Looking back at some of my earliest attempts at songwriting is somewhat hilarious. I just found a bunch of 4-track recordings and it's a treasure trove of chuckles. I actually found a song I titled "Silent Wind"(!) The connotation of that title was completely lost on me at the time. I've always liked catchy title, though. A case in point is one of the first songs I ever wrote. It was on a cassette demo I made back in 1993. It was so bad. They say you should "write what you know", but as a novice songwriter I didn't know anything. Besides, I wanted to write about a cooler topic: Drugs. Yeah, dirty, rotten addiction. Never mind I had never even smoked a cigarette. I don't even know where these lyrics came from, but they rhymed. There are a couple lines that don't completely suck, but for the most part, it's indulgent trash. BUT, it had a catchy title. People often asked for it, just because it was so over the top. I copped it from a line in a Prince song, so I can't even really claim it as entirely my own. Sorry I don't have the audio for you, but the lyrics are presented here in all their glory. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you....
Pills, Thrills, and Daffodils
There's so many things these days that try to bring me down,
But I'm doing my best, in my own way, trying not to drown
Just trying to keep my head above this rising water,
But nowadays I'm led, like a lamb to the slaughter
Back to you
Back to you
Just give me a shot of that medicine, and I'll try to ease my pain
Physically, I have no ills, but I'm sick in the brain
A magical elixir, I'm sure would do the trick
Tonight I'll feel like dancin', but tomorrow I'll be sick
You know it's true
I'm coming back to you
Pills Thrills and Daffodils
I have had my fill
of Pills, thrills, and daffodils
Pills Thrills and Daffodils
Time and time again I try to make it on my own,
But every time I find, I end up all alone
No matter what I do to cure my affliction
Every day is nothing new, when you've got an addiction.
You know it's true
I'm coming back to you
Pills Thrills and Daffodils
I have had my fill
of Pills, thrills, and daffodils
Pills Thrills and Daffodils