Songwriting

"Melting Frost" (2014), "Time Machine" (2015), "Gilded Days" (2017)

These three songs were produced over the summer of 2017 under Kenny Lamb in the Love Shack Studio, Nashville, TN. They have not been released on any sights for purchase as you may be able to tell by rough vocals and overall quality, but here are the songs to sample. Pay close attention to not only the musical aspects, but how having a background in writing poetry has influenced my lyrics.
(Copyright © 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Caitlin Rose Sockin. All Rights Reserved.)

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Lyrics

Verse 1:

A golden girl, powdered face, silk bows conceals a

broken complexion full of woes, cracked mirrors know

Pre-Chorus:

Pushin’ up the weights that kept me grounded

Tearin’ down the hate on land I founded

How could I not see?

Runnin’ past the fears I long survived

Breakin’ through the chains where I had writhed

Will let me be me!

Chorus:

Times deceive, gilded days,

sparkling seas, washed away

Bright birdsongs, fill the trees

But will these wings, hold me in the breeze, golden breeze?

Verse 2:

Blue mountains know the trail I’ve tread, dizzying

circles that replay the stumbles spinning in my head, my head

Pre-Chorus:

Pushin’ up the weights that kept me grounded

Tearin’ down the hate on land I founded

How could I not see?

That runnin’ past the fears I long survived

Breakin’ through the chains where I had writhed

Will let me be me!

Chorus:

Times deceive, gilded days,

sparkling seas, washed away

Bright birdsongs, fill the trees

But will these wings, hold me in the breeze, golden breeze?

Bridge:

My flight will remain strong, the sun knows that I belong (I belong)

My flight will remain strong (I’ve been waitin’ for this all my life long X2), the world knows that I belong (I’ve been waitin’ X2)

Pre-Chorus:

Soarin’ over love on land I founded

How could I not see?

That runnin’ past the fears I long survived (oo)

Breakin’ through the chains where I had writhed (oo)

Will let me be me (oh, be me)!

Chorus:

Times deceive, gilded days,

sparkling seas, washed away

Bright birdsongs, fill the trees

But will these wings, hold me oh

Gilded days (they are), part of us (we need to)

trace our scars (that lay), cov’d in dust

When we realize, a life that’s true

Don’t forget, those days helped find you, the real you

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Verse 1:

The world stands still,

Frozen, bones chilled,

I wait for you here.

The snow brings white,

Circling the sights.

I feel a strong hand…

Pre-Chorus:

In mine you found your way

Through the last winter storm.

The hardships did not douse your warmth.

Chorus:

You’re surrounding me, ‘rounding me

With love I’m told, love I’m told,

And I believe you can break the cold.

You’re surrounding me, ‘rounding me.

All else is lost, else is lost.

You’re all I see, you’ve got my heart melting frost.

Verse 2 (background oo’s)

My breath in puffs,

Tall UGGs, earmuffs,

My cheeks pink from cold, and you tell me

I’m cool, I laugh

You’re my other half

I feel a strong hand…

Pre-Chorus (background oo’s):

In mine you found your way

Through the last winter storm

The hardships did not douse your warmth

Chorus (background oo’s):

You’re surrounding me, ‘rounding me

With love I’m told, love I’m told

And I believe you can break the cold.

You’re surrounding me, ‘rounding me

All else is lost, else is lost.

You’re all I see, you’ve got my heart melting frost.

Pre-Chorus:

The darkness in your eyes (in your eyes),

The sparks between us (between us).

Let your fire engulf me for once.

Chorus (background oo’s):

You’re surrounding me, ‘rounding me

With love I’m told, love I’m told,

And I believe you can break the cold.

You’re surrounding me, ‘rounding me

All else is lost, else is lost.

You’re all I see, you’ve got my heart melting.

Final Chorus (background la’s)

You’re surrounding me, ‘rounding me

With love I’m told, love I’m told,

And I believe you can break the cold.

You’re surrounding me, ‘rounding me

All else is lost, else is lost.

You’re all I see, you’ve got my heart melting frost.

Finale, using Verse 1 (background oo’s):

The world stands still,

Frozen, bones chilled,

I wait for you here.

Verse 1:

Seconds tick by on the clock; I watch them pass

knowing that the present will soon be the past.

What if all time paused to wipe its tears?

Maybe then we could have laughed a few more years.

Chorus 1:

My phone says the time’s won over us.

Was this meant to be, meant to be?

I wouldn’t know, since we’ve grown ‘part.

You’ve gone now.

Please help me build this time machine.

Verse 2:

I still hear your voice from the last time we spoke.

Promises for the future that time has broke.

What if I never hung up the phone?

Maybe then father time would have let us grow.

Maybe then I wouldn’t feel like I’m alone.

Chorus 2 (background oo’s):

My phone says the time’s won over us.

Was this meant to be, hurting me?

I wouldn’t know, since we’ve grown ‘part.

You’ve gone now.

Just help me build this time machine.

Bridge (background oo’s):

Time (X4) (time)

Seconds tick by on the clock (seconds, seconds).

The minute hand will never stop (minutes, minutes).

Turning into long hours (hours, hours).

Months pass by on calendars (months); it’s all over.

Chorus 1 (background woah’s and oo’s):

My phone says the time’s won over us.

Was this meant to be, meant to be?

I wouldn’t know, since we’ve grown ‘part.

You’ve gone now.

Please help me build this time machine.

Chorus 2 (background “time”s):

My phone says the time’s won over us.

Was this meant to be, hurting me?

I wouldn’t know, since we’ve grown ‘part.

You’ve gone now.

Just help me build this time machine.

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