Friday, December 22, 2006
Serenity (rescue)
The melody was written and performed by boh3m3 who issued a challenge on YouTube to do something with his song...I wrote lyrics and added the vocal...
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Serenity (Rescue)
I hear you singing
cross my heart
i feel you dreaming
i'm torn apart
teach me from the distance
touch my heart
even as i'm sinking
You take my part
tell me your reason
make me smile
i'll be here waiting
like a child
The mp3 of my song "Choose Life" is available as a free RapidShare download...go here...
http://rapidshare.com/files/5253566/choose_life.mp3
cross my heart
i feel you dreaming
i'm torn apart
teach me from the distance
touch my heart
even as i'm sinking
You take my part
tell me your reason
make me smile
i'll be here waiting
like a child
The mp3 of my song "Choose Life" is available as a free RapidShare download...go here...
http://rapidshare.com/files/5253566/choose_life.mp3
Friday, December 08, 2006
Piano On My Mind
I've come a long way
to get to where I am today
so many lessons
prices that i've had to pay
love was felt...then faded
as reality sets in
but remembering
yeah...i'd do it all again
i've seen the changes
that turned a boy into a man
so many silences
the parts I didn't understand
hearts would sing...then crying
as the laws of life kick in
but remembering
yeah...i'd do it all again
why do the days go by so fast
with barely a breath between each act
why do the people that I know
have to change so fast
the music in my life
the bridge that holds it all together
laughing
when I think of what i've left behind...I cry
and all that's left...is my piano on my mind
i try to sing them
all the days become the notes
just another song
stuck in time that's all I wrote
here I am...it's music
the piano like a friend
i'm remembering
then...I play it all again
why do the days go by so fast
with barely a breath between each act
why do the people that I know
have to change so fast
the music in my life
the bridge that holds it all together
laughing
when I think of what i've left behind...I cry
and all that's left...is my piano on my mind
(2006 db michel)
The mp3 of my song "Choose Life" is available as a free RapidShare download...go here...
http://rapidshare.com/files/5253566/choose_life.mp3
to get to where I am today
so many lessons
prices that i've had to pay
love was felt...then faded
as reality sets in
but remembering
yeah...i'd do it all again
i've seen the changes
that turned a boy into a man
so many silences
the parts I didn't understand
hearts would sing...then crying
as the laws of life kick in
but remembering
yeah...i'd do it all again
why do the days go by so fast
with barely a breath between each act
why do the people that I know
have to change so fast
the music in my life
the bridge that holds it all together
laughing
when I think of what i've left behind...I cry
and all that's left...is my piano on my mind
i try to sing them
all the days become the notes
just another song
stuck in time that's all I wrote
here I am...it's music
the piano like a friend
i'm remembering
then...I play it all again
why do the days go by so fast
with barely a breath between each act
why do the people that I know
have to change so fast
the music in my life
the bridge that holds it all together
laughing
when I think of what i've left behind...I cry
and all that's left...is my piano on my mind
(2006 db michel)
The mp3 of my song "Choose Life" is available as a free RapidShare download...go here...
http://rapidshare.com/files/5253566/choose_life.mp3
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Choose Life (soundfile)
A few people have asked if I have ever made recordings of my songs...And the answer is yes...So in case you want to here an actual recording of one of the songs i've written...Here is a link to the song "Choose Life"...It's a song I wrote a few years ago for a friend of mine who was in trouble...Click on the title of this post for the link to the Rapid Share sound file...Just follow the slightly confusing instructions at the Rapid Share site...It's free!
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
The Long Days Night
pray me not to die
i can't stop this feeling
won't somebody tell me?
before i fade to grey
go ahead and watch me cry
but don't dry my tears now
'cause maybe they heal me
as they run down my face
(chorus)
and the long days night goes on too long
where the darkness hides it's bitter face
the pain goes on and on and on
and i'm feeling somehow out of place
the time keeps passing by unseen
the clock is but a shadow there
if you still don't know just what i mean
can you mean the words you say you swear?
it's time to walk away
but what is the meaning?
no i really can't hear you
what did you say?
so do you know me now?
more than you wanted
seems i'm lost in a feeling
and i can't find my way
(2005 d. b. michel)
i can't stop this feeling
won't somebody tell me?
before i fade to grey
go ahead and watch me cry
but don't dry my tears now
'cause maybe they heal me
as they run down my face
(chorus)
and the long days night goes on too long
where the darkness hides it's bitter face
the pain goes on and on and on
and i'm feeling somehow out of place
the time keeps passing by unseen
the clock is but a shadow there
if you still don't know just what i mean
can you mean the words you say you swear?
it's time to walk away
but what is the meaning?
no i really can't hear you
what did you say?
so do you know me now?
