[starsailor]

Hi guys, Carol M posted an idea on the Our University thread about doing a rap based on the theme of a Runaway girl, I did a short demo for that thread and have tried to build on that, Carol did a great song so she's a hard act to follow but this is a different take on the theme, I can't rap so that was a bit of a sticking point, this song is also a bit experimental and is a vocal laid over a hip hop track, this was a bit difficult to get right but I've tried my best, it was fun doing it , hope it's ok as it is a bit unusual, Here are the lyrics

RUNAWAY GIRL

Runaway girl like a runaway train
Gonna hit the buffers gonna crash again

She doesn't know what she's running for
She just packed her clothes and ran out the door

She doesn't know where she wants to go
She's just gotta get out and that's all she knows

Runaway girl like a runaway train
Gonna hit the buffers gonna crash again

Runaway girl are you sure it's right
There's a lot of darkness in the city lights
Don't be a victim in an angry world
Your people love you runaway girl

Runaway girl like a runaway train
Gonna hit the buffers gonna crash again

She doesn't know what she's running for
She just packed her clothes and ran out the door

She doesn't know where she wants to go
She's just gotta get out and that's all she knows

Runaway girl like a runaway train
Gonna hit the buffers gonna crash again

Runaway girl guess you had to go
You had your reasons but only you know
They didn't listen to a word you said
How could they know what was in your head

Runaway girl like a runaway train
Gonna hit the buffers gonna crash again

She doesn't know what she's running for
She just packed her clothes and ran out the door

She doesn't know where she wants to go
She's just gotta get out and that's all she knows

Runaway girl like a runaway train
Gonna hit the buffers gonna crash again

Runaway girl you went off the rails
It's easy to run when all else fails
They meant to help you not push you away
Runaway girl let them have their say

Runaway girl like a runaway train
Gonna hit the buffers gonna crash again

She doesn't know what she's running for
She just packed her clothes and ran out the door

She doesn't know where she wants to go
She's just gotta get out and that's all she knows

Runaway girl like a runaway train
Gonna hit the buffers gonna crash again

Runaway girl get off that train
The route your taking will lead to more pain
Stop at the station and think for a while
The ones that love you are missing their child

End slow fade out


Neat Idea Carol (And a cool challenge)

Best Wishes

Chris

[eddiez152]

Think that came together pretty well, cool beat.

[starsailor]

Thanks for having a listen Eddiez, that beat does bounce along nicely

[allthumbs]

Cool.

[johnnydoxx]

Nice going - vocals match the mood of the topic.

[starsailor]

Thanks for having a listen Allthumbs and Johnnydoxx, and for your comments, it was good experimenting on this track

Best Wishes

Chris

[damian]

very nice!

[carol m]

Good job, Chris. It came together really well. All we need now are 8 more Runaway Girl songs for the 10 song CD called Runaway Girl by 'Our Mob' (that's us at GFB of course).

[starsailor]

Originally Posted by damian

very nice!

Thanks for having a listen damian, glad you liked it

Originally Posted by carol m

Good job, Chris. It came together really well. All we need now are 8 more Runaway Girl songs for the 10 song CD called Runaway Girl by 'Our Mob' (that's us at GFB of course).

It was a neat idea Carol, I wasn't too sure what to do after I did the little talking demo, I wasn't too sure if this would work but it didn't turn out too badly and has a good message I hope, who's turn is it now?

[X4StringDrive]

Well done Chris

[starsailor]

Thanks Kenny, it was good doing this

[knight46]

Nice going Chris, well done.

[starsailor]

Thanks Knight, good to see you around again

[Jomi]

Has a nice sound and I liked the beat too. Chris, I use headphones (too mean to buy speakers) and the voice panned right with drum beat panned left had an 'unbalanced' feel to it. Have you ever listened to music and only one side of your headphones work? It was a bit like that - slightly uncomfortable. Apart from that I thought your voice really suited the song, nice one

[starsailor]

Thanks for listening Jomi and for your comments, I think the panning was a bit of bad editing on my part, I'm still getting the hang of it, these are seperate tracks so I'll see if I can straighten it out a bit, hope you're well and good to hear from you

All the Best

Chris