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Plastic Sessions

by Parachute Words

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1.
Lucky Today 03:03
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You know those days were you just feel ugly, stupid and useless? Yeah well this is a song about that. It can be really hard at times to get out of that cycle of feeling like shit. It's also important to realise that these feelings are just that, they are not the truth they are projections of yourself that you make yourself into despite them not being true. The song ends on a good note by stating that these feelings are not true and sometimes all you really need is to have a friend or someone you care about just brighten you up to get you out of that cycle. Im so fucking fat today I can't stop feeling this way It goes round my head As I catch myself again I'm so fucking dumb today I can't stop acting this way Snooze the alarm miss the bus I keep living month to month And I don't want to be a weight I don't want to take up space But I know you'll be there By the fire downstairs Under sheets touching skin Like we've always been I'm so fucking sad today I can't stop hiding away Collect myself by the sink Wipe it off and exit I'm so fucking wrong today I can't stop thinking this way Grab a barstool and collapse Don't worry about the match I don't want to be a weight I don't want to take up space But I know you'll be there By the fire downstairs Under sheets touching skin Like we've always been I'm so fucking lucky today To have you a phone call away Just to listen in To hear how your day's been
2.
Bad Dreams 02:25
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I had the main idea of this song for a couple of weeks now, I didn't really know how to connect it to anything but then I tried to play it on the keyboard instead of the guitar that I originally wrote the initial bit with it and it all came into place. I still think it is a bit clunky at parts and it could use some refining but there it is. It's about wanting to do something with yourself I suppose. I keep all my bad dreams in my pocket I leave them there to glow in a locket I scribble down with my note and pen I trace around the words and regret I don't find comfort in staying still I don't need movement within myself I wanna feel alive I don't want to feel better I wanna find hope despite all the weather I wanna fall in love I don't want to be steady I wanna feel fire without being ready Tonight I keep holes inside all my sweaters I try to leave them there and not forget them Sometimes I whisper things to myself Things I wouldn't tell anybody else See the sun coming up like as omen Feel the heat beating down on my skin I wanna see blood I don't want to feel clean I wanna tell the truth without being mean I wanna strike out I don't want be a story I wanna stick out without being sorry at all
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Sober 03:09
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For this one I tired a new lyric writing technique which kinda reminds me of earlier songs I used to write like two years ago. I don’t know if I like it very much, it all does mean something but maybe it feels a little vague and not as direct as I’d want it to be. I like the chord progression though it is a little different to the kind of thing I usually come up with. I don’t know where I go When I fall over Leaving a notebook trail I soak up the floor and Lulling at the countryside I indulge in the window I’ll crawl the bridge when I Finally get there Now let me go Let me feel it all and Now let me go Let me feel it all I wanna know Now how we keep going sober Now how we keep going sober Now how we keep going sober Now how we keep going sober I don’t know where I go When I tip over Soaking up curtains On the back of my fingers Shattered face marvel planes Red hot headache I’ll climb that damn bridge when I Finally get there Now let me breath Let me see it all Now let me breath Let me see it all I wanna know Now how we keep going sober Now how we keep going sober Now how we keep going sober Now how we keep going sober I wanna know now how this ends for me
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The Sky Slowly Moves 02:40
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Again with this one I have been trying different ways to get my lyrical inspirations and I think this one came out better than the last one. I don't really want to go too much into what the song means as I can see it can be interpreted into numerous directions so I wont rob anyone of their own feelings. The beer talks to me more than I ever could I write my heart down but nobody reads the book Bench press to success or until I burst Mumble at the scars when gimps into me But the dips get stronger And the high get shorter I want to break until everybody sees I want to burst until everybody believes me Paint a harness tie a knot through and through The day pushes doom as the sky moves Repeat the words sell on everything you do I try to tell you I'm ok this time But the drops get stronger And the peaks get shorter I want to break until everybody sees I want to burst until everybody believes me
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Ringing Wood 02:33
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I came up with this simple piano pattern and then and there I thought I should try to write something as quick as possible and not try to complicate it or think too much about. The song ended up being about an uncomfortable conversation on the phone. I wanna know how I keep going I wanna know why I keep trying As I stare off and don't speak a word Too much to say and nothing to say it with I'm surprised how I had the courage To even pick up the phone at all I focus on the chipped wood I drive my nail through the crack You repeat what you said I missed it all again It's fortunate you can't hear tears Torn from eyes, ringing on wood I wanna know how I keep going I wanna know why I keep trying As I stare down and speak too much Too little said with to many words I start to see this can't be fixed With a rose or a brick You hang up first I place my phone down Torn from eyes, ringing on wood
