collateral damage is inevitable in war. that and the loss of innocence. not all battles are fought with guns.

written : 2/15/2o26 1o:oo - 1o:45 fawm skirmish: aftermath challenge: mixed emotions

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double dipping with the weekly challenge on this skirmish. also my first ever skirmish. there are a few things needing cleanup, that one line on the bridge doesn't feel right and still working on the treatment of the title hook line. also i think the second line should be picking up from the floor instead of storm. overall i was envisioning two distinct voices / perspectives in this song between the verses and the choruses.

https://soundcloud.com/lbrewington/torn-apart

[c3] torn apart

[verse] am g f e i'm cleaning up the mess from the night before i'm sweeping up glass like confetti from the storm where my family is, i can't rightly say she took the kids somewhere this storm can not rage

[chorus] c g am f living in the aftermath of a hurricane looks like daddy's been drinking again slide the locks, turn the lights down low c g am f no lighting, no thunderbolts c f g c just a family, torn apart

[v2] am g f e all work and no play makes a boy real sad but can you blame me for making it right and you said the last time never again i guess i should have been taking notes that time

[chorus]

[bridge] dm f em am i should have known better than to let these guests into my home should have prepped down these walls, kept everything real dry but now your gone and there's nothing left to do but pop a nother bottle and chase away these blues

outro: f g c (just another family torn apart)