FAWM: "No Wrong Answers No Gold Stars"

No Wrong Answers No Gold Stars

13 hours ago by @nancycunning

No Wrong Answers No Gold Stars

nancycunning

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Liner Notes

#firstfruits #singersongwriter

I started this song Thursday for the Friday #songsidekicksongcircle hosted by @unknownbecky I got interrupted by figuring out that my furnace had gone causing a few faucets to explode. I sang the already written parts to myself while I cleaned up the flood, then finished writing it Sunday.

I like it when I write a song I need to hear. I want to keep playing with the order of the verses and questions like how often to repeat how much of the chorus.

I'll sing it this week at the Song Circle since it fits this week's prompt too "Descending Melody line" and at @zinglizh on-line singing group, and maybe I'll do another version in the class I'm taking with @jyoo on the basics of production....

Lyrics

Maybe there’s no wrong or right Maybe, it’s just us tonight Maybe Maybe

No wrong answers No gold stars Take another breath Wonder where we are No wrong answers No gold stars I don’t know how we got here But Honey, here we are Here we are

Maybe we’re the only ones Can’t believe what we’ve done Maybe Maybe

No wrong answers No gold stars Take another guess Wonder where we are

Msybe some nights nature calls Next day the ceiling falls Maybe Maybe

No wrong answers No gold stars Take another bet Wonder where we are

Maybe we’ll come right as rain Could all this be the birthing pain Maybe Maybe

No wrong answers No gold stars Take another step Wonder where we are

Maybe it’s not win or lose Just a chance for us to choose Maybe Maybe

No wrong answers No gold stars Take another breath Wonder where we are No wrong answers No gold stars I don’t know how we got here But Honey, here we are Here we are

Yeah maybe there’s no wrong or right Baby, it’s just us tonight Maybe Maybe

Comments

@grayland 42m

Love this!!! Great guitar playing and vocals!! Classic chord progressions and a sweet melody. Loved the chorus!!! No Wrong answers!! Welcome back to fawm!! (sorry about the furnace and pipes...trust me I can relate to frozen pipes!!!)

@lcad 51m

Beautiful performance and very soulful lyric. The guitar tone sounds so good and the vocals shine here. I love the use of 'gold stars' as a metaphor

@odetocollaboration 1h

Spot on! Lovely voice as always. It's encouraging to hear this as I struggle to find the value in lyrics today. Thanks Nancyhope you are doing well.

@omaistarz 2h

I absolutely love the contrast in the chorus of the simple "no wrong answers" and the poetic "no gold stars" . The prosody of word "gold" with the rising note is perfect. Well done.

@billwhite51 3h

your liner notes sound like something iris dement might say in introduction to a song, but the song itself makes me feeel like you are becoming a real new york songwriter (but with some refined southern soul). it is such a treat to follow you on your songwriting journey.

@jongoldie 5h

Really like this lyric "I don’t know how we got here, But Honey, here we are"! It's a sweet song. Cheers

@gardeningangel 8h

Wise words. Love the non-judgement, just-be-here-now sentiment. I've missed being present for a lot of special moments because my mind was wandering away wondering what does this mean ? What's going to happen next ? The guitar is a nice earthy base for the lovely vocal melodies to dance over top. Big bummer about your furnace but I'm impressed that you didn't let it dampen your music-making!

@andygetch 9h

A lot of great catharsis here. Hang in there.

@greenfleamusic_55 10h

This song has a solid melody that’s easy to hear. A substantial description is always good as a listner. Chorus is great..

@zinglizh 11h

Look forward to hearing it in singing class! I love: No wrong answers. No gold stars. Even though your song isn't about this, I always felt that in school the focus was always on getting the right answers and good grades and not about learning or being creative.