Well on Saturday I got a video recorded on one of my original songs "Bird in a Cage" and wanted to share it with you all. I wrote this one back in November and I really like the basic bones of the song, it just still needs some tweaking and embellishment particularly in the guitar area. It's a big leap for me to be sharing a song for two reasons.
One: My songs are a part of me and when sharing them, especially for critique, it's like putting a bit of my soul on display. With encouragement from my brother, I'm working on getting past that and whether I do well or totally suck, growing from my experiences and developing as a singer songwriter. So putting a video of my singing on youtube, I see as an accomplishment in a strange way.
Two: I am my BIGGEST critic. In general I'm a huge music critic and I hold a high standard of what I call "good music". I can't always measure up to my own standards and it's hard to admit that. But I am doing my best to grow and to become better, even if I never become as good of a singer/guitar player/songwriter as I would like.
So without further ado....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAWpy-raZeA
[Verse 1]
I'm a bird in a cage
Come take me away
So I can sing
La la...
I'm a prisoner within
Remove my chains
So I can dance
La la...
[Chorus]
I put myself in that cage
Now I cant seem to get away
Will you come and rescue me?
Wash my mistakes all clean?
Cause Im my own enemy
I blind my own eyes so I cant see
Can You come and do something with whats left of me?
I want to be free.
[Verse 2]
Get me out of this cage
I just want to run away
To you, to you - La, la, la
[Bridge]
Freedom is what I was looking for
Freedom is looming before me like an open door
So I'll jump into the unknown
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