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millystale · 1 year

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I made music video clip for my song "People Are Like Power Plants" with super cool PlazmaPunk! It's here: https://youtu.be/wkyIkwDj7Go

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americansamuel · 1 year

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I crept around the Earl Grey coast You were bound for a different dried-ass

“Oh I see you, Oh I need ya”

you just laughed and kept on beating it.

i swear it’s in the air.

and out the corner of your eye you saw a dove fly by

and out the corner of mine i pretended not to see that same dove die.

they made a point about this i can’t help everyone. right? so i shouldn’t even try? they made a point to tell us that!

i remember hearing him scream as i stared straight ahead. and i guess they trained me well, because i don’t know what he said.

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she grabbed my throat, i was bleeding from her nails in my flesh before she even looked my way

oh you’re so focused i thought

did i say it outloud?

would she roll her eyes either way? the sky seemed to tilt askewed was she not even rolling her eyes at me then?

"i have something for you kid" she put her lips close to mine

'no you don’t coward' (remember what dad said)

"did you know that man? i’ve never seen so little left of a man."

"I heard that where you’re from the call me a witch? Is that true?"

'I wouldn’t know.' I said. "and why is that?" 'I don’t care about you.'

she sqeezed my neck tighter “what do you care about boy?”

'I care about finding you a friend.' She was buckled in laughter as if it could never be true. “What makes you think I need a one?” she finally spoke

'I never said I thought you do. You asked me what I cared about. And both of us know, I will not find another soul any time soon.'

'and i’d like to make a friend into you'

well she stared into the night and removed her hand from my throat and i never saw her again. it was a friendship like most.

#fawm2023

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barnabytremayne · 1 year

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Halfway through FAWM

Hello again. I'm midway through the FAWM songwriting challenge, and I have to say, it's been a wild ride.

If you're not familiar with FAWM, it's a challenge to write 14 songs in 28 days. And let me tell you, it's not for the faint of heart!

At first, I was feeling pretty intimidated. I mean, coming up with 14 songs in 28 days? That's a lot! And to make matters worse, I was struggling to be creative. But as I started writing, something magical happened. The words just started flowing, and before I knew it, I had written a few songs.

One of the best parts of the FAWM challenge is that it encourages you to experiment and be creative. I've tried new songwriting techniques, written songs in different genres, and even pushed my lyrical boundaries. It's been amazing to see what I can come up with when I let go and just let the creativity flow.

Now, I'm halfway through the challenge and I've written seven songs so far. The next seven are going to be just as challenging, but I'm ready for it. Even though it's been tough at times, I'm so grateful for this experience. It's taught me to embrace the unknown and to always keep pushing myself, even when I'm feeling stuck.

The FAWM songwriting challenge has been an amazing experience so far. It's not easy, but it's worth it. And who knows, maybe by the end of the challenge, I'll have written some of my best songs yet! Maybe.

#fawm2023 #fawm #songwriting tips #lyricist #music is everything #music #artist on tumblr #music producer #musician life

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millystale · 1 year

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"People Are Like Power Plants" is my 10th song created during the FAWM 2023.

You can listen to it here:

This Song was created for #Songfight challenge: “ Write a song to the title: Power Plants Tag it #songfight Optional challenge: Similes not Metaphors “

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millystale · 1 year

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“Polonium Tea” is my 6th song made for FAWM 2023. It was made for Unofficial Week 2 Challenge - Elements #week2challenge #elements with little influence of the #obsessiverhymes .

#postapocalypse #lofi #lo_fi #indie #FAWM #FAWM2023 #polonium #indie_rap #hiphop #alternative #vaporwave #fuzzbass #fuzz

Milly Stale · Polonium Tea

#postapocalypse #lofi #lo_fi #indie #FAWM #FAWM2023 #polonium #indie_rap #hiphop #alternative #vaporwave #fuzzbass #fuzz #obsessiverhymes #week2challenge #SoundCloud

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millystale · 10 months

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"Minor Threat” is a 5th song from the album “Songs From Post-apocalypse” by Milly Stale. The music album “Songs From Post-apocalypse” is available for purchase on Bandcamp: https://millystale.bandcamp.com/album/songs-from-post-apocalypse The song “Minor Threat”, music and lyrics, were created by Milly Stale in February 2023.

