May Songwriting Challenge-Day 1: Heart In A Bottle

A few days ago, a Facebook group that I had joined discussed a songwriting challenge. The challenge was to write a song every day for the month of May. I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t write as often as I used to. Back when I was still in college, I’d write a few songs per day, though I’ll admit some of that was due to day dreaming in some of my general education courses. Heck, in high school I’d fill a notebook per month. Were they great songs? No. Most of them weren’t even good. However, I was writing and stretching my creative muscles.

When this challenge was discussed, I saw it as a chance to really hop back on the wagon and work on broadening my horizons. Instead of drilling myself, worrying about composing catchy music and trying to come up with something that may garner attention that would lead to a cut, I’m just going to write for the love of writing. So, friends, on Day 1 of this challenge, as I find myself longing the island, where I can just watch the waves and forget about my troubles, I wrote “Heart in a Bottle”, about letting go and finding yourself to the rhythm of the tide.

Heart in a Bottle

Tucked my heart in a bottle, tossed out in the surf

Always been more trouble, than what it’s worth

Watched it tick-tock rock into the sunset

Maybe now I’ll find some rest

Tucked my heart in a bottle, in hopes that the waves

Would carry it far beyond the breaks

Where it can roll in a gentle breeze

And for a blink in time be free

Gonna sit here for a while and plant

My road weary feet in the sand

Let my soul reset, rewind

Rising, falling with the tide

I’m sure someday the undertow

Will do its best to pull me home

‘til then I’ll wait another tomorrow

For the sea to return my heart in a bottle

Tucked my heart in a bottle, all sealed up tight

To keep it safe, from the stormy nights

‘Cause lord I know it gets off track

But sooner or later will bobble back