Memories Of You

i still recall the good times
time spent dreamin' what we'd do
in a fantasy world of hope i never knew
i recall the laughter
and a funny joke or two
In solitary recollection
of my memories of you

i knew that time would pass us by
but i lived a lie so the real world was denied
i knew there was only so far we could go
but gettin' to that place
was better than the show

i still recall the twinkling
of your eyes so deep and blue
they lit the way to a place i never knew
i recall you smiling
so desperate for the truth
in solitary recollection
of my memories of you

i knew that time would pass us by
but i lived a lie so the real world was denied
i knew there was only so far we could go
but gettin' to that place
was better than the show

in solitary recollection
of my memories of you
sitting in the darkness
with my memories of you
i still recall the good times
in my memories of you

(2007 db michel)

100% Chance of Rain

A little piece of hell on Earth

The heat and drought continues in southern Illinois...Daytime high temps have been between 95 and 101 for the last two weeks...So i thought i'd bring back something i wrote during similar weather August 15th 2 years ago...which i have re-written a little since then...

"100% Chance of Rain"

been, dry as a bone out there
the withered plants bleached in the sun
a little piece of hell on earth
kind of makes me wonder, what we've done
grapes are dying, on the vine
you got no grapes, you get no wine

(chorus)
there's 100 percent chance of rain, someday
yeah someday the dry will give way
to puddles on the ground
100 percent chance things will be better, someday
and then i'll be glad i had the faith to stick around

been, tired of the heat out there
the summer heat stays beyond the day
sweat beads up on my brow
everywhere i go it, feels the same
crops are dying, beans and corn
you don't get paid, you just get warm

(chorus)
there's 100 percent chance of rain, someday
yeah someday the dry will give way
to puddles on the ground
100 percent chance things will be better someday
and then i'll be glad i had to the faith to stick around

(bridge)
i feel relief is out there somewhere
waiting for just the right time to come in
i can feel that hope is out there someday
you know the winners get their way
but even losers have their day

(chorus)
there's 100 percent chance of rain, someday
yeah someday the dry will give way
to puddles on the ground
100 percent chance things will be better someday
and then i'll be glad i had the faith to stick around

8-15-2005 dburr13

Choose Life

I'm on vocals...My friend Ed is on Guitar...Special thanks to Aleksandar and Timmy...Some of the pics are old ones of me and and my little bro.

Fishing With You

beside the little pond, the weeping willows
frame the water with an understated green
i hear a bullfrog there who croaks
i see a bulldog there who mopes
as i sit upon the dock in summer breeze
and if i had a chance to go to somewhere
to a place that i remember from my youth
i would go back there
to a world that was more fair
and i would be there fishing with you

the sheep were like an army in the distance
but up close they were as scared as they could be
the ducks and geese would squawk
as you and i would talk
as we sat upon the dock in summer breeze
back then when i was young and oh, so foolish
i thought those days would never see an end
but now those days are gone
but the memories live on
of the days i would go fishing with you

(bridge)
now i haven't gone fishing for years
and remembering those old days can bring a tear
but for every tear i cry
i remember how i smiled
when i would go fishing with you

(ending)
someday we will meet way up in heaven
and God will ask me what i want to do
the choice won't be too hard
i won't have to leave the yard
and i'll be up there fishing with you
yes i'll be up there fishing with you

(2005 D. B. MICHEL)

That's So Beautiful

A song I wrote a couple of years ago...I'm on vocals...and my friend Ed is on guitar. The cute puppies are Betsy and Gracie...This was originally posted back in February...

YOU DON'T KNOW (That You're Beautiful)

i see you
when i see you
with my heart and with my eyes
it's comes as a surprise
to you the way that i see you
you don't understand what i see
you think you're something less
when i think you are the best
'cause you don't know

you don't know that you're beautiful
you see yourself so small
you don't feel the way i see you at all
you don't know that you're beautiful
but i see it all
i see you beautiful
but you don't know

i see you
when i see you
as a subject inside-out
i see the heart within
it's you the way that i see you
you have never known what i know
you think i tell you lies
no matter how i try
'cause you don't know

you don't know that you're beautiful
you see yourself so small
you don't feel the way i see you at all
you don't know that you're beautiful
but i see it all
i see you beautiful
but you don't know

(2007 d. b. michel)

