My new song and video Bethany's Song

[Top Cat]

Written/Recorded from March 11, 2021-April 12, 2021.
NOT PROG ALERT! NOT PROG ALERT! NOT PROG ALERT!

Bethany's Song is the story of a young woman who leaves home to pursue her dream of becoming famous and be a star.
I'm including the video in this post along with the Soundcloud version.
I'm also posting the lyrics at the bottom of this post for those who like to have them available.
Hope you enjoy, and thanks for listening.


and the video:


Bethany was beautiful
with a smile like the sun
she danced before her mirror
and dreamed of being one
limousines and videos
and parties with the stars
I'll be a star, my name in lights
and everyone will know who I am
ah ah ah goodbye
bye
know I love you but I have to go
pack my bags and hit the road
I'm free


She took the train
met a girl named Doris
"it's ok honey nobody says the truth"
"know that it's just a game
don't fall through it
it's all so phony, every word they say
be yourself and don't"
yeah money, making the prize
Aston wants to make a movie, never made a curtain call
no one there to hear him fall....oh no!
Ami took me to a party
met some friends and insiders
maybe we'll get lucky
Bobby said he was an agent
"like the look, but we'll redo you"
telling everyone, everyone you know.."she's smart money"
just wanna say oh, oh no no
heart still pounding
everybody takes somebody
taking the prize


I feel strange
and I should go
I keep looking at the world I know

I'm coming home

[mozo-pg]

This is a really decent song, well done.

[battema]

Hey Rich! Thanks as always for sharing Nice track, lovely video, definitely touches of Genesis and the subject matter also reminds me of Kevin Gilbert's Shaming of the True

[Top Cat]

This is a really decent song, well done.

hey mozo, thank you for your continued support, for listening and commenting, and positive feedback. It means a lot to me when you work hard on a project and someone enjoys it, as well as take time to leave a comment.

Hey Rich! Thanks as always for sharing Nice track, lovely video, definitely touches of Genesis and the subject matter also reminds me of Kevin Gilbert's Shaming of the True

JOHN...once again you make my day! Always appreciate seeing your comments up on the board here, and know they are real, and not just blowing smoke up the chimney. lol
I'm a latecomer to Kevin Gilbert, and really only discovered his music from Dave Kerzner talking about his time being in his band.
Of course my first search of his music was the Live Lamb, and for me, it is one of the best performances of it, and I saw Genesis perform it live when the album was released.
I'm not familiar with the Shaming of the True, will do some research on it.

This song went through quite a few drafts while writing the lyrics, and for awhile it was much darker, but in the end, it didn't feel right.
It's funny, often when creating a project, a song will kind of guide you along the way, and when characters are involved, they almost come alive and need their voices heard.

This was one of those.