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  • Electronic Dance Pop “Massive”

    Electronic dance pop original “Massive” was fun to make. Not easy, but fun.

    Played it for someone, and she said, “Oh that sounds so… ’80s.” I certainly don’t try to reference a certain genre or time period in my music, but I am certainly influenced by what I call the great awakening of music in my life. In a time when American pop was stale and tired (to my ears anyway) New Order, Depeche Mode and so many others came along and completely turned my world upside down. It was so different than Bruce and Madonna. Wonderfully different.

    So electronic dance pop can mean so many things to folks. I love the music made today, but I certainly can’t help that these first electronic bands that paved the way still don’t have sway over my creative approach. Anyway, here’s the song. I’d love for you to give it a listen.

    Electronic Dance Pop Original “Massive”

    Is it possible to completely escape what you have heard when it comes to song creation? I don’t think so. I have to continue to listen to a lot of different artists and continue to learn from them. I certainly don’t want to always continue repeating something that has already been heard/done before.

    The term electronic dance pop is limited, but for the sake of defining it for those who haven’t heard it before, I will continue to try to use words to describe music. Others can do this much, much better than me.

    Again, I hope you enjoy and please feel free to get in touch with any questions. My email is here.

    Electronic Dance Pop Original “Massive” Lyrics

    (Before you fade away, before you become melody

    you’re gonna break my heart)
    it’s not a distant memory

    were captured from the start

    played our roles til epilogue

    a few acts fell apart 
    projecting image on a screen

    for a theater of one

    the last reel is a desert scene 

    where i’m choking on the dust

    you call cut…

    before you drift away, before you become memories

    i need to say goodbye
    before you break my heart before you light fire to our scenes 

    I hold you one last time

    we lived inside a cinema the world a movie score

    and before the credits start to roll

     you’re walking out the door

    If you liked this try Breathe or visit the PMWarner SoundCloud

  • Original Dance Pop Track: Stand Up

    Original Dance Pop Track: Stand Up

    Stand Up – an original dance pop track

    This new dance pop track Stand Up was a process! It was written as reminder that no matter how beaten down you feel (it happens a lot) it’s hard but so important to keep getting up and trying again. Even against the most impossible odds.

    On a technical note, I have been learning more and more about mixing and mastering and still know it’s only the tip of the iceberg. In another post, I will share some things I have been learning and other great sources of information I’ve come across.

    I hope you enjoy and please leave a comment below!

    LYRICS

    Lyrics for “Stand Up,” an original, dance pop track:

    Stand up where you are

    Keep reaching for the stars

    You know it feels so right

    You’re fighting for your life

    Here you are

    Feeling down

    Feeling like you’re about to drown

    Remembering

    Where you were

    What happened to the future?

    Held in place

    It’s no good

    Without a past misunderstood

    Questioning

    Your place here

    It’s so hard to live in fear

    We all want

    To play again

    To dance on beaches in the sun

    It’s all right

    To be afraid

    But not ok to give up again

    Ok now

    So stand up where you are

    We have to start somewhere

    Not going down alone

    You’re breaking out of here

    You feel trapped

    And starting now

    Remembering the cave and how

    Time to say

    No more pain

    Breaking out of molded shame

    And here you are

    Who are you?

    This is what you’re meant to do

    You have strength

    To break away

    And never fall back here again

    This is what

    You have to do

    Don’t stop now

    Cause lights in you

    It’s OK to be afraid

    Moving forward into change

    OK now

    So stand up where you are

    Never say too far

    You’re standing on your feet

    And listening to the beat

    So Stand up where you are

    It’ll never be too far

    You’re standing up right now

    Keep the vision in your heart

    You’re frozen

    Frozen in this place

    You’re frozen

    Froze in outer space

    Stand up where you are

    Never give up the stars

    When you’ve fallen down

    Get up off the ground

    Rise up where you are

    You’ve brought yourself this far

    You’re moving with the beat

    And dancing in the heat

    Stand up where you are

    Keep reaching for the stars

    You know it feels so right

    You’re fighting for your life

    More

    Also listen to: Put It Down, No More and SOS.

