Kourtnie McKenzie http://www.kourtnie.net Copywriter and YA Fantasy Author Mon, 03 May 2010 20:22:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Delain, Start Swimming http://www.kourtnie.net/2010/05/04/delain-start-swimming/ http://www.kourtnie.net/2010/05/04/delain-start-swimming/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 20:22:33 +0000 Kourtnie http://www.kourtnie.net/?p=215 “Music I Write To” is dedicated to the lyrics of songs that I play while writing.

Delain

“Start Swimming”

‘m waiting for another day
I’m waiting for the clock to reach the six and twelve
I’m waiting for a holiday
I’m waiting for myself
I’m waiting for another day
I’m waiting for the clock to reach the six and twelve
I’m waiting for a holiday
I’m waiting for myself

And all I seem to hear is: Stop, Stop
I’m catching up on you
Don’t leave me behind
I can’t see a soul out here
It’s Dark, Dark
I’m catching up on you

And all I wonder is: Why?
Why do i try to start running
What am I running for?

Do you remember why we started running?
Do you remember why we’re running at all?
If i dared I’d choose to swim
But it’s safer on the shore
Do you remember why we started running?
Do you remember why we’re running at all?
I would die to get away
But I fear to even more

I’m waiting for another day
The last one was so desperately disappointing
I can’t seem to focus on what I’ve done
Or where I’ve been
I can’t see
Nobody here

And all I seem to hear is: Stop, Stop
I’m catching up on you
Don’t leave me behind
I can’t see a soul out here
It’s Dark, Dark
I’m catching up on you

And all I wonder is: Why?
Why do i try to start running
What am I running for?

Do you remember why we started running?
Do you remember why we’re running at all?
If i dared I’d choose to swim
But it’s safer on the shore
Do you remember why we started running?
Do you remember why we’re running at all?
I would die to get away
But I fear to even more

I would rather stay here the rest of my life
I would rather stay here the rest of my life
I would rather stay here the rest of my life
Then close my eyes

I would rather stay here the rest of my life
I would rather stay here the rest of my life
I would rather stay here the rest of my life
Then close my eyes and start swimming

Close my eyes and start swimming
Close my eyes and start swimming

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I’m currently in the query process for my novel. I’ve already received partial requests and I am beyond excited over that. I broke my front tooth once as a teen though doing a victory dance in the shower, so I’m keeping the dances to carpeted locations. :)

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I am fine tuning my 95,000-word manuscript this month and hope to start querying in the middle of April. Cheers!

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