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Down My Throat 02:10
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Ok sorry, my bad. It just happened ok? I know this thing was supposed to be piano written songs but yesterday I just started strumming and I ended up writing this song quite quickly. The lyrics ended up being this whole way-smarter-than-i-actually-am type thing but what the hell. It's not like it's going to get written about on Pitchfork anytime soon. I even mention dadaism at some point in the song. Oh well, at least it was a fun little thing to write. Don't want you peaking down my throat I keep my feelings to myself I'd pay hard cash to leave me alone Don't do nothing rash and leave here But I keep staring at the sun As I keep humming along Lie lie lie can't you see my hands break Lie lie lie can't you hear my voice crack Lie lie lie can't you see my heart jump Lie lie lie can't you hear my feet run Sarcasm refugee for the choosers oh no Dada refuge for the losers oh my I lie on the floor and soak it in The view for here just can't be beat But I keep staring at the bulb As I keep humming along Lie lie lie can't you see my hands break Lie lie lie can't you hear my voice crack Lie lie lie can't you see my heart jump Lie lie lie can't you hear my feet run One more time Cry cry cry can't you see my hands break Cry cry cry can't you hear my voice crack Cry cry cry can't you see my heart jump Cry cry cry can't you hear my feet run
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Popcorn 02:27
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I struggled with this one and it is definitely still quite clunky and not exactly how I'd want it but I am kinda exhausted on it so I think if I ever do decide to work on it again it will have to be in a while. This was also supposed to come out yesterday only that yesterday I spent ages trying to come up with a good melody and song that when I landed on this it was quite a struggle. I was getting there (it was at about like 90% of what it is now) that then and there I had to stop and just continue it another day. I wanna hold you tonight Go through it all and think twice Struggle to pick a movie Set things up and hold tight Microwave the popcorn Stare at the spinning Has it been too much Oh no not again Light covers all Light covers As I break the dream I just only want to see you I break the dream I just only want to be there You never know it's over Till you suddenly get older Frame the picture in my mind Keep it up and try again Light covers all Now light covers As I break the dream I just only want to see you I break the dream I just only want to be there As I break the dream I just only want to see you I break the dream I just only want to be there
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Facetime 03:13
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I managed to get two songs out today. After finishing the last one I started doing a little motif on the piano and the melody came out fully formed quite quickly. After that the words came out pretty easily. I still think it needs quite a bit of polish, some of the lines are a bit too saccharine actually the entire thing is too saccharine really to be honest. I figured if I also posted it today then it would force me to write more tomorrow, since I cant get away with posting it as tomorrow's song. Won't you sail away with me today Won't you keep it going with me ok Keep on calling day by day Not running out of things to say Won't you fill the gaps this afternoon Won't you keep me going till I'm ok The tiny screen helps us out Watch out for the battery Help me pass the time Help shake alive I want you know You're nothing but the best for me today You're nothing but the best to me ok You're nothing but the best for me today You're nothing but the best to me ok Huddle up in bed without a light Covering you head with the duvet Nothing at all to report Not that it matters at all Help me pass the time Help shake alive I want you know You're nothing but the best for me today You're nothing but the best to me ok You're nothing but the best for me today You're nothing but the best to me ok You're nothing but the best for me today You're nothing but the best to me ok You're nothing but the best for me today You're nothing but the best to me ok
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Hope and Scheme 02:49
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I have found it difficult these last two days to do anything productive let alone write more music. This one I kinda had to force out. Initially I was just finishing it for the sake of finishing it so I could feel like I've achieved something today but now after uploading it and everything a feel a little better about it. I still needs some polishing as always since a lot of the lyrics are a bit too vague for my liking but hey, this was the best I could do on a Tuesday evening while feeling a bit shit and not too all together. Wanna lie wanna try wanna keep it all inside and Fake and make and try it all the same And keep up leaving nothing here to see And keep up leaving everything around me Now I scroll as a morning habit Now I build up as an evening chore Wanna build wanna break wanna play a long and Hope and scheme for no one's sake And keep up climbing this ugly mountain And keep up sliding and getting dirty Now I scroll as a morning habit Now I build up as an evening chore Wanna stop all this chasing Stop all this racing Wanna post wanna look wanna find out want's new and Post and block and do it all again And let go and never mention it again And let go while still tipping in my toes Now I scroll as a morning habit Now I build up as an evening chore I wanna stop all this chasing Stop all this racing Stop all this chasing Stop all this racing
