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She Wore Lipstick

imagine's picture
Submitted by imagine on April 14, 2008 - 20:47.
Podcast: 

(guitar, vocals, and lyrics by me)

The lyrics:

She wore lipstick
inside of her mouth,
painted tie dye
in the blood of her veins.
She always loved
kissing the rain.

A master in the art
of pyromania,
she lit candles in the walls
of your heart.
Strike the match and watch
as she tears you apart.

She wanted to be the kind of art
who you never forget,
wanted to be the person
who scars your mind.
Doesn't want to admit
that she's simple,
doesn't want to admit
that she's falling behind.

Secretly she loves
everyone
and it scares her
that she's forgotten to hate
but for now she'll just draw
pictures of love
and laugh
and wait.

She wore lipstick
inside of her mouth
a master in the art
of pyromania,
she wanted to be art,
secretly she loves
everyone...

obscure_one's picture

Wow. That's really good.

Submitted by obscure_one on April 14, 2008 - 21:06.

Wow.

That's really good.

Geist's picture

*Jaw hits

Submitted by Geist on April 14, 2008 - 21:11.

*Jaw hits ground*

Awagahnah.

Amazing job.
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Usagi's picture

Wow.

Submitted by Usagi on April 14, 2008 - 21:17.

Wow.

This is fantastic.

mixedmusic333's picture

This is fabulous.

Submitted by mixedmusic333 on April 14, 2008 - 21:19.

This is fabulous.

imagine's picture

Thanks. I recently went

Submitted by imagine on April 14, 2008 - 21:38.

Thanks.
I recently went through a huge music withdrawal, mostly due to YWP, I hate to admit. Today I was inspired, I guess... it feels so good to write music again. Hopefully I'll get around to posting more songs...

awsmpossum's picture

You Blow Me Away.

Submitted by awsmpossum on April 14, 2008 - 21:57.

You
Blow
Me
Away.

Thanks for the song....

Submitted by ggevalt on April 16, 2008 - 20:15.

If you'd like, I can talk to Mark Sustic who runs the Young Tradition's concert and you could perform in Burlington on the waterfront in May.
Lemme know.
That goes for any other budding songwriters out there...
Post a podcast and drop me an email...
gg

imagine's picture

I would LOVE to.

Submitted by imagine on April 16, 2008 - 21:07.

I would LOVE to.

pepper_tree's picture

Woah.

Submitted by pepper_tree on April 16, 2008 - 20:39.

Okay. Wow. Imagine, that was amazing.

NeonKiwi's picture

Wow.

Submitted by NeonKiwi on April 16, 2008 - 20:43.

That was awesome. Nice.

mcculs's picture

This is amazing! Very good

Submitted by mcculs on April 17, 2008 - 21:52.

This is amazing! Very good job!
^ ^
(' ')
( )~

eoleames's picture

fantastic

Submitted by eoleames on April 17, 2008 - 22:41.

congrats on creating an amazing piece.
this is really good, thanks for writing it.

greenlemon's picture

Wow! Everything about this

Submitted by greenlemon on April 18, 2008 - 20:39.

Wow! Everything about this song is amazing, the lyrics, the singing, the guitar! I love it!

writingdog's picture

I love this! You are

Submitted by writingdog on April 19, 2008 - 15:23.

I love this! You are amazing!

glazwrites's picture

AMAZING!! Great job! The

Submitted by glazwrites on April 23, 2008 - 11:17.

AMAZING!! Great job! The lyrics are so deep and inspiring. And it's amazing that you can sing and play the guitar and write lyrics! Keep it up. :)

Schila's picture

This is really good!

Submitted by Schila on May 12, 2008 - 19:52.

This is really good!

miss_literal's picture

you are my new

Submitted by miss_literal on June 4, 2008 - 18:09.

you are my new hero.....
i'll call you
SUPERIMAGINE.

is it hard to sing and play at the same time?
this was so beautiful, i sat spellbound listening

imagine's picture

*laughs* I'm flattered. It

Submitted by imagine on June 4, 2008 - 19:58.

*laughs*
I'm flattered.
It can be difficult. I practice a lot.
Again, thanks.

Poet_Jessica's picture

this is great, simply

Submitted by Poet_Jessica on June 4, 2008 - 18:21.

this is great, simply fantastic. i love this, imagine. and the guitar parts are amazing, too.
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Edward: "and so the lion fell in love with the lamb.."
Bella: "what a stupid lamb"
Edward: "what a sick, masochistic lion.."
Quoted from Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

I want you to know... that

Submitted by Mango on June 6, 2008 - 19:27.

I want you to know... that this is the most amazing song I have ever heard. Your voice is so beautiful! The lyrics... *sigh* so perfect... everything, so perfect!!!
I've been singing it all day. *smilz*

Schila's picture

are you a guitar player??

Submitted by Schila on June 6, 2008 - 20:57.

I have a band but we havent got songs together lately... i've wrote numerous ones, but I can only remember some....
like the chours to one that me and my friend wrote...
just friends,
how can two words be so haunting.
Stay in my head all day.
Never go away...
Bridge
Mabye someday
things'll be diffrent
whenever you're around..
Just friends.
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I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration. ~ Socrates~

imagine's picture

Am I a guitar player? I

Submitted by imagine on June 6, 2008 - 21:38.

Am I a guitar player? I think that goes without saying...
Well, if you get a song together, post it. I'd be interested in hearing it. Good luck!

Schila's picture

oops sorry..

Submitted by Schila on June 11, 2008 - 20:49.

asking mango if she was..... yah. i kinda knew you were...
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I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration. ~ Socrates~

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