The prompt was war and peace. War and Peace is a sprawling novel of 1,225 pages. In this hour, the noise in my head prevented me from finding music.
/1/
It was the heaviest book I had ever seen
And it had a story to tell
Everyone had to be where they happened to be
And the message was heavy as well
/chorus/
It’s a big big world
And it’s mostly unknown
It takes years to find out
Why we’re fighting
So when it comes time
To write the book of your own
And you don’t know what it’s about
Keep writing
/2/
The truth is a journey that takes a long time
Full of wrong turns and blind alleys
All of us have our own mountains to climb
While the stories stay down in the valleys
/chorus/
/bridge/
Some books come to life
In a matter of days
But most take more
Than a season
Don’t worry if you’re
Filling page after page
We cut down that tree
For a reason
/chorus/
@hmstreetteam Mar 2022
Demo added March 28.
@timfatchen Feb 2022
Excellent. Very well put. And all most of us can do right now is keep writing.
@cicpisces Feb 2022
Nice take on the prompt. Nice encouraging write. I enjoyed the chorus. Felt like a strong message.
@nancycunning Feb 2022
Hooray for you and for Tolstoy. I love that book, and your rendition. Pierre and General Katusov would be proud. I like those stories staying down in the valleys.
@chroes Feb 2022
The lyrics have a beautiful flow. I like how they conjure images.
@davidtaro Feb 2022
Ah this is a beautiful take! Some magical lines - really love the mountains/valleys bit. Excellent writing!
@kahlo2013 Feb 2022
I really love the introspective and insightful feel you brought to this well crafted lyric. Thought provoking and well done! Thanks for sharing this!
@odilongreen Feb 2022
Nicely reflective; I appreciate the calm thoughtfulness to these words.
@sunfire Feb 2022
This is beautiful. I really like it.