September: Never Give Up

Yes, squeaking in at the last minute for this month, but better late than never, so they say.

I was watching a video of a dancer, dancing to a song called "Mercy" by Sean Mendez, the young Canadian pop star. Not that I'm into his music.

Somehow, this inspired me to sit down at the piano and start noodling around, and I came up with the chorus - never give up - and the theme of this song. It's another in my "advice to self" songs cause so many times I just want to quit playing music, and I feel like I'm stalled with my bass playing and though I know a way to get out of this slump I'm in, I haven't actually started following through with my plan. So, the song chorus: never give, gonna rise up, no never give up, gonna rise up.

This song is for piano, in B minor.

Never Give Up

Sometimes you're falling, then you're crawling,
And you don't really know where you're going to.
Then you're smiling, hands high-fiving
And the road ahead is straight and true.

Keep on striving, keep on fighting
Keep following all of your dreams.

 Never give up, gonna rise up, no never give, gonna rise up.
Never give up, gonna rise up, no never give, gonna rise up.

Sometimes you're frowning, feels like you're drowning,
And you don't really know what you're going to do
Then you're laughing, eyes are flashing
Another new day comes shining through.

Keep on striving, keep on fighting
Keep following all of your dreams.

 Never give up, gonna rise up, no never give, gonna rise up.
Never give up, gonna rise up, no never give, gonna rise up.

 You always know that when you're down
Time helps you turn everything around.
Courage and strength will see you through
You'll always know just what to do.

 Never give up, gonna rise up, no never give, gonna rise up.
Never give up, gonna rise up, no never give, gonna rise up.


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