"His Motive (of Mind)"

Hello all,

For my third post today I will be going over my song, "His Motive (Of Mind)." Please don't get scared from the title, the song does NOT bite, I assure you! Yes, even I wonder why I can't be simple with naming songs sometimes too. 

The inspiration behind writing this song, was a dream that I had one night. An older boy, with a mask over his face. He was looking over a crowd of people as they were buying groceries. Long story short, he jumped into the crowd, stole a couple bags from some of the people and ran as fast as he could, before he was arrested by the police. In this dream, I was an onlooker, an observer, as I was watching it all unfold before my eyes. 

When I woke up, I was thinking that morning about it, and thought to myself that similar situations like someone stealing from others, happen every day, but we seem to tend to forget that there is always two parts to the story, or two sides. 

"He walks an unknown road,
 Doing everything he tried,
 No one would notice him,
 Until he became a lie,
 With everything around him,
 His passive ways, resigned,
 Setting an example, in,
 His motive, of mind,"

Someone about to steal money

Not that I comply at all with the actions of stealing, or theft. However, I do think that it's important to understand 'why' someone would do such a thing, and in "His Motive (Of Mind)" as a songwriter, I attempted to reflect both sides of such a situation. 

 "He walks an unknown road,
  Doing everything he tried,"

-If you're someone who has given up on all odds of helping yourself out with your problems, you would probably rely on no one, and just wake up every day, expecting nothing to happen. This line means simply that, once you've tried everything, there's nothing left."

"No one would notice him,
 Until he became a lie,
 With everything around him,
 His passive ways, resigned,
 Setting an example, in,
 His motive, of mind,"

-I wish this is not true, because all of you are beautiful and have something to offer in this world, but there are many who don't believe that. In my dream, this teenager was ignored by everyone, before he committed the crime. In that instant, he gave up on being nice or portraying himself in a nice light. He would give anything for people to notice him, so he did something bad. The irony is, all he wanted was love. All of you are loved, so never forget that, or let it slip your mind. Please remember that, it is very important :).

Enjoy the mini voice recording of "His Motive (Of Mind)" and till next post, peace out to all my drafters! =)

 
Sincerely,
Julian.

"As One"

Hello all,

I'm back once again! This is my second post out of three that I am working on for today!

This time, I will overview another song I wrote, called "As One." The story behind this one is fairly simple. Back in early 2012, when I was still a young boy in High School ..(Just playing, aha). In all seriousness, in 2012, after I wrote my first song, "Don't Run" (the story behind the song, and link to it is in the first post of Draftboard), I gained a burst of energy, and the will to write transpired out of me.

I never knew I could even write a song worth listening to, and believe me I was one of the SHYEST people ever. However, once I got over being shy and after my song was released to social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc, I started to see that there was a chance that words and concepts that I made, could one day be respected, perceived, and even held to heart.

"A world without crime,
  Is this what we're fighting for,
  A clock without time,
  Is this what we're racing towards,
  Another ring, another car,
  Sentiments to define, who we are,
  What of the pain, and suffering,
  That lead the world to,
  Agonizing as one,"

A hand holding the 'globe'

"As One" was one of the first '12' songs that I had written. To be precise, I think it was like number 4 or something, but yeah. Anyways, I had came up with the idea of the song with one direction in mind, to bring people together. I mean that was kind of also the message of a couple other songs I wrote as well, but this song was the first rendition of that message.

"A world without crime,
  Is this what we're fighting for,"

-This song is includes a lot of things, and one of them is just looking at the world as it is today. There is a lot of crime, a lot of senselessness, and a lot of havoc. I wanted to portray that in the simplest way possible in this song.

"A clock without time,
  Is this what we're racing towards,"

-This means that time is going by faster each and every day, even if we want it to slow down or be non-existent sometimes, so we don't feel as rushed with getting things done.

"Another ring, another car,
  Sentiments to define, who we are,
  What of the pain, and suffering,
  That leads to the world to,
  Agonizing as one,"

-Sometimes we as people care more about what's on our wrists, and necks, and not as much about  donating for a greater cause. It's human nature, it's who we are. We can do good for others, but we can also ignore to acknowledge others as well.

Enjoy the sample voice recording of "As One!" Till next post, peace out to all my drafters! ^_^

 
Sincerely,
Julian.

"Shadow Strangers"

Hello all,

For these posts today, I am going to be getting into one of the aspects of Draftboard, and I am going to post a portion of lyrics from one of my written songs, called "Shadow Strangers." For future blog posts in Draftboard, the outline will go something like this =):

"Pavement is solid, but hope is deep,
  Dreams are realities, when you sleep,
  This world is large enough for you, and me,
  When we're shadow strangers, in a world that's free,"

People helping out each other

This song, "Shadow Strangers" is mostly about helping out one another, and being there for each other. One day, my father and I were driving home from Brooklyn, and we saw a car, dismantled. There was a car accident, and the woman behind the steering wheel was in shock. She couldn't say a word, nor could she move. My dad and I went to help her, by trying to give her warmth and remove he numbness and fear that she was feeling at the time. Before time was speeding up, paramedics came, thanked us for our help in the effort, and took care of the rest of the situation.

