Draftboard: 04/23/14

Have you ever encountered a time where you were sitting on the couch, watching TV, when all of a sudden...

Your soul escapes from your body.

You made sure it wasn't a dream, but you still tried and tried again to prove that is was in fact a dream...but,

Your eyes were open, and you were awake the entire time.

Haven't had an experience like that? Well, a family member of mine did. The scientific term for it, is having an, "Out of Body Experience."

Does the term sound a little familiar now? Even if not, it still strikes me as being a very interesting concept. That concept knocked on the door inside my head, when my mother told me that story, back in 2012. So what did I do with that knowledge embedded in my brain? While songwriting at the time, I asked the question to myself.

"Could I possibly write a song to this?"

Nevertheless, I did. One of my favorite songs to this day, next to "Where Hearts Meet Minds" and a couple of others to be brought to the light soon. I tried to evoke the emotion, the surreality, the experience, and the wonder, all in one song. For one of my first songs, I could not contain my excitement about exploring that concept on the surface. It was one of the biggest rushes of adrenaline that I have ever received while writing music.

I also finished it in twenty minutes as well, haha. It was a very short-rendered song, but it served its purpose, and in the end, it came out short and sweet.

"Rising up, lifting sensation,
I'm well afraid, that I count to ten,
Watching, this world that I live in,
Observing, form the outside-in,
Interpret, many walking souls,
Stories, worth as shining gold,
Worried, what they can't be told,
Within me, I've been feeling,
Cold,

Soar, this feeling of desperation,
But I can see, upon me,
The will of elevation,

Soar, the sight of deprivation,
But I can feel, what is real,
The cycle of destination,"

A girl having an "Out of Body" experience

"Rising up, lifting sensation,
I'm well afraid, that I count to ten,
Watching, this world that I live in,
Observing, from the outside-in,
Interpret, many walking souls,
Stories, worth as shining gold,
Worried, what they can't be told,
Within me, I've been feeling,
Cold,"

This excerpt basically defines the underlying message of this song. In the true story, my relative's spirit (soul), left their body, and took flight out of a window. In this instant, their soul literally began to take 'flight,' as they flew through the sky, soaring higher and higher up. As they were flying around, it was just like any other day, and they were observing people walking about their daily lives. This excerpt reflects those first moments.

"Soar, this feeling of desperation,
But I can see, upon me,
The will of elevation,
Soar, the sight of deprivation,
But I can feel, what is real,
The cycle of destination,"

Soaring through the sky. Feeling desperate, because you cannot explain or show anyone what is happening to you. After all, it is your spirit, and spirits are not visible to the naked eye, like a human body. As you are elevated and flying through the sky, you still feel like yourself, but you're just not in your body. These are paraphrases from the words that my relative told me, for when their "Out of Body" experience, occurred. This is the true meaning of this part of the song, aka the 'chorus.' It is also the most important message of the song in my opinion. What I gathered from talking to my relative, was an amazing new way of thinking, and a cool song to go along with it on the side. ^^

Thanks for reading this post of Draftboard! Enjoy the mini-acapella of "Soar" as your reward! Very fun writing in this post!

Sincerely,
Julian.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Song of the Day #13: There For Tomorow - "A Little Faster"

Quote #16 - J.Cole

"I don't live for the accolades. I'm more so about the music. Making it, and putting it out. Those are the two best feelings." ~ J.Cole

"Soar"