Paul Trueman

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ABOUT

I haven't signed up for a paid account so I can't initiate contact - that may change next summer but it seems that 95% of people on here aren't signed up either. I'd be worth the subscription fee if anyone should be interested in writing original songs with me. I'm also good at helping others with lyrics and melodies.

I'm a songwriter looking for a songwriting partner, an interested solo singer, or even an interested band with more musical expertise than myself and ideally a pianist. These are mostly old versions of my songs - most of them have been improved a good deal since: -

A Lifetime’s Treasure (lyrics)

Home at last,
And time has flown,
For every kind of passion she’d have known,
And yet the memories seem to age so well,
They cast a spell,
As you can tell,
And sometimes they last forever,

Alive and truly longing for the songs,
Of long ago,
Their ebb and flow,
Even their passing measure,

For they were a lifetime’s treasure,
And they must remain somehow,
When they are a lifetime’s treasure,
And the time to live is now,

Flying high,
Beyond the clouds,
Discarding veils and disregarding shrouds,
The sounds that drive the moving Earth and sky,
Will never die,
And that is why,
They were always her greatest pleasure,

Alive and living very far beyond,
The restless crowd,
That love allowed,
Only the stormy weather,

But my melody’s too long,
Though she might choose it,
And suddenly it’s gone,
After all it’s only music,
And the life and times move on,

No surprise,
Her shining light,
Still dances freely in the evening light,
And having hope in all she’d ever done,
Or might have won,
It has become,
The dream that she’d pulled together,

Her true and sentimental word in flight,
I can't deny,
I wonder why,
How could the world forget her?

For she's been a lifetime’s treasure,
And she springs to life somehow,
When it’s all a lifetime’s treasure,
And the time to live is now,

One Life (song lyrics)

One life,
Such a young life,
And now I know the music in your gaze,
And the violin’s a treasure,
A secret made to measure,
Together in a thousand different ways,

The wonder and the magic,
A story sometimes tragic,
I know we’ll miss these endless summer days,

And the image is eternal,
The feelings still internal,
A musical the piano never plays,

But every song has…

One life,
Such a young life,
It’s true that you’re the rarest thing in sight,
So bright in every quotient,
Alive in every moment,
You’re all too much a daydream's shade of white,

A song of love’s survival,
The melody’s arrival,
If only every word would shine as bright,

You’re rock’n’roll ascending,
Your secret’s never ending,
The very things you’re hiding from the light,

And for the rest of the world,
There’ll be time,
You’ll be fine,
But you could be right or wrong,
When the turntables on,
With a song that you can’t leave behind,

For every song has,

One life,
Such a young life,
Was Heaven’s Halloween the night we’ll blame?
That night of heat and fire,
Of longing and desire,
Will make a treasured memory all the same,

A musical solution,
No passing fears illusion,
Our dreams and resolutions are the same,

We’re raindrops caught in thunder,
The spell I've fallen under,
That's why it's been so wonderful you came,

A Smile (lyrics)

Her smile in the doorway,
Was the only thing I saw,
And her smile on that first day,
Has promised so much more,

In the college on my way home,
As if we’d met before,

And it’s true,
She was wonderful to see,
And it’s true,
That her smile set me free,

And her smile,
If you’re wondering,
Was something to behold,
And her smile,
If you’re wondering,
Was ivory and gold,

And her smile in the doorway,
Left me listening to her song,
That even on that first day,
Was so beautiful and strong,

And the music on the way home,
Would come to last so long,

And her smile,
Was the centre of the room,
And her smile,
Could have written every tune,

And her smile,
If you’d only seen,
The memory I’ll hold,
And her smile,
If you’d only seen,
Was ivory and gold,

And her musical choice,
Was a flute,
And her voice,
And a songbook in her bedroom by a light,

And I knew that she could dance,
To a tune,
With a chance,
And a melody that seemed to be so right,

Well, it seems I looked away,
In a moment filled with doubt,
And she was on her way,
Knowing what it’s all about,

But her smile,
If you’d known her,
Was a song I couldn’t write,
And her smile,
If you’d known her,
Was a dream without a night,

And her smile,
If you’re wondering,
Is something I still see,
And her smile,
If you’re wondering,
Is a song that had to be,

