singin' to the moon

Counting The Stars

2012-01-07T19:43:00.001-06:00

it could be better than it is
but then it could be worse
the best laid plans fall victim
to the disaster unrehearsed
i look for absolution
from the failures i have lived
although others have forgiven me
i don't dare myself forgive

i sit here in the silence
and i take in all i've seen
misty breaths of memory
take me everywhere i've been
all of this means something
i know it must be true
'cause i don't feel regret now
if i should think of you

Counting the stars
in my mind tonight
i remember the times
when they would shine so bright
Counting my dreams
in my mind tonight
i remember sweet times
when love just felt so right...

makes me smile

(2012 db michel)

The Year Of The Nine

2011-12-10T23:49:00.002-06:00

looking at people
i once used to know
they used to know me
i just let it all go
i couldn't hang on to
whatever i lost
just passing the days
counting the cost

some may have wondered
where have i been?
i used to be here a lot back then
i remember the days
i remember the times
then i lost my way in the year of the nine

i had a dream
guess i had quite a few
but the dream was obscured
so it's long overdue
what's left of my voice
still wants to sing
but time passed me by
i don't sing anything

some may have wondered
where have i been?
i used to be here a lot back then
i remember the days
i remember the times
then i lost my way in the year of the nine

my greatest weakness
is my greatest strength
i don't know how to give up
when the quittin' bell rings
i still see the world
in the back of my heart
just like it was then
just a pure as the start

some may have wondered
where have i been?
i used to be here a lot back then
i remember the days
i remember the times
then i lost my way in the year of the nine

(2011 db michel)

Someday, Someone

2011-12-04T11:27:00.002-06:00

you can cry if you want to
but in the end
no one can win this battle but you
you can lie to the world
and be it's friend
or you can turn back the lies and reveal the truth

someday
someone
will matter enough
and you'll say it
sometime
when the feeling is right
someday
someone
will see see through your pain
and embrace you
sometime
you'll be seeing the light

you can live in the darkness
that holds you still
no one can free this prisoner but you
you can sing to yourself
but you never will
or you can sing to the world and let the dream come true

someday
someone
will matter enough
and you'll say it
sometime
when the feeling is right
someday
someone
will see see through your pain
and embrace you
sometime
you'll be seeing the light

(2011 db michel)

Who Out There?

2011-11-06T07:18:00.003-06:00

days...and days and nights rise and fall
years pass you by
and still no one...to stand beside you
tears...and all the pain makes them run
years come and go
and still no one...to stand beside you

(chorus)
who out there... gonna be the one to love you?
who out there...gonna step inside?
and walk into your heart
who out there...gonna be the one to listen?
who out there...gonna take the time?
and be the one to care

faith...and hopes and dreams leave you cold
your heart's runnin' dry
and still no one...to stand beside you
life...just another fast runnin' train
you hear the sound
and still no one...to stand beside you

(chorus)
who out there...gonna be the one to love you?
who out there...gonna step inside?
and walk into your heart
who out there...gonna be the one to listen?
who out there...gonna take the time?
and be the one to care

(bridge)
all this emptiness...a vacuum deep as space
when all you ever wanted...was played back...then erased

(chorus)
who out there...gonna be the one to love you
who out there...gonna step inside
and walk into your heart
who out there...gonna be the one to listen
who out there...gonna take the time
and be the one to care

(2011 db michel)

The Heat Of The Day (Ain't What It Used To Be)

2011-10-23T10:36:00.000-05:00

noon is near
fall is falling
and the heat of the day ain't what it used to be
time to run
and the runners are running
but the wage they get ain't what it used to be
my belly's full
of the empty promise
and the speakers word ain't what used to be
the road is long
and bridge is crumblin'
the way back home ain't what it used to be...

(2011 db michel)

Doobie Do

2011-10-18T10:05:00.002-05:00

night time looming
day time zooming
the data bits fly so fast
till the future is in the past
dreamtime waiting
i'm still waking
the stream always has it's way
tells me when it's time to play

(chorus)
ah doobie do
ah doobie dah
ah doobie wah
do do do doobie
la la la
la la la la

world time spending
day is ending
the data bits tell the tale
'cause the system's too big to fail
night time falling
dream time calling
the stream sends me on my way
down the wire it's time to play

(chorus)
ah doobie do
ah doobie dah
ah doobie wah
do do do doobie
la la la
la la la la

(bridge)
chop it in pieces
send it again
the binary code begins and it ends
encrypt it in legend
decode in prose
tells you the story
that's how it goes

(chorus)
ah doobie do
ah doobie dah
ah doobie wah
do do do doobie
la la la
la la la la

(2011 db michel)

The Ballad of the Busch Squirrel

2011-10-14T08:00:00.002-05:00

runnin' like a squirrel do
zoomin' cross the infield grass
home plate in his view screen looms
one more frontier he must pass
the batter stands oblivious
to the nimble creature on the way
the pitcher stands incredulous
the umpire makes the pitcher pay
he calls a ball the hurler screams
that squirrel ain't on either team!
the call will stand
the squirrel will not
he must run on
or he'll be caught!

(2011 db michel)

The Gift

2011-10-04T07:46:00.000-05:00

What if what you had dreamed of all your life had just appeared before your eyes?...And you didn't even know...

What if this was not the first time?...What if your dream come true had been presented to you before?...But you let it pass you by...

After having been rescued from the jaws of death more times than he was aware of...Will he ever learn to accept the gift?...

More than life..More than love...It's the gift of a new world...He dreamed of it as a child..Never suspecting that it was more than a dream...

He had been there...It was true...All of it...The ship with the silver seats...The view from the window...The control panel...

The promise to him as a little boy that he would know what to do when the time came...Now the time has come...Now they're back...

(2011 db michel)

The Signal

2011-09-30T07:28:00.002-05:00

there's a signal we don't know
someone else is sending
try to find it in the stars
but space and time is always bending
if we hear them one fine day
would the mystery be ending
would the song they sing make us uptight?
or would it fill us with delight?

(2011 db michel)

The Survivors

2011-09-28T06:46:00.002-05:00

it is the season of dark and lonely thoughts...
as the warm daylight's time recedes..
and the cold night's rule expands...
As the leaves fall and the green things die...
i remember many years ago this season...
i lost something i would miss for many years...
something i never knew that i had...
out of the ashes then...
the survivors were lost to each other...
forever...
as if the flames had consumed them too

(2011 db michel)

Justice and Unity

2011-09-19T10:27:00.000-05:00

everybody's talking about justice and unity
all the while they're waiting for someone to lead them
everybody's wanting something to live for
but they don't know it's already here

everyone is dreaming of some great tomorrow
leaving today to die lying fallow
everyone wants a dream that will answer
the question of why they are here

all the world is pulling in different directions
while the powers that be try to crush insurrections
all the world is living on time that is borrowed
the rent is now long overdue

why do we have to suffer this shame?
who are we?
should we try to explain?
is it time to face our fears?
are they right?
should we all disappear?

everybody's talking about justice and unity
all the while they're waiting for someone to lead them
everybody's wanting something to live for
but they don't know that it's already here

(2007 db michel)

Deluded

2011-09-04T10:36:00.000-05:00

i feel like i'm intruding
these days i'm so deluded
and i don't like to think of the nights
i think i'm gonna make it
then i do something to break it
and i tell myself it's alright
another one is coming
so why should i be running?
guess i don't believe that it's true
i never felt deserving
i guess that's why i keep losing
is it too late to change that too?

(2011 db michel)

Yes You Can!

2011-08-28T22:32:00.002-05:00

sometimes the darkness gets inside of me
makes me doubt what i believe
and in those darkest hours it's hard to see
any hope in anything

but then a voice from deep inside me
rises up as if to guide me
if it's not OK...just give it...another day

what ever it is
yes you can!
if you hold on
if you hold on to the dream inside you
whatever it is
make your stand
and you will find that tomorrow's in your hand

and on those nights i'm feeling lonely
in a place where i don't wanna be
and in the emptiness it's only me
and i find no good in anything

but then a voice from deep inside me
rises up as if to guide me
if it's not OK...just give it...another day

what ever it is
yes you can!
if you hold on
if you hold on to the dream inside you
whatever it is
make your stand
and you will find that tomorrow's in your hand

(2011 db michel)

Hurricane

2011-08-27T06:35:00.002-05:00

I said to the old man...waiting in vain
the others left with the hurricane
the sky grew dark...and they moved west
not wanting tried...by natures test
so you and me...are the human race
in this rainy...windy...lonely place...

