edit july 2023: hey guys! it’s almost been a year since i’ve posted this project, keep in mind that the description you’ll read below is a bit outdated! ive made a few other new songs since then, so feel free to check my other ones out! if you are interested on how this song did, i made it to the semi-finals! go cheer on all of the finalists for SGT season 6! - - - ▪ E M P I R E ▪ ▪ original song by @abbybaby88 + sgt season VI entry ▪ ══════════════════════════════════ hey! it’s acacia! today im super excited, because I have created and completed an original song for the very first time :D super thrilled to share it with all of you! although my account is mostly art-centered, i wanted to share some of my musical talent for this contest! i don’t do this sort of stuff very often, so the editing’s kinda choppy and the instruments are not super well lined up- im still somewhat proud of it nonetheless ^,D^ no, i didn’t sing for this either :,) the piano you hear represents the voice! i am aware that this song goes from minor to major real fast but i had to include my favorite chord progression xD ══════════════════════════════════ - lyrics - with the chord names in the (parentheses)! intro: (Em) (Am) (C) (D) you’ve the (Em) upper hand, but I’ve (Am) got the higher ground I’d (C) advise you to run, before it (D) all goes down I’ve been (Em) bound by blinds I’ve been (Am) too blind to see until now (C) (D) (Em) someday soon I’ll (Am) escape your chains (C) after it rains and the (D) sun comes out (Em) think you’ve done well? give (Am) yourself a pat on the back find the (C) target i placed (D) still intact (Em) (G) broken (D) shattered, ravaged and tattered (Em) turn your (D) face to the (C) light (G) so you’ve built an (D) empire without (Em) me pieces of the (Em) blueprint on the C) floor for me to (D) chase (G) so you thought again (D) you’d build a (Em) tower, city, something pretty (Em) but im just glad (C) that you’d (D) give me some space (Em) you can never sleep in a (G) fortress made of (D) sand on the (Em) other hand, mountain (D) ranges built on (C) ruined plans I’ll never (Em) understand your (G) ways but i (D) guess that’s okay instead (Em) of lyin’ (D) in wait (C) ill be on my way (G) so you’ve built an (D) empire without (Em) me pieces of the (Em) blueprint on the C) floor for me to (D) chase (G) so you thought again (D) you’d build a (Em) tower, city, something pretty (Em) but im just glad (C) that you’d (D) give me some space outro: (Em) and (G) over and over heheheheh woooo! coding the lyrics was such a tedious task xD constructive criticism is welcome! please let me know if the lyrics are very off timing- i did the coding on an ipad so they may or may not be off on a different device! sorry if the piano is hard to hear at some parts :( hopefully i don’t regret my decision to add the lyrics onscreen! :,) ══════════════════════════════════ credits: ♦ lyrics, art, and music by me! ♦ program used : soundtrap ♦ used procreate for the art! ♦ the piano, bells and guitar you are hearing are played by me on an actual piano, bells, and guitar! i used my keyboard for the others because i don’t own that many instruments xD totally did not intend for this to look like the lion king either lol that’s all! peace out :)
