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| Red Rose Drowning |
Author has written 34 stories for Song. Hey. I'm Red Rose Drowning, a.k.a. Lily. I write songs... lots of songs. I also play piano and write the arrangements to my songs. They're almost always sad, if not downright dark. I don't find joy that inspiring... except with my boyfriend :) He makes me want to write happy songs. Anyway, read and review, if you're interested. There's always more on the way. NEW! I'm doing a collection of songs based on what I call history's forgotten women--those who never got credit for their lives because they were overshadowed by the men who controlled their fates. Currently includes Guinevere, Mata Hari, and Rosaline. In progress is Victorine (Victorine Meurent, Manet's favourite model). .Red Rose Drowning. | |||||||
1. Pieces of Emily reviewsCan a broken and battered woman look past her insecurities and find love again? Title character is fictional, but the emotions are relatable, I think. Not part of my historical series.Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 177 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-29-09 - Complete2. Victorine reviewsThe fourth installment in the "history's forgotten women" series. Victorine Meurent was the favourite model of Edouard Manet, the famous Impressionist painter. How could they have worked so closely without one of them beginning to feel something?Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 161 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-17-09 - Complete3. Rosaline reviewsAnother in my collection of songs dedicated to history's forgotten women. Has anyone every considered how Rosaline felt when Romeo abandoned her for Juliet?Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 221 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-28-09 - Complete4. Mata HariDedicated to Mata Hari, the exotic dancer and alleged spy. Sentence: execution by firing squad.Poetry: Song - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 228 - Published: 6-17-09 - Complete5. GuinevereJust what it sounds like-a song about the tragic Queen Guinevere, the wife of King Arthur. It's not about the joy of having two men who love you... it's about the sorrow of having two men who feel betrayed by you.Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 178 - Published: 10-27-08 - Complete6. Paper House reviewsBased entirely on the title alone, which I've never done before. Vulnerability abounds.Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 210 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 7-17-08 - Complete7. Pretending reviewsBased on a magazine photo of Stonehenge at sunset. Sometimes you have to realize that you can't fix everything that's broken around you.Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 256 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7-14-08 - Complete8. Bridges and Breakdowns reviewsInspired by a literary salon on the poetry of female mystics. I wouldn't necessarily categorize it as straight-up hardcore mysticism, but then again, isn't individual interpretation just a part of that?Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 214 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7-14-08 - Complete9. Watch the Minutes reviewsA fairly simple song about a fairly simple emotion... those times when you wish you could just stop the world from spinning and preserve a moment of perfection and love.Poetry: Song - Rated: K - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 216 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-12-08 - Complete10. All Alone NowA song in the third person, which is rare for me but not unheard of . Sometimes love means having to save someone, even if they don't realize how badly they need saving.Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 243 - Published: 4-30-08 - Complete11. Falling reviewsI'm in love with you to the point of losing my mind... but trust me, I'm not complaining.Poetry: Song - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 176 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-28-08 - Complete12. HeadlightsRunning away to the big bad city won't solve anything, and blending into the crowd is never a good thing. I want to see you as you are.Poetry: Song - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 219 - Published: 4-18-08 - Complete13. Smile reviewsYou can pretend that you didn't break my heart, but I can see right through you. And you're a terrible liar.Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 166 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 4-16-08 - Complete14. Tudor Rose reviewsOK, it doesn't actually have anything to do with the Tudors specifically, but it's about not letting someone control you. So maybe you can draw a parallel.Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 199 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-14-08 - Complete15. Do You Know reviewsUnrequited love is never unrequited as long as there is hope behind it.Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 241 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 4-5-08 - Complete16. Hearts Will Be Broken reviewsA random song that I wrote in about 15 minutes, which is something of a record for me. It's sad, but it's a bit of a release when taken in the right light.Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 127 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 4-3-08 - Complete17. The Last Time reviewsI've been writing a lot of songs about this lately, but I'm not sure why. Yet another musical attempt to convey that, even if you screwed up our relationship, I probably don't want you to fix it.Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 195 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 3-19-08 - Complete18. Vindication reviewsYou can't turn back time to get what you want... so there's no point looking anywhere but forwards.Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 172 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-18-08 - Complete19. If You've Made Up Your MindGood luck getting my sympathy when you screw yourself over.Poetry: Song - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 222 - Published: 3-18-08 - Complete20. Black Surrender reviewsA dark sadomasochistic song... a little more sexual than most of my other stuff, but nothing too graphic.Poetry: Song - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 261 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 3-8-08 - Complete21. Shadow reviewsMusic copyrights end 75 years after the original artist's death. Set with certain parts of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. It makes more sense with the music, but enjoy.Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 216 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-8-08 - Complete22. Through the Looking Glass reviewsWhat happens when you colour outside the lines of the universe?Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 217 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 2-12-08 - Complete23. Standing There reviewsEven when you know you're doing the worst thing you possibly could, you can't make yourself fall out of love.Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 216 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 2-12-08 - Complete24. Dark Star reviewsNot entirely sure what this stemmed from, but it's the quickest song I've ever written. The entire lyrics, melody, and piano accompaniment took a grand total of about two hours.Poetry: Song - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 273 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1-30-08 - Complete25. This River Runs RedWritten last year for my friend, who at the time had a bit of a problem with razors and wrists. Music is my caretaker... I had to be hers. Warning: If you didn't get the razor hint, don't bother reading this. It won't mean anything to you.Poetry: Song - Rated: M - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 214 - Published: 11-27-07 - Complete26. Steal My Heart reviewsMy first real song. This was after my first boyfriend essentially left me for another woman, but I extrapolated on my emotions you're not really that upset when you're 14 and made it a song.Poetry: Song - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 299 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-27-07 - Complete27. Shades of GreyI wrote this on a plane flying from the East Coast to Hawaii, and wrote the melody in my head on the return trip.Poetry: Song - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 219 - Published: 11-27-07 - Complete28. Pull Away reviewsThe first song I had written in a long time. I wrote it the night I dumped my thankfully, now ex boyfriend. Angry, but at the same time cleansing.Poetry: Song - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 184 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-27-07 - Complete29. Phantom Kiss reviewsAn old song that I wrote around spring of 2007, about the torturous lust that comes from a longdistance relationship.Poetry: Song - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 220 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-27-07 - Complete30. My WingsA relatively recent song, about that ohsofamiliar, crippling feeling that comes from the loss of a cheater.Poetry: Song - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 207 - Published: 11-27-07 - Complete31. Gypsy Girl reviewsAn esoteric song about seductive gypsies.Poetry: Song - Rated: T - English - Romance/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 190 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-27-07 - Complete32. Beautiful BoyAnother love song for my boyfriend. He really is my beautiful boy.Poetry: Song - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 183 - Published: 11-18-07 - Complete33. And A Day reviewsThe first love song I wrote for my current boyfriend... written over the course of spring and summer 2007.Poetry: Song - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 273 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-18-07 - Complete34. Blood on Your Hands reviewsMurder can be an excellent metaphor.Poetry: Song - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 286 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 1-15-07 - Complete
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