I am now in my second waking day of FAWM. As of the last time I checked, both my chief rivals had written two songs each. All four songs are wonderful. I'm especially excited about Nate Oldham's writing, for as you probably know, I'm the bass player in his band. I'm excited to play these new songs live.

As for myself, I have still not completed a song. My first idea, the delicate 3/4 thing in D major, is developing well. I've been toying around with some other parts to add to it, and I've been happy with the results. Lyrics, however, are simply not coming for it. I'm not entirely sure what can be done about that. For me, lyrics often contribute to the way a song is structured, so I do not want to keep developing that song until I can start to put down some words. For now, it will go on the backburner while I try out some other things.

Here is a relatively simple thing I just came up with in F major. F major (as opposed to F lydian) is a fairly neglected key for me, but I'm usually excited about the sort of things I play in it. This obviously is a far cry from anything complete, but I think this progression and melody could lend itself well to a verse or chorus in something.