A while back I started traveling quite regularly to Tokyo due to changing jobs to a large Japanese corporation. On the first one of these trips, on the way home, I was at Narita International Airport killing time and searching for presents to bring home. Being an engineer I started at the store furthest away from the gate to methodically work my way through all the stores (I had plenty of time to kill) to search for something typical Japanese to bring home with me. The first store was a bookstore.
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Happytune
This is a rather special song.Currently this is quite a rough draft, it needs some better mixing, but it’s good enough to show the basic idea. Anyhow, this song was written one weekend when I was surfing Soundcloud and found this very nice piece of music:
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I really like the energy in this song and I wanted to create a happy song for once, and I did.. To begin with.
When it was time to write the lyrics I was reading a lot about racism and got a bit irritated at that. The story I was reading about was around #jagarjason, a discussion taking place in Sweden on the subject. Anyway, I wasn’t in a happy mood when writing the lyrics so it became a not-so-happy tune..
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Lyrics
Waiting
A little tune about waiting for something. I’m not 100% happy with the lyrics, will be small changes before this one goes to Spotify, but the song is mostly done.
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Lyrics
Get what I want
Feels time stands still
I wait
I don’t know how
Guess I’m hoping for luck
Wish then was now
But I wait
Feel it, know it, can’t explain
I see the sun, ignore the rain
Something great will come my way
..and I’ll just stand and wait
..and I’ll just stand and wait
Waiting , patient
Birthday
This is a song that I wrote on one of my kids Birthdays..
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Lyrics
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Today is your birthday
one year older
time is flying fast with you
It got me thinking
about this dad thing
how it affected me , what I do
Am I any different
How are my values
I haven’t reflected on those before
Now I thought it over
And want to tell you…that
Words go nowhere to describe
how you children changed my life
the feelings is so deep inside
you’re all that matters to me
The feelings that I have for you
I don’t know how to show they’re true
I try to guide you on your route
although I don’t know the way
Not even this time
Did I reflect on
What life would be if you hadn’t come
I simply don’t want to
It doesn’t matter…cause
I’ve forgotten all about
Life without you kids around
Isometimes wonder if I want
You ever too grow up and leave
Words go nowhere to describe
The love for you I feel inside
I am so proud to be your dad
I want you to know what I feel
And It doesn’t matter what you do
I am always there for you
You see, that is what fathers do
You are all that matters to me
Today is your birthday