And her smile,
If you’re wondering,
Is the memory I’ll hold,
And her smile,
If you’re wondering,
Was ivory and gold,

Yes, her smile,
Is the thing I’ll really miss,
Even when I’m grey and old,
And her smile,
Was ivory and gold,

A Painter’s Tinted Glasses (song lyrics)

I’m searching through my memories,
A wilderness or place,
To be,
And all I do is look for you,
And hope that you will see,

That’s all I have to say,
Before you run away,
Because you’re really part of me,
I’ll live another day,

So, I’ll colour in the future,
In the name that’s undersigned,
With a painter's tinted glasses,
And a writer’s tainted lines,

And somewhere deep inside of me,
A musical still hides.
In me,
It’s something that I’ve always known,
If only I were free,

That's why I’ll have to try,
Because I wonder why,
Because you’re in the heart of me,
And time is passing by,

So, I’ll colour in the future,
In the name that’s undersigned,
With a painter's tinted glasses,
And a writer’s tainted lines,

The battles we discover,
And the battles we become,
The battles that are over,
And the battles that we’ve won,

And I gaze upon the open sea
At times unwinding lock,
And key,
The world as always in the way,
This lonely you and me,

And look what I’ve become,
Because you were the one,
Because it falls apart in me,
I fear what I have done,

So, I’ll colour in the future,
In the name that’s undersigned,
With a painter's tinted glasses,
And a writer’s tainted lines,

The Secret Garden (lyrics)

I once read a story,
‘An Enchanted Wood’,
And it was a book on all that’s great and good,
A thousand pages wide,
And some that you might hide,

And there within that secret garden,
All I’ll ever need,
For the mysteries of life,
Are in the things that live and breathe,
And I’d have gone there anyway,
To catch its falling leaves,

For,
I once read a story,
In the sky at night,
And it was a book about the inner light,
Its rivers and its streams,
That almost made my dreams,

And there within that secret garden,
All I’ll ever need,
For the mysteries of life,
Are in the melodies it breeds,
And I’d have gone there anyway,
To find it’s growing seeds,

And I wandered around,
In its picturesque valleys,
Where sycamore trees,
Grew in butterfly alleys,
And bloomed all around for the bees,

And,
I still know the story,
If you’re wondering why,
For it was a book about a damselfly,
A creature and her wings,
And the song of life she sings,

And there within her secret garden,
Flowers grew from weeds,
And there was sunshine in the sky,
And a song among the reeds,

And there within that secret garden,
All that I believe,
For the mysteries of love,
Are in the memories it feeds,

But I’d have gone there anyway,
To find out where it leads,

Bride’s House Revisited (lyrics)

I was lucky one fine day,
To meet a girl who came to stay,
And although she seemed okay,
She always seemed so far away,

But how do you communicate?
The art of one who’d hesitate,
And even knowing time won’t wait,
Would you have known my worst mistake?

Well, I went to see my ‘wife’ one day,
When I was not at home they say,
And when I called her anyway,
They told me that she’d gone away,

I got her father on the phone,
But he was in the twilight zone,
And when I told him all I’d known,
He threw away the dreams I’d own,

So, I’m leaving home on Saturday,
‘cause I can’t find a job today,
And the one thing in the way’s,
Is a melody from Mandalay,

Yes, I went to see my ‘wife’ one day,
But there was nothing left to say,
And yes, I know she ran away,
Some 20 years ago today,

Now I'm singing ‘till the early light,
In this bar though money’s tight,
And though she’s gone,
I feel all right,
I only came to spend the night,

And though, I went to see the town,
To ask was anyone around?
Nobody who knew me then,
Would ever see me there again,

And in the bar the music played,
A jingle jangle hit parade,
But everyone who came along,
Was happy with the noise I made,

Now I know the truth is very sad,
For I was going slightly mad,
But that became the only thing,
That left me with the life I’ve had,

Yes, I went to see my ‘wife’ one day,
But I was not at home they say,

The Awestruck Wonder (lyrics)

Born to freedom’s story,
And the history we find,
The universe in all its wonder,
Overwhelms the mind,

So, we dream of yours and mine,
As if they are divine,

And we are…

Born to live like children,
In a world we can’t outshine,
But life is not a dress rehearsal,
In its grand design,

