beachboy
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- Portuguese
- Home Country
- Brazil
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- Brazil
These are the lyrics to a song I have written. I wish to know how it can be improved. There must be grammatical mistakes, sentences that sound unnatural, or whatsoever... I'd appreciate your help. Sorry about the capitalization (this is how I register my lyrics).
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
I WAS WALKING ALONG THE SHORE
TRYING TO SETTLE AN OLD SCORE
SOME CHILDHOOD MEMORIES STILL KNOCK ON MY DOOR
SOMEHOW THEY STICK AROUND
EVERY NOW AND THEN
THEY COME HOME AT NIGHT AND WEIGH ON ME
I WAS TALKING TO MYSELF
AFTER YEARS ON THE SHELF
THOSE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES THEY COME IN BY STEALTH
SOMEHOW THEY CUT ME DOWN
EVERY NOW AND THEN
THEY COME HOME AT NIGHT AND WEIGH ON ME
ONCE I WAS TIRED SO I WENT TO BED
THAT WAS THE FIRST TEARDROP I SHED
AND THEN SHE WENT AWAY, I WISH I WERE DEAD
BUT NOW IT’S TIME TO CHANGE
YES, NOW IT’S TIME TO CHANGE
BUT SOMEHOW I KNOW
I’VE GOT TO WIPE OUT THOSE MEMORIES
I’VE GOT TO WIPE OUT THOSE MEMORIES
THE BITTER CHILDHOOD MEMORIES FROM MY MIND.
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
I WAS WALKING ALONG THE SHORE
TRYING TO SETTLE AN OLD SCORE
SOME CHILDHOOD MEMORIES STILL KNOCK ON MY DOOR
SOMEHOW THEY STICK AROUND
EVERY NOW AND THEN
THEY COME HOME AT NIGHT AND WEIGH ON ME
I WAS TALKING TO MYSELF
AFTER YEARS ON THE SHELF
THOSE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES THEY COME IN BY STEALTH
SOMEHOW THEY CUT ME DOWN
EVERY NOW AND THEN
THEY COME HOME AT NIGHT AND WEIGH ON ME
ONCE I WAS TIRED SO I WENT TO BED
THAT WAS THE FIRST TEARDROP I SHED
AND THEN SHE WENT AWAY, I WISH I WERE DEAD
BUT NOW IT’S TIME TO CHANGE
YES, NOW IT’S TIME TO CHANGE
BUT SOMEHOW I KNOW
I’VE GOT TO WIPE OUT THOSE MEMORIES
I’VE GOT TO WIPE OUT THOSE MEMORIES
THE BITTER CHILDHOOD MEMORIES FROM MY MIND.