Steemit Open Mic Week 66: Original Song "Forever" by KAY CLARITY

in #openmic7 years ago (edited)

Hi!

For a while I was writing a bunch of songs on the theme of youth--I find as a writer I will often be preoccupied by certain things, and often work through those things through the act of writing. So: I have a lot of songs on this theme, as is normal when a theme sort of grips me for a while. This one is among my favourites, and is off of my album I released this fall called The Jewel Collections (I will link it at the bottom for those interested in hearing more).

[UPDATE: if you would like a copy of the studio version of this, just shoot me 0.001 SBD and put your email in the memo. I'll happily add you to the list and send the song on to you!]

I was hoping to capture the essence of youth--freedom, possibility, childlikeness, joy, and the nostalgia of that experience as a kid, as well as call all of us jaded ones back into that space--to not let the heaviness of life win.

Hope you enjoy. Lyrics below.

Forever

You were once a child
Caught in the wildflowers
Hoping on a dream

I remember you
Full of all the blue skies
Running through the streets

Oh, can I keep you like that
Forever, forever?
Don’t let time have the last laugh
Go back to forever

Able-bodied man
Does your heart stand stoic,
Beating just to breathe?

You were young once
Just life-drunk sober
Always saw honey in the bees

{Chorus}

It’s a fight, it’s fight to finally find yourself
It’s a fight, I know it is
It’s a fight, but I will fight by your side forever
Forever

{Chorus}

(Copyright 2017.)

xx,
Kay

Your support means a lot to me. Thanks for following @kayclarity and resteeming if you enjoy posts about beauty, art, culture, life, Steemit, and, of course, my original music and poems. xx

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Oh, Kay, my sweetest of incredible songwriters – your song has certainly touched upon the jaded portion of my soul – a universal kindred soul - eternally hoping and searching for some semblance of purpose and tangible reason for revitalizing the effervescent days of my youth. This – your song - perfectly fits such billing! What a beautiful composition, and performance – I enjoyed it immensely!

My thoughts exactly PG! 😉

Big smile!

We're on the same page more often than not, Steely... I'm in good company - thanks, mate!

This made me smile from the very inside out, friend. So so so very glad it resonated with you! And the bestowal of such a compliment is just pure loveliness for me. Thank you!

If you want a copy, send me your email in one of those dinky .0001 SBD memo and I'll happily add you to the list and send on the properly-recorded version!

As soon as I figure out how - I'll do just that! thanks... :-)

haha :). Just transfer as little SBD as possible (just to be able to send the memo), and put your email in the memo :). Happy to send it to you!

Ha-ha... reaching for my wallet as we speak... which is where I gather such transactions take place... hehe... If all else fails, I suppose I could DM you or connect via discord... In the interim, keep an eye out for the vast riches I'm about to shower upon you... LOL... ;-)

haha - on its merry way! Let me know when you've gotten it! :)

Got it, girl - and loving every minute! Thank you!

Yay! Awesome!

Really nice lyrics @kayclarity. You just not showing enough emotions in your facial expression and you play the guitar really well. I'm really a fan of good music and I appreciate this. Keep on the good work

Thank you! Very glad you enjoyed. Thanks for listening and commenting!

Cool song, beautifully sung and the guitar performance is awesome. Carry on 👍 and happy new year to you

Thank you for your kind words! Glad you enjoyed it! Happy new year! xx, Kay

I surely did 😊

This is a beautiful song, Kay. I love the line

"You were young once
Just life-drunk sober
Always saw honey in the bees"

and your chorus melody is gorgeous. I went on your bandcamp and listened to the studio version of the song too- the stuff you do with backing vocals is really impressive. I expected to hear it with drums and electric guitar for some reason - I got a really strong Evanescence-type vibe from your vocals and songwriting.

A beautiful song, and a great performance. Thank you.

Thank you for making your way over to listen from my other song - I do appreciate you taking time to listen and comment! xx, Kay

You're very welcome. It was my pleasure. :-)

So glad you enjoyed!

Beautiful song.

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Great singing.

Thank you very much! xx

Beautiful song. Brings back memories of childhood.

As it was meant to! Thank you for listening and commenting--glad to hear you enjoyed it! xx, Kay

Enjoyed your lyrics.. We should always remember aspirations of our youth. Aging should not destroy beauty of our soul...

Glad to hear they resonated. It really is true that we need to tap into the vibrancy of our youth, no matter how old or sad or jaded we get!

It's awesome to see how far you've come since I resteemed one of your contributions ~7 months ago. - You're great & I'm thankful for your hard work!

It's really exciting for me for sure - and I'm very grateful for the support of so many people to get me to this point. Thank you! Happily looking forward to everything coming in 2018..!

Just saw the resteem! Thank you, friend! :)

You're welcome! :)