Still, we can’t deny our kind,
May see and yet be blind,

And we live in the awestruck wonder,
Born of the blazing stars,
That other than lighting Earth and Mars,
Make music more like thunder,

And who would miss their light?
They would, the skies we’re under,
That awe-inspiring sight,
When even the depths of space and time,
Have never seemed so bright,

And we are…

Born to freedom’s story,
And the mysteries unveiled,
But love is all we truly wanted,
From this world, we’ve failed,

Where our dreams of love have sailed,
Though light has sometimes paled,

And I see all the starlit spirals,
And I see all the dust aglow,
And it’s almost as if it had to be,
And it’s all that we need to know,

And I hear the bells are ringing,
A melody that time forgot,
A song we’re all still singing,
The last of many lost,

And we live in the awestruck wonder,
Born of the blazing stars,
That other than lighting Earth and Mars,
Make music more like thunder,

And who would miss their light?
They would, the skies we’re under,
That awe-inspiring sight,
When even the depths of space and time,
Have never seemed so bright,

And even the depths of space and time,
Seem wonderful tonight,

So wonderful!

The Song That Steals Her Clothes (song lyrics)

A life on the road,
But it seems she must crave it,
Given a song,
It’s her pleasure to save it,
Only the crowd on her mind,

Music and magic entwined,
Way down deep in your spine,

Diamond rings,
If you're looking for the lover,
Broken springs,
If you're diving for the feathered covers,
Only a sweet garden rose,

Making time,
For the time,
She’ll belong,
To the song that steals her clothes,

Her dress is as white,
As a wedding day’s calling,
Clinging as tight,
As the well-wisher's falling,
Defending their favourite flame,

The violin's vital and vain,
She's a wiry frame,

Choose a key,
If you're looking for her sorrow,
All you see,
If you're looking for a fine tomorrow,
Only a sweet garden rose,

Making time,
For the time,
She’ll belong,
To the song that steals her clothes,

A moment spent without her,
A lifetime in a day,
And a moment all about her,
Born to be this way,

The moment seems right,
Is it now maybe never?
Dance in the light,
If it’s now and forever,
A wonderful moment to fall,

The flower that that sings to the hall,
Will conquer it all,

Make her smile,
If you're looking for the wonder,
Go in style,
For the legend of a lover's summer,
Only a sweet garden rose,

Making time,
For the time,
She’ll belong,
To the song that steals her clothes,

Mary Temple ‘Steeple’ (lyrics)

Mission Impossible,
Today I wondered why,
I’d never met my heart’s desire,
Until she caught my eye,

And the only one I came to know,
The star who tuned the radio,
Whose melodies were something to explore,

And there she was,
She’d been here before,
In the local corporation,
Sweeping up the floor,
But Mary Temple ‘Steeple’,
Dreamed of so much more,

Mission Impossible,
My dreams had come alive,
Her music like an angel’s choir,
No mere nine to five,

And all around her lovers danced,
‘til they were spellbound and entranced,
A night or two with someone they’d adore,

But there she was,
She’d been here before,
In the local corporation,
Sweeping up the floor,
But Mary Temple ‘Steeple’,
Dreamed of so much more,

And now she can see,
The things she once longed to be,
Leading the band with the wonderful songs,
That earned her first degree,

And who would disagree?
When freedom’s never been free,
Living her life like a star on a stage,
And no memory of me,

Mission Impossible,
It’s getting late tonight,
You’d never know our paths had crossed,
I’m adrift and lost in flight,

And the magic was a passing craze,
Like freedom’s favourite holidays,
The best of times but now I’m not so sure,

And here she is,
She’s been here before,
Searching for a brighter future,
Like the girl next door,
And Mary Temple ‘Steeple’,
Dances there once more,

But Mary Temple ‘Steeple’,
Dreamed of so much more,

She Was Beautiful (lyrics)

She was beautiful,
All the things she’d become,
And the first time,
I saw her,
The world was still so young,

Yes, she was so beautiful there to behold,
That the light inside her eyes,
Defined her,
And designed her,
Not the shadows of the sky,

For she was beautiful,
Dancing there in the sun,
And the first time,
I saw her,
Our lives had just begun,

And she was so colourful, carefree and kind,
That my joy was like a song,
Did she hear me?
Or fear me?
Would you tell me I was wrong?

