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Figment, or, Ode to a Ghost

Geist's picture
Submitted by Geist on July 9, 2008 - 18:28.

(Truly experimental.

I haven't sung in a while, so my apologies beforehand.

Enjoy.

-Geist)

Please, please don't go.
I'm just hitting home.
I'm just trying to fix this-

But you-
You take my soul,
you broke my mind,
am I, am I really living anymore?

Chorus
Am I just your dream,
what do I mean?
Am I now a figment've
imagination?

I lose my way,
you led me this way,
was I just a figment've
imagination?

I look around
at people downed
by a lack of self-presence

'cause I trusted you
you got me, true,
but I fell so hard it hurts
no more.

Chorus

NonSequitur's picture

Sounds

Submitted by NonSequitur on July 9, 2008 - 19:02.

Sounds Beatles-esque.
Really.
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perspiciens's picture

i agree. oh, when you write

Submitted by perspiciens on July 10, 2008 - 09:49.

i agree.

oh, when you write "figment've", you're contracting "have" and i think you mean "of". you may have meant it the way you wrote it but i know that i've contracted "have" instead of writing "of" so i just thought i'd put that out there.

--perspiciens--

Ú i vethed nâ i onnad. Si boe ú-dhanna. Ae ú-esteli, esteliach nad.
-Evenstar

Professor_Zoom's picture

I must confess, this has

Submitted by Professor_Zoom on July 9, 2008 - 20:29.

I must confess, this has been stuck in my head for the past half an hour.

imagine's picture

So cool. And it definitely

Submitted by imagine on July 10, 2008 - 10:36.

So cool.
And it definitely has a very beatle-like quality.
I love this... and the piano is beautiful.

Usagi's picture

I would

Submitted by Usagi on July 11, 2008 - 16:58.

I would like you to know I've had this playing in my head for the past day and a half. I'm not sure if this is a good thing anymore.

pepper_tree's picture

Wow

Submitted by pepper_tree on August 7, 2008 - 10:18.

Okay. That. Was. AMAZING.
I definitely didn't think you sounded like that. You have a really great voice. That was so good!

NeonKiwi's picture

Just an idea...

Submitted by NeonKiwi on August 7, 2008 - 19:32.

I'm not sure about this, but I think maybe you could "submit" this (again) as an audio file so that we all could listen to it whenever we wanted to.

However, that's up to you. (I actually don't even know as if it would work, but hey, I figured I'd ask.)

I really love this. It's been stuck in my head for quite a while now.
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"Perfection doesn't exist, in my mind. Only greatness does." ~Geist

Geist's picture

I'll try. Thank you muchly

Submitted by Geist on August 7, 2008 - 19:47.

I'll try.

Thank you muchly for the comments.

I've posted a new short one, and I'm working on two more songs right now, so I might put up all four in the format you suggested, Katelyn.

NeonKiwi's picture

Okay.

Submitted by NeonKiwi on August 7, 2008 - 19:50.

I'm not sure where the "audio" files show up, so you might need to link them to us. Thank you!

I think I'll go listen to "Fine" right now...
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"Perfection doesn't exist, in my mind. Only greatness does." ~Geist

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