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Overstay Your Welcome
Some dark shit – but hey we all have those days right? I am feeling the weight of overstaying my welcome and feel that I have to move on – so here it is.
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I waited to long you see
The walls are closing in on me
Not much left I can do
Not quite sure I can see it through
The rent is late
The man has to be paid
But I am short on pennies
Nothing easy about being a musician
Not gunna lie
Some days I wish I was a fat cat
Just laying around chasing rats
But what the sense in that
I have these fingers and these thoughts
It not something that I bought
Or try to sell
But when the whispers turn to yells
That is when the pain can swell
And swell
Turning you into something you are not
Making you turn your back
On something when it is quite alright
Why do it
Why go now
Just a couple bucks short got you down
There has to be a better way somehow
Life ain’t easy is the saying
But life has a way of displaying
This little cliché in a real way
It never makes sense until that one day
Then you look and say
Shit
These bills
How will I ever pay?
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
As I listened to NPR cover the story unfolding in Boston yesterday on my way home from Chicago – my fiance and I were just silent. Sometimes it just takes time to realize that some people have that much hate inside of them that they are willing to act out and hurt others. It was a very difficult listening to the coverage – and violent acts happen all the time. So I have begun working on a song called “When Bad Things Happen to Good People”. I feel that I have had this song on my chest for a long time. Something that I can turn to when I feel worn out by peoples hatred and violence. A song to give hope, but also deal with the hard question of “why?” Obviously, I do not have the answer – but I know what can make me feel more loving in my own heart. To recognize what is great and take time to be thankful. It does not erase the pain, but rather helps me deal with it in a positive manner. I will have the song posted here tomorrow afternoon – for now here are the lyrics. I just wanted to say there is no reason for why bad things happen – other than the existence of hate/evil. Rather than focusing on evil, I wanted to focus on love and hope. The verses are about what makes this country great and what I am proud of. In verse 2 it is my call to action. I hope that you can relate with this and find it helpful in this time of grieving.
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Keeping everyone affected by this in Boston and throughout the world in my thoughts.
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When Bad Things Happen to Good People
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When bad things happen
Oh my god
To good people
There is no way around
It is a quieting sound
But hate won’t tear us down
It won’t tear us down
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I love the way
People care enough to say
Oh I love you
And be safe out there
Just take care
In a world that’s always spinnin’ round
Don’t be scared
The fear will try to tear us apart
But in your heart
We must know
That the hate must die
For the love to grow
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When bad things happen
Oh my god
To good people
There is no way around
It is a quieting sound
But hate won’t tear us down
It won’t tear us down
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When news gets tough
You have had enough
Don’t throw your hands
And just give up
The world needs us now
Hate has knocked it down
Its up to you and me
And everyone around
Help someone back up
Even when your heart aches
The love you give
Must be greater
Than the love you take
Clocks and Lamps
This is a poem reflecting on life through the collection and the ultimate giving of possessions. I was inspired by a conversation I had with my uncle, who is a very devout priest, about how the things that he had collected simply become garbage if the family does not want it. Maybe he came to this by seeing all the people come and go in his life – and the disposal of their belongings. It really reminded me of how life is truly simple at the core to give back and not be controlled by what you own. A simple idea and a poem to go with it. Cheers.
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A holy man has spent his years praying
Years
Walking through narrow wooden halls
Lit with dim lamps
When night would fall
Sitting silent on a quiet lake
He would speak so softly
As to not make a mistake
Years passed
His health began to wane
One could never tell
He never spoke much of pain
His years of prayer and solitude
Subtle vintage soul
Quiet demeanor and gentle attitude
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“Is there any worth to this”
He asked me
Once we pass
Is there any meaning left
The colored lamp, wooden clock
Passed from hands to hands
Through generations tenderly walk
Falling down the mountain
Back to life
Formed from reincarnation
The giving fountain
Eyes passing
Looking
Watching
Take what is left
When the date has passed
When the soul departs
Small trinkets left
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I learned much from his quiet soul
His tepid walk
Gentle flow
Upon others shoulders
Leave what you collect
From the field
There is no reason to save
Gands these items we collect down
It becomes a pile of forgotten
The trash man will collect it and move on
Drive away in the early dawn
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Clocks and lamps
Collect new meanings
When new eyes see
A new branch is born
Upon the tree
Fades Away
Here are the lyrics to a song that is currently under construction. Most of the ground work (guitar parts and melodies) have been written. Now I am just taking a couple of different approaches to the lyrics. The key of the song is the chorus where I was caught looking at these massive clouds in the air and how they just vanish. Reminds me of how my life sometimes creeps away from me too. But it is a love song because these feelings were not experienced alone. I would like to call this a rolling post because I will edit it and change it as I refine it. Hope to have a youtube video of the final product up in a couple of weeks. Enjoy!
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Oh I think of her
Feeling fine
Laying in the summer grass
On borrowed time
Oh the world is new
For you and for me
This is the where
We will live
Between thoughts
And dreams
Where you will find
You will find
You will find
Us
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-Chorus-
And OH
Don’t you just wonder
How the clouds can fade
They just fade away
And oh
Don’t you just wonder
How life it fades
It just fades away
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It fades away
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The world is different now
Than yesterday
Change will not know itself
In shadows grey
But then again
Days like this we remember
Velvet nights in late September
Between your arms
We will make it through
To mornings light
Wn the light
And morning bright
We will be
Shit My World is on Fire
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ9BhsYX4FU&feature=youtu.be
Here is a song that I wrote about how sometimes you let things go just a bit too long in your life before you decide that something has to be done. In a similar fashion as to that one time I was in college and left the pizza in the oven and forgot about it. I take a light hearted look at what an angel could do in that moment also – how it would really help because when shit hits the roof – you could definitely use some help in getting life back in order. So this is called “Shit My World is on Fire”. Enjoy!
Shit My World is on Fire
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Well I’ve been thinking
About all this time up here
I’ve been wasting
The thing I do and say
Well I am no Angel
But if you see on please
Send her my way
She can save me from all of the trouble
I’ve been making
It would be so much fun
I’m just sayin’
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Whoa oh oh
I look around and
Shit!
My world is on fire
Who oh oh
I can make it out
But only with an angel
Whoa oh oh
Look around and see
She can only take me higher
Whoa oh oh
Drink in that sun
My world is on fire!
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That got me thinking
When God made this world
She was kinda funny
Now I am just running around now
Making Monday
But there ain’t no way
It ain’t that easy
Just take me and break me destroy me and build me up later
Take a quick minute and pass me
Your lifesaver!
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Whoa oh oh
I look around and
Shit!
My world is on fire
Who oh oh
I can make it out
But only with an angel
Whoa oh oh
Look around and see
She can only take me higher
Whoa oh oh
Drink in that sun
My world is on fire!
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Whoa oh oh
I look around and
Shit!
My world is on fire
Who oh oh
I can make it out
But only with an angel
Whoa oh oh
Look around and see
She can only take me higher
Whoa oh oh
Drink in that sun
My world is on fire!
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Oh my world is on Fire
Fire
Fire
Oh my world is on
Fire
Fire
My world is on fire
I hope to have more videos and songs up with descriptions soon so stay tuned. I am casually working on a possible full length album as my first commitment is The Bergamot. A Pop/Rock duo and we play with a full 6 piece band so we can have killer dance parties. Check us out and listen to our entire catalog of work at http://www.thebergamot.com! Cheers!
A Cup of Songwriting 