In honor of receiving my grades back for my second semester of grad school, I’ve decided to share some of the many songs I (or my friends and I) have written for school projects. Basically, if a creative project was assigned, you can bet I probably sang something. Eventually, I will record these to share via video, but until then, I hope you enjoy my cheesy, school-related lyrics.
Somewhere Over the Ocean (to be sung to the tune of Somewhere Over the Rainbow)
AP Project
written November 9, 2009
Eds. Note content of 4th verse.
Somewhere over the ocean
Way up high
There’s a land that I’ve heard of more than once in a style guide.
Somewhere over the ocean,
way offshore
I dream of an oasis, clouds made of something more.
One day I’ll zigzag ’cross the sky and wake up with the ZIP codes far behind me
Where troubles split like Oreos, and life’s better when you’re with those
who make you happy.
Somewhere off the horizon, seagulls fly
Gulls fly over the ocean
Why, damnit, why can’t I?
OK, if little seagulls fly beyond the ocean
Why, oh, why can’t I?
Los pensamientos de Ernesto: Un canción
based on Diarios de Motocicleta
written May 10, 2006
Es la revolución de la vida.
Es un tipo de alucinación
Sobre la gente y muchas aventuras
Para expresar un latido del corazón
Es la tierra cuando necesito mi familia
Es la tierra cuando estoy sin hogar
Yo soy pobre sin mi tierra de la vida
Estoy contento cuando yo voy a cantar
Canto bien, cuando tu estas aquí
Mi tierra, por favor, quiero vivir contigo
Las calles conducen a todas partes del mundo
Algún día, las partes conducen a mí.
Lo siento para mi acción futura
No puedo predecir el resultado
Ni un alma cree que tu voz contiene paz
Porque tus mentiras está al lado
Miento bien, cuando tu estas aquí
Mi tierra, por favor, quiero vivir contigo
Las calles conducen a todas partes del mundo
Algún día, las partes conduciran a mi
Es la revolución de la vida.
Es un tipo de alucinación
Sobre la gente y muchas aventuras
Para expresar un latido del corazón
Lead Project: Laws 19, 20, and 21
Law of Timing, Explosive Growth, and Legacy
written October 5, 2005
Once upon a time, not long ago
A leader was born, then made
He tried to get to the top of the heap
By climbing the foundation he laid
He was in luck, that lucky man
His timing was just right
The country was in need of him
He didn’t even have to fight
As leaders lead, so leaders go
The followers go, too
But all you need is honesty
And the path will soon lead you
Cuz’ then there was this other guy
Who tried to lead his pack
But since his timing was way off
His followers sent him back
This other guy, his timing wasn’t
The only thing that was wrong
He did not know how leaders lead
He sang a broken song
As leaders lead, so leaders go
The followers go too
But all you need is honesty
And the path will soon lead you
The lucky man, his legacy
Was something we respect
And every time you speak his name
What he did you’ll never forget
The other guy he did no wrong
Except I draw a blank
At what his name or legacy was
The man just had no rank
As leaders lead, so leaders go
The followers go, too
But all you need is honesty
And the path will soon lead you
Oh lead your leaders
Lead your soul
Oh lead your leaders now
And the business wheels will roll
As leaders lead, so leaders go
The followers go, too
But all you need is honesty
And the path will soon lead you
Oh the path will soon lead you
Oh the path will soon lead you
Desensitization: The Musical
written May 27, 2004
Take my hand
Watch me fall
I will go slowly
Watching the
TV screen
Deaths are still tolling
Media’s laughing when everyone’s down
We always treat death with a faraway frown
So watching the
TV screen
Everything’s real
What we watch today are
The things we can’t feel
The world is still waiting while drying their tears
The heroes we emulate never have fears
Chorus:
We’ve lost all our senses
Our reason to cry
We’ve put up defenses
When we see someone die
So take my hand
Watch me fall
There goes the world
Humanity’s left us as
Violence unfurls
Every year media takes many lives
They know that not all of us always survive
Chorus:
We’ve lost all our senses
Our reason to cry
We’ve put up defenses
When we see someone die
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