A Song About Love [lyrics]

[ellajam]

Yeah, I was going for schlocky. Which raises the question, why am I looking for feedback . . .

I guess, I'm in a weird place regarding lyrics just now, because there seems to be an appetite for iterative lines, twists that make an old thing seem new, like a Dillard's catalogue.

Your reference to Adele is fitting, as her most recent work is her most facile, and I was trying to write something like it.

Be careful what you wish for, maybe. I'm pretty turned around, honestly.

I found Adele's melodies interesting but what both she and Lennon (excuse the mention in the same breath) have is they can take simple lyrics and create a river of emotion under them. Can't get more simple than

Mamma, don't go
Daddy, come home

Heartbreaker. Fogelberg's is a simple thing but the images stick and it leaves me with an appropriate emptiness. I don't songwrite, just thought I'd take a swing at this.