(2011 db michel)

Social Undertow

2011-08-24T10:21:00.003-05:00

you don't have to tell me...i know my place
there's a kind of cool that i'll never know
swim as fast as i can...still i lose the race
caught up in the social undertow
there's a place in the sky...only stars can shine
i can watch them look down on me
i'm stuck on the ground...'cause the dreams not mine
so i can't be where i wanna be

(2011 db michel)

I'd Like To Know

2011-08-12T07:21:00.000-05:00

sadness reigns upon my brow

the world is heavy on me now

i see a place with pain and strife

and those who hunger every night

a better world i'd like to see

for all of them and you and me

if there's a way to make this be

i'd like to know...

2011 db michel

The Party's Over

2011-04-26T07:20:00.002-05:00

the bar is empty
an empty beer stands alone
on a vacant table
left by someone who's gone
the night is over
the morning has come
my eyes are weary
it's time to move on

i'm stone cold sober
as i look at the scene
like a thousand barrooms
that i've seen in my dreams
the party noises
have faded and gone
the party's over
it's time to move on

(bridge)

and where do we go
now that we're fading away
the ghost of you and me
in a memory of yesterday

i turn around now
and see the faces we've been
friends and lovers
we thought till the end
but the light brings changes
the morning bares scars
from the people we were
to the people we are

(2007/2011 db michel)

Rocket Ride

2011-04-12T10:05:00.002-05:00

if i could i would take a rocket ship and fly
to mars or some other destination in the sky
i just know that i'm meant to go
though it seems sometimes i've been before
but my mind is foggy about those days
when i was a child and could dream in space
mom and dad don't seem to remember at all
about the trip i took when i was small
i want to get back and see again
the sights i must have seen back then
in whispered tones the men in suits did say
you can never reveal that he's been in space
so no one knows except for me
about the rocket ship with the silver seats
and the lady who told me not to cry
we're just going on a rocket ride
though i am older no longer a child
yesterdays history still has to hide
but inside my heart will always stay
the dream of once again flying away

(db michel 2004)

The Fiddler On The Hill

2011-03-09T18:06:00.002-06:00

I CAN HEAR THE FIDDLER PLAYING
HIGH UPON THE HILL
HE WATCHES FIRES BURNING
AND HE GETS A SECRET THRILL
HE'LL KEEP ON PLAYING FIDDLE
ALL THE LONG NIGHT LONG
WHILE THE FIRE JUST KEEPS ON BURNING
TO THE FIDDLER'S SONG

WHERE USED TO BE A MANSION
NOW STANDS A PILE OF ASH
ALL THAT ONCE WAS TREASURED
IS NOTHING MORE THAN TRASH
STILL THE FIDDLER KEEPS ON PLAYING
ALL THE LONG NIGHT LONG
WHILE THE FIRE JUST KEEPS ON BURNING
TO THE FIDDLER'S SONG

(bridge)
WHO'S TO BLESS AND WHO'S TO BLAME?
AND DOES IT REALLY MATTER?
TO THE FIDDLER ON THE HILL
IS HE THE ONLY SANE ONE?
OR IS HE MADDER THAN A HATTER?
THE FIRES KEEP ON BURNING
AND THE WORLD JUST KEEPS ON TURNING

WHAT USED TO BE A CITY
IS NOW ENGULFED IN FIRE
THE PEOPLE TRIED TO FIGHT IT
BUT THEY JUST MADE THE FLAMES BURN HIGHER
STILL THE FIDDLER KEEPS ON PLAYING
ALL THE LONG NIGHT LONG
WHILE THE FIRE JUST KEEPS ON BURNING
TO THE FIDDLER'S SONG

(2006 db michel)

Way Past Treasure

2011-01-30T18:18:00.000-06:00

the last time through
did i know you?
in the time before
did i know the best of you?
i can think
but i can't remember
was there something lost?
that once was treasured
the last time through
did i know you?

in the previous dance
did i take that chance?
did i live for love?
instead of learning second hand
i can dream
but i can't believe it
was there something there
more than a feeling
in the previous dance
did i take the chance

holding on to hopes and dreams
as life goes streaming by
you don't have to understand
why i still try
why i still smile

in the other world
were you the one?
in that other time world
did i know you as the one?
did i wake too soon?
i can't remember
was there something there?
that was way past treasure
in the other world
were you the one?

(2011 db michel)

You Don't Know That I Know

2011-01-21T06:28:00.002-06:00

everyone has their secret mystery
tales of the heart that are not told
everyone has a place they go
deep in the dark with their secret soul
we go there and hope we're not alone

you don't know that i know
that i know what you know
you don't know that i know
what's been going on

everyone has another story
needs of the heart that they won't tell
everyone has somewhere to go
a hope in the dark where the truth can grow
we go there and hope we're not alove

you don't know that i know
that i know what you know
you don't know that i know
what's been going on

you can hide if you want to
but i've already seen the light
if we ever say the words we'll be alright

you don't know that i know
that i know what you know
you don't know that i know
what's been going on

(2010 db michel)

Waiting For My Timeline

2011-01-16T17:20:00.002-06:00

looking at the sad expanse
trying to find my happiness
i left it in the future
trying to find a reason why
trying to remember why i try
the emptiness frees me

waiting for the future
waiting for a dream
an image of the shadow
where it's supposed to be
waiting for my timeline
waiting for a smile
i'm still here and waiting
i'll be waiting for awhile

looking at the empty miles
trying to remember why i smile
i'm thinking of the future
holding on to promise made
remembering the price i paid
because it was my duty

if i did what i wanted to when i wanted to
i would have been late for my destiny
if i had known what i wanted to know
i wouldn't be the me i needed to be

waiting for the future
waiting for a dream
an image of the shadow
where it's supposed to be
waiting for my timeline
waiting for a smile
i'm still here and waiting
i'll be waiting for awhile

(2010 db michel)

Ringing Bells (An original Christmas song)

2010-12-03T21:00:00.002-06:00

The Final Fly

2010-12-01T20:22:00.002-06:00

The days are getting shorter
It’s a bitter dying light
As the final fly of summer
Takes a lonely winter flight
The things that once were lively
Are slowly finding death
The visitors are leaving
On the next train headed west
the coming days loom frigid
For the warmth forsaken soul
The closing theme is playing
In the lonely winter cold
Maybe some fine morning
Spring will come again
Till then darkness rules the winter
Goodbye to you my friend

(2007 db michel)

A poem for the start of cold weather...

Zombie Restaurant

2010-09-13T10:00:00.002-05:00

My new original song...recorded live on my radio show...You can hear more of my original songs on YouTube or on my MySpace profile.

http://www.myspace.com/danielbmichel

Archurus Comes

2010-09-06T19:19:00.002-05:00

if you see a book in the sky
it's not a trick to fool your eye
you will know
Archurus comes...Archurus comes
when the clock on the wall
is headed south out the exit hall
you will know
Archurus comes...Archurus comes

did you think that you could really escape the wrath
don't you know they know when you went off the path

if you think the tale wasn't told
because the memory has grown old
it's still there
Archurus comes...Archurus comes
if your sitting on the ground
when the parade comes to your town
they will see
Archurus comes...Archurus comes

did you think that you could really escape the wrath
don't you know they know when you went off the path

(2010 db michel)

Inspired by a scary dream i had when i was a little kid.

Precious and Few

2010-08-13T17:51:00.002-05:00

gotta move on sometime
everybody's gone
ain't got the time of day
we miss in the morning
regret the afternoon
then comes the evening
and it's over too soon

all of this chatter
does it really matter?
we do what we have to do
all i can get is less than i need
and moments alone with you
are precious and few

gotta stop time sometime
everybody's gone
it's all just a dream away
we miss all the good things
losing me and you
then comes a moment
and it's over too soon

all of this chatter
does it really matter?
we do what we have to do
all i can get is less than i need
and moments alone with you
are precious and few

precious and few
is the sweet time
when i'm alone with you
precious and few
in the meantime
we hang on the the hope
hold on tight and try to cope

all of this chatter
does it really matter?
we do what we have to do
all i can get is less than i need
and moments alone with you
are precious and few

(2010 db michel)

Free Love

2010-06-28T09:11:00.002-05:00

free love
just around the corner
at the garden store
just plant it in the ground
and someday will grow more
free love
becomes a circle
no beginning and no end
just share it with your friends
and it will come again

(2010 db michel)

Fade Away Goodbye

2010-06-11T07:07:00.002-05:00

sometimes the eyes look away
then you try fade away
then you try fade away goodbye
someone who is of no more use
your hide away excuse
your hide away excuse goodbye

you may have needed someone
sometime...
but time passes by so fast
you don't really have to ask
you find you somehow like them less

sometimes the eyes look away
then you try fade away
then you try fade away goodbye
someone who is of no more use
your hide away excuse
your hide away excuse goodbye

you may have been lonely sometime
not now
you know just what to do
just let the lie be true
now it's old once was new

sometimes the eyes look away
then you try fade away
then you try fade away goodbye
someone who is of no more use
your hide away excuse
your hide away excuse goodbye

(2010 db michel)

Just an observation of how people come in and out of other people's lives...It's not usually a sinister thing...But it can be sad if you think too much about it.

