Just A Taste

I love the playful energy that floats throughout the song I have attached (Imagine Dragon - Ragged Insomnia)

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This is the kind of beat I imagined as I wrote these lyrics. Female or male vocalist with a strong blended harmony in the chorus and bridge, and it needs a strong drum beat. The verses are breathy and follow the strum of a bass guitar with the second verse building to the drum beat in the chorus.

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VERSE ONE:

At a tequila bar

And I'm drinkin' whiskey

She strums an old guitar

Like she could miss me

Wearin' a foolish grin

And those old battlescars

Her eyes invite me in

Her not quite broken heart

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VERSE TWO:

She looks me up and down

And orders a shot

Says, "I've been passed around"

But I've never been caught.

I don't want to settle down

Can't call the kettle black"

The words, "I can do without"

Tattooed cross' her back

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CHORUS: (Upbeat and increasing with energy as the chorus plays on)

Now she's taken another soul

Collects them like bottlecaps'

She says, when you lose control

You'll find where the party's at

Not too good at hangin' round

Has somewhere else to be

I'm just another clown

In her registry

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BRIDGE: (ballaad-esk, soft and growly, ending with complete surrender)

Fallin' for her rhythm, I'm fallin' on my knees

Freedom is a prison, and that girl, she holds the key

Don't think that I can shake it, I let her steal my heart awayyyy

I guess I'll have to face it, I kinda like the way it tastes

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CHORUS:

Now she's taken another soul

She collects them like bottlecaps'

She says, when you lose control

That's when you'll find where the party's at

She's not too good at hangin' round

Says she has somewhere else to be

I guess I'm just another clown

Written in her registry

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VERSE THREE:

She lingers on my lips

My tongue can't get enough

Jonesing for another kiss

To free me from the stuff

She deals my drug of choice

Knows I'm sold, with no way out

It only takes her voice

And her fingers on my mouth

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CHORUS:

Now she's taken another soul

Collects them like bottlecaps'

She says, when you lose control

That's when you'll find where the party's at

She's not too good at hangin' round

Says she's somewhere else to be

I guess I'm just another clown

Written in her registry

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PRE CHORUS:

Yeah, she's the keeper of my soul

And it's hers without a fight

Some she's bartered, some she stole

A thief out prowling in the night

Her guitar, a lethal weapon

The songs she sings, will do you in

She's out teaching another lesson

Like the devil selling sin

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CHORUS:

Now she's taken another soul

Collecting them, like bottlecaps'

She says, when you learn to lose control

You'll find where the party's at

She's no good at hangin' round

Says she has somewhere else to be

I'm happy to be just a clown

Written in her registry

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OUTRO:

No need to feel bad for me

I like the way my body spins

Drifting away I'm finally free

And I don't want this buzz to end

Drunk on her high, til she cuts me off

Till she decides to let me be

Sitting in a tequila bar

Drinking her shots of whiskey neat

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A/N

I wanted to come up with a tune for the summer. Get out driving in the car with the windows down, singing at the top of my lungs to a tune that has some bite. I hope you agree that this just might be it.

Thank you for coming along.