First Time Jamming My Original at Open Mic | Set It Free

Happy Weekend! 😊

You remember me posting my first original here once before. This time I’m sharing with you my first time playing it live with a band!

The fears:

1 -- Many people told me they are afraid to play their originals at Open Mic cause they are shy, they are afraid that other musicians don’t know their songs well and will mess it up, they are afraid that it won’t sound good going with other instruments as they expected... blabla...
And for so many reasons, I know many people who have got their own originals but never let them played in public.

2 – Myself: I had played this song a few times somewhere else where it was just me and the guitar, no other instruments, nobody else joining but me. And so it went exactly as I wanted. And everyone loved it!
This time, I was like:
God! I’m so curious of how my song gonna sound like when it comes out with other instruments? Cause I have not got to produce it professionally yet. In fact I still want to fix it a little more before producing it.

How would it sound like when adding bass?
How is it like if the drums playing along?
Would it be cool if someone adds some solo notes?

And these thought urged me to just go ahead and do it.
Those guys are amazing musicians. And even though they never ever heard my song before, they were so excited to jam along with me.

And so, what makes this jamming special:

• It’s the first time I play my own song and get to hear how it sounds like with other instruments – And even though these guys were trying to figure out how to play my song – which they never heard in their lives before – You can watch their reaction and see them coming from getting curious --> getting confused --> trying to figure it out --> chilling with it!
This is such a special and sweet thing to watch!

• It’s the first time I feel like I’m the leader of a band!
We jam often and other guys would follow my lead if I’m the lead vocal playing a cover song, but when it comes to original – I take control 100% - And this is the most glorious feeling ever! Aaaaaaaaa!

• Of course we all have fun and this is a special song to me to tell the story about myself coming from the dark days to be vulnerable to fall inlove and inspire others to just love!

Here’s the lyrics for you, let me know which lines are your favorite.
I definately love them all cause I wrote them haha, but I specically love the last verse : “Tonight coming home to me
Hold me tight, set your feeling free. Closer, let's go over
Closer, we'll go father...” 🤗

Verse 1:
Wake up I'm leaving the ground
Before the sun is going down
Darkness used to saved me
Sadness used to raise me
But madness makes me crazy
For how long live would be

Verse 2:
So soon I'll be in your arms
So soon I'll come to no harm
Love you won't be easy
But love you, isn't love free?
Love love love, all I need is love, love is all I need

Chorus:
Cause the hand that comes for no game
I'll be there always with no blame
Cause no pain no gain
Cause these moments will be lost in time like tears in rain

Verse 3:
Tonight coming home to me
Hold me tight, set you're feeling free
Closer, let's go over
Closer, we'll go father
Love love love, all we need is love, love is all we need
Just you and me

Little Beatle ♫