21 April 2013

Nothing More Than This EP LYRICS



So my friend Tom asked me for the lyrics to my songs, and instead of just sending them to him, I thought it might be better to put them on a public space so more people will benefit.

I personally HOPE that my singing is clear enough that you wouldn't need lyrics to figure out the words, but I guess for those not keen on memorising the words to my songs, having them available to read and sing along to is the next best thing.

So without further adieu, here are the lyrics for all the songs on the EP.
If you are yet to buy the EP, you can do so here: https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/nothing-more-than-this-ep/id633303123

And also like my Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/martinettemusic?ref=stream

All songs below were written by Martinette Williams ©

You'll notice there are certain words/phrases I repeat. Try to pick them out if you can.








CALIFORNIA
Written by Martinette Williams 2011 ©


It was summer when we first met
You have a smile that I will never forget
Woke up every morning
Just so I could see you again

I didn't know it but I started to find
You were the only thing on my mind
And I dreaded the thought of the night that you would say goodbye

I know you had no choice but to leave
I just hope you'll remember me

I wished this would last forever
Now you're on your way back to
California
You took away a piece of me
I'm praying one day you will see
California
Is not where you wanna be
It's not where you wanna be
California
Is worlds away from me

I tried my hardest just to keep it inside
But if you had asked for the truth
I wouldn't have lied
I'm not hiding how I feel
I just didn't wanna fall apart

I didn't know you for very long
But it's not the same here now that you're gone

Time goes on
And it feels wrong
When you're not here
Don't forget
The way you felt
All the days that you were








MAYBE

Written by Martinette Williams 2012 ©


It’s different somehow
To everything else that I have known until now
Something just seems to make sense when you’re looking at me

It’s plaguing my mind
I sit here and think about it all of the time
Wondering why you just don’t seem to think about me

I’m really  trying not to let you see
How I always wear my heart out on my sleeve

Maybe this is where you wanna be
Maybe I’m dreaming and this isn’t what it seems
Maybe I was wrong
Maybe I’m sure
That maybe you’re what I’ve been looking for

Some things never change
I’m trying to trust you but I can’t explain
I’m fighting my impulse to leave this and just run away

And I’m still trying not to let you see
How I always wear my heart out on my sleeve









STARS

Written by Martinette Williams 2012 ©


I know what this is
I won’t pretend that I am oblivious
And I won’t clench my fist
And we’ll forget the time I took a shot and missed

I know you’ll insist
But I’m aware that there is nothing more than this
When I’m alone you might be the one I miss
But I’m convinced
This is all there is

It doesn’t mean anything to me
You can hold my hand, tell me how you feel
It doesn’t mean anything to you
It’s just another night the stars will shine for you

And you can do the things you do
Thought I’d never be the one to stop you
So many things I thought I knew
I guess there’s no point understanding you










PLAYING WITH FIRE

Written by Martinette Williams 2012 ©

I know what you’d say
As you leave me out in the cold
I’ve heard it all
Hundreds of times before
I’m not gonna be the girl
You leave crying there on the floor
It’s not a game
You don’t make the rules anymore

We both know
This is wrong

Playing with fire
One day we’re both gonna get burned
When it’s all over
Forget the things we should have learned
Trying to just move forward
Made all these choices before
We’re playing with fire
And it doesn’t feel right anymore

I know what they’d say
They don’t understand what we are
I’ve heard it all
They think that you’re breaking my heart
I’m not gonna be the girl
You leave all alone in the dark
It’s not a game
But you’ve been playing me from the start

We both know
This can’t go on













Aaaaaaand for all you die-hard curry fans, here are the Guitar Baby chords:



GUITAR BABY
Written by Martinette Williams and Alisa Clapham 2008 ©



Its a cold night
A winter night
A curry night
Wednesday curry night

Curry delight
Curry night
MMMM CURRY!!!!
A great night for my...

Guitar Baby
You drive me crazy
*mumbling*
Guitar Baby

Am I gonna have salad tonight???
Salad can make everything alright!
Mmmm salad
Mmm mmm mmummmum salad
Curry curry curry curry curry curry SALAD!
I lost my wallet
No salad for me tonight

My mouth is gonna fall off
Too much curry



If there are any other songs you want the lyrics to, please don't hesitate to ask! :-)

14 April 2013

[EP]ic





Well, last night was definitely something else!
As some of you would remember, at the end of last year I recorded my EP: Nothing More Than This.

It was a very interesting experience. People would ask me about it, expecting me to rave on about how fun it was. It was fun sometimes, but most of the time it was hard work! I had to pay attention to my breathing while singing (which I've never been taught how to do), I also had to do hours in the studio after finishing a crazy-early shift at work. And to top it all off, I had to dredge up and relive all the emotions I had when I wrote songs about my past experiences.

It was hard.

But I got through it. I was super happy with the four songs that ended up on the EP, they all sound really great and my producers worked really hard on them (I spent at least a hundred dollars on food and snacks for them so I hope they know that I appreciate what they did).

On the lead up to the EP Release Party, I was sort of over the whole thing. Stuff kept going wrong. I called them "hiccups". I kinda just felt like I couldn't be bothered having a Release Party at all.
But I said I'd do it, so I sucked it up. And the week leading up to the party, I was a strung-out mess. I called myself a stressball. Just a ball of stress.

I had my manager/friend Claire helping me but I was still very stressed out about everything.

