Clichés (Original Song)

Performing the title track of my first CD, Cliches. This was my first guitar performance of my life! How... lucky that it's on video!

You can buy both of my CDs on iTunes and BandCamp!

Lyrics:
I'm sick of feeling
like it's been done before
this melody is tired and worn
And all the words I write
have been sung before
Oh can't you tell me
how to escape

CHORUS
These clichés, these clichés
that follow me around
oh I'm crazed, oh I'm crazed
trying to make a different sound
and say something original
and maybe spark some thought
but suddenly I realize
clichés have power I do not

I write about love,
both platonic and romantic
and politics, depression and the like
I try to be poetic
but instead, I'm pendantic
And all these silly things
are things that I do to escape...

CHORUS

And though it's new to you,
there's been love before
you're not the first to be depressed
They're not just empty words and silly metaphors
They're the truest words,
and so they become

CHORUS

Ba ba ba ba ba....

CHORUS

Category:

Music

Tags:

• cliches
• nina
• jankowicz
• moaning
• myrtles
• solo
• piano
• guitar
• acoustic
• pop
• folk
• indie
• rock
• songwriting
• original
• song

[cheeya9000]

You are an amazing artist!

I also like how the title of this video is an oxymoron ^.^

[ninjapiano]

Ahahahahahahaha. It took me far too long to get that. But yes, it's true.

[devilishlypure]

Except for the fact that she did write it and you and your comments on Nina's videos are really starting to piss me off.

[devilishlypure]

I freaking love this. You win at life.

[overlookedheroine]

The best part of the song is the irony: you wrote something original that dealt with all the redundancy of songwriting in this day and age.

[emmfan09]

i love this song! I have been obsessed with it since sunday. you rock, nina!

[kaimar2]

yousuck!

[IPutTheItchInBitch]

Love your songs Nina

[artbrows]

Nice shape and form though :)

Keep up the good work!

[victoriaarene]

bahahaha i love this!!!! a lotttt. (: you have an amazing voice and i looove the song. i wish i could figure out how to write songs. lol.

[orlina]

OK I'm just starting to listen to *your* song as opposite to the Moaning Myrtles's songs, and I'm not disappointed(however you spell it -_-')

I'm in love with this: "Clichés have power I do not"

Oh and I just love the english prononciation of french words, it's so cute :D

[charlottepoet]

I'm watching your videos from oldest to newest and I feel each time I'm going--ok, now that is my favorite :) But this one is my FAVORITE!

[tamathestoryteller]

For not being a guitar player you play damn good. I wouldn't even know how to begin.

[FrizzCurlsGrl]

<3 it so much =D