    You can listen to the Dance Pop Playlist HERE

  • Patterns: Listen To The New Electropop Track

    Patterns: Listen To The New Electropop Track

    Patterns, the new electropop track by p.m.warner

    Dreams, so easy to lose sight of, to let fall away. A recent night outside, I remembered to look up and lose myself in the stars. The sky glowed with uncountable numbers of them. With something this big, immense and unknowable, who am I to stop dreaming? I wanted to write something that captured that spirit. To always keep your dreams, because they really will set you free.

     

    Lyrics

    Patterns

    Calling all the stars

    Doesn’t matter where we are

    The universe can seem

    Cold and unfeeling

    And as the patterns rise

    There’s whispers from the skies

    You’re looking too far down

    Don’t ever close your eyes

     

    A fascinating scene

    Doesn’t matter where you’ve been

    A broken vein of light

    Cuts through the soundless night

    Patterns never seen

    There’s always time to sleep

    This is your entrance

    Remembering to dream

     

    Standing where you are

    When everything it seems so far

    A pulsing rhythm climbs

    Up from your bleeding heart

    This time is yours to be

    These patterns to be seen

    Believe in who you are

    No matter where you’ve been

     

    All you need

    Is a little empathy

    Dare to dream

    of a single symphony

     

    All you need is a little empathy

    (Doesn’t matter if we fall, it only matters if that’s all)

    Dare to scheme a simple symphony

    (Never let go of your dreams its the only way to be)

    It’s all right

    Let them call it fantasy

    (Keep on holding to your scene, that’s all you have to believe)

    ‘Cause all we need

    Is a little time to dream

    (We’ll never let go of our dreams, its all we have to remain free)

    ~p.m.warner

    Others you need to listen to:

    SOS

    Put It Down

  • Yes, It’s That Time Again—Time to Dance: Better Left Unsaid

    Yes, It’s That Time Again—Time to Dance: Better Left Unsaid

    Dance – I hope that’s not a misleading word in the title. Although this features some of the usual angst and melancholy you can expect from a p.m.warner track, it’s set to 128 BPM so you can dance – maybe with tears in your eyes. (Apologies to Ultravox – my god they were the best).

    Anyway, presenting, Better Left Unsaid. Sometimes there are just no words to make things better.

    Better Left Unsaid

    All these things that

    Are

    Better left unsaid

     

    This open door

    An invitation to explore

    The abyss there

    Never easy to ignore

    There’s a space without stars dancing in the night

    Tumbling down

    Getting lost without a light

     

    These are things I’ve done

    I’ve seen it all before

    Feels like I’m struggling

    Far away from shore

     

    All these things that

    Are

    Better left unsaid

     

    It always stings

    To visit images

    And sifting through

    These old explanations

    Night machinations return knocking on the door

    Sinking low

    Back to where I was before

     

    Now all these things they’ve said

    They’re already in mind

    With nothing else to say

    Try leaving them behind

    (Time to leave them all behind)

     

    All these things that are

    Better left unsaid

     

    There’s nothing else to say

    It’s better left unsaid.

    Also listen to:

    Move

    Put It Down

    The Calling

  • Listen to the Latest Original Dance Track, “Time”

    Listen to the Latest Original Dance Track, “Time”

    Original dance track, “Time”

    As one or two of you know, I enjoy making the occasional original dance track and electronic music, including vocals. Listen to the latest track, “Time.” Hope you enjoy.

    Lyrics

    Time

    Didn’t take a photograph

    Of those days that seemed so long

    Because the times were going to last

    Never knew we’d be so wrong

     

    We looked in other eyes 

    Telling the sweet lies

    Feeding on the nights

    Dancing to our lives

     No cares what happens next

    Don’t think about the end

    We’ll be young for life

    And be back here again

     

    The city unfolds lights below

    Blurred images of us and them

    Knowing now that life slips by (so fast)

    Never thought that it could end

     

    I remember what you said:

    “Don’t be sad, we’ll be back here again”

     

    We looked in other eyes 

    Telling the sweet lies

    Feeding on the nights

    Dancing to our lives

     No cares what happens next

    Don’t think about the end

    We’ll be young for life

    And be back here again

     

    We looked into the eyes

    We were telling our sweet lies

    Kept feasting on the nights

    We were dancing to our lives

    Didn’t care what happened next

    Never thought about the end

    Thinking we were young for life

    Can’t rewind the hands of time

    Chorus

    Also listen to: Put it Down