Fifty

Alan M Hall

Genre: Pop (mainstream)

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About being Fifty.
My 7th song ever.
All original music

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Lyrics

I’ve lived longer than most of humankind
Fifty years and now I’m wondering when
I might get my second wind
another shot of energy

Every time I re-invent myself
I fall behind and learn again
I float around the bend and see
It looks uphill down river to me

The most important thing I’ll do is done
Like I’ve spawned out in some salmon run
Floating exhausted easy prey
tired of knowing I’ll be dying one day

Damn its been good, been a good run
I’ve been somebodys favorite son
Can’t account for my good luck
this whole world has got me love struck

We rush about on this pale blue dot
so much beauty in one spot
I’m grateful even with all our strife
It might be greedy wanting an afterlife

Save me, save my space
Don’t want to vanish from this place
Don’t know if I can keep the pace
Don’t think I’ll be getting any stronger

Being remembered is a vain little wish
A great big sea for such small fish
Don’t know if I can keep the pace
much longer, very much longer...

Song Stats

Hits: 511
Comments: 7
Fans: 0
Plays: 48
Downloads: 34
Votes: 3
Uploaded: Jul 28, 2005 - 09:20:23 PM
Last Updated: Jul 28, 2005 - 07:47:19 PM Last Played: Nov 20, 2009 - 12:24:58 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

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iMac g-5
MAudio 49e
Condenser mike

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GarageBand

Comments

bronco	bronco said 1578 days ago (July 29th, 2005)
	I Can Relate Yep, know what you mean. I'm a further down the trail and can tell you it doesn't get any easier. Check out my latest song called Strange Feeling

bronco	bronco said 1578 days ago (July 29th, 2005)
	I Can Relate Forgot to say I really liked the song. Good singing, melody and lyrics. That's one area that you should do more of. Check out my latest song called Strange Feeling

	Alan M Hall said 1576 days ago (August 1st, 2005)
	I Can Relate Thanks Bronco. Feels a bit like that dream where you are in the 9th grade and look down and are only wearing underwear. I appreciate your kind comments. A Check out my latest song called Fifty

aclarke	aclarke said 1577 days ago (July 31st, 2005)
	Is this what I have to look forward to? Hell, I just turned 40....damn. Very cool sentiment expressed with some exceptionally interesting lyrics. Backing vox (tick-tock) added a sense of urgency to the "tired" theme of the song. Well done! Check out my latest song called Ballad of The Little Tiki

	Alan M Hall said 1576 days ago (August 1st, 2005)
	Is this what I have Thanks for your comments. I'm glad you like the song. 50 ain't so bad; somewhere between forty and fifty you realize that you've passed a half a tank and there ain't no where to fillup. Grateful just the same. Alan Check out my latest song called Fifty

Joanna

Joanna said 1576 days ago (August 1st, 2005)

Nice!
Excellent work, Alan. The song drives the listener all the
way to the end, with clear, interesting vocals. The lyrics
have a lot to say, but the changing rhyme scheme was a
bit distracting. The song begins with no rhymes, then
rhymes the last two lines in the 2nd stanza, then rhymes
the entire stanza for a bit, but then breaks the pattern
again in the last two stanzas. I love rhyming lyrics (to my
mind, it adds to the rhythm and lyrical nature of a song).
Think about committing to a rhyme scheme and sticking
to it throughout the song (with the possible exception of
the chorus, where you can change up to add variety, if
suited).

Other than that small quibble, I really enjoyed the song.
You have a really interesting voice -- I couldn't stop
listening, and I love it when that happens.

Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

	Alan M Hall said 1574 days ago (August 3rd, 2005)
	Nice! Thanks Joanna, Those are really useful comments to me. The lyrics kind of fell together quickly, and I probably didn't exhaust the options for rhyme. The comments about my voice help my confidence a lot. That kind of feedback keeps me willing to keep working. Thanks again for listening and responding. Alan Check out my latest song called Fifty

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Pop music is a music genre that developed from the mid-1950s as a softer alternative to rock 'n' roll and later to rock music. It has a focus on commercial recording, often orientated towards a youth market, usually through the medium of relatively s

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