FAWM: "Constantly Changing"

Constantly Changing

2 weeks ago by @raspberry33

Skirmish: Everything is constantly ... (@robinleaf)

Constantly Changing

raspberry33

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Liner Notes

Change is inevitable - it's how you deal with it that counts.

Working for the past year on #theatrical and #musical theatre themes has expanded my default mode for a #skirmish under time pressure. I came back from a walk with about 20 minutes left on this challenge, and somehow a #waltz came out. I posted the first draft, but it took a bit longer to post a #personwithpiano #theatrical demo. Thanks @robinleaf for the prompt.

Lyrics

Constantly Changing (I still have you)

Verse 1:
Took a long walk today
It's my favorite way to stay sane - what's yours?
Too many changes in too short a span
Are we stuck on a train? A runaway train?

V2:
The jet stream’s descended far to the South
Thunderhead clouds are aloft
Busy and dizzy from spinning too fast
Are we moving too fast to ever step off?

CHORUS:
Everything’s in disarray Things are not going our way
With everything constantly changing I’m so glad I still have you

V3:
Breaking news every half-hour
Groceries fly from the shelf
Turn off the screens manufacturing dreams
I need to see - see for myself

Bridge:
A Realtor's sign on the neighbor's front lawn
That house changed hands just two years ago
It's clear that there's movement and motion and speed
But do we know it's the right way to go?

History teaches if we choose to observe
There are valleys in each mountain range
No wonder it's tempting to live in the past
When the only constant in life - is change
>CHORUS

c. 2025 raspberry33

Comments

@raspberry33 2w

Thanks for the kind words, especially @berni1954. I've been channelling my inner Rogers and Hammerstein after spending the last 18 months writing and scoring a musical. And I'm beginning to think in visual terms and how the music might be performed out of my rock-and-roll comfort zone.

@berni1954 2w

“Turn off the screens manufacturing dreams
I need to see - see for myself “ I applauded this aloud.
Then that last verse just sealed the whole deal.
I could really see this as one of those “key moment” songs in a musical where the protagonist pours their heart out and then things either start to improve or go to hell in a handcart.

@raspberry33 2w

Demo coming soon! I couldn't resist the latest (5 PM EST) prompt for #notnormal but will post the semi-final result for this song later this evening.