What if no-one turned up?
What if I forgot the chords/lyrics to my own songs?
What if I couldn't get someone to do sound.. or lighting?!?
What if everything just went horribly wrong???

STRESS STRESS STRESS!!!!

The day of the party, I was majorly spazzing out.
I had to go work 5 hours at the cafe. My colleague approached me and asked me if I was ok because I wasn't acting like myself. HAH! IT'S THAT OBVIOUS!
I told her I was stressed about the party.
During work and after I was less stressed, but when I got to the Hub, the place looked so messy and un-partylike and it seemed like we'd never make it work that I started stressing out again.

When Claire arrived I was spazzing out. She made me do a calming exercise and then prayed for me. She asked God to give me peace.
After that, I started feeling better.
Stuff started coming together. Michael got the lights working, and Jason came and did the sound.
Those guys did an awesome job and I'm so grateful!!!!

When people started arriving, I was no longer frazzled. I was superchilled, which is kind of out of character for me in general, and so people would be surprised when they asked me how I was doing and I replied: GREAT!

But I was doing great.

So many people turned out to support me, I was actually blown away.
There were a few moments that I was on the verge of tears.

I just felt so much love from all my friends. Even some randoms turned up!
It was fun, I am usually an introvert so would never just waltz up to someone and introduce myself, but last night, I DID IT!

I was all: "Oh hi, don't think I've met you, I'm Martinette" *shakes hand*

I've also never had the opportunity to play a whole bunch of songs that I had written for an audience who was there solely to hear me play. It was very special.

So overall, it was just an epic night.
My flatmatefriend Xanda asked me today if last night was the best night of my life so far.

I thought about it, said no at first, but assured her that it was definitely TOP 5.

But after thinking about, maybe it WAS the best night????

How many people have had their friends all pitch in so they could fulfill their dream of recording and EP, and then all turn up to support the releasing of this EP and also listen to them play songs they'd written for at least 40 minutes.

I am actually blown away by the support of everyone. Even my surrogate parents turned up, which was super awesome :-) :-) :-)

So yes, maybe last night was the best night. If you missed it, that kinda sucks for you, but there will be other gigs. Last night was definitely super special though and I'll never forget it.

I know I thanked people last night, but I will continue to thank them.
Thanks to everyone for turning up and bringing all that awesome food to the party.
Thanks to my friends for allowing me to record an EP.
Thanks to all the people who helped make the party a success, the sound and lighting, the guitar that was played before I performed, the videoing and photographing, and of course, all the kind words and encouragement. I really appreciate it more than you know.

I hope to record some more music soon, so don't worry about not hearing the songs that weren't on the EP again, I will definitely be playing them in the future.


God bless you guys.

If you haven't had a chance to listen to or buy the EP yet, you can do so here: https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/nothing-more-than-this-ep/id633303123

Thanks for reading my blog, YOU'RE A STAR!




Stay sweet x






08 April 2013

Panda Plays The Regent : A Short Story





P a n d a   P l a y s   T h e  
R e g e n t
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A Short Story by Zooey Deschanel




Written by Martinette Williams




>>Based on True Events<<




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There once was a Panda,
She enjoyed playing music.
When she played, she was very loud and sometimes sounded tinny.






She wasn't the best Bass-player around. She was getting old now, for a Bass-player anyway. But she loved it, and she tried her best.


One day, she was asked to play at The Regent!!!











This was a big deal!
The Regent was the most glorious building in all of Dunedin, it sat at least a few thousand people. That's what she was told anyway.

It had always been her dream to play there.
It was a dream she didn't even know she had!



She would never have thought she would get to play there.



So Panda skipped off to the Regent Sound Check, very excited at this special opportunity.







Setting up her Bass, Panda felt very important. She was on a massive stage in front of a huge amount of seats.








Panda felt a little nervous being up there. Everything was very loud.
She noticed that the Bass Amp was making a weird buzzing sound. She thought it sounded like a frog, or a little like a bird.
The Amp was not supposed to be making this noise.











The band kept Sound Checking, but soon all the people on stage noticed the buzzing.
It was not OK.
The Sound Tech came to the stage to investigate.







It wasn't the Amp.







It wasn't the lead.








It was Panda's Bass.







The Sound Tech and the Band Leader talked about bringing another Bass in 
(In this world, a Bass Player could only play their own Bass).



Panda would not be able to play The Regent anymore. 
Not with this buzzing!!!



The band kept sound checking. 
Even though she knew she would not get to play the Regent anymore, Panda tried her best to enjoy the time she had left on the stage.




It was all over for Panda.





After the band had finished their set, Panda listened to the annoying buzzing sound coming out of the Amp.


Why did it have to buzz???



She had earlier heard one of the sound guys talk about turning the knobs on the bass to try and get rid of the buzzing.
They had tried it, and it had not worked.


Panda thought she might try it as well, just to be safe. 



She turned and turned the first knob.


Buzz buzz!


She turned and turned the second knob.


Buzz buzz buzz!


She turned and turned the third and last knob.


Buuuuuzzzzzzz





The buzzing stopped!!!!!!




Panda could hardly believe it!

She told the Band Leader that she got the buzzing to stop.

The Band Leader asked the Sound Tech if Panda and her Bass could stay, and he said: YES!



Panda would play the Regent after all.









The band made awesome music, 
Everyone had a great time, 
But most importantly, Panda got to live her dream to play the Regent.








Never give up on your dreams.






And Never Say Never as well.
(yes I stole that from Justin Bieber).