Feb 2022 swing guy-with-guitar
I was watching the Winter Olympics this morning, and saw a tag around a figure-skating coach's neck that read "Kiss & Cry". I'm sure you'll agree that I had a sacred responsibility to turn it into a song. It has nothing to do with figure skating, though...
Kiss & Cry
© 2022 Peter A. Rafle Jr. All Rights Reserved
[SONG NUMBER 3 for FAWM 2022]
Everything seemed to be
Going so well
You were enticing me
Out of my shell
Now suddenly everything’s
Going to hell
Here I am starting to cry
Mine’s
not an
Especially
Breakable heart
But when we’re together
I just fall apart
And
when you say you love me
The waterworks start
One little kiss and I cry
You
Probably think
I’ve been hurt in the past
That I was in love
But it just didn’t last
And that maybe my
Poor heart’s still wearing a cast
And that’s why I
kiss you and cry
But my story is not such
A tragic affair
The opposite really
I haven’t a care
I know you’re starting
To think me insane
So hand me my hankie
And let me explain
‘Cause
When you hold my hand
The ice starts to crack
A wave of emotion
That won’t be held back
And no matter how hard
I try and I try
My happiness just
Overflows in my eyes.
And that’s why I kiss you and cry
And that’s why I kiss you and cry
Pretending it’s only the smoke in my eyes
That’s why I kiss you and cry
Mine’s
not an
Especially
Breakable heart
But when we’re together
I just fall apart
And when you say you love me
The waterworks start
One little kiss and I cry
When you hold my hand
The ice starts to crack
A wave of emotion
That won’t be held back
And no matter how hard
I try and I try
My happiness just
Overflows in my eyes.
And that’s why I kiss you and cry
And that’s why I kiss you and cry
Pretending it’s only the smoke in my eyes
That’s why I kiss you and cry
@nancycunning Mar 2022
I like how the 3/4 time feels like I’m ice skating across a frozen lake in the sunshine. This could be the peak song in a sweet musical where it all works out between the formerly baffled lovers. Great work.
@sunnymae Feb 2022
I really enjoyed listening to this catchy, warm hearted song. Beautifully arranged. Your vocals were so sweet and true. I couldn't help but envision a stage performance. A little soft shoe, a little banter, hats and canes.. a little dip and a kiss at the end. Just perfect!
@datsch Feb 2022
Love those chords and the sprightly pace, and the structure too. Great phrasing and clever rhymes, just the right balance of humour and pathos. NIce job!
@emory Feb 2022
I like the jazzy guitar! I am glad that you upheld your sacred responsibility :)
@jtsteam Feb 2022
Some great lines here! Very enjoyable. And yes, I can see why if you see that tag you can't just let it go...
@skylermf Feb 2022
I love the rhythmic guitar style here, and the light hi hats that accompany it. Such a creative song idea, great exploration of this character