I’m currently writing a song that will be the last track on my upcoming album Long Before the Wheel — it’s called We Grow. This song has been a couple years in the making and while it has been a thrill to write, it has also been one of my biggest challenges to date because of the specific rules I set:
Each line of each chorus is a different metaphor for growth … 14 in all. As if simply coming up with that many metaphors wasn’t difficult enough, the real trick is that they must all rhyme with “ooooo” while still communicating the idea of growth.
I’ll admit, I’m still writing the song and trying to scheme some lines that may or may not replace what I already have. That said, here are some of the metaphors I’ve penned for We Grow and I’d be open to any fresh ideas. Enjoy!
WE’RE ENTITLED TO CHANGE, BECAUSE WE GROW…
– Like blown up balloons.
– Like the flare at the end of a spoon.
– Like one note becoming a tune.
– Like city lights in the darkening blue.
– Like One into Two.
– Like the eleventh hour turning to noon.
– Like May slow fading into June.
– Like a grownup in their childhood room.
– Like a high tide caused by that moon.
– Like a flower knowing spring is coming soon.
– Like wings inside a cacoon.
– Like anything else destined to bloom.
– Like our faith in the things we know to be true.
– Like courage found in the wine and the booze.
– Like the hope of a castaway as land comes into view.
– Like the fear of a damned man meeting his doom.
– Like Jesus rising up from his tomb.
– Like a child in the warmth of the womb.