'Brave Face'

Sorry for the delay in my posting - I have been on holiday!
Posts should come once every week on Wednesdays until further notice. I know today is not a Wednesday but I am making up for lost time!
This song was actually written after I listened to something on a radio. My best friend was listening too and it meant to the end to one of my dreams and she told me to stop wearing a brave face, and cry if I want to cos obviouysly it was a big thing! So I hope you like it and can relate to it. If you'd like to have a go at putting some music to these lyrics, as always you have free reign to, just comment the post to let me know! Thank you!

BRAVE FACE

Outro:

You don’t need to wear a brave face

No no

Brave face

No no

V1:

You keep everything hidden

Inside that beautiful smile          

Beneath the surface you’re being bitten

By these tears that just have to come out

And you don’t want no one to see you cry

But you’ve gotta let it out sometimes

Chorus:

There’s no need to wear a mask

No way to make it past

While you’ve still got your brave face on

It’s a lie you said so yourself

So please stop pretending to me and everyone else

Take off your brave face

No no

No no

Brave face

No no

No no

V2:

Baby look at me

Do you truly believe?

That I would walk out if you broke down

Cos I won’t I’m here to stay

And you don’t want to feel your pain

Cos they deserve much better than the rain

(Repeat Chorus)

M8:

Take off

The part of you you think you’re made of

Cos you are so beautiful beneath the mask

Oh yeah you don’t have to suffer in silence

Just say the word and I will come running

No matter what I will never leave

So please baby believe

That you don’t have to wear a brave face

It hurts me so bad that you’re going through this pain

Yet you don’t for one minute let the disguise slip

You think you’re so alone but you’re not

Baby

(Repeat Chorus).

Copyright © 2010 Stephanie Carfrae. All Rights Reserved.

Steph

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'Sugar-Coated Goodbye'

If the title isn't self-explainatory to you: 'sugar-coated' means someone who'll dress up something so that it doesn't look like what it is.

I was told this had a 'Didn't I?' by Cheryl Cole feel to it.

As with all my songs, anyone who wants to put music to this, comment on this post and feel free to have free reign over it.

It is called:

SUGAR-COATED GOODBYE

V1:

You said why try again

We both know how it’s gonna end

End in tears on both sides

But baby you know I never wanna say goodbye

You said it’s a bit late

And our current state is at checkmate

Checkmate I’m gonna wipe out your king

But baby until the day I die I’ll still believe

Chorus:

That you are the reason I live

You’re the person I was destined to be with

You took all that I had to give

But there is no other person I would forgive

But  please now don’t make me cry

Don’t give me a sugar-coated goodbye

V2:

If you’re adamant to take your leave

Then there’s nothing I can say to stop you taking it

You will leave my heart empty

And you know you will be breaking it

Every inch further away you get

Not one moment of our love did I regret

Maybe one day you’ll think of me

And how great this could have been I still believe

(Repeat Chorus)

M8:

I strongly believe

You were the one made for me

And we will always be destined

No matter what you say

I know this is true

For me there is no one but you

Oh I believe

(Repeat Chorus)

Copyright © 2010 Stephanie Carfrae. All rights reserved.

I hope you liked it. As always, comments are welcome!

Steph

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'What Makes A Strong Person'

This is a song I wrote a few years ago. It got 'commended entry' in the songwriting contest in the lyrics category in 2011. I hope you like it.

What makes a strong person

V1:

There’s a lot to learn in this life

you’ve gotta fight to stay alive

If you’re ever in doubt

And you can’t find a way out

Having the courage to say

I’ll be ok is the first stage

Chorus:

What makes a strong person

Is not what they’re capable of

It’s having belief in yourself

and having faith in love

What makes a strong person

Is not determined by what you’re going through

It’s having belief in yourself

I know a strong person lies inside of you

V2:

There’s a lot of people in this world

Who will trample on you if you’re not careful girl

If you ever fall down

And you look up but no one’s around

You can pick up the pieces and the courage to say

I’m not letting this blow my chances away

(Repeat Chorus)

M8:

Hmm yes you need courage

To say these things

But it’s not hard to get

Just believe in yourself

And you can do anything

Change the world in a minute

Just put your heart and soul in it

Cos

(Repeat Chorus)

Copyright © 2010 Stephanie Carfrae. All rights reserved.

 Comments welcome! Thank you for reading.

Steph

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'Behind The Scenes'

I wrote this a few years ago. It's about loving the person for who they are underneath. I hope you like it.