The Sea Of Nothing

i feel like an ocean
been abandoned by the tide
all the winds have gone away
and there is no place to hide

i'm drifting away
on the lonely sea of nothing
i just can't find my way
but then i have nowhere to go
i'm lost in the middle
of the lonely sea of nothing
nothings gonna come my way
except the memories of yesterday

i once was a dreamer
but i've forsaken all my dreams
all the magic fades away
'till there's nothing left to feel

i'm drifting away
on the lonely sea of nothing
i just can't find my way
but then i have nowhere to go
i'm lost in the middle
of the lonely sea of nothing
nothings gonna come my way
except the memories of yesterday

used to be something
now i don't know
all that i cared about
has gone away
where good things go

i'm drifting away
on the lonely sea of nothing
i just can't find my way
but then i have nowhere to go
i'm lost in the middle
of the lonely sea of nothing
nothings gonna come my way
except the memories of yesterday

Good Night Moon

good night moon
good night stars
pleased to see you
where you are

good night comets
good night clouds
pleased to see you
ain't no doubt

the planes and trains and the cars
just won't take me home
i wanna be up there with you
don't you know
there's something magic
'bout the beauty in the night
turn the lamp off
see the lights

good night planets
good night shooting star
i imagine
how far you are

good night dipper
good night milky way
how's it goin'
in outer space

(2005 db michel)

I've Got A Gun

Like a lot of you i've been following the tragic story from Virginia Tech...It seems like the same story we've been hearing from other places...Somebody falls out of our world and falls into the world of the outcast...takes on the role of the avenger...pulls the trigger...and goes out in a blaze of gun fire and media glory...It is a sad story all around...Another lost soul wreaks revenge on the world that shunned him...The blame game part of the story is underway now...Should the admins at VT have done this...or done that...The rest of the story will unfold as the days go by...and as it does the familiar elements of previous events like this will fall into place...laws will be passed...lawsuits will be filed...you know the rest...But not much will really change in our world...Then someone else will be inspired by this tragic tale to take their frustrations out on the world in a similar way...then the whole series of chapters will repeat again...It's the madness of our age...everyone can take the stage...and go out in a blaze of glory on TV...i wrote a few lines of lyrics about it...i'm not proud of them...i'm not happy with them...but is all i've got to say...

I've Got A Gun

you run too fast
i finished last
i guess i'll play
the role you cast
you've had your fun
it's time to run
i've got a gun
i've got a gun

the world has changed
now i feel strange
please make it stop
just go away
you've had your fun
this game is done
i've got a gun
i've got a gun

you're gonna pay for all those empty moments
when i couldn't find the words to say
so i never found a way to tell you
'till today
'till today

i tried my best
to pass your test
the test was rigged
i had to guess
you've had your fun
it's time to run
i've got a gun
i've got a gun

tonight you'll see
how you hurt me
i'm everywhere
i'm on TV
you've had your fun
it's time to run
i've got a gun
i've got a gun

(2007 db michel)

The Party's Over

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

(2007 db michel)

Where Did Your Star Go?

where did your star go?
at the end of the night
in the lightness of morning
does it still shine as bright?
do you feel like a stranger?
wherever you light
where did your star go?
at the end of the night


(2007 db michel)

From Without

when will my lack of faith stop burning?
bridges that have yet to be found
voices in the dark that i'm not hearing
stop me in my tracks without a sound

if i will ever be more than i've been
somehow i must start myself again
leave behind the shackles of my doubt
and let the love come in from without


(2007 d. b. michel)

That's So Beautiful

A song I wrote a couple of years ago...I'm on vocals...and my friend Ed is on guitar. The cute puppies are Betsy and Gracie.

What Of Your Soul?

you can love for the crowd
be what they expected
every day you conceal
the part of you they rejected
you can say that it's real
who could say you're mistaken?
another time on the wheel
it's your heart that you're breaking

and what of your soul?
what do you need?
that could make you come home
and what of your dream?
is it really just a make believe thing?

you can smile for the shot
be a friend to the camera
while the pain you portray
is not really acting
you can hide from the world
and they'll never come after
live your life as a dream
that is running right past you

and what of your soul?
what do you need?
that could make you come home
and what of your dream?
is it really just a make believe thing?

2007n d. b. michel

WHAT IS LIFE WITHOUT TEARS

my whole world’s turnin’ against me
the way that I once knew is gone
the people I started this trip with
have fallin’ along the way

my green eyes are dappled by sadness
filled with my bitter tears
the chances i took so long ago
are all catching up with me

(chorus)
What is life without tears?
Would it be good at all?
What is time without regret?
Well I haven’t known it yet

and what of the ones who were with me?
did they at least find some rest?
i curse all the miles between us
then the tears start to fall again

(chorus)
What is life without tears?
Would it be good at all?
What is time without regret?
Well I haven’t known it yet

(2007 db michel)