Must Be Done Alone: A song inspired by Chris Mccandless

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LiveYourDreams
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Must Be Done Alone: A song inspired by Chris Mccandless

Postby LiveYourDreams » Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:33 am

Hey Guys,
I wrote this song a while back and I thought it would be cool to share the lyrics with you all. After reading and watching Into The Wild I felt inspired and wanted to write a song. It is called "Must Be Done Alone". Let me know what you think.

"From an early age I could always sense
that living is so pointless
if all you do is work your life away.

Living is a point of view,
is that screen in front of you
fulfilling all the dreams of yesterday.

If only you could get to know
the person that I want to show,
then perhaps you’d better understand.

What’s good for you ain’t good for me,
I’ve never cared much for money,
it’s never made me a better man.

Now I know that life ain’t easy
but it sure as hell ain’t hard
if you live your life behind a concrete guard.

I’ve been sailing the pavements and walking along the sea,
desperately searching for the man that I want to be.
Failing to speak to those I couldn’t understand,
preferring to sing a song with the music of the land.
I’m not sure what I’m looking for but I’ll know when it is found,
It’ll tell me all I need to know without uttering a sound.
To all of those I left behind I promise one day I’ll come home,
as much as I would like you here this is something that must be done alone.

Society I fail to see
the good in what you’ve offered me,
the cage is nice but the chains are too damn tight.

You cut our flesh, you crushed our bones,
you mixed us up and created clones,
our freedom flew away into the night.

My body’s a ship for my soul
and I will sail it pole to pole,
never looking back just straight ahead.

Stopping to enjoy the view,
taking note of all things new,
the stars above shine down upon my bed.

Now I know that life ain’t easy
but it sure as hell ain’t hard
if you live your life behind a concrete guard.

I’ve been sailing the pavements and walking along the sea,
desperately searching for the man that I want to be.
Failing to speak to those I couldn’t understand,
preferring to sing a song with the music of the land.
I’m not sure what I’m looking for but I’ll know when it is found,
It’ll tell me all I need to know without uttering a sound.
To all of those I left behind I promise one day I’ll come home,
as much as I would like you here this is something that must be done alone.

A great man once declared
that happiness is only real when shared,
appreciate the times with those you love.

Don’t walk your life being to run,
because when it’s finished, when it’s done,
your feet can't touch the ground from up above.

And when you’re knocking on deaths door,
looking back on nothing more
than WORKING WORKING WORKING till you drop.

Would you choose to turn back time,
get the clock and press rewind,
would you climb the mountain to the top?

Now I know that life ain’t easy
but it sure as hell ain’t hard
if you live your life behind a concrete guard.

I’ve been sailing the pavements and walking along the sea,
desperately searching for the man that I want to be.
Failing to speak to those I couldn’t understand,
preferring to sing a song with the music of the land.
I’m not sure what I’m looking for but I’ll know when it is found,
It’ll tell me all I need to know without uttering a sound.
To all of those I left behind I promise one day I’ll come home,
as much as I would like you here this is something that must be done alone.
It must be done alone.
It must be done alone.
Must Be Done Alone."

freeSpirit
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Re: Must Be Done Alone: A song inspired by Chris Mccandless

Postby freeSpirit » Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:03 pm

good job my man!! sweet rhyming skills. touching. :)

LiveYourDreams
Posts: 15
Joined: Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:53 pm
Location: England

Re: Must Be Done Alone: A song inspired by Chris Mccandless

Postby LiveYourDreams » Sat Nov 05, 2011 7:46 pm

cheers man

Moose200x
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Re: Must Be Done Alone: A song inspired by Chris Mccandless

Postby Moose200x » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:03 am

Does this have a beat to go with it?


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