Should I Bring It All Back Home To You?

2010-05-13T07:19:00.003-05:00

too many people know me
but they don't know me
too many people think they got me
all figured out
the pain they see outside
may...overwhelm the dream inside
but it's still there
and i'm still waiting
still hesitating

(chorus)
should i bring it all back home to you?
what would you think if you knew what i knew?
should i keep it to myself
or let the light shine through
should i bring it all back home to you?

too many people hear me
but they don't hear me
too many people think they heard it
somewhere before
the darkness they hear plainly
may...obscure the light's glow dimly
but it's still there
and i'm still waiting
still hesitating

(chorus)
should i bring it all back home to you?
what would you think if you knew what i knew?
should i keep it to myself
or let the light shine through
should i bring it all back home to you?

(bridge)
a one man band
may seem like all i am
but there are others singing
though they never heard the song i'm bringing

(chorus)
should i bring it all back home to you?
what would you think if you knew what i knew?
should i keep it to myself
or let the light shine through
should i bring it all back home to you?

(2010 db michel)

Rise

2010-04-30T11:18:00.000-05:00

the string of time unwinding
leads me to another day

the way it was before
was left behind along the way

first i fought with my mind
in the meantime
then i said goodbye
to the down time
some will see me rise
to the sunshine
some will never know me again

i gave up all resistance
to the emptiness i felt

where once was the good was blooming
that good now goes to someone else

first i fought with my mind
in the meantime
then i said goodbye
to the down time
some will see me rise
to the sunshine
some will never know me again

i can say hello to my good friends
i say it here with all my heart

i can say goodbye without trying
to the rest left on the shelf

first i fought with my mind
in the meantime
then i said goodbye
to the down time
some will see me rise
to the sunshine
some will never know me again

(2010 db michel)

Sometimes you have to let things go that bring you down...Sometimes you have to let people go who have moved on without you...Sometimes you can say goodbye without trying...Sometimes you don't have to say a thing at all.

Comin' Home

2010-04-19T18:00:00.002-05:00

Call all of my friends...dear mother
i can't say where i've been...dear brother
too tired to sleep...i'm comin' home
no time for singin' in the kitchen
gotta let the water do the dishes
it's too far to reach i'm comin' home

the dream i had went on for years and years
although i never left my bed
i lived it all through the smiles and tears
hidden like the price upon my head

Call all of my friends...dear mother
i can't say where i've been...dear brother
too tired to sleep...i'm comin' home
no time for singin' in the kitchen
gotta let the water do the dishes
it's too far to reach i'm comin' home

the time before we lived by different rules
now they don't recall at all
i feel their breath sing a song of fools
rising like the mountain to the falls

Call all of my friends...dear mother
i can't say where i've been...dear brother
too tired to sleep...i'm comin' home
no time for singin' in the kitchen
gotta let the water do the dishes
it's too far to reach i'm comin' home

(2010 db michel)

I woke up from a nap where i was dreaming this song.

Dream X

2010-04-13T07:32:00.002-05:00

christmas tree shape in the northeast sky
a giant comet with a million eyes
is it hello or is it goodbye?

a candle of hope or a beacon of doom
from the sky to your living room
in my dreams the image looms

the future shines in the light of a random dream
the image clear...the message vague
some to fall and some to save
and some trapped in between

(2010 db michel)

What Is A Lady Like That To Do?

2010-04-05T07:20:00.002-05:00

mrs. miggins in her hideaway
will rise to greet another day
put out the dog
and read this morning's news
she's too young to be bitter
too old to be cool
what is a lady like that to do?

mrs. miggins in her reverie
is not the way she seems to be
call in the dog
and forget this morning's blues
she's a bird that can twitter
not once she's been fooled
what is a lady like that to do?

she could have been the sweet on the arm of a dandy
if she took the chance
she could have been as good or should i say randy
as any social at the social dance

mrs. miggins and her coffee cup
drinks it down and fills it up
could have had cream
but those bills are overdue
she's the sweetest of candy
for those lads back in school
what is a lady like that to do

(2010 db michel)

Hate In The Name Of God

2010-03-30T07:09:00.004-05:00

sooner or later it had to happen
the monster they made from the lies they laid
has sent the plan full circle
straight to hell with love
they led with fear
they lead with fear
it can be a dangerous game
when God takes to task the monster
they created in his name

and it's all downhill from here
the terror worked so right
when those who hated terror
turned to terror in their fight

the bright white heat of anger
burns a hole right straight to hell
the devil must be smiling
at the strong persistent smell
lies and exaggerations
it was just an empty game
for getting back in power
when failure leads to gain
the money that's behind it
doesn't care what's wrong or right
it's not God that you'll be hearing
on your radio tonight

(2010 db michel)

Rooms

2010-03-21T21:42:00.002-05:00

Everything changes
the days go by
we couldn't stop it
if we tried
rooms full of wishes
rooms full of dreams
rooms full of empty
rooms we can't see

and I know
we did the best that we could
with all we didn't know
we never had a plan
and I know
the indications are good
that the better times
outnumbered the bad
I see what I can see
we say what we can stand
we live with the difference between
what we want
and what we have

youthful and crazy
easy and free
those are the memories
you and me
rooms full of magic
rooms full of pain
rooms full of secrets
rooms full of rain

and I know
we did the best that we could
with all we didn't know
we never had a plan
and I know
the indications are good
that the better times
outnumbered the bad
I see what I can see
we say what we can stand
we live with the difference between
what we want
and what we have

blacksheep soldiers
living in a different world
we let history have it's way
we have our memories of yesterday

infinite dreamers
believers in fate
someday we know it's
sooner than late
rooms full of teardrops
rooms full of regrets
rooms full of days
rooms we can't get

and I know
we did the best that we could
with all we didn't know
we never had a plan
and I know
the indications are good
that the better times
outnumbered the bad
I see what I can see
we say what we can stand
we live with the difference between
what we want
and what we have

(2010 db michel)

Nobody's Home

2010-01-26T07:07:00.002-06:00

I could pick a flower just to send you
to see if somehow you could read my mind
the times behind we were befriended
till you unstrung the ties that bind

You're frozen in your ways
yes there is a price to pay
you leave no room for forgiving
it's an empty way of living
you don't see the things you do
hurt the other ones you knew
now you're living life alone
when you call
nobody's home

I could leave my heart out on the table
but I know that you won't give a damn
the way you thought of me has ended
and you're too cold to understand

You're frozen in your ways
yes there is a price to pay
you leave no room for forgiving
it's an empty way of living
you don't see the things you do
hurt the other ones you knew
now you're living life alone
when you call
nobody's home

I could try and I could fail again
but i've been down that road too many times my friend

You're frozen in your ways
yes there is a price to pay
you leave no room for forgiving
it's an empty way of living
you don't see the things you do
hurt the other ones you knew
now you're living life alone
when you call
nobody's home

(2010 db michel)

It's Too Late For Any More

2010-01-06T23:14:00.004-06:00

i was thinking of my love
i seem to do that more and more
letting down and letting go
had me heading for the door
the feeling still inside my heart
i wanted something else instead
never dreaming i'd ignored
the one that should be in this bed

and there is nothing i can do now
it's too late for any more
i can wait for something sometime
but there's nothing left in store

i was dreaming of romance
i think i saw it shine and fade
holding on and breaking down
until i finally turned away
sometimes i feel just like a fool
wasting something heaven sent
i must have mumbled something cruel
about how love don't pay the rent

and there is nothing i can do now
it's too late for any more
i can wait for something sometime
but there's nothing left in store

(2010 db michel)

Ringing Bells

2009-12-22T17:23:00.002-06:00

My original Christmas song.

