2025 Competition Lyrics Entry:
Blink Of An Eye by Dean Morris
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Lyrics
Capture the rainbow
Lock up every smile
Let all the laughter ring for a while
Tether the bird song
Put the view in a jar
Hold on to the music from your guitar
Carpe diem, very firmly in both hands
There is no time to wait
Shadows draw near as the sun is going down
And the hour is getting late
Don’t hesitate
It’ll pass you by
In the blink of an eye
Be in those moments, don’t come up shy
It’ll pass you by
The seasons will fly
On to life’s precious moments to hold you must try
Or you will miss them in the blink of an eye
Handcuff the mountains
Mount the breeze in a frame
Inhale every friendship that you can contain
Bottle the blue sky
Box up the moon
Seal all of the good times in a cocoon
Carpe Diem, very firmly in both hands
There is no time to wait
Shadows draw near as the sun is going down
And the hour is getting late
Don’t hesitate
It’ll pass you by
In the blink of an eye
Be in those moments, don’t come up shy
It’ll pass you by
The seasons will fly
On to life’s precious moments to hold you must try
Or you will miss them in the blink of an eye
Lock up every smile
Let all the laughter ring for a while
Tether the bird song
Put the view in a jar
Hold on to the music from your guitar
Carpe diem, very firmly in both hands
There is no time to wait
Shadows draw near as the sun is going down
And the hour is getting late
Don’t hesitate
It’ll pass you by
In the blink of an eye
Be in those moments, don’t come up shy
It’ll pass you by
The seasons will fly
On to life’s precious moments to hold you must try
Or you will miss them in the blink of an eye
Handcuff the mountains
Mount the breeze in a frame
Inhale every friendship that you can contain
Bottle the blue sky
Box up the moon
Seal all of the good times in a cocoon
Carpe Diem, very firmly in both hands
There is no time to wait
Shadows draw near as the sun is going down
And the hour is getting late
Don’t hesitate
It’ll pass you by
In the blink of an eye
Be in those moments, don’t come up shy
It’ll pass you by
The seasons will fly
On to life’s precious moments to hold you must try
Or you will miss them in the blink of an eye
Author
Bio
As a classic singer songwriter, storytelling is at the heart of The Gleeman’s appeal.
His debut EP release in 2022 marked a refreshing return to the sort of skilled compositions that many of us have been longing for and listeners ever since have been reaching for the who’s who of A-list singers and writers that his songs evoke. His emotive musical musings mark him out as a serious album artist. Every composition on his entirely self-penned debut has ‘Something To Say’. It was produced with Will Hicks (Ed Sheeran) and includes studio contributions from musical royalty Fred Abbott (Noah & The Whale) and Ash Soan (Snow Patrol).
The Gleeman’s story is inspiring. Immersed in music from a young age during his small-town Cornish upbringing, he then began writing songs from his late teens onwards but stuck them all in a drawer. Life took over and his latent musical aspirations remained so until his children had grown up and his mother’s, then father’s descent into dementia propelled him to finally pursue his primary passion and embark upon his musical journey in his late 40’s. His life experiences have led him down song writing avenues that many artists shy away from.
The Gleeman’s powerful and emotive live performances continue to garner invites from acclaimed artists such as Miles Hunt (The Wonder Stuff), Starsailor, Damien Dempsey and Ian Prowse (Amsterdam / Pele) to join them on tour.
With a BBC One TV appearance, a plethora of press proclaiming The Gleeman’s virtues, a rally of radio support including BBC Radio 2, BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio London, BBC Introducing, BBC Radio Cornwall and play listed nationally thrice on the UK’s fastest growing independent commercial radio station Boom Radio and a Top Ten hit in the Music Week Commercial Pop Club Chart , with songs that indeed have ‘Something To Say’, expect to hear, see and be inspired by more of The Gleeman.
His debut EP release in 2022 marked a refreshing return to the sort of skilled compositions that many of us have been longing for and listeners ever since have been reaching for the who’s who of A-list singers and writers that his songs evoke. His emotive musical musings mark him out as a serious album artist. Every composition on his entirely self-penned debut has ‘Something To Say’. It was produced with Will Hicks (Ed Sheeran) and includes studio contributions from musical royalty Fred Abbott (Noah & The Whale) and Ash Soan (Snow Patrol).
The Gleeman’s story is inspiring. Immersed in music from a young age during his small-town Cornish upbringing, he then began writing songs from his late teens onwards but stuck them all in a drawer. Life took over and his latent musical aspirations remained so until his children had grown up and his mother’s, then father’s descent into dementia propelled him to finally pursue his primary passion and embark upon his musical journey in his late 40’s. His life experiences have led him down song writing avenues that many artists shy away from.
The Gleeman’s powerful and emotive live performances continue to garner invites from acclaimed artists such as Miles Hunt (The Wonder Stuff), Starsailor, Damien Dempsey and Ian Prowse (Amsterdam / Pele) to join them on tour.
With a BBC One TV appearance, a plethora of press proclaiming The Gleeman’s virtues, a rally of radio support including BBC Radio 2, BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio London, BBC Introducing, BBC Radio Cornwall and play listed nationally thrice on the UK’s fastest growing independent commercial radio station Boom Radio and a Top Ten hit in the Music Week Commercial Pop Club Chart , with songs that indeed have ‘Something To Say’, expect to hear, see and be inspired by more of The Gleeman.
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Lyrics Competition Results
Emotional Impact:
16/ 20
Technical Skill:
16/ 20
Memorability:
18/ 20
Storytelling:
17/ 20
Imagery:
17/ 20
Total Score:
84/ 100
Comments:
Beautiful message in the song that we should all heed. The image of boxing up the moon and tethering the bird song is so original and memorable.
The only thing that felt a bit “clunky” was the phrase
“On to life’s precious moments to hold you must try” as the line is written in an odd way in order to make the last word rhyme with the final line. I’d try rewriting that line as the rest of the lyric is written in a very real, spoken way so this line sticks out because it isn’t something someone would say.
The only thing that felt a bit “clunky” was the phrase
“On to life’s precious moments to hold you must try” as the line is written in an odd way in order to make the last word rhyme with the final line. I’d try rewriting that line as the rest of the lyric is written in a very real, spoken way so this line sticks out because it isn’t something someone would say.
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