A Christmas Song For Somebody

I’ve written a lot of songs for people in my life. I’ve written some songs for people that aren’t in my life, and some songs for people I’ll never meet but have impacted my life in a big way anyway. I’ve written songs for friends, lovers, exes, family, idols, teachers. But as far as I can remember, nobody has ever asked me to write a song for them. This Christmas, somebody asked me to write them a song. I gave myself half an hour and sat down and wrote a song. This is the song for somebody.

When the circus comes to town

Or when Christmas rolls around

Like when gourmet cheese is on the high price shelf

Like when beds are freshly made

Or the day when you get paid

Or you finally for the first time watch the Christmas movie ‘Elf’

 

Hosting Quizcats nights you miss

Writing stupid songs like this

Or a tender kiss beneath the mistletoe

Like unpacking food from bags

Getting dressed in finest rags

These are all the things that make me feel aglow

 

Though it hasn’t been that long

You still asked me for this song

Which is really pretty cheeky, so I’ll use the time to ask

Will you make me feel “amaze”

Or set my heart ablaze

Or catch a falling star, jump sharks, complete some other cliche task

 

Whatever answer that you say

I am grateful for each day

I hope it’s not discourteous to want some of your sweet time

There’s a warmth that’s in your smile

Makes me hope you stay a while

You might become a favourite of mine

Blue Blue World

Here’s another song I wrote. It’s odd recounting a lot of this songs because of the real life outcomes, but I’m glad I’m doing it. If I’m honest, I feel like a lot of this year has been a brick wall.

I purposely recorded this song with a moving tempo because I wanted it to feel a bit lopsided and crooked. James reckons it just sounds like I don’t know what I’m doing. I will re-record it.