Ringing Bells

2009-12-19T15:19:00.003-06:00

the ice and snowy weather
wintertime is closing in
soon it will be Christmas
i can hear the ringing bells begin

ringing sounds of glory
ring the song of the Christmas story
they ring for you and me

ring on Christmas bells
ring on Christmas bells
i can't wait for Christmas day to come
ring on Christmas bells
ring on Christmas bells
ring a song of peace for everyone

the children look in wonder
at the season in their midst
soon that day is coming
they can hear the ringing bells begin

ringing sounds of glory
ring the song of the Christmas story
they ring for you and me

ring on Christmas bells
ring on Christmas bells
i can't wait for Christmas day to come
ring on Christmas bells
ring on Christmas bells
ring a song of peace for everyone

(2008 db michel)

Streets Of Gold

2009-11-17T22:22:00.000-06:00

lookin' for the right way
lookin' real hard
can't seem to understand
the world outside my yard
i'm gonna take a road trip
let the feelin' take a hold
gonna take a ride on them streets of gold

headed for the ocean
lookin' for to see
a better way of livin'
more befittin' me
i wanna take some chances
let freedom take a hold
wanna take a ride on them streets of gold

crowded cities leave me lonesome
there's so far for me to go
gonna seek what i've been lacking
on them shiney streets of gold

lookin' for the answer
headed out the door
key in the ignition
pedal to the floor
i wanna find a place
like the storytellers told
wanna take take a ride on them streets of gold

(2009 db michel)

I'll Always Be A Friend To You

2009-11-04T22:53:00.002-06:00

The YouTube video for my original song.

I'll Always Be A Friend To You

2009-10-30T10:46:00.002-05:00

Click the player to hear my new song.

Livin' In A Dream World

2009-10-20T07:14:00.003-05:00

I was very sick over the weekend...I didn't have the strength to do anything but think...And believe me i was coming up with some very strange ideas while i lay in bed too ill to sleep...If you're a fan of world peace...In my dream world i was making it happen...I played the slightly bemused hero who had somehow done for the world what our greatest leaders had failed to do for centuries...I just talked...people listened...and just like that we had world peace...Prejudice...intolerance and bigotry ended when the world heard what i had always wanted to say...I was so happy...Now no one would ever have to suffer from our most preventable killer...war...Because i had laid it out plain and simple...Prejudice...intolerance and bigotry were the root cause of our pain...and when it stopped...War became unthinkable...We were all winning because we stopped fighting...

Then reality came creeping in...My world was not recognized by anyone but me...I had done nothing...I was just dreaming the same dream i always have in my heart...I have tried to share that dream in little ways all my life...But the cynics of the world could never really accept my world...Because hatred and fear have long been institutionalized...Rulers try to gain power to keep power...they can never really take that leap of faith that is required to use that power for anything but maintaining the status quo...

So i'm back now...in the real world...and i'm still not happy with it...But i also know i will never give up my dream...The dream i dream is the most wonderful i dream i know...that is because it is also the most elusive...I will go on dreaming that someday we will get beyond the hurtful hate that makes people hide what they really want...in favor of something more in line with what is commonly accepted by our society...The dreamer dreams on...A simple dream of real love that whole world could share...Without the fear of being rejected for stepping out of life...the way it is always been...and moving forward with a different plan for life the way it could be...The way it should be...If we want to end the problems that have held us back...It takes the strongest leap of faith...to really believe in love.

"Livin' In A Dream World"

don't know a single thing about love
i had to learn to live without love
i found a place where i could go
a place my shame would never show

i dream a dream that seems so real
it's like a life without the feel
i go there when i'm by myself
then all the empty can't be felt

i could fly me to the moon
i'll be riding on a broom

now now
i'm livin' in a dream world
now now
ooh what a life
now now
i'm livin' in a dream world
where everything is always alright
'cause i keep the real world outta sight

(2009 db michel)

I'll Always Be A Friend To You

2009-10-03T23:16:00.002-05:00

no matter what i've said
no matter what i've done
some things can never change
no matter where we run
whatever happens
you know that it's true
i'll always be a friend to you

i may get angry
i may be sad
some things i may regret
when i'm trying to hold fast
it may be hard to see
but you know it's true
i'll always be a friend to you

the wins and losses in this life keep closing in
sometimes it's hard to find my way
but when i'm down the most and i think i've reached the end
just a word or two can save me
if they're coming from a friend

i may act colder
i may act dumb
i know i can't be perfect
but i'm not the only one
when the word is said
you will know it's true
i'll always be a friend to you

(2009 db michel)

Zombie Restaurant

2009-09-23T13:16:00.002-05:00

who could hear what i don't
and still not get the hint
don't worry 'bout me anymore
'cause i'm really over it

what is there to ponder
but where to go from here
no hurry 'cause i'm gone again
this is it really it my friend

it's time for me to go
(the less i hear....the more i know...the sea of silence tells me so)
i'm leaving on my own
(the more i wait...the less i want...in this zombie restaurant)

no ending for a story
that never should begin
no chasin' dreams that don't exist
let them perish on the wind

no matter what i do now
there ain't no lookin' back
no water falls in outer space
can make ponder what i lack

it's time for me to go
(the less i hear....the more i know...the sea of silence tells me so)
i'm leaving on my own
(the more i wait...the less i want...in this zombie restaurant)

(2009 db michel)

Too Late To Hold On

2009-09-22T22:28:00.002-05:00

this time
there will be no sign at all
this time
there will be no message to see
this time
it is only after the fall
that you will understand the deed
has been done
and the time is over
the path is closed
what has been known
in the future is overgrown

(chorus)
too late to hold on
too late to go on
the way has been taken
the good times forsaken
too late to come back
too late if you lack
what has been frozen
the path you have chosen
is all you will know
all you will know

(bridge)
away...away
far away
like it never mattered
away...away
what was whole has been shattered

(chorus)
too late to hold on
too late to go on
the way has been taken
the good times forsaken
too late to come back
too late if you lack
what has been frozen
the path you have chosen
is all you will know
all you will know

(2009 db michel)

Poop For Peace

2009-09-16T06:56:00.001-05:00

everybody can make a difference
everybody can be a part
like Lennon said if we imagine
we can make a lot from a fart
these days my bowels are rumblin'
these days when gas is high
these days when i see the toilet
i never cruise on by

gotta be givin' as long as i'm livin'
gonna poop for peace
save the world and get some relief
gonna poop for peace
let it all go and soon you will see
poop is peace

everybody has heard the legend
everybody who has a heart
like Lennon said give poop a chance
don't ya know it's a damn good start
these day the whole world's rumblin'
these days the pressure's high
these all days we all need to sit a spell
and let the peace logs fly

gotta be givin' as long as i'm livin'
gonna poop for peace
save the world and get some relief
gonna poop for peace
let it all go and soon you will see
poop is peace

(2009 db michel)

Love Is The Lament

2009-09-06T10:37:00.001-05:00

it's the human story
the carnage we have spent
the pain we have inflicted
on this world that we rent
the damage is uncounted
'cause we don't want to know
when the bill comes due
the sea of tears will overflow

(chorus)
time and time is spent
it seems to never end
love is the lament
it's always starting over
time and time is spent
the brittle will not bend
love is the lament
it's always starting over

it's the faceless spectre
of a future filled with pain
seas are soiled and lifeless
killed by poison rain
fires will burn deserted
in a war that has no end
the sky forever darkened
and you can't tell foe from friend

(chorus)
time and time is spent
it seems to never end
love is the lament
it's always starting over
time and time is spent
the brittle will not bend
love is the lament
it's always starting over

(2009 db michel)

The Game

2009-08-11T10:50:00.001-05:00

i feel the man receding...passing to the dream
neverending vistas of pixilated screens
mind and soul detaching
from the world he knew so well
is he heading for his heaven?
or being tricked into his hell?

