Songwriting With Training Wheels...

I have finally written a song that I am proud of. I did it half way cheating, I took the music and stanza construction for a song that already existed and wrote my own lyric. I figure that it was a good start into the world of songwriting to get comfortable with attaching words to a melody. I wrote this to my precious daughters...

“My Little Child”

Music taken from the song, “Jerusalem” by Peter Brienholt.

Words by Bryce Prescott:

And so we lay here to rest
And so we lay here in a place we’re called a guest
Your broken words among us are what’s said, my little child

You and me, we are the same
In you I see a spark and know you’re life will see much fame
You spoke to me before you had a name, my little child

I’ve never felt love quite as dearly
As I do when you are with me, my little child

Our time has passed, the sky is dark
The spotted lights above me guide me home with empty heart
Our journey home won’t always be apart, my little child

Let the heavens open to you as I pray
And let you see the man I am as I am far way
And grant you all the love you need this day, my little child

And now we lay here to rest
And now the sorrow’s gone, the sun begins to crest
And spread it’s light abroad, no hint of jest, my little child.