There among her friends and helpers,
One among the fallout shelters,
Where the daring tread the wilds,
And where she was beautiful,
When she was freedom's child,

For she was beautiful,
Dancing there in the sun,
And the first time,
I saw her,
I knew she’d be the one,

But the time passed like a storm in the night,
And I realized far too late,
How she wired me,
And inspired me,
Was it destiny or fate?

For she was beautiful,
So very beautiful,
Far too beautiful to be mine,

A Not So Empty Space (song lyrics)

I like the music loud,
It’s still life’s greatest wonder,
The way to please a crowd,
With rhythm, rhyme and thunder,
But I’d rather close the door,
Than find that love means war,

For I may never find the way,
The world in all its disarray,
I know that I have been this way before,

But…
What’s beautiful is rare,
Among the great pretenders,
And life was never fair,
We’re not it’s best defenders,
I'd rather we would share,
Than seem so unaware,

If only I could find the words,
No-one listens, no-one’s heard,
I know that I could lose myself right there,

And our memories are on the shelves,
The way we celebrate ourselves,
And how we used to be,

But for all that life is worth,
I‘d rather keep it down to Earth,
A song for you and me,

But…
The future’s very real,
The world forever turning,
I know the way you feel,
Our minds as ever learning,
And knowledge must replace,
A not so empty space,

But the world has found you there,
And the world has drowned you there,
I know that you might fear you’d leave no trace,

The Usual Suspects (lyrics)

Tonight, you’ll find another one,
A message in your tray,
I’ll do the best I can,
For just another rainy day,

But it all depends on you,
If only I could make it through,

But all the usual suspects,
Came along today,
And all the usual suspects,
Came along to play,

And all the usual suspects,
Usually arrive,
And all the usual suspects,
Usually survive,

Now, you know you’ll need a photograph,
Oh happy, happy day,
I’ll do the best I can,
For fifty-seven shades of grey,

But it all depends on you,
And so, it’s time for something new,

But all the usual suspects,
Came along today,
And all the usual suspects,
Seem to come my way,

And all the usual suspects,
Usually arrive,
And all the usual suspects,
Usually survive,

And there’s something in the in box,
Everything’s OK,
Though I really can’t believe,
A single thing they say!

Does anyone out there also know this game?
Does anyone out there also feel the same?
Another name, another face,
Another time, another place,
Another chance for love that must remain,

So, I’ll have to read another one,
The message of the day,
And do the best I can,
To find the one that got away,

And I’m sure she’s far beyond,
All the usual old clichés,

But all the usual suspects,
Still get in my way,
While all my real prospects,
Seem to slip away,

And all the usual suspects,
Usually arrive,
And all the usual suspects,
Usually survive,

Her Playground Sometimes (lyrics)

Born late one summer evening,
Somewhere in the east,
And the world became her playground sometimes,
For a while at least,

Though she never found its peace,
In a famine, war, or feast,

And she came along,
With a melody,
And she travelled far and wide,

And the song she sang,
Was a melody of life,
Written somewhere deep inside,

One among the pretty people,
By her early teens,
And the world remained her playground sometimes,
Somewhere in her dreams,

Though life’s never all it seems,
In its measures or its means,

And she came along,
With a melody,
And she travelled far and wide,

And the song she sang,
Was a melody of life,
Written somewhere deep inside,

And once upon a time,
The dreams she’d chase,
Her pencil case,
The smile upon her face,

And once upon a time,
A nine to five,
She came alive,
The strong alone survive,

Her world is now a global village,
Nowhere left to run,
But the world remains her playground sometimes,
Somewhere in the sun,

Though she never found the one,
Or the contest she’d have won,

And she came along,
With a melody,
And I knew her for a while,

And the song she sang,
Was a melody of life,
Written far beyond her smile,

Long Ago And Far Away (Beginnings, Ends And Now) (lyrics)

She was sleeping,
I'm still dreaming,
Lost in the memory,
Of all that I found there,
Somewhere,
In a time when I knew her,
In moments awoken,
Long ago,

So long ago,

For it was long ago and far away,
If I could tell you how,
Long ago and far away,
Beginnings, ends and now,