The song “Minor Threat”, music and lyrics, were created by Milly Stale in February 2023. Minor Threat Hey, if you want we can go for a walk, We just have to watch out for bandits and zombies, If you want, we can watch the movie on the internet, Or sit together on the old couch because there's no Wi-Fi anymore, If you feel like it, we can go to our favorite restaurant That was looted and cook something tasty there If you'll have time in this post-apocalypse Let me know and we'll do something together Please don't be afraid I’m just a minor threat Please, please don’t be afraid I am just a minor threat Hey, if you ever want, we can even pretend, That we're going out for ice cream and we're happy, Coffee shops don't exist, the malls are destroyed, But we can have beautiful memories together, If you want, we can get on our bikes and go straight, Across the deserted highway, passing all the rusted cars, If you want very much, we can even smile at each other, And laugh out loud when there will be no zombies around Please don't be afraid I’m just a minor threat Please, please don’t be afraid I am just a minor threat Hey, if you want, you can write a love letter to me, Although now the post office doesn't work, I will wait patiently by the letterbox every day, We can meet there one day for a chat in the moonlight, Or if you prefer, we can go shopping at the supermarket, Although there are no more stores and money is worth nothing, We can pretend that we are ordinary people Please don't be afraid I’m just a minor threat Please, please don’t be afraid I am just a minor threat “Minor Threat” is my 5th song made for FAWM 2023. Again, It uses SONG PROMPT #7 • Steal a title from another famous song, But rewrite everything else, and make it about something new! #famoustitle I took the title from Minor Threat, a song by Minor Threat (a legendary American #hardcore #punk band formed in 1980 in Washington, DC), but my version has new lyrics and music.... Not much #hardcore and #punk, but there are as usual #zombies and #post-apocalypse.... Good #FAWM2023 to everyone! #postapocalypse #lofi #lo_fi #indie #minorthreat #famoustitle #FAWM #FAWM2023

#postapocalypse #lofi #postapo #fawm2023 #vaporwave #indie #alternative #fawm #soundcloud #bandlab #minor threat #minorthreat #gen 2 #runway #runwaygen2 #aivideo #aiartist #aiart #Youtube

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millystale · 1 year

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Yesterday I won February Album Writing Month 2023 (#FAWM2023)! Congratulations to all FAWM participants and winners! :) My profile on #FAWM with 14 songs: https://write.fawm.org/@millystale

#FAWM2023 #makemusic #indie_music #indie #contest #NewMusic #winner #SoundCloud #Bandlab #happy #musicmaker #congrats

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millystale · 1 year

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"Gilded Regret" is my 13th #experimental song created during the FAWM 2023.

This Song was created for 2 Challenges - One Note Challenge (#OneNoteChallenge) and Dark Mirror Challenge

One Note Challenge rules: “The rules are simple: -ONE NOTE ONLY. -Octaves of your chosen note are ok -Portamento / glide is OK (keep it short and land on your chosen note) -NO CHORDS ( they are more than one note) -Percussion allowed ( if tuned must be your chosen note)

After you post it tag your song #OneNoteChallenge so we can all check them out.”

In this challenge, I just used C notes for different octaves and instruments in my DAW.... I hope that was the point of this challenge ;) Something very experimental came out. :)

In Dark Mirror Oracle Challenge - I got “Glided Regret”

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millystale · 1 year

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"Hope And Optimism" is my 11th song created during the FAWM 2023.

This Song was created for SONG PROMPT 17: “Write a song about optimism or hope.“

You can listen to it here:

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barnabytremayne · 1 year

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The Last Day of FAWM

As February draws to a close, I find myself looking back on the past month with a mix of exhaustion and pride. For those who don't know, February is also known as FAWM, or February Album Writing Month. The goal is to write 14 songs in 28 days, and I'm happy to say that I made it, just barely.

It was a wild ride, to say the least. There were days when I had no inspiration, and others when I was bursting with ideas. I wrote about love, loss, hope, and everything in between. Some of the songs flowed easily, while others felt like pulling teeth. But through it all, I kept going, determined to reach the end.

Now that FAWM is over, I'm looking forward to the next step: recording an album. I've decided to call it "672 Hours," after the number of hours in February. It's a fitting title, considering how much time and effort went into creating these songs.

But as proud as I am of my accomplishment, I can't help but reflect on the bigger picture. As someone on the autism spectrum, I know all too well the challenges that come with pursuing creative endeavors. Sensory issues, executive dysfunction, and difficulty with social interaction can all make it harder to stay focused and motivated.

But despite these obstacles, I refused to give up. I found ways to work around my difficulties, whether it was taking breaks when I needed them, using noise-cancelling headphones to block out distractions, or asking friends for feedback and support.

And in the end, it was all worth it. The feeling of accomplishment I get from completing a project like this is indescribable. It reminds me that, despite the challenges, I'm capable of achieving great things.

So here's to all the other FAWMers out there who made it to the end, and to anyone else who's pursuing a creative passion. Keep going, even when it feels like you can't. The end result is always worth it.

