Cliff Colors

It's Monday so we had ukulele class and I made up a song to go with the chord progression we practiced. That song was about pizza, I think. The chords were C/Am/F/C.

This song uses that progression but I decided to use a sentence from last night as a prompt and came up with these lyrics. For some reason, the melody came out like it's a guy singing so I'm not sure if I wrote this from a male or female perspective. No bridge, just verses and a double chorus. And I added a G7 chord in the chorus.

Recording is a little off - I messed up the ending and a little in the beginning. It's late :)

Cliff Colors

We drove up up the mountain road

To where it dead ends

Were the first ones up there that night

And that’s where it all began.

Walked down the path

Didn’t go too far

Just far enough

To get away from any cars

Looked at the cliff colors

Bleeding red

Sky was going dark

You held my hand.

Cliff colors,

They were Blood red

Only lasts a little while,

That’s what you said.

We walked a little further

Got closer to the edge

You said don’t worry

I’ve got your hand

We waited patiently

For the stars to shine

Watched as they turned

The black sky white.

Looked at the cliff colors

Bleeding red

Sky was going dark

You held my hand.

Cliff colors

Blood red

Only lasts a little while

Till the sun fully sets

Now I’m back up this road

Drove my kids to the dead end

Parked my car and as we walked

I said, This is where it begins

This is where the day

Turns into night

No matter where you go

Remember this sight.

Look at those cliff colors

Bleeding red

Sky is going dark

Won’t you hold my hand.

Cliff colors

They’re Blood red

Only lasts a little while

‘Till the sun fully sets.

(c) 2017 Sue Schnitzer