I FIGURED I COULD LET YOU IN ON THE TUG-OF-WAR ROUGH DRAFT OF MY "EGO" VS MY "ALTER-EGO'S" WRITING PROCESS & PROGRESS ON THIS SONG-RAW AND AS-IS FOR NOW:

(This is something only a songwriter and arranger would understand :) But if you're not, feel free to voyeur:

“WAR”

CHORUS:

These battle scars are making it hard

For you and me to ever think that we could make it this far

You’re earning your stripes, but breaking the laws

This battlefield is not appealing to my breakable heart

You thinking you’re smart and playing your games

I feel like pointing at you, getting at you, taking my aim

So who’s to blame and who’s to shame

Gotta be crazy

Think you phase me

And I’m taking your name

 (Listen to me- Yeah!)

VERSE 1:

(:21)

1-

2-

3-

4-

:37

(Listen to me- Ahhh  War!)

5-

6-

7-

:50

(Listen to me-Yeah!)

8- Boy you better start listening to me, before you learn what really missing me means

CHORUS:

These battle scars are making it hard

For you and me to ever think that we could make it this far

You’re earning your stripes, but breaking the laws

This battlefield is not appealing to my breakable heart

You thinking you’re smart and playing your games

I feel like pointing at you, getting at you, taking my aim

So who’s to blame and who’s to shame

Gotta be crazy

Think you phase me

And I’m taking your name

VERSE 2:

(1:16)

1-

2-

3-

4-

1:31

(Listen to me- Ahhh  War!)

5-

6-

7-

8- Boy you better start listening to me, before you learn what really missing me means

1:50

(Listen to me- Ahhh  War!)

CHORUS:

These battle scars are making it hard

For you and me to ever think that we could make it this far

You’re earning your stripes, but breaking the laws

This battlefield is not appealing to my breakable heart

You thinking you’re smart and playing your games

I feel like pointing at you, getting at you, taking my aim

So who’s to blame and who’s to shame

Gotta be crazy

Think you phase me

And I’m taking your name

(half) BRiDGE:

2:08

(First you were adoring me)

(No boring me)

(Now look at you, that I catch you now you go to war with me)

(Even the score with me?)

 (Listen to me-Ahhh)

2:24

CHORUS:

These battle scars are making it hard

For you and me to ever think that we could make it this far

You’re earning your stripes, but breaking the laws

This battlefield is not appealing to my breakable heart

You thinking you’re smart and playing your games

I feel like pointing at you, getting at you, taking my aim

So who’s to blame and who’s to shame

Gotta be crazy

Think you phase me

And I’m taking your name

CHORUS:

These battle scars are making it hard

For you and me to ever think that we could make it this far

You’re earning your stripes, but breaking the laws

This battlefield is not appealing to my breakable heart

You thinking you’re smart and playing your games

I feel like pointing at you, getting at you, taking my aim

So who’s to blame and who’s to shame

Gotta be crazy

Think you phase me

And I’m taking your name

VERSE 4:

3:04

1-

2-

3-

4-

3:17

(Listen to me-Ahhh War! )

5-

6-

7-

8- Boy you better start listening to me, before you learn what really missing me means

CHORUS:

These battle scars are making it hard

For you and me to ever think that we could make it this far

You’re earning your stripes, but breaking the laws

This battlefield is not appealing to my breakable heart

You thinking you’re smart and playing your games

I feel like pointing at you, getting at you, taking my aim

So who’s to blame and who’s to shame

Gotta be crazy

Think you phase me

And I’m taking your name