(chorus)
don't let the lights confuse you
it's really not the same
he's heading down another road
and he can't stop it now
'cause he's caught in the game

i see the many changes...in all i do not see
what is going on in his electric dreams
there's no sun or weather
nowhere for rain to fall
he's rising in the standings
and headed for the wall

(chorus)
don't let the lights confuse you
it's really not the same
he's heading down another road
and he can't stop it now
'cause he's caught in the game

(bridge)
the colors shine so brightly
all the while he is plugged in
no other need can supercede
the need to do it again
(do it again)

(chorus)
don't let the lights confuse you
it's really not the same
he's heading down another road
and he can't stop it now
'cause he's caught in the game

(2009 db michel)

Alien Hand

2009-08-09T06:46:00.003-05:00

fight the darkness
with an alien hand
bring the lightning
fuse the sand
walk on rock
made by man
fight the darkness
with an alien hand

kill the pain then
with a drink from home
seize your dream
as it passes on
place your bets
let them show
kill the pain then
with a drink from home

(2009 db michel)

Lose Me

2009-08-05T18:35:00.000-05:00

if i can't be who you want me to be
no one's forcing you to stay
if i won't say what you want me to say
it might be better anyway
if i move on down the highway
find another place
leave you to yourself
to find another way

(chorus)
and let you lose me
somewhere in the stars
you can lose me
and stay right where you are
nothing would be better
than this if we were wrong
you should lose me
giddy up and carry on

if you don't need what i wanted to give
and i've nothing else you need
if you don't see what you need in me
if i can't bring you up to speed
i should move on down the highway
find another place
leave you to yourself
to find a better way

and let you lose me
somewhere in the stars
you can lose me
and stay right where you are
nothing would be better
than this if we were wrong
you should lose me
giddy up and carry on

(bridge)
i never meant that i should be a chain
that was holdin' on to you
i never wanted to be someone else
for some temporary situation
that really has no use

(chorus)
i'll let you lose me
somewhere in the stars
you can lose me
and stay right where you are
nothing would be better
than this if we were wrong
you should lose me
giddy up and carry on

(2009 db michel)

Tragedy of Hope

2009-08-01T07:44:00.001-05:00

if there was one love that i could have
that i have never spoken of
then it would be the best love
the greatest love
when the souls have joined before they know
no time
no touch
to make it so
simple feelings touch the heart
better than the flesh

and the dream lives on
that can never be
the tragedy of hope
keeps it going
the days go by
and i'll never know
what could ever be
when dreams emerge from night
into the light of day

(2009 db michel)

Looks Like Rain

2009-07-30T22:29:00.001-05:00

Lookin for some sunshine
it's another crazy day
but the sky is getting darker
the color of my pain

looks like rain
looks like the shoe's about to fall
looks like rain
and I don't feel a thing at all
I dream of something better
but it always ends the same
each day is like the other
looks like rain

lookin' for some answers
not a lot to say
the glow that used to shine down
has all but gone away

looks like rain
looks like the shoe's about to fall
looks like rain
and I don't feel a thing at all
I dream of something better
but it always ends the same
each day is like the other
looks like rain

(2009 db michel)

inspired by a YouTube friend.

I'm Gettin; Older (And I'm Growin' Up Slow)

2009-07-11T22:09:00.003-05:00

i ain't got a dollar to my name
for what it's worth it doesn't mean a thing
i could have a thousand
a million bucks or more
but i'd blow it all on happiness
and end up on the floor

used to be so easy
to dream a young man's dreams
life goes on and i find out
it's harder than it seems
i try to make it better
as down the road i go
but i'm gettin' older
and i'm growin' up slow

I could be the king of everything
but titles don't do me no good at all
if you can't be a winner
in the game you wanna play
there ain't no home or castle
gonna please you anyway

used to be so easy
to dream a young man's dreams
life goes on and i find out
it's harder than it seems
i try to make it better
as down the road i go
but i'm gettin' older
and i'm growin' up slow

i once thought i'd be there
on that bandstand on TV
i'm still waitin' for the call
stuck somewhere in between

used to be so easy
to dream a young man's dreams
life goes on and i find out
it's harder than it seems
i try to make it better
as down the road i go
but i'm gettin' older
and i'm growin' up slow

(2009 db michel)

The Alien

2009-07-07T20:05:00.002-05:00

(Verse 1)
he comes to save us
he comes to win
he's out there waiting
to do it all again
there is something
he means to change
something better
but it's all the same

(chorus)
and you can call him the alien
'cause of what he's done
you can call him the wind
you can call him whatever you want
he'll come calling again

(verse 2)
he lives the nightlife
he sleeps by day
he's looking for light
in everything
he's a dreamer
can't find his dream
you can see him
in everything he's been

(chorus)
and you can call him the alien
'cause of what he's done
you can call him the wind
you can call him whatever you want
he'll come calling again

(bridge)
from the billion points of light
scattered in the darkened sky
he is far from home
he is missing them tonight

(chorus)
and you can call him the alien
'cause of what he's done
you can call him the wind
you can call him whatever you want
he'll come calling again

(2009 db michel)

Let The Fools Carry On

2009-06-22T12:58:00.001-05:00

you may not believe it
you may not want to know
it's not ours to understand
if they wander leave them be
if they holler...give them peace

just let the fools carry on
the way they wanna do
let the fools carry on
the way they are
let the fools carry on
do what they gonna do
till it's over and done
let the fools carry on

you may not condone it
you may not think it's right
this is not a world that we know
if they rumble let them be
if they're looking...let them see

just let the fools carry on
the way they wanna do
let the fools carry on
the way they are
let the fools carry on
do what they gonna do
till it's over and done
let the fools carry on

(2009 db michel)

When I Left Indiana

2009-06-17T00:16:00.000-05:00

i was just a kid
but i didn't know it
i was just another
fool out on the make
i thought i knew it all
then i took my graceless fall
left me pickin' up the pieces
headed for the gates

it's been a long time
since i left indiana
been a long time gone
ain't never goin' back
nearly lost my mind
then i left indiana
hard to think about it now
it seems so far away

lived out on the ocean
of a thousand whiskey bottles
the coast of indiana
where the bottles break
i thought i had it covered
later i discovered
a million heartaches later
i was just a waste

it's been a long time
since i left indiana
been a long time gone
ain't never goin' back
nearly lost my mind
then i left indiana
hard to think about it now
it seems so far away

could it be so many years
that live on unforgotten
could it be i'm crazy
for thinking of them now

it's been a long time
since i left indiana
been a long time gone
ain't never goin' back
nearly lost my mind
then i left indiana
hard to think about it now
it seems so far away

(2009 db michel)

Empty Is My World (Without You)

2009-06-10T09:47:00.002-05:00

This is an original song lyric performed as a recitation...I'm having a lil trouble getting the music done.

Btw...For those who may be curious...This was written as a take on what a friendly message from an extra-terrestrial intelligence might be if decoded...And human reflection on what such an experience might be like...The friendly and rather lonely alien message...Empty is my world...without you...

(2009 db michel)

I Got The Feelin'

2009-05-25T19:49:00.001-05:00

i've been away awhile
it was no place like home
not the kind of place
i would ever pay to go
i spent my time
all alone with myself
everything i loved
was out there
in somewhere else
now i'm headed for the door
i ain't stayin' here no more

i got the feelin'
and home is on my mind
hey, i got the feelin'
i'm gonna get back to mine
i paid my living dues
you can read it in the news
i got the feelin'
and it's mighty fine

i did you wrong back then
it was my fault all along
i wasn't thinkin' clearly then
it was like my mind was gone
i'm hoping you
have forgiveness in your heart
please tell me baby
that you want a brand new start
i was out there all alone
now i wanna get back home

i got the feelin'
and home is on my mind
hey, i got the feelin'
i'm gonna get back to mine
i paid my living dues
you can read it in the news
i got the feelin'
and it's mighty fine

(2009 db michel)

When The Bite Follows Kiss

2009-05-22T06:34:00.003-05:00

the outsider
waiting like a snake
to take over
and change your world
the outsider
overrules the hearts
of the steadfast
and tears them apart
who do you love?
who do you trust
who really matters?
when the outsider changes the game
voices changing
from afar
comes to make
their own way with others
comes to take
what they had before
and make it like
their own parlour

sweetness and smiles
soft tender light
hard to see
when the bark turns to bite
i just leave
when the bark turns to bite
sweetness and smiles
soft tenderness
hard to feel
when the bite follows kiss
i just leave
when the bite follows kiss

(2009 db michel)

I Won't Say A Thing At All

2009-04-05T09:36:00.001-05:00

i think about you sometimes
in the middle of the day
and wonder where the time has gone
i dream about the moments
we never thought to take
there's nothin' there to leave
so why move on?

