New Hair, New Song

Last Tuesday I had all of my hair cut off after almost 3 years of having long hair.

Before

Before

After

After

The main reason for cutting it all off was that I was just over it. I was over how it made me feel when I looked in the mirror or when I saw myself in a photo.

The long hair was becoming “old hat”.

As soon as my hair came off I immediately felt so much better about myself. I literally had a weight lifted off my shoulders (there was a lot of hair that come off) and I felt free. I also noticed that with my new found freedom, a new sense of creativity was appearing before me.

I even wrote a new song for FAWM.

This experience has taught me first hand that the muse loves to call on people who feel good about themselves. I suppose this makes the muse feel welcome.

This is another example of how the smallest changes make the biggest differences.

Oh, about the song. It’s called “Hear You Scream” and it’s about a friend of mine who is living a life he doesn’t want to live in, but won’t speak out about it.

It was sparked by a line that popped into my head as I was strumming the verse chords “But who am I to judge you on why you choose to live this way”.

It’s amazing what comes out when you open the door to let the muse in.

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Hear You Scream
© C. Stewart 14/2/2009

Through your mask I feel your cries
I see behind your face
But who am I to judge you?
On why you choose to live this way
With all the words that are in the world
Why don’t I hear you speak?
This silence I hear from you is deafening
It’s offensive to my ears

I want to hear you scream
I want to hear you scream

You have this need to be wonderful
And everyone’s your friend
You gravitate towards decadence
And succumb to the latest trends
It’s very easy to lose yourself
But even harder to find
I still don’t know why you let yourself
Decompose from the inside

I want to hear you scream
I want to hear you

I know that in silence you’re suffering
Because you’re trapped in a world of pain
And greed and obligation
Where nobody whispers your name
You live your life for everyone else
But at the end of the day they don’t care
It’s too late to wait for tomorrow
You’ve got to find your voice today

I want to hear you scream
I want to hear you scream
I want to hear you scream
I want to hear you scream

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I have jotted down a lot of songwriting ideas in the last few days, I’m really looking forward to turning some of those into songs. I’ll keep you posted.

Until next time, happy writing,

Corey Stewart
Singer/Songwriter/Musician

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