress Ap

I just downloaded a new Ap for WordPress on my phone. Hoping it makes it easier to keep my site up to date. May be doing a songwriters workshop the first weekend of Nov. OR I may be performing on an internet radio station in NJ with Nicole Holst. Either way I’ll let you know