i could have said so many things
you could have said so many things
the time has passed to my regret
what we had back then is all we'll get
i see your face in random dreams
i'll pretend it don't mean anything
the time has passed for me to call
so i won't say a thing at all

i wonder 'bout the life we missed
while i'm sitting home alone
and think about the tragedies of life
i hold on to the moments
i looked into your eyes
but the past can't be revived
'cause it's all gone

i could have said so many things
you could have said so many things
the time has passed to my regret
what we had back then is all we'll get
i see your face in random dreams
i'll pretend it don't mean anything
the time has passed for me to call
so i won't say a thing at all

(2009 db michel)

Friends

2009-03-17T12:30:00.002-05:00

how did we find each other?
what made us such good friends?
why did we learn to lean on each other?
shoulder to shoulder...again and again
those precious days behind us
time passes and we've grown apart
still i know i would have been much less
without your friendship in my heart
when i think about you these days
i think about a time so sweet
when the only thing we had to know
we were friends because we needed to be

(2009 db michel)

Together

2009-02-26T22:20:00.001-06:00

break these chains of pain
keep the faith and pray
we will make it through
together

believe there is a way
to take the love we save
give it to the world
together

and i know now
at this moment we are hurtin'
we'll shine like diamonds in the end
i know now
that even though we're hurtin'
we're strong together
'cause we're friends

let the cynics cry
say we're all gonna die
we will prove them wrong
together

we know better now
we can show them how
we can learn to fly
together

and i know now
at this moment we are hurtin'
we'll shine like diamonds in the end
i know now
that even though we're hurtin'
we're strong together
'cause we're friends

(2009 db michel

The Bathroom Song

2009-02-21T23:03:00.002-06:00

An original song.

(2009 db michel)

You're The One

2009-02-20T13:58:00.001-06:00

i sometimes think about you
and pretend that you are here
i feel so lost and lonely
as the good times disappear
i have no consolation
all i know is you are gone
and it's left me to forget you
something i have never done

when the wind blows
when the night calls
when my heart comes all undone
i go back into my memory
you're the one
yes, you're the one

there is no resolution
for the love i lost back then
the days keep moving on now
and i can't go back again
i have no bitter feelings
just an empty bitter ache
i guess that's all that you left with
when your heart's too broke to break

when the wind blows
when the night calls
when my heart comes all undone
i go back into my memory
you're the one
yes, you're the one

(2009 db michel)

Not What I'm Here For

2009-02-07T17:27:00.002-06:00

all this fussin' and fightin'
pointin' to the video
he said...she said
what damage did they do?
the people have spoken
they've spoken loud and clear
predictions are given
it's the future we should fear
all of this drivel
runnin' down the wire
not what i'm here for

all these fugitive governors
runnin' to the talk show
she said he said
what bad thing did i do?
the losers are angry
they want to turn around
their vision of the future
we're headed straight for down
all of this drivel
runnin' through the ether
not what i'm here for

someone sing me out of here
i don't know what to do
the rush is on to hate
things we never knew

all this pushin' and shovin'
jockey for position
he said...she said
the next time will we do
other things other ways
the people just don't see
we're comin' to save them
with our own reality
all of this drivel
shinin' on my TeeVee
not what i'm here for

(2009 db michel)

Only Alone

2009-02-04T06:11:00.000-06:00

do i look like a victim
so easily led
was it my hermit ways
that made you forget
i'm not really desperate
i just don't like the phone
it may look like i'm lonely
but i'm only alone

i try to remember
what made me move on
the things i've forgotten
are already gone
i don't need a memory
to tempt me from home
it may look like i'm lonely
but i'm only alone

i'd live in the past
but there's only regret
i'd rather stumble along
it's as good as i get
i'm not looking for pity
in this world that i own
it may look like i'm lonely
but i'm only alone

(2009 db michel)

Old Masters

2009-01-25T20:13:00.003-06:00

it's comin' again
just like it did
you hear it again
ringin' in your ears
the summit awaits
that's what you wanted
and the spirit won't break
because it carries you

on the back
of the old masters
turning you on
faster and faster
the limit exceeded
no turning back
you remember the song
of the old masters

you turn on the light
and it's shinin' on
the spirit at night
it's what you're living on
the tower is there
where you remember it
the wind in your hair
is meant to cover you

on the back
of the old masters
turning you on
faster and faster
the limit exceeded
no turning back
you remember the song
of the old masters

you can't break the chain
because it's in your blood
it's burned in your soul
it's there to carry you

on the back
of the old masters
turning you on
faster and faster
the limit exceeded
no turning back
you remember the song
of the old masters

(2009 db michel)

just a lyric i wrote meant for a heavy metal backing.

You Don't Know My World

2009-01-13T18:06:00.002-06:00

i'm still the one you see here
after all this time
you think you know me better
like i'm a simple line
in between the spaces
you never thought to look
therein lie your answers
that's where i write the book

you may know something of me
but you don't know my world
and you never did
you may think it's easy
to understand my dream
but you don't know my world
and if you don't know my world
you don't know me

i'm just another dreamer
swim against the tide
you think you know the story
hiding in my pride
you hang onto the bitter
it's easy to explain
you'll never understand
why i'm smiling in the rain

you may know something of me
but you don't know my world
and you never did
you may think it's easy
to understand my dream
but you don't know my world
and if you don't know my world
you don't know me

i'm another riddle in your episodic world
happy ending land
the guy will get the girl

you may know something of me
but you don't know my world
and you never did
you may think it's easy
to understand my dream
but you don't know my world
and if you don't know my world
you don't know me

(2009 db michel)

Beyond The E Horizon

2008-12-29T19:57:00.001-06:00

we are the lonely people
always looking down
searching on the ether
for what in the real world...can't be found
we like to give an appearance
that we're normal
that we're sane
but behind the stone walls we hide
a fortune in pain

lonely people reaching out
for a hand they cannot touch
lonely people holding on
to a dream that always lives
beyond the e horizon

we are the lonely settlers
in these electric plains
the heart in the real world
short circuits...in the pouring rain
we like to dream that we're happy
that we're solid
we're not fake
but behind the facade we build
a mountain of pain

lonely people reaching out
for a hand they cannot touch
lonely people holding on
to a dream that always lives
beyond the e horizon

(2008 db michel)

Ringing Bells

2008-12-18T22:46:00.001-06:00

One Man Band

2008-12-10T10:44:00.001-06:00

if i could give you one reason
why he plays on and he stays on
i would
but i don't know the magic he's hearing
as he plays on
for a world that just don't care

one man band...playin' on
after all of his mates gone home
one man band...sings his song
after all of the people gone

if i could tell you the secret
why he dreams on and he goes on
i would
but i can't reach the place he goes to
when he plays on
for a world that just don't care

one man band...playin' on
after all of his mates gone home
one man band...sings his song
after all of the people gone

and if i could get there
i'd be goin'
if i could be there
i'd be knowin'

one man band...playin' on
after all of his mates gone home
one man band...sings his song
after all of the people gone

(2008 db michel)

Serbian Snow

2008-11-30T07:28:00.001-06:00

it looks just like Serbian snow
but it's miles away you know
from my Serbian home
so far away

this place has a similar look
but it comes from an alien book
it's not like my home
so far away

i miss the sunrise in Vojvodina
i miss the people who i know so well
i miss the way my heart would be beating
when it snowed back home
anyone can tell

it looks just like Serbian skies
although it could fool my eyes
it can't fool my heart
so far away

i miss the sunrise in Vojvodina
i miss the people who i know so well
i miss the way my heart would be beating
when it snowed back home
anyone can tell

it looks just like Serbian snow
but it's miles away you know
from my Serbian home
so far away

(db michel)

The Days Roll By

2008-11-27T23:09:00.000-06:00

i have a problem with doubt
i'm doubting me
don't know what i'm all about
and it bothers me
i'm just another stranger
like the ones i've known

i have some reasons to change
but i won't go
i keep 'em all on the shelf
just so i know
i'm just another slacker
i play wait and see

and the days roll by
like steamrollers runnin'
the engines...roaring
reaching for heaven
but the skies still cloudy
and the sun won't shine
it's the same damn thing
happenin' all the time

i never listen to me
so why should you?
so hey whatever i say
could not be true
i'm just another head
on the TV screen

and the days roll by
like steamrollers runnin'
the engines...roaring
reaching for heaven
but the skies still cloudy
and the sun won't shine
it's the same damn thing
happens all the time

(2008 db michel)

Crazy Dream Wedding

2008-11-19T23:15:00.002-06:00

i went to sleep this afternoon
dog tired and full of my lunch
the fever took hold
and took me right under
and there i was dressed to the nines
there was a wedding in progress
the reception was right after that
when i saw the scene
if you know what i mean
i wouldn't want to do it like that

i had a crazy dream about a wedding
that nearly destroyed a luxury hotel
there was a door that went to nowhere
but down you would fall like a well
children threw tantrums at parents
who gave them whatever they wanted
people were dazed by the music
the song would play on and on

they had a big stone for bowling
aimed it at a big palm tree
it went down a big ramp
and then the tree went over
the press had a field day with that
there was a din of news helicopters
trying to get a good shot of the tree
yeah i saw it all
the palm tree did fall
then i saw it again on TV

i had a crazy dream about a wedding
that nearly destroyed a luxury hotel
there was a door that went to nowhere
but down if you would fall like a well
children threw tantrums at parents
who gave them whatever they wanted
people were dazed by the music
the song would play on and on

(2008 db michel)

I was trying to reconstruct a crazy dream i had this afternoon after i ate too much Bratwurst.