It's called: BEHIND THE SCENES

V1:

There’s an image and it’s fading out

There’s a person and she’s melting into the background

There’s a sense of hope in the air

Maybe it’s crazy but it’s because you’re there

And oh don’t make her dreams end

No you can play the role of her hero

Chorus:

Behind the scenes

I see what you want no one to see

When the curtains close

You stand with a million roses

Behind the scenes

I see you so incomplete

When the curtain closes at your feet

I feel your heart beat

Inside of mine

Ooh inside of mine

V2:

There’s a girl waiting on the sidelines

Wondering if you will ever see her the way she wishes to be seen

But you don’t not at the moment no no no

She’s just the girl hanging around at the end of the show

And ooh you could crumble her dreams swo easily

No you can break her into tiny pieces

(Repeat Chorus)

M8:

Oh baby

No when you gonna see?

Behind the scenes

Yes that girl is me

I see all of you and I know it’s what I need

You’re standing there so incomplete

Let’s see if we can change that baby

I don’t know but it’s worth a shot

Baby I don’t care if we make it or not

I just wanna be with you close to you

I just need you to tell me you want it too.

Copyright © 2010 Stephanie Carfrae. All Rights Reserved.

I hope you liked it. Comments are welcome, as always!

Steph

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'The Box'

Everyone has a secret that they've never shared...this is my attempt to say that you never know what'll happen unless you share it...And I thought of giving it character like a memory in the back of a mind could be filled with shadows but it could be just the spark someone else needed. I'm just saying don't be afraid to undress those shadows in your mind...you may be surprised by what you uncover...

THE BOX

V1:

There’s a box in the hall

That you have never unpacked

You don’t know what could be in there at all

It’s time to see that you lack

You just walk past it

Hardly notice its there anymore

Just an old box sitting on the floor

Chorus:

There could be dragons and kings

But you’re far too busy

To even turn an eye

You just walk on by

There could be paupers or princes

You could find rags or riches

But you’ll never know

If you don’t sl-ow down

V2:

There’s a photograph in the box

Of one you dearly loved

Will it ever see the light of day?

Sometimes it’s good to sit and reminisce

About the past and people you miss

You think it’s the past it’s gone time to move on

But it’s the past that makes us strong

(Repeat Chorus)

M8:

Oh oh

Don’t let memories slip away

Cos you’ll find you’ll miss ‘em some day

Ooh let memories live on

And then when we are gone

They’ll be someone to remember oh oh.

Copyright © 2010 Stephanie Carfrae. All rights reserved.

I hope you liked it. Comments are always welcome. Thank you for reading. xx

Explanations (& 'We'll Be Together'

I have been told I need to find a composer with a studio...which is apparently the easy part! But I've found it difficult to find someone without first showing them my lyrics. As it goes, you have to do this part anyway, so that is why I thought I'd set up this blogger because this surely reaches a wide variety of people, perhaps some that could help me on my mission. So if you think there's any way you could possibly help me please leave a comment at the bottom of this post.

My hero is Danny Jones (as some of you well know) but he has grown into that position, when i was eleven i didn't just turn around and place the name at his head. He has helped me in ways I can't even understand, he has helped me understand who I am. And I'm a great fan of his music.  There's nothing I wouldn't give to someday work with him. But it's Ok for now, I'm happy being without his presence because he has taught me that to be a great fan is to keep some distance. Sure admire him, and maybe even pine for him but do it in your home. Maybe someday my dream of working with him will come true, but he has taught me to show him distance and I respect him for that. I don't know, but he probably respects people who give him distance as well, more than the fans who sleep outside his house.

So here is a lyric I wrote about Danny.

It is called 'We'll Always Be Together' I hope you enjoy:

Outro:

When I’m about to give up

I have nothing else to aim for

I hold on to the chance of love

I smile cos I know you’re in the world

Somewhere running with my care

V1:

When I’m down

I can feel you around

You’re not there physically baby

But I feel how much you care for me

I know it’s silly every hour looking out the window

But you could be there who knows?

