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Day Two Hundred Ninety Eight

I sat down to work on some lyrics tonight after work. That hasn't happened in a very long time. I've had a few ideas running around in my head the last few days, and the more I thought about it, the more they started to feel like something for the band. And seeing as we're firing it up again at some point tomorrow, I figured now was as good of a time as any to try and get back into the saddle with lyrics. I wound up with about 3/4 of a chorus in my first go-around. Not really sold on one of the lines, but I can feel that the line is there if i pick at it some more. Might have the title as well, we shall see how the end of the chorus works out before declaring that loudly though.

It feels good to be doing this again. I'm even enjoying the search for the right word, which at times can be frustrating.

Not sure where the music is going yet... haven't even sat down with the acoustic to start sorting it out. I want to get the chorus lyrics (at the very least) to the point where I'm happy with them. I've been listening to so many great songs with brilliant lyrics of late, that I'm really going to have to sit with these to make sure they are on paper what I want them to be in my head. Look at me, not even a full chorus, and I'm already trying to measure up to those with so much more experience at this than me. It just makes me think of all the time I've lost with other things... can't get it back, but I can learn from it.

Tomorrow we start. Wow. Some part of me thought this would never happen...

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