This is how I got inspiration for writing "Shadow Strangers." Helping out a fellow person, be it a friend, a family member, or even a complete stranger.

"Pavement is solid, but hope is deep,"

-This means that you can't deny the feeling of stepping on solid ground. You feel it. When you fall and hit the floor, it may hurt you. You may feel pain. But having hope is just as strong as feeling pain.

"Dreams are realities, when you sleep,"

-This means that when you're dreaming, or even in shock, everything still seems so real to you, even if you may not notice it in the moment, or real time.

"This world is large enough for you, and me,
  When we're shadow strangers, in a world that's free,"

-This means that we all want to fix our situations and sometimes block others' situations out. However, at the end of the day, we're all people, we're all human, and it's nice to hear good stories of people helping each other once in a while, rather than all of the sad news we hear.

I hope you enjoy the mini voice recording of "Shadow Strangers!" Please provide any feedback or comments! It would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, and till next post, peace out to all my drafters!
   
Sincerely,
Julian.

What to Expect from Draftboard!

Hello all drafters!

Here is the rundown of what you can expect from Draftboard!

Here at Draftboard, the goal is ultimately to create a foundation, and provide a sense of realism to the phrase, "Music is a universal language." As a songwriter, I want to be able to help make that idea a reality, through my own songwriting experience, and ultimately through the stories that you all share with music of your own. 

There are a few key ideas to the site, which include the following:

 01. I will post portions of songs that I wrote, every week. Provided with explanations of why they are important to me, the inspiration behind the song, and a mini voice recording of the song, to flesh it out to the reader/listener. This section will be provided with comments and feedback, to engage in a conversation-type of setting. It'll be fun, so please stick around!

02. Another aspect of Draftboard, is that the site will include audio bites, videos, or transcripts of interviews with other musicians and artists. This will be to provide other lenses of how other artists and songwriters do their thing, and in turn, explaining what some songs of theirs, mean to them as well. Get ready for story time, woo!

03. The main idea of Draftboard, will be...can I get a drum roll please?

A draftboard! The main purpose of this section is to get others out of their shell. To open up. To share something that they think might NOT be worth sharing. This part simply will consist of being yourself! I want to build a community where everyone can share a song of their own, or share some lyrics that they wrote, without having the worries of peer pressure or nervousness hang over them. 

Think of the world being a large chalkboard, and everyone in the world writes their entire life on one page of loose-leaf paper. After that, they just take a piece of tape and tape their piece of paper, on the board, so it stays there forever. In easier terms, the world isn't just your playground, or proving grounds, it's your draftboard. It's a place for you to create something worthwhile, forever. 

As a songwriter, this site is designed to help musicians and songwriters further develop themselves along that goal of sharing their experiences, and sharing their work, whether it's lyrics to a sonf, or a full song itself. 

P.S. There will be other little sections provided but for now, these are the main ideas of the site! =)

That-that-that-that's ALL FOLKS! I hope you stick around, and thank you guys for reading and visiting Draftboard! 

Till next time, peace out to all my drafters!

Sincerely,
Julian.

Ready to Write Our Lives!

Hello everyone,

My name is Julian Wilson, and I am a singer-songwriter! Lately I've been wondering about something. I've heard a couple times throughout my life (even though I'm only 19, haha), that music is the closest thing we have to a 'universal language.'

Universal?! (That means all of the galaxies right?)

Well, not quite. Not universal in terms of milky ways and stars across the horizon, but more so in connectivity. Not only as musicians, actors, and athletes, but as people. We always find ourselves looking to connect with one another. For little young me (see what I did there), I found a way to stretch that connection, a little bit less than two years ago. 2012, marks the year when I became a 'full-time' songwriter, and when I wrote and recorded my first song, "Don't Run."

Oh yeah, I got the sign! That's right, =p

However, this blog is not about the journey of one song. It's not about the journey of my time being a songwriter. This blog is about how I want to help others, through my songwriting, and help to build a community that is based off of a foundation of speaking out about yourself, and most importantly not being shy to bring something that you have made to the table. 

Welcome to Draftboard, everybody!

I will explain the rundown of Draftboard in the next post, but for now, sit back, relax and enjoy the song that drove me to 'draft' this site up, "Don't Run." Located in the link below.

 "Don't Run" / DON'T RUN

Till next time, peace out my drafters!

Sincerely,
Julian.