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euphonies 02-01-2010 10:37 AM

China On The Floor V1
 
This is my first post on Music Banter, by the by :D. I'm gonna stay using my handle here, but I like nicknames.

These are the lyrics to a song I've posted for critique on Youtube. My username is "TheEuphonies."

Wake up,
My loves
It's a beautiful day
Good for being broken and fading away
Porcelain and fabric, and it's such a show
When they forget themselves and it's you that they throw

Mama says it's a beautiful thing
vacant words and diamond rings
With my
Lion I can rule the world
Nobody now calls me a little girl
Chocolate castles and candy stars
Mama thinks higher of men at the bars
Maybe it's time now to open the door
Maybe this time she'll be the china on my floor.

Wake up
My loves
It's a beautiful time
Good for being broken and made to die
Singsong sweetness, and it's such a sight
When they forget their "love" and they leave the light

Mama wants such vicious things
vacant words and diamond rings
With my
Lion I can rule the world
Nobody now calls me a little girl
Chocolate castles and candy stars
Mama thinks higher of men at the bars
Maybe it's time now to open the door
Maybe this time she'll be the china on my floor.

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Critiques would be appreciated very much on here and on Youtube.

t3hplatyz0rz 02-01-2010 11:43 AM

I'm on a public computer, so I can't use Youtube, but just based off of your lyrics I'd say that you have some good ideas.
Is this about someone who... is violent towards her mum?
I mean, when I think of china on the floor, I think it's broken. Does this mean that, since "maybe this time she [the mom?] will be the china on my floor", that the child will "break" the mom?

Anyway, I think that some parts of it can be a little unclear, but that's not a bad thing. I think that you've got some very good lines, such as
Quote:

With my
Lion I can rule the world
Nobody now calls me a little girl
Chocolate castles and candy stars
Mama thinks higher of men at the bars
and also,
Quote:

It's a beautiful day
Good for being broken and fading away
.
But you also have some weaker lines, such as
Quote:

With my
Lion I can rule the world
I'm not saying that that's horrible or anything, but it seems a little bit random to be using this image of a lion. A lion generally reperesents courage, streingth, and power, and using this animal in particular doesn't seem to fit with the narrator's image of a "Chocolate castles and candy stars" kind of girl.

Keep it up! This is pretty cool stuff.

euphonies 02-01-2010 12:48 PM

Thanks! I appreciate it.


The song is about a girl with an abusive mother, but the last line of the chorus focuses on revenge.

Talking about the "lion" reference, it's because of the character the song is based on, but I'm in agreement that it doesn't quite fit. Any ideas for what might work, anybody?


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