Chorus:

This life is crazy

And I know it’ll take some risks baby

To get to you

But I’ll see it through

This life is scary

And I know I can be a little larey

But it’s Ok cos you know that in the end

We’re gonna be together my friend

V2:

When I feel low

You don’t have to be around so I know

Just a smile can turn the world on its head

And make everything all right again

I know I’ve got thank you for that

And helping me regain the hope I lack

(Repeat Chorus)

M8:

I just don’t know how I would get by

If you weren’t in my life

It’s not a physical hand

You reach out to me when nobody can

I’m not gonna try find words to convey what I mean

Cos baby I never could explain how I feel

Thank you for keeping me alive

(Repeat Chorus).

© 2012 S. Carfrae

Of all the lyrics I write, these ones to Danny are the hardest. Because every song has a subtly different meaning. No one lyric ever explains how he's helped me or what he's helped me with, because I don't honestly know! Comments are always welcomed.Thank you.

'Damn You'

I realise now that I should put up a little intro before the lyrics so that you can decide whether it's worth a read!
   This one is called 'Damn You' and it's about those people who you find always smile, even when everything's the matter. I like to think of myself as a kind of Taylor Swift of lyrics - of course she is amazing and my talents are incomparable - but I like to think I cover a wide genre of categories and that they will hopefully suit your tastes!

I will give you a little history as to how I started writing lyrics in the first place: I was eleven when I started because of Danny Jones from McFLY! He inspired me to write a lyric called 'The Frozen World' and I never looked back! I am eternally grateful. We'll see how many comments I get on this and previous posts and I might even let you see the first lyric I ever wrote. It is crap, by standards of what I write nowadays. I have written over 1, 500 lyrics, it is my favourite past time! So, I think that's enough for now! I hope you enjoy 'Damn You':

Chorus:

Damn you and your confidence

Damn you and your patience

Damn you and your so-called innocence

Damn you dancing in your hot pants

Cos you don’t have a worry in the world

Oh we all wish we could be that girl

Damn you and your lifestyle

Damn you and your smile

V1:

You try to hide behind your smile

Like it hasn’t been tough walking every mile

But then you stop and look at me

Say it’s not easy but I’m used to channelling

The pain and hurt away so that I can happy

I never wanna be sad cos I want people to be glad

When they get a dose of my presence

Want smiles on their faces and they hate to disappoint

(Repeat Chorus)

V2:

When the weather’s rough

And life is tough

You must feel low

Then you say no I don’t

See cos if I can raise a smile

It’s worth it every single mile

Just to get here

Don’t be silly: no more tears

(Repeat Chorus)

M8:

I know life is hard for everyone

You’ve just gotta channel all the bad energy

Into a positive one and you’ll see the sun

It shines every day even behind the clouds

To remind us to never give up and not look down

Turn your smiles into a positive force

(Repeat Chorus)

Hey.

© 2012 S. Carfrae

Comments are always welcomed. Thank you for viewing!

Steph

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'Someone's Shadow'

Chorus:

I am no longer someone’s shadow

I’ve got people to see places to go

I’ve stepped out of your shadow

Cos now is my time you know

I’m gonna make history

I don’t know how but I will just wait and see

I am no longer someone’s shadow

String me along for the ride cos I won’t

Say anything to contradict

But now I am saying this

I am not under anyone’s control

I live for me that is my role

V1:

In this life heard so many times

That it’s so-o tough

And it is I’m not gonna lie

Or say I’ve had a peachy time

Yes it’s hard

And living in the shadows you’re just a part

Of the track that runs for miles

I just buckled up and smile

(Repeat Chorus)

V2:

In this life it isn’t easy

If you hide behind someone else

I made the decision I wanna be me

And though I know life won’t fit perfectly

I’m proud to be who I am

Making all the wrong plans

My mistakes are mine to keep

I wouldn’t wanna be anyone but me

(Repeat Chorus)

M8:

In this life I’m stepping into the light

Cos it’s my time to shine

Don’t need you to hide behind

I’m ok on my own

Cos I know I’m not alone

Hey I’m not your shadow anymore

I am free of that for sure

Cos I decided

No matter what the result of the fight is

I’m living for me.

© 2012 S. Carfrae

 Contact me if you are interested in putting music to this. Please leave some feedback for me,  I will try to work on whatever needs it. Thank you.

Steph

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Introductions

Hi. I am Steph Carfrae.
 I write lyrics but not the music which makes it tough to get your message out to the world! So I thought I'd start a blog to let you see what kind of things I write. The idea has been in my head for a long time and the concept "Just do it!" really helped me to see that if I want anything in this world, it would be your feedback on my work. So I hope you will look at my work and give it the feedback I can work on for the future.

Thank you for reading this much!

Steph

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