#fawm2023 #songwriting inspiration #music #song lyrics #singer songwriter #songwriter #Musician #song #new music #challenge yourself #music challenge #fawm #music producer #Artist

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millystale · 1 year

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"Love, Hate and Post-apocalypse" is my 9th song created during the FAWM 2023.

This Song was created for SONG PROMPT 14 Challenge:

“Write a love song. Or an anti-love song. Or an “it’s complicated” song. Your move.”

You can listen to the song here:

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americansamuel · 1 year

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i can’t imagine a more fitting way to end a relationship with you than the way you always do

(time to be irresponsible in 2023, pretend like you never loved me)

oh don't worry I get it such an important thing to do

the way you're gonna focus on you

believe me i got it the third fourth and last time too must have been the patience i was teaching you

Who taught you to behave differently than your parents taught you to / too much busy time in the mirror I’m so sure that in two months the best you could do was to say nothing to me

after six years no “thank you” ? I am quite aware no, thank you that it’s because of me? oh thank you

i’d think you’d understand that being right all the time although it may bother you is a sure sign that i’ll be right next time too

#fawm #fawm2023

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millystale · 1 year

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"Peace Season" is my 8th song made during the FAWM 2023. You can listen to the song here:

This Song was created with Unofficial Week 3 “Seasons” Challenge in mind. Description of Unofficial Week 3 “Seasons” Challenge:

“For this week, use a season! But I dare you to think past the usual Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall! Are there unique 'seasons' where you live? Here in New Hampshire we have 'Mud Season'. and 'Black Fly Season'. In parts of California that don't have much actual seasonal change they have 'Brown Season' (9 months of the year) and 'Green Season'. Tag your song #seasons ”

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millystale · 1 year

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10 Sad Valentine’s Songs” is my 7th song made for FAWM 2023. This Song was created with two challenges in mind: 10x10

challenge (#10x10) and Sad Valentine Song challenge (#sad_valentine, #Sad_love-song).

10x10 is “Write ten, 10s songs and post them as one song entry… They can be totally random, they can be to a theme, whatever you like! Surprise us with your variety…known for shoegaze? - Do a 10s grunge number as part of your set! Seriously, anything goes - but ten distinct 10s songs with a gap between, not mixed together.”... And this 10x10 challenge was hard for me. Sad Valentine Song challenge is “Valentine's Day is approaching. There will be most probably some happy love songs, there is also anti valentine challenge, and I'm wondering about sad songs for Valentine's day. If someone you want to be your Valentine is not with you: sad love, a person is somewhere far and can't be with you on this occasion, sad loss…”... And this Sad Valentine Song And this 10x10 challenge was also difficult for me this year. ;)

Anyway, happy Valentine's Day to everyone and a super successful FAWM! xoxo!

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americansamuel · 1 year

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Never expected when I was ready to settle down, and even before, and even a long time after, that i wouldn’t be allowed to have a family because i already had one, and half of the members had to learn a lesson that would take priority.

and that's my parents: and they were so prepared, with doll houses, and carriages, and money but they weren’t prepared to be themselves and it’s embarrassing—not for me, but for them, when they are lying through their teeth, trying to pretend that they don’t care about the things they do, and they’d rather my father be a medical anamoly than classify him in the category with his next of kin --no, not my "mommy’s husband"; he won’t be a drug addict today. “i’ll kill him first” I know she thought, but never heard her say.

sorry mom, but this is why you don’t get grand kids! Somebody up there doesn’t like who you’re pretending to be, because it sure as fuck ain’t you, and if you ask The Somebody, he’d say you’re behaving “a little too much like me”

you almost killed my dad, you stupid fuck

(then i'm blessed with a baby)

6:30 in the morning he’s coughin i’ll take him out then anhour later wants to wake me. i take him out and then at 8:15 my zzz's are over gonna take him out at 9:40 wow a full REM cycle, we’re going out then i nap again til 10:30 cuz he’s wanting out and then i’m super lucky, no no, i barely slept but while carrying the dog the clock says 11:11 now he’s whimpering, it’s quite hard to dream, i’ll always choose him over sanity

#pugsanddrugs #fawm #fawm2023 #original song #drugabuse #enabling #parentslmao

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americansamuel · 1 year

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Babe, do you remember when 10 years ago I told you that 10 years from then you'd think back to our Houston acid trip Remember? I said; "You still will!"

Well, I'm embarrassed to say this, but there's something important that I forgot.

You got me higher than...

"You get me higher than every drug I've ever smoked, plugged, dropped, snorted or ate.

Remember when we bought an eighth in March and it lasted us 'til June? Well, I'm knocking out grams a day and I still don't get as high as when we laid together sober

before she died before we died

and never had I felt so close to anyone before and now you're "no longer sure" ? Oh, I'm so fucking sure.

#fawm #fawm2023

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