Posts Tagged ‘#poem’
Alternatives MSK
Posted: January 10, 2023 in PoetryTags: #audio, #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #music, #musician, #personal, #poem, #poet, #poetry, #poetrypod, #recording, #songwriter, #sound
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I Landed Here
Posted: January 6, 2023 in PoetryTags: #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #personal, #poem, #poetry, #singersongwriter, #songwriter
I don’t see a happy ending
Out of this yet.
There are too many things
I can’t forget.
It’s not like all that it takes
Is just one more year.
Just give it one more day
Then I landed here.
I landed here.
It was a crash landing but I don’t care.
I landed here.
And I’d rather be here than anywhere.
I landed here.
It would be so much easier
The rent has been paid.
It would be so much easier
To leave it unsaid.
I don’t see a happy ending
Out of this yet.
Too many things
I can’t forget.
All Night Long MSK 1991
Posted: January 3, 2023 in #poetry, PoetryTags: #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #personal, #poem, #poet, #poetry, #poetrypod, #recording, #songwriter
These lyrics were made into a song in about 15 minutes. I was working on a simple piece that my wife Ellen could sing along with to get her confident when she sings. She likes ZZ Top, so I ripped off some of their ideas and came up with a similar beat and rhythm. The lyrics took no time but were from other lyrics. So when she sang about a girl we just kept it! The lyrics are short and sweet.
A Simple Gift POD MSK
Posted: December 27, 2022 in PoetryTags: #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #music, #podcasts, #poem, #poet, #poetry, #poetrypod, #songwriter
A Part of Me POD
Posted: December 20, 2022 in PoetryTags: #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #personal, #podcasts, #poem, #poet, #poetry, #poetrypod, #songwriter
This is obviously my patriotic anthem. Just looking at some of my own ancestry and cultural histories I respect and have been blessed to experience. Kinda corny but I still get choked up reading these lyrics. This is one of those songs where I keep trying to make a good demo recording and it just never goes anywhere. Various arrangements, vocalists and instruments but nothing seems to fit correctly.
A Few Shattered Lines POD MSK
Posted: December 13, 2022 in PoetryTags: #audio, #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #music, #musician, #personal, #poem, #poet, #poetry, #poetrypod, #songwriter, #sound
Also called Reels of Tape. See original lyric post here
“Snap”
Posted: May 14, 2022 in My Tunes, PoetryTags: #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #music, #personal, #poem, #poet, #poetry, #songwriter
I hear the beat when nothing is around.
Can’t help but imitating life’s unusual sound.
I would gladly show anyone what I have found
The tempo changes come from underground.
It’s not a pattern if it doesn’t flow.
Soon watch your feet and hands begin moving from fast to slow.
No way to see it if you don’t already know
But stand still long enough you will feel it grow.
The first thing I learned was how to snap.
Didn’t take me long ‘til I had the knack.
Walkin down the street or wakin’ from a nap,
My life has always been a musical soundtrack.
From the solid ground comes a roar like thunder.
I can never wake from the spell I am under.
Once I can open my eyes they are full of wonder
Let’s escape this world that has been plundered.
From there everything comes into play.
Someone writes a musical out of the things you say.
I would like to think we could leave it for another day
But you and I know it will never go away.
The first thing I learned was how to snap.
Didn’t take me long ‘til I had the knack.
Walkin down the street or wakin’ from a nap,
My life has always been a really long soundtrack.
The Only One
Posted: March 22, 2022 in family, My Tunes, PoetryTags: #achorusthatneverends, #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike.com, #music, #musician, #personal, #poem, #poetry, #relationships, #singer song-writer, #singersongwriter, #songwriter, #theonlyone, #truth
Let me get this straight;
You worked all your life to be this?
So many opportunities to learn and grow
Yet here you remain, still.
Asking me to wait;
As if you found the life of bliss?
Doesn’t matter to me if I will ever know
You’re The Only One who will.
In a world full of half-truths and disrespect.
The Only One
Reality converted – digest and dissect.
The Only One
So much given yet;
You feel you should complain, complain?
Hard to remember lies so move on to the next
Double down, dumber, dumber.
In a world full of half-truths and disrespect.
The Only One
Reality perverted – digest and dissect.
The Only One
Unbelievably;
We land inside another chance?
But it looks so much like The Other Ones
You are a song with no beginning.
A chorus that never ends.
A song with no beginning.
A chorus that never ends. A chorus that never ends. A chorus that never ends. A chorus that never ends.
I Hate My Kitchen
Posted: December 7, 2021 in PoetryTags: #kitchen, #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #poem, #poet, #poetry, #songwriter
I love to cook and have all the gadgets
Spices and fresh foods from famous markets
Artisan breads and cheeses and finest creams
A few rare herbs and aged meats.
Tempted by smells slowly drifting my way
Each ingredient calls for its place on the plate
Planning, preparation and a little luck
A masterpiece awaits each of us.
My wife looks up and tells me again
“Nobody cares, so stop your bitchin’”.
But it’s really hard to be a good chef
Life sucks when you hate your kitchen.
The room glistens with silver, copper and glass
I can sift and bake to my heart’s content
Razor sharp cutting knives dazzle in the light
A measuring cup or spoon for everything
But there’s no place to stand
And no place to clean
Nowhere to put things
If you see what I mean.
Even working by myself
It’s too crowded to move
The shelves are so tall
Like they have something to prove.
My wife looks up and tells me again
“Nobody cares, so stop your bitchin’”.
But it’s really hard to be a good chef
Life sucks when you hate your kitchen.
Simple Things
Posted: October 1, 2021 in Opinions and Observations, PoetryTags: #, #aginginamerica, #aginginusa, #life, #lyrics, #memories, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #personal, #poem, #poetry, #songwriter, #songwriting
Today you managed
Tomorrow you’ll fail
Each loss another fragment forever pushed aside.
The day after becomes
A monotonous stream
Each day is just like the last just a bit more purified.
Sometimes it’s easy
Falling off a log
Then all confidence disappears and your unable to move.
I know I don’t know
Is somebody watching?
Surrounded by a quicksand of doubt and nothing to prove.
When everything disappears
Even sacred memories hide underground.
Lost, frozen in a searing panic
Where Simple Things can’t be found.
This is the last time
As much as the first
Open or close your eyes but the vision is the same.
It’s only in my head
It’s only in my head
I love you like a brother but won’t remember your name.
When everything disappears
Even sacred memories hide underground.
Lost, frozen in a searing panic
Where Simple Things can’t be found.
MidiMike 