"How to Love" – (Lil Wayne/Delilah)
So Friday night I went for a walk shortly before sunset, and on the way home "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme" came onto my playlist (yes, I am a HUUUUGE fan of ABBA) and it gave me the idea for the tagline for that filk. And then I heard this song (youtube watch?v=td8gitFuCBo) and I could totally imagine Corso singing this about/to Vacy. I love both versions, but the Delilah performance is so intense! I love the focused passion there, and I think it really fits the way I see Corso.
Back when I first met you, I saw that you were precious
Every day since then has proved that you're a blessing
How you pull your shoulders back, always keep your head up
Never show you're insecure
The folks who hand you credits treat you with derision
Mistrust and bitterness seep into your decisions
Can't say I blame you; it wasn't my intention
To lose my heart so easily, to be the one listening
I know you had a lot of crooks try to figure you out
So despite your luck, you've never learned about
How to love
How to love
You've had a lot of moments that didn't last forever
Pretend that you don't care and that you'll settle for whatever
How to love
How to love
Oh, I just want you to know
that you deserve the best and you're beautiful,
It shines so bright inside your soul
Baby, you're beautiful
You're so far from the usual
Mmm – how to love
To keep from getting hurt you've learned to guard your heart
Won't you let me help you find a way to make a start
How to love
How to love
You had a lot of moments that didn't last forever
If you find a way to, maybe we can learn together
How to love
How to love
So one of the things I realized as I was doing this is that in addition to keeping the rhythm of the piece, I like to keep some of the wording intact as well. I'm not sure why, to be honest.
I wrote it out on notebook paper so that I could see what I did. Sometimes it helped to skip a line that was giving me trouble and go on to whichever one it matched with for rhyme and then go back to it. Other than that, this one was pretty simple - I diddled with syllables, but there wasn't much more. 'Suspicion' was a rhyme option I played with for 'decisions' but I ended up liking 'derision' more. In that last section I also tried out 'But you're not alone' as the beginning of the line that ended up with 'make a start' but I couldn't make it fit. So I just tried a couple other phrases until I found one that fit.