She Smiled for All of Us (effect, quote, talented, song)

Crowe · 06-14-2006, 09:40 PM

She Smiled for All of Us

She was different than us,
Little JoAnne can't hear you see?
And when we grew up she wanted,
to make friends like the rest of us,
but she didn't hear the teases and,
taunts not the things that were said,
behind her back and she always laughed,
when we were laughing she always,
smiled when we were smiling and,
She smiled for all of us.

CHORUS
And her hand shot out,
She couldn't hear our cries!
And I wake up in tears,
Your scream still haunts me,
Little JoAnne smiled for all of us.

On the hill above the street,
We played ball with our little hands,
and feet and Little JoAnne sat,
On the line with her little eyes,
Darting from side to side and she,
Clapped when we did something great,
And even when we kicked the ball in the,
Street Little JoAnne was the first to help.
She smiled for all of us.

CHORUS

The ball rolled and rolled and,
Little JoAnne giggled and followed.
And as the ball reached the concrete,
Far below on the busy street we screamed,
"JoAnne no!" but as we know,
She was different than us,
Little JoAnne can't hear you see?
And she chased that ball and she caught it,
As she turned back to smile...
She smiled for all of us.

JOANNE - HER HAND SHOT OUT
JOANNE - HER VOICE RANG OUT
JOANNE - HER TIME WAS OUT
JOANNE! JOANNE! JOANNE!

Her grave is only 4 and half feet long,
And as we stand not understanding,
JoAnne's mom couldn't keep standing,
Her father weeping and his tears were landing,
On a casket 6 feet below oh no, oh no...
And the preacher would go on to say,
That if JoAnne were here today.
She'd smile for all of us.

GI germs · 06-15-2006, 07:14 AM

thats pretty sad, man.

I liked it, though. I can't think of anything that would need to be changed.

Alo · 06-15-2006, 07:29 AM

Whew, goosebumps. Doesn't happen to me often. Are you going to try recording?

Real_Eyez_C_Real_Lies · 06-19-2006, 05:44 PM

Damn shame right there, this is very sad, none the less, i like it. Makes the reader feel like they were within the song/poem, whatever, or among what was happening. I could picture the scenes and all that ****.

Crowe · 06-28-2006, 03:19 PM

Just bumping this for the random resurgence in activity of the forum.

**right-track** · 06-28-2006, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crowe

Just bumping this for the random resurgence in activity of the forum.

Never mind bumping, this should be stickied.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GI germs

thats pretty sad, man.

Pretty sad? After reading that I'm fucking devastated.

Jesus that depresses me.
I have to say though, the line "she smiled for all of us" has a soothing effect on me.
In a strange, sad, comforting kinda way. Like a consolation of some kind.

Your a talented lad.

DontRunMeOver · 08-04-2006, 01:37 AM

Bump.

I'll think about how to make this into a song then.

EDIT : This is for me to refer back to later... I'm going to go for.

VERSE:

D - - - / Bm - - - / x4
Em - - - / A - - - /

CHORUS:

Bm - - - / G - - - / Bm - - - / G - - - / C#m - - - / F# - - - / Bm - - - / Bm - - - /

And I'm not sure what the section near the end will be yet.

Trauma · 08-04-2006, 01:58 AM

That's going to be a pretty dramatic chord progression if Crowe uses that, especially the chorus, the Bm is perfect, I can feel it in the words.

I loved the lyrics for that song, that part "She shot out her hand" was amazing.

Crowe · 08-04-2006, 04:09 PM

I'm going to try this out on me old guitar and see how it pans out. We probably have a different idea of rythm - but if you do end up making this, of course, I leave it up to you.

Ace · 08-04-2006, 07:37 PM

Quote:

I have to say though, the line "she smiled for all of us" has a soothing effect on me.
In a strange, sad, comforting kinda way. Like a consolation of some kind.

Ditto. If you record it, toss me a link for the finished product.

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06-14-2006, 09:40 PM
Crowe Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago/St. Louie Posts: 690	She Smiled for All of Us She Smiled for All of Us She was different than us, Little JoAnne can't hear you see? And when we grew up she wanted, to make friends like the rest of us, but she didn't hear the teases and, taunts not the things that were said, behind her back and she always laughed, when we were laughing she always, smiled when we were smiling and, She smiled for all of us. *CHORUS* And her hand shot out, She couldn't hear our cries! And I wake up in tears, Your scream still haunts me, Little JoAnne smiled for all of us. On the hill above the street, We played ball with our little hands, and feet and Little JoAnne sat, On the line with her little eyes, Darting from side to side and she, Clapped when we did something great, And even when we kicked the ball in the, Street Little JoAnne was the first to help. She smiled for all of us. *CHORUS* The ball rolled and rolled and, Little JoAnne giggled and followed. And as the ball reached the concrete, Far below on the busy street we screamed, "JoAnne no!" but as we know, She was different than us, Little JoAnne can't hear you see? And she chased that ball and she caught it, As she turned back to smile... She smiled for all of us. JOANNE - HER HAND SHOT OUT JOANNE - HER VOICE RANG OUT JOANNE - HER TIME WAS OUT JOANNE! JOANNE! JOANNE! Her grave is only 4 and half feet long, And as we stand not understanding, JoAnne's mom couldn't keep standing, Her father weeping and his tears were landing, On a casket 6 feet below oh no, oh no... And the preacher would go on to say, That if JoAnne were here today. She'd smile for all of us. __________________ My silly experimental band: www.myspace.com/boyfromthestarsmusic

06-15-2006, 07:14 AM
GI germs punk rock panzy *got Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: black-f****-hole, florida Posts: 57	thats pretty sad, man. I liked it, though. I can't think of anything that would need to be changed. __________________ mmmmm....endorphins.

06-15-2006, 07:29 AM
Alo Scarf Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 717	Whew, goosebumps. Doesn't happen to me often. Are you going to try recording? __________________ I rocked my shoelaces untied

06-19-2006, 05:44 PM
Real_Eyez_C_Real_Lies lickin honey from a thorn Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 65	Damn shame right there, this is very sad, none the less, i like it. Makes the reader feel like they were within the song/poem, whatever, or among what was happening. I could picture the scenes and all that **. __________________ My Real eyez see through your liez Be very carful not to make a woman cry because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man's rib. Not from his feet to be walked on. Not from his head to be superior. But from the side to be equal. Under the arm to be protected and next to the heart to be loved**.

06-28-2006, 03:19 PM
Crowe Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago/St. Louie Posts: 690	Just bumping this for the random resurgence in activity of the forum. __________________ My silly experimental band: www.myspace.com/boyfromthestarsmusic

08-04-2006, 04:09 PM
Crowe Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago/St. Louie Posts: 690	I'm going to try this out on me old guitar and see how it pans out. We probably have a different idea of rythm - but if you do end up making this, of course, I leave it up to you. __________________ My silly experimental band: www.myspace.com/boyfromthestarsmusic