1. Task 10: Lyrics Planning
By Farida Islam

2. You should've been there,
Should've burst through the door,
With that 'baby I'm right here' smile,
And it would've felt like,
A million little shining stars had just
aligned,
And I would've been so happy.
Christmas lights glisten,
I've got my eye on the door,
Just waiting for you to walk in,
But the time is ticking,
People ask me how I've been
As I comb back through my
memory,
How you said you'd be here,
You said you'd be here.
• As this is the first verse in the song I think
it would suit being a performance. My
artist would be looking into the distance
away from the camera singing. Thus
appearing to be lost in thought like she is
retelling a story.
• During this verse narrative will be used in
the video. In this shot my artist will be
shown at a dinner with her friends
staring at the door waiting. There will
then be a shot of the clock letting the
audience know what the time is. This
references the lyrics ‘eye on the door’
and ‘time is ticking’.

3. And it was like slow motion,
Standing there in my party dress,
In red lipstick,
With no one to impress,
And they're all laughing,
As I'm looking around the room,
But there's one thing missing,
And that was the moment I knew.
And the hours pass by,
Now I just wanna be alone,
But your close friends always seem
to know
When there's something really
wrong,
So they follow me down the hall,
And there in the bathroom,
I try not to fall apart,
And the sinking feeling starts,
As I say hopelessly,
"He said he'd be here."
• This part of the chorus would be best
visually shown as narrative. My artist will
be shown visibly not having a good time
whilst all her friends are.
• It will then go to a performance of the
artist looking into the camera singing.
Thus showing the emotion on her face
reflecting on the lyrics.
• For this part of the verse narrative will
used and there will be a shot of my artist
in the bathroom with friends. She will
then admit to them whats bugging her.
This references ‘As I say hopelessly “He
said he’d be here”’.

4. And it was like slow motion,
Standing there in my party dress,
In red lipstick,
With no one to impress,
And they're all laughing,
And asking me about you,
But there was one thing missing,
And that was the moment I knew.
What do you say
When tears are streaming down
your face
In front of everyone you know?
And what do you do when the one
Who means the most to you
Is the one who didn't show?
You should've been here.
And I would've been so happy.
• This time for the chorus it will be a switch
between both narrative and
performance. I think this will suit the
lyrics as there will be a visual to them i.e.
the dinner. Also the performance will
show the artist describing what is
happening.
• For the artist to be able to show emotion
and make the audience relate to what
she is singing, I think that performance
would be most suitable. My artist would
be singing to the camera so that the
audience can feel every word and see the
emotion across her face.

5. And it was like slow motion,
Standing there in my party dress,
In red lipstick,
With no one to impress,
And they're all standing around me
singing
"Happy birthday to you",
But there was one thing missing,
And that was the moment I knew.
Ooh, I knew.
Ooh,
You called me later,
And said, "I'm sorry, I didn't make
it,"
And I said, "I'm sorry too,"
And that was the moment I knew.
And that was the moment I knew.
• This part of the song will be narrative. A
long shot will be used to show that the
dinner was the artist’s birthday.
Therefore showing the decorations, cake
etc. Her friends will be surrounding her
singing ‘Happy birthday’, whilst she is
gazing at the door. This references ‘but
there was one thing missing’.
• To conclude the song this verse will use
performance. My artist will be having the
realisation that her boyfriend is never
going to be there. The ending will be her
walking away i.e. walking away from
him.

6. And it was like slow motion,
Standing there in my party dress,
In red lipstick,
With no one to impress,
And they're all standing around me
singing
"Happy birthday to you",
But there was one thing missing,
And that was the moment I knew.
Ooh, I knew.
Ooh,
You called me later,
And said, "I'm sorry, I didn't make
it,"
And I said, "I'm sorry too,"
And that was the moment I knew.
And that was the moment I knew.
• This part of the song will be narrative. A
long shot will be used to show that the
dinner was the artist’s birthday.
Therefore showing the decorations, cake
etc. Her friends will be surrounding her
singing ‘Happy birthday’, whilst she is
gazing at the door. This references ‘but
there was one thing missing’.
• To conclude the song this verse will use
performance. My artist will be having the
realisation that her boyfriend is never
going to be there. The ending will be her
walking away i.e. walking away from
him.