It's a simple song about people who have ignored chances to travel, and a message that life is too short not to take them. I have learned that young people would benefit from going outside their own small worlds to experience a greater scope of life. I traveled a lot in my youth and can see how my worldly outlook lies in stark contrast to people my own age who did not. This song addresses taking the opportunity to gain a larger understanding of the world we live in. Xenophobia is running rampant and creating global chaos.
The verses and chorus tell the message enough that adding/building it could be felt as being preachy/didactic. So, I left it as is. It's in an uptempo score with an instrumental break after the first chorus.
I have a melody for it. Recording it is in the works.
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A Shore I've Never Seen
Verses 1 & 2 -
There's a shore I've never seen
A path I've never walked
A world of places calling after me
People waiting for the chance
To walk into their dreams
To find a way of life they can romance
Chorus -
Look beyond your measures
Look beyond your fears
Take a trip into your waiting years
Try to find your treasures
And maps to make them yours
Living's not a life of cuts and cures
Verses 3 & 4 -
All the calls I've heard to wander
Ignored and hung up on
May always be but hollow joys of wonder
And the years ahead aflame and burning
With rekindled wanderlust
Are the heart of me, a call to me, a yearning
Chorus -
Look beyond your measures
Look beyond your fears
Take a trip into your waiting years
Try to find your treasures
And maps to make them yours
Living's not a life of cuts and cures
Oh, what a beautiful piece! So many wonderful lines throughout the song. As a fellow world weary traveller, I can empathise with every word. I do like the way you kept the verses short and conversely, extended the chorus. I am a fan of atypical song structures and I can quickly tell I'll soon be a fan of your work.
Keep them coming, highly recommended.
Can wait to hear it with music/vocals!
Sid
Good verses
Optimistic
Would to nice to hear this simple verse put to music.
I love this and look forward to hearing it!
Vicki