The King of Nothing

2008-11-10T20:40:00.001-06:00

it's no longer a mystery...i found out today
i'm less than nothing...and that's how it will stay
look up and look over me...while i look down
you wear a smile...but i see a frown

and if there were to be a king
of this realm i know...if i know a thing
i should be the one at the the top
the top of the bottom is where the buck stops
and i'll be the king of nothing

so put on your dress clothes...and smile a fake smile
for those at the bottom...who are too tired to try
they'll never know it...you know that it's true
they don't aspire...to be someone like you

and if there were to be a king
of this realm i know...if i know a thing
i should be the one at the the top
the top of the bottom is where the buck stops
and i'll be the king of nothing

(bridge)
here with forgotten people
here with with their trampled dreams
i'll be the king of nothing
where nothing is everything

it's no longer a mystery...i found out today
i'm less than nothing...and that's how it will stay
look up and look over me...while i look down
you wear a smile...but i see a frown

and i'll be the king of nothing
i'll be the king of nothing

(2008 db michel)

The Roaring Silence

2008-11-06T19:04:00.001-06:00

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If It's Over

2008-11-02T22:31:00.000-06:00

An Original song (2008 db michel)

It's a Big Old Mountain

2008-10-23T00:43:00.002-05:00

Lloyd Thaxton

2008-10-10T19:49:00.000-05:00

What can be said?...He was the greatest.

Cigarette Smoke

2008-10-06T17:04:00.002-05:00

you wake to cigarette smoke and whiskey vapors
you grab a cup of coffee...time to read the paper
the paper's late...so you go on-line again
nothing is real 'cause it's all a game
play it over and over...still it ends the same
the news is out...no one's gonna win

we have our trials
we have our doubts
we want it all
we do without
we cry to heaven
we want to try again

but it's the same old thing on a brand new day
we go on in the same old way
we look to the sky
and search for God again

(2008 db michel)

Fading Away

2008-09-30T20:06:00.000-05:00

i can't feel the way you want me to
i can't be the one you want me to be
and you know it ain't easy

i can't stay until the bitter end
why hold out for a tearful scene for lies?
don't you know it ain't easy

i could stay another day
pretend there's nothing's wrong
but that won't change nothin'
'cause i'm fading away
one day you'll turn and see that i'm not there
by then you might not even care
so it won't matter

you won't even know that i have gone
until i've been gone most of a week
and it won't be easy

i'll skip the kiss and the last goodbye
hit the road and be gone tonight
but it won't be easy

i could stay another day
pretend there's nothing's wrong
but that won't change nothin'
'cause i'm fading away
one day you'll turn and see that i'm not there
by then you might not even care
so it won't matter

(2008 db michel)

Bad News

2008-09-27T23:11:00.003-05:00

and i'm feeling down again
but i know it isn't over
i feel the pain again
but i won't walk out the door
i'm sitting here all by myself
i see my heart upon the shelf
i know tomorrow i'll be coming back for more

bad news is the kind of news that makes good news so much sweeter
like sunrise would be nothing without the long dark night
joy would be an empty thing...without the corresponding pain
if there were to be no darkness...how could we see the light?

and i'll find myself again
'cause i remember all that's happened
i'll be myself again
just like i was before
while the tears are falling down
dripping slowly down my frown
i know tomorrow they won't be there anymore

bad news is the kind of news that makes good news so much sweeter
like sunrise would be nothing without the long dark night
joy would be an empty thing...without the corresponding pain
if there were to be no darkness...how could we see the light?

(bridge)
daylight is calling me to answer
tomorrow's at my window
and soon sorrow's out the door

bad news is the kind of news that makes good news so much sweeter
like sunrise would be nothing without the long dark night
joy would be an empty thing...without the corresponding pain
if there were to be no darkness...how could we see the light?

(2008 db michel)

I Kissed You First

2008-09-25T20:54:00.001-05:00

you been around and up and down
you been so many places
i don't know the faces
of the people that you see
we used to run together
but we really weren't together
it was over once it started
it was just a passing thing

but i kissed you first
bet you never thought i'd do it
i kissed you first
so you knew it wouldn't hurt
i know there's lots of other guys
who don't know i exist
i may have been the worst
but i was the one
who kissed you first

you been away from me so long
but that doesn't leave me troubled
i can't see those places
much too far for me to go
we had our thing together
it was just one day and over
i know for sure it's over
now it doesn't mean a thing

but i kissed you first
bet you never thought i'd do it
i kissed you first
so you knew it wouldn't hurt
i know there's lots of other guys
who don't know i exist
i may have been the worst
but i was the one
who kissed you first

life goes on for those who live it
i wouldn't miss the day i did it
but that was all it was
i still think of you because

yeah i kissed you first
bet you never thought i'd do it
i kissed you first
so you knew it wouldn't hurt
i know there's lots of other guys
who don't know i exist
i may have been the worst
but i was the one
who kissed you first

(2008 db michel)

Song Of My Life

2008-09-23T10:24:00.001-05:00

if i could make a song of my life
would anybody care to listen?
would it be bright like a summer day?
should i send the truth to hide away?

if i could make a song of my life
would the lies outshine the music?
would it make me stop and wonder why?
could i hide the tears and fake the smile?

and it's a long, long, way
but i try to find my world
i've been searching for a long, long, time
has anybody seen my world?

if i could make a song of my life
could i paint the tears with music?
would the lyrics drip with empty lies?
would it be a waste of time?

and it's a long, long, way
but i try to find my world
i've been searching for a long, long, time
has anybody seen my world?

(2008 db michel)

I Can't Touch You There

2008-09-09T20:14:00.000-05:00

and i know...what i know
but that's as far as i can go
there's no place...for the dream
in the waking world

and i feel...what i feel
but i can't believe that it is real
there's no place...for a heart
in the waking world

'cause i can't touch you there
all is get is psychic emotion
can't get beyond the door to the floor
or wherever it is you go
'cause i can't touch you there
spotlight would shine on the forbidden lovers
can't reach beyond the wall of my dreams
never know if it is what it seems

and i see...what i see
but that's as close as i can be
there's no place...for my thoughts
in the waking world

i hear...what i hear
but reality is what i fear
there's no place...for that sound
in the waking world

'cause i can't touch you there
all is get is psychic emotion
can't get beyond the door to the floor
or wherever it is you go
'cause i can't touch you there
spotlight would shine on the forbidden lovers
can't reach beyond the wall of my dreams
never know if it is what it seems

i'll have to wait for a day past forever
and even then never...will i know

'cause i can't touch you there
all is get is psychic emotion
can't get beyond the door to the floor
or wherever it is you go
'cause i can't touch you there
spotlight would shine on the forbidden lovers
can't reach beyond the wall of my dreams
never know if it is what it seems

(2008 db michel)

Stood In Your Rain

2008-08-31T22:08:00.001-05:00

i see you in the corner
looks like you're waiting for something
what it is i don't really know
it's like your life is misdirection
you want to say
but the truth ain't no protection
so you live another day
feeling that way

(chorus)
i know your pain
i have stood in your rain
i've felt it before
and i didn't wanna face it
i've lived my life
ask once
deny twice
don't want to try anymore

it see you in the corner
seems like you've been waiting for someone
who it is i don't really know
it's like you want some information
you want to ask
but you don't want affirmation
so you live another day
feeling that way

(chorus)
i know your pain
i have stood in your rain
i've felt it before
and i didn't wanna face it
i've lived my life
ask once
deny twice
don't want to try anymore

