Changing Ways

Another new song! This one is one I've been working on for about a week, finished it just before I had to leave for work. I'm pretty happy with this one as well. :)
Let me know what you think!


I was never the girl that stood out from the crowd;
sat back and watched,
refused to be loud.
I was never the girl who could light up a room;
but all that's gonna change soon.

[CHORUS]
I'm gonna let them see who I am inside;
let my hair down,
swallow my pride.
I won't live like this any longer;
changing ways will make me stronger,
stronger, yeah.

I'm know gonna change the world one day;
gonna speak up,
gonna have my say.
Gonna leave my past where it belongs,
I'll be the one i knew that i'd be all along

[CHORUS]
I'm gonna let them see who I am inside;
let my hair down,
swallow my pride.
I won't live like this any longer;
changing ways will make me stronger,
stronger, yeah.

So I'll hold on, just a little bit longer;
stop hoping, start believing
like they told me to.
I'm gonna be someone you're proud to say,
“she's mine”

[CHORUS]
I've let them see who I am inside;
let my hair down,
I swallowed my pride.
I'm not living like that any longer;
changing ways has make me stronger,
stronger, yeah.

Reason To Live

I've developed a new love for songwriting. I never really could get into it when I was younger, but now it seems easier than writing anything else. If only I could find someone who could help me write music for them.
Anyway. Would love to hear what you all think of the new song. I'm pretty happy with it, to be honest. :)


I was never a believer
in love at first sight,
but baby, I gotta tell you
I fell so hard that night.
Your smile, your eyes
they had me mesmerized
left me wanting more.

[CHORUS]
I was searching for a reason to live,
and now here you are.
With your big brown eyes, your shaggy hair,
and your fancy car.
I was searching for a reason to live,
and now here you are.
You swept me off my feet,
you are my shining star

We went out to dinner, just me and you
in the candle light.
We were talking, we were laughing
baby, it felt so right.
You made me feel alive again
like no-one could.

[CHORUS]

I fell in love with you in just one night
underneath the stars.
You sang to me and played a song
on your guitar.
Never felt so close to anyone
before I met you.

I was searching for a reason to live,
and now here you are...

Music rant!

Okay - so I don't pretend to be some sort of music snob or whatever you want to call it. But there is one thing that REALLY gets up my nose.

Dance/techno singers covering AMAZING country songs, making them into techno-y crap. What bugs me even more is that people who say they HATE country music, love all the dance/techno covers. I'm not saying all techno is bad. I like some of it. I'm just saying COUNTRY SONGS SHOULD NOT BE TURNED INTO TECHNO DANCE CRAP!

I love country music. I like it when song lyrics actually have meaning. You can tell that country artists really feel what they are singing. But when other artists decide to turn it into a dance song, even if the lyrics are the same, the feeling is gone.

Examples:
Concrete Angel - Martine McBride (ORIGINAL SONG)
Concrete Angel - DJ Boonie (COVER)

What Hurts The Most - Rascal Flatts (ORIGINAL SONG)
What Hurts The Most - Cascada (COVER)

These are two of my favourite songs ever, every time I listen to them I get chills up my spine. That's what good music should do. But every time I listen to the covers - I want to vomit a little. They take all the beauty.. all the emotion out of the song.

Okay, there's my music rant. :)

Jonas Brothers! :)

So, I'm sure most of the people who read this blog (if anyone still reads it.. i know it's been a while since I posted!) don't care about the Jonas Brothers, or hate them.. or whatever.
But I like them, and I made a fan video for them, with the help of the members of the Australian FFE Team (www.fanfamilyexperience.com)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Bznv6j5Kw



Just thought I'd post it here. :)