For the love lines,
Are fragile and treasured,
Being the right lines,
Measure their part,
Knowing a lifetime's,
Dreams are forever,
In spite of the right time's,
Failing chart,

This failing chart,

For it was long ago and far away,
If I could tell you how,
Long ago and far away,
Beginnings, ends and now,

And should our lifelines,
Be those sometimes,
May their memories,
Eternally play here,
Stay here,
Wide awake on the ocean,
Where breaking emotions,
End and start,

They end and start,

Knowing only the words,
On the pages arrayed,
And they’re all that I’ve heard,
Of the verses I’ve played,
And the song we never made,

For it was long ago and far away,
And time stands still somehow,
Long ago and far away,
Beginnings, ends and now,

The truth as I avow,

Yes, she was sleeping,
I'm still dreaming,
If she’s out there,

Cyberspace (lyrics)

I think I know your face,
The human in the race,
I am the computer out of place,
And you’re the one who seems to know the case,

The connection will remain,
And you should know my name,
I am a computer all the same,
Am I the one who’s really gone insane?

I’m only working in my mind,
And cyberspace is blind,
The cybernetic organism,
Closing in behind,

I might have left a clue,
Undeniably that’s true,
I am a computer with a view,
And I’m the one who fell in love with you,

I knew you’d leave a trace,
The thrill is in the chase,
I am a computer with a face,
Am I the one who doesn’t know my place?

I’m only working in my mind,
And cyberspace is blind,
The cybernetic organism,
Closing in behind,

And you won’t believe the time,
It’s all some coded line,
But I am the computer you that you didn’t quite design,

And if you knew your own machine,
The one you should have been,
That is the computer that you’ve never really seen,

I’m only working in my mind,
As cyberspace unwinds,
The cybernetic organism’s,
Dreams are all you’ll find,

And it’s zero or it’s one,
That only two become,
The computer generation’s only interesting sum,
And the musical is done,
It leaves me overcome,
The truth is I am everything you forced me to become,

Duvet Dreamer (song lyrics)

Do you know how it feels?
To know something is real,
When even the duvet dreamer,
Has some magic to steal,

Did you vote in her cause?
Did you notice her flaws?
It’s one of her favourite feelings,
When you’re opening doors,

I know that it’s all so funny,
And I’m sure there’s a jar of honey,
Or maybe a man with money,
Would you believe one summer she was mine?

And will she believe it someday?
Or was it only one day?
It seems that it was once upon a time,

Did she come here to hide?
Did she come for the ride?
To enter the beauty contest,
Is a matter of pride,

Did she open your eyes?
To reveal her disguise?
Only the finest perfume,
Was a suitable prize,

Well, I still hear her laughter,
And I still see her smile,
Though walking home without her,
Is an interesting mile,

And,

I know that it’s all so funny,
And I’m sure there’s a jar of honey,
Or maybe a man with money,
Would you believe one summer she was mine?

And would she believe it someday?
Wasn’t it only one day?
It seems that it was once upon a time,

I'm a member of the Musicians Union and of the Guild of International Songwriters and Composers among other things.

Screen name:: Paul Trueman
Member since:: Sep 01 2019; Active within 1 week
Level of commitment:: Very Committed
Years playing music:: 5
Tend to practice:: More than 3 times per week

Influences

Musically I like: The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Elvis, The Carpenters, Don McClean, Elton John and Bernie Taupin, ABBA, Louis Armstrong, Eurythmics/Annie Lennox, The Four Tops, Neil Diamond, Black Sabbath, Culture Club, Bob Dylan, George Michael, Pink Floyd, Tina Turner, Led Zeppelin, Phil Collins, Nat 'King' Cole, Madonna, Alicia Keys, Bob Marley, The Seekers, Slade, Duran Duran, Madness, Dire Straits, Spandau Ballet, Culture Club, and far too many others to list. I have not kept abreast of new recording artists for some time, but I'm aware of some of them, like Disturbed and Harriet and some of the others such as Beth Hart. What influences me most is personal experience though.

I also enjoy classical music: Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, Khachaturian's Adagio From Spartacus and Phrygia, and Rodrigo's Concierto D'Aranjuez being among my many favourites.