(bridge)
and in the grand expanse of time
are we really all that different?
this pain is yours and it's mine
and it's hard to get over

(chorus)
i know your pain
i've stood in your rain
i've felt it before
and i didn't wanna face it
i've lived my life
ask once
deny twice
don't want to try anymore

(2008 db michel)

The Message (Empty Is My World)

2008-08-03T15:38:00.001-05:00

empty is my world...
empty is my world
empty is my world
without you
empty is my world...
empty is my world
empty is my world
without you

somewhere in the stars
way out there past mars
there's a beacon in the sky
and it's callin'
sends it's best to you
all it says is true
when the time is right
they'll be comin'

empty is my world...
empty is my world
empty is my world
without you
empty is my world...
empty is my world
empty is my world
without you

tell it to your soul
the part of you that knows
that the voices in the sky
have been callin'
something we don't know
in the distant shadow glows
we are in their sights
they've been watchin'

empty is my world...
empty is my world
empty is my world
without you
empty is my world...
empty is my world
empty is my world
without you

(bridge)
in the silence of the night
when they reach out
gonna feel it in your bones
getting closer every day
without a doubt
hope is movin' in
will we be foe or friend?

empty is my world...
empty is my world
empty is my world
without you
empty is my world...
empty is my world
empty is my world
without you

(2008 db michel)

Btw...For those who may be curious...This was written as a take on what a friendly message from an extra-terrestrial intelligence might be if decoded...And human reflection on what such an experience might be like...The friendly and rather lonely alien message...Empty is my world...without you...

That's So Beautiful

2008-07-31T10:59:00.001-05:00

boomp3.com

After All Of These Things

2008-07-24T13:37:00.000-05:00

i can listen to what you have to say when you say it
i can take the look in your eyes...and try to understand it
i can dream that i will know what i need to know to love you
i can sleep and see you in a dream

but after all of these things
i don't really know you
i only know i want you
but i won't ask you anything at all

i can read between your lines in line when you say it
i can see your body language...and try to understand it
i can feel like i must be the one from all the things i see of you
i can wake and remember the dream

but after all of these things
i don't really know you
i only know i want you
but i won't ask you anything at all

there is something hidden
maybe i don't want to know
maybe goodbye doesn't really mean hello

but after all of these things
i don't really know you
i only know i want you
but i won't ask you anything at all

(db michel)

I Don't Miss Her (I Miss the Dream She Was)

2008-07-12T07:22:00.001-05:00

she was my miracle
she was the only one could save me
she was the girl of my dreams
and i kept my heart trained fast on her
but now i know
those foolish dreams were never meant to grow
and so it seems
i gotta carry on alone

But I don't miss her
i miss the dream she was
and just because
i know i'll never know
the dream that got me through the haze
no i don't miss her
i miss the light she cast
but now it's passed
and she won't think of me
the way i wanted it to be

she was my angel in the dark
she was the only dream worth dreaming
she was the story in my heart
and i could picture every scene
but now i know
those foolish dreams were never meant to grow
and so it seems
i gotta carry on alone

But I don't miss her
i miss the dream she was
and just because
i know i'll never know
the dream that got me through the haze
no i don't miss her
i miss the light she cast
but now it's passed
and she won't think of me
the way i wanted it to be

(db michel)

The Cryptics

2008-07-05T23:29:00.001-05:00

when ancient history is painfully read
in come the cryptics with sin in their heads
trying in vain to restore the old sheen
that's been ripped to shreds by the faces they've been

warriors battled with nothing but words
intelligence settles for what could be heard
nothing could hasten or dampen their fall
now livith the cryptics backs up to the wall

and they can't save face or advantage
by griping of tactics they've used for themselves
they can't find faith in the tragic
the verdict is written
now please go to hell

when all these days are long over and done
who will cry for the cryptics when their race is run
sniping and gloating in their cryptic way
steeped in the bitterness that emptiness made

(2008 db michel)

You Don't Know The First Thing

2008-06-20T10:55:00.000-05:00

you say you used to be happy
but it was a lie
'cause for everytime you laughed
a thousand times you cried inside
it just seemed to easy
to deny the pain
to say you hated sunshine
you were waitin' for the rain

and you know i know what you've been dreamin' of
but you don't know the first thing about love, love, love

you think love is a feeling
for everyone else
you had your heart thrown back at you
so you put it on the shelf
you say you don't need it
but you lie in vain
'cause i really don't believe
that you're still waitin' for the rain

and you know i know what you've been dreamin' of
but you don't know the first thing about love, love, love

(bridge)
now i know that we've both been there
thinkin' love is just for fools
making all those promises
and breakin' all those rules
but if it's really useless
if all it brings is tears
why is it the one thing
that we've wanted all these years

you still can imagine
it's a dreamlike place
even after all the tears you've cried
you still might find a way
and it won't be easy
to just let go
you've come to far to go back now
i guess you never know

and you know i know what you've been dreamin' of
but you don't know the first thing about love, love, love
yeah, you know i know what you've been dreamin' of
but you don't know the first thing about love, love, love

(db michel)

If I Have To Have The Blues

2008-06-14T09:54:00.001-05:00

if i have to have the blues
to understand you
then i'll have the blues
if i have to choose
to understand you
then you know that i'm gonna choose
if i have to feel the pain
to believe you
then i'm gonna feel the pain
to believe you
then you know i'll feel that pain

i won't come marching in with sunshine
if i know that's not how you feel
i'll get to know you in the dark times
maybe we can find the light together

if i have to get lose myself
to find you
then you know i will get lost
if i have to turn away
to see you
then you know i'll be turning away
if i have to find myself
to know you
then i'm gonna learn who i am
to know you
when i'm learning who i am

i won't come marching in with sunshine
if i know that's not how you feel
i'll get to know you in the dark times
maybe we can find the light together

i'll find a better way
even if i have to give up everything
i will find a better way

i won't come marching in with sunshine
if i know that's not how you feel
i'll get to know you in the dark times
maybe we can find the light together

(2008 db michel)

The Night Calls

2008-05-21T18:01:00.001-05:00

what about my future heart?
diggin' in...trying to find a way to win
what about my future mind?
tired of being...the same old thing again

i used to find my strength in dreaming
i used to always find a way

always the night calls
answers in my sleep
when the night falls
some place my soul to keep
anybody
would find it easy to see
not me...no not me
when the night calls
i know i'm gonna fall alone
in the morning
another cold and lonely dawn
will i make it
through another empty day
just me...yeah just me

what about those yester-dreams?
breaking out...trying to see the morning sun
what about my future soul?
tired of waiting...for the other one

i used to find my strength in dreaming
i used to always find a way

always the night calls
answers in my sleep
when the night falls
some place my soul to keep
anybody
would find it easy to see
not me...no not me
when the night calls
i know i'm gonna fall alone
in the morning
another cold and lonely dawn
will i make it
through another empty day
just me...yeah just me

i believe my soul is in transition
i believe i'm gonna see the day

always the night calls
answers in my sleep
when the night falls
some place my soul to keep
anybody
would find it easy to see
i'll see...even me
when the night calls
i know it's gonna all come true
in the morning
i'll find the word i always knew
i will make it
through the dark to see the sun
i'll be...i'll be free

(2008 db michel)

My Nobility: The Video

2008-04-28T22:46:00.001-05:00

That's So Beautiful-Redux

2008-04-21T18:38:00.000-05:00

A remake of my original song.

My Nobility

2008-04-19T17:46:00.001-05:00

This is a recorded version of my song "My Nobility"...My vocal performance was not good at all...I just wanted to give you a chance to hear the song.

On and On

2008-04-02T09:04:00.001-05:00

with my creative mind
i make art for art's sake
i tell you that it's all real
although i know it's all fake
i let my mind run free
and then i make my own trap
i try to fence myself in
every time you react

sailing on and on and on
this sea of angst goes on and on
i try to find my star
but the radio don't see that far
sailing on and on and on
this sea of angst goes on and on
i try to find my way
i find another reason to stay

and that is how i do it
it's just the thing that i do
my emotions in circles
a ship at sea without crew
i could stay here forever
or i could leave you today
just another extension
of my greatest mistake

sailing on and on and on
this sea of angst goes on and on
i try to find my star
but the radio don't see that far
sailing on and on and on
this sea of angst goes on and on
i try to find my way
i find another reason to stay

(200b db michel)