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Dim Light Glory 02:38
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I wrote this one last night, I had the melody from like last week only I never got around doing anything with it. I rediscovered it after dinner and decided to write lyrics to it quickly. After I finished it I went to bed, there was something quite relaxing about just getting up and recording the vocals and doing the piano bit for it without worrying too much about the lyrics. I wanna hold you when you’re miles away I wanna feel you as if your right here I wanna keep you under sleeping sheets I wanna tell you nothing but the truth Pulling sweet heart kisses bound for stories Chasing dim light glory paying no one Let’s hide country lines that separate you and I Let’s hide in our eyes in the distance they provide Summertime never arrived this time around Summertime never arrived this time around I wanna see you in all your glory I wanna easy you through out your day I wanna help you open up I wanna know again and again Wasting wakeful hours best we can Guessing absent moments all together Let’s hope country lines wont stand between us Let’s hope in our eyes in the strength they provide Summertime never arrived this time around Summertime never arrived this time around
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Super 8 02:32
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I started this one by writing out stream of consciousness type lyrics and after a while I noticed I started to amass groups of lyrics that actually made some sense and so then I rearranged them together and made this. Super 8 all the past Toss away all the veins of hurt The lapse of days Passion's out on a spin Knuckle knots fading out of you head And Tailing away I gasp I beat All of this tongue and cheek I share I fight Thoughts broken Where do we go? It all gets meaner Where do we hide? It all gets clearer Raffle through the rum Pick up all that's left in you To see me through String the words in your mouth Bring the worst ro forget your past Rest your teeth I dare I rush And drain all the verve I drain I wash And think it all over Where do we go? It all gets meaner Where do we hide? It all gets clearer Where do we go? It all gets meaner Where do we hide? It all gets clearer
12.
Time To Go 03:12
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Here it is, the last song. I am leaving from my parents house to go back to the UK tomorrow so I've just managed to make it to over 30 minutes of music. Also just a side note, I've realised something a little funny, when I sing "and step on it" I can see now that it seems like I mean I am stepping on the person's hand. Lol I just mean like stepping on the bus, no one is trampling anyone in this song. I am going to write a full final write up tomorrow once I get back to London tomorrow. Sunlight bleeds in my eyes You tell me it's time to go The freckles of your face align I can hear someone outside Try to find my clothes I lost them in the dark As I follow you out I hope In the snow we're all alone Do I hold you before I go This is the first time I've seen you sober In the morning I have changed You seem all the same In the light you have changed I seem all the same I jaws don't cross again I'm waiting here by the bus As i squeeze your hand And step on it You turn before I sit I look back and see your prints Blame it on my phone I didn't get to see you go In the bus I'm all alone Why don't I tell the truth This is the last time I've seen you sober In the morning I have changed You seem all the same In the light you have changed I seem all the same The last time I've seen you sober In the morning I have changed You seem all the same In the light you have changed I seem all the same

about

Here we go again. So I am staying at my parents house for Christmas and staying for roughly a month. In my ideal world I am going to try to get a whole lot better at the piano since I kinda suck. With that in mind I will try to write a bunch of piano based songs also as an attempt to try to motivate me to play it more and get better. I'm calling it the plastic sessions since the only piano I have here is a shitty keyboard that I got when I was like 13 a million years ago and I never truly played it that much. Look at the lyrics for more details about each track

9th of January Edit: So today I was supposed to leave from my parents house to go back to the UK but due to the world being the way it is right now that is not something that will happen. I still think I will stop this demo collection here, the intention was still to finish it on the 8th. The only difference is that I was originally planning on finishing up some other stuff once I got back to the Uk but since that is not happening I think I will just start another demo collection.

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released December 26, 2020

Lucky Today - 26th December
Bad Dreams - 27th December
Sober - 28th December
The Sky Slowly Moves - 29th December
Ringing Wood - 30th December
Down My Throat - 31st December
Popcorn - 2nd January
Facetime - 2nd January
Hope and Scheme - 5th January
Dim Light Glory - 6th January
Super 8 - 7th January
Time To Go - 8th January

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