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Hi Everyone,

This is one of the last songs by MZ
Music/Piano/Lyrics by me
The song is a little moody so I was reluctant to put this up.



BREAK OF DAWN

Verse

I toss and turn in bed
Through the night
Look out my window
And see the city lights

Time stands still
The darkness won’t disappear
My mind recycles all
My biggest fears

Prechorus

When the mourning doves call
They make no sense at all
Though I’ve been through this before

Chorus

Until the break of dawn
The night goes on and on
Another sleepless night
Watching the hours go by

Until the break of dawn
The night goes on and on
The light is hiding behind
Another sleepless night



I see a dreary room
As I lay and contemplate
My eyes start to weep
While I plan my escape

Wish I could float away
To somewhere bright and clear
Where the clouds will lift
And the sun heads my way

Repeat prechorus

Repeat chorus


Melody change

I step out the door
And hold my breath
Need to push away
All my regrets
And face the day…..


Repeat Chorus


Copyright
Jane Karwoski
2019

Hi Jane:

Really enjoyed my listen. Your vocal (that was you, wasn't it?) was perfect for the song. Nothing wrong with moody... life is not all sublime happiness... LOL! A writer must write what she or he feels compelled to write... and this one is a gem. I hope it opens doors for you.

Then there is Mike Z. I already miss his informative and sometimes argumentative (not without cause) posts. Most of all, I miss having that resource to give me a different perspective or arrangement (within bounds) of one of my songs. All in all, I think he did 14 demos of my already recorded songs... and often, I thought he improved upon them significantly. He is a very special and talented individual and his knowledge of songs, artists and writers is amazing.

I'm looking forward to hearing more of your work... and as always, wishing you happiness and success.

Stay safe, happy and well. Thanks for posting.

----Dave

Thoroughly enjoyable........I'm glad you posted this. The lyrics are good, and fit the melody just right.
Good stuff,
-Tom

Tom,

Thanks for the listen and comments - I really appreciate it.


Hi Dave,

Thanks for listening - I appreciate it.

As far as Mike Z, I miss his demo making and this has pretty much but me out of business so to speak. His work on my vocals gave me the confidence to carry on but now I feel terrible about my abilities.

I lack the production skills that he and others here on the forum have so that leaves me out.

I most likely will through in the towel.

Jane:

Confidence is much like attempting a vertical climb up the face of a mountain with no safety line. It is gained slowly and with much effort. I urge you to continue your struggle. Sure, there is so much competition and the odds are so great... but your thoughts, voice and ideas are free and you don't have to post every song. Only "roll out" the ones you believe are worthy of "bruising the listener's ears"... and thoughts. You have already crossed the barrier so don't hide your talents under a bushel basket.

Always think of a song and lyric as a living thing. Few are perfect and most require a touch of different phrasing here and there, a slight change in the melody... or a complete re-write. I never perform but if I don't post my recordings and vocals... nobody will do it for me. I have become sort of a "fisherman" using my demo songs as bait... and hoping somebody famous will "bite" and do a "cover."

You can do this. You already have!

All my best wishes, ----Dave

Jane,

What a nice listen! I loved the melody and your voice perfect for this song. Glad you and Mike connected. Well done!

steady-eddie

Well written and well done!

You wrote "I most likely will through in the towel."

Continue writing songs.
Write as many songs as you want.
Some will be better than others.
It's part of the game.

Have fun!

Jane this is a beautiful song. Excellent vocal really good lyric and an all round gem!. Regards
John

Thanks again Dave, Tom, Eddie, Guy and John for the comments and encouragement.

I actually am not going to "throw in the towel" on songwriting (poor choice of words). I'm leaving JP folks with quite a few finished songs I can play for myself from Mike Z.

I'm not going to participate in the site any longer - I will keep doing music for myself and have decided I am going to try SongU and also Songtown to learn more about the craft and hopefully find some collaborators to help me. Just for fun - I am not aiming for fame or fortune - just being the best songwriter/musician I am capable of being.

Sorry to go off topic here on the MP3 forum but I what to thank you all again who have been so kind to me when you didn't have to be and I wish you much success with your songwriting endeavors.


Jane

Jane,

I really enjoyed this. Production can't make a bad song good in my opinion.It can make a good song better. Don't stop writing because of a lack of production skills. Keep on writing. This is a gem. I enjoyed it.

I kind of come on as time allows, but I am afraid I missed Mike not being here. I hope he is ok and nothing happened. He was such an asset to these forums. Thx for posting your tune. Enjoyed it.

Dave

Just lovely and production skills come with practice and time so don't be disheartened. It really is a lovely song.

Stay Safe,

Gerry

Hi Dave and Gerry,

Thank you for listening and the encouragement. I really appreciate it.

Stay safe both of you.

Jane

Hi Jane
What a great song this is - love how the prechorus builds up to the chorus.
Super vocals and keyboards. Needs an electric guitar for some bite!
Solid lyrics though there were a few spots they seemed rushed.
Enjoyed the listen!
Paul

Hi Paul,

Thanks for the nice comments - yes I agree an electric guitar would make the song "rock" more and I think I sung it a little too fast in parts (I am still working on how to sing my lyrics).

So glad you stopped by for a listen.

Stay safe
Jane

Jane,

Sorry I somewhat missed this one. I say “somewhat” because though the link is down now, I did have.a chance to listen to some of it a few days back (but didn’t have time yet to post). From memory, I really liked what was done here--wish I could hear it again. But you’ve gotten some great feedback above, so I’ll have to settle with looking forward and hearing the next iteration. Hope it’s soon.

All my best,

Deej