Some of you will recognize this little ditty from 101. I started work on this collaboration with Igor Demeter a couple of years ago but then other commitments got in the way (he got busy writing a book and I put out a couple of albums). Last week, I picked it up again and thought, what better time for this tune than Halloween. So here's my most cheesy, purple tune ever...synthpop anyone:
RUNNING UNDER THE LIGHT OF THE MOON
I'm scared. I'm petrified!
Of all these shadows cast by the moonlight
In the midnight places of my mind
I'm all alone with nowhere to hide
PRE-CHORUS:
Strange shadows on the ground
Make me jump at every sound
All these voices in my head
Are memories of you
The ghost in the room
CHORUS:
I'm runnin', runnin'
Under the light of the moon
I'm runnin', runnin'
From memories of you
VERSE 2:
A cold light. That chills the spine
My frozen heart shivers in the night
PRE-CHORUS/CHORUS
OUTRO:
When darkness falls
It's the witching hour
I watched you go
I'm haunted now
Under the light of the moon
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Delightful treat for Halloween, and no High Fructose Corn Syrup or carcinogenic Red Dye Lake 40!
RUNNING UNDER THE LIGHT OF THE MOON
I'm scared. I'm petrified! (Better enunciation of 'I'm'. One listen, but it sounded like 'Om'.)
Of all these shadows cast by the moonlight (Introducing the moonlit setting early on.)
In the midnight places of my mind (Great Line! The 'midnight' idea is on theme, but 'of my mind' is more psychologically intriguing.)
I'm all alone with nowhere to hide
PRE-CHORUS:
Strange shadows on the ground
Make me jump at every sound
All these voices in my head
Are memories of you
The ghost in the room (Love this concept!)
CHORUS: (Chorus Melody sounds a lot like the Verse Melody. A little higher pitch, emotional urgency might be better.)
I'm runnin', runnin'
Under the light of the moon (If this is the title I'd put it at the end for more emphasis.)
I'm runnin', runnin'
From memories of you (Coming at the end this seems like the main idea the Singer-Character emphasizes.)
VERSE 2:
A cold light. That chills the spine
My frozen heart shivers in the night
PRE-CHORUS/CHORUS
OUTRO: ('INTRO' is short for 'Introduction'. There is no word, though logical, for 'Outroduction'. The final Movement in a musical composition is the 'Coda'.)
When darkness falls
It's the witching hour
I watched you go
I'm haunted now
Under the light of the moon (Again, emphasizing the 'light of the moon' as the main idea. I wonder if adding the word 'Running' would be stronger.)
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Hi Gary. I had to laugh at the I'm/Om observation. I think sometimes my accent gets in the way of my singing clearly. I must try to be more aware of my pronunciation.
I wasn't aware that "outro" isn't a thing. I've seen it around so much that I just picked it up as a legitimate name for the closing word.
Noted. Coda it is. : )
I think you are right about the chorus. The verses have interesting word furniture to keep the attention, but since the chorus does not have particularly unique features, it needs something else to make it pop.
Thank you for taking the time to listen and comment, Gary.
Jen
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CHORUS: (The short Chorus works, I think. Here's the arrangement of Lines I suggest, getting that main idea in the strategic last-Line position, the last idea left ringing in their ears, visualized in their minds.)
I'm runnin', runnin'
From memories of you
I'm runnin', runnin'
Under The Light Of The Moon
CODA: (Noticed 'It's', meaning 'It is', present tense, and 'watched', past tense. Make it 'watch', present tense, happening now. Re-reading, everything else is present tense, the Verse I description of the scene, the 'runnin' in the Chorus. Now is more exciting than 'then', past action and I'm just hearing about it. She's experiencing it 'now'.)
When darkness falls
It's the witching hour
I watched you go (I watch you go)
I'm haunted now (now)
Under The Light Of The Moon
Under The Light Of The Moon
(Happy Halloween!)
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Instead of "I watched you go" .... I have to run. Then you can give your ghost a voice in this... Creepy little whispers... Where are you going my love... The night is young... There’s nowhere to hide... You’re mine... WaaaHaaHaaHaHa!
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