more than you wanted
seems i'm lost in a feeling
and i can't find my way
(2005 d. b. michel)
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
THAT USED TO BE ME
you see the world
from way off the ground
rhyming in circles
the love that you found
i could just laugh
and watch it all pass
that used to be me
you're living life
like a burning flame
over the water
and you have no shame
i could just sigh
and walk on by
that used to be me
i walked the places of the heart
that have you smilin'
but that's not what i got to keep my friend
i had a dream
and once upon a time was flyin'
until the dream rushed to it's end
you've got it all
and you're getting more
under the sunshine
that i knew before
now i just cry
and walk on by
that used to be me
now i just cry
and walk on by
that used to be me
(2006 db michel)
from way off the ground
rhyming in circles
the love that you found
i could just laugh
and watch it all pass
that used to be me
you're living life
like a burning flame
over the water
and you have no shame
i could just sigh
and walk on by
that used to be me
i walked the places of the heart
that have you smilin'
but that's not what i got to keep my friend
i had a dream
and once upon a time was flyin'
until the dream rushed to it's end
you've got it all
and you're getting more
under the sunshine
that i knew before
now i just cry
and walk on by
that used to be me
now i just cry
and walk on by
that used to be me
(2006 db michel)
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
I DON'T MISS HER (I Miss The Dream She Was)
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
(2006 d. b. michel)
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
(2006 d. b. michel)
When The World Comes Around
i'm still awake i hear the breezes as they blow
a twig rubs against my windowpane
i think about all the people that i met yesterday
and realize that most don't know my name
as another night falls cool thoughts pass away
and i wait for any kind of sign
are the dreams i dream somehow common in this world
or are they dreams that are only mine
wake me when the world comes around
let me feel you reaching out to me
take me from this darkness that i found
give me somewhere else that i can be
i take a dreamscape trip to a place that i recall
a place i have seen in dreams before
i look for pieces of my memories as they fall
wet and warm upon my pillowcase
my tired eyes close before morning comes again
i'll wake to just another day
are the dreams i dreamed something magic coming 'round
or are they just my heart about to break
(2004 D. B. Michel)
a twig rubs against my windowpane
i think about all the people that i met yesterday
and realize that most don't know my name
as another night falls cool thoughts pass away
and i wait for any kind of sign
are the dreams i dream somehow common in this world
or are they dreams that are only mine
wake me when the world comes around
let me feel you reaching out to me
take me from this darkness that i found
give me somewhere else that i can be
i take a dreamscape trip to a place that i recall
a place i have seen in dreams before
i look for pieces of my memories as they fall
wet and warm upon my pillowcase
my tired eyes close before morning comes again
i'll wake to just another day
are the dreams i dreamed something magic coming 'round
or are they just my heart about to break
(2004 D. B. Michel)
Sunday, September 10, 2006
If Your Heart Moves Faster
had a good dream
but it fell to dust
was a tragic story
and your heart went bust
there's a time for livin'
there's a time for dyin'
you may just start laughin'
if you ever stop cryin'
(chorus)
if your heart moves faster
to the next dream goin'
from the ashes of pain
there's a good seed growin'
if the hurt don't kill you
on the morning after
there may be something
if your heart moves faster
found a new dream
dropped right down on you
was the happy ending
that you never knew
there's a time for losin'
there's a time for winnin'
when you're startin' over
start from the beginnin'
(chorus)
if your heart moves faster
to the next dream goin'
from the ashes of pain
there's a good seed growin'
if the hurt don't kill you
on the morning after
there may be something
if your heart moves faster
(2006 D. B. Michel)
but it fell to dust
was a tragic story
and your heart went bust
there's a time for livin'
there's a time for dyin'
you may just start laughin'
if you ever stop cryin'
(chorus)
if your heart moves faster
to the next dream goin'
from the ashes of pain
there's a good seed growin'
if the hurt don't kill you
on the morning after
there may be something
if your heart moves faster
found a new dream
dropped right down on you
was the happy ending
that you never knew
there's a time for losin'
there's a time for winnin'
when you're startin' over
start from the beginnin'
(chorus)
if your heart moves faster
to the next dream goin'
from the ashes of pain
there's a good seed growin'
if the hurt don't kill you
on the morning after
there may be something
if your heart moves faster
(2006 D. B. Michel)
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Sky Falling Down
I can't believe what i'm seeing
please tell me that I am just dreaming
we're headed for somewhere
and it's too late to turn back
i smell the burning horizon
oil fires the world has been lighting
didn't think they'd do it
then the situation got away
and if there's hope let me see it
clouds of smoke won't let me believe it
the light of hope is obscured
by the hellfire on the ground
there is no safe place from the hatred
that makes men do what they're doing
i look on this broken world
the bloodstains on the ground
i try to hold on to a memory
before all the skies turned to scarlet
we're seeing the old ways scatter
like ashes on the ground
i feel the hot desperation
in hearts without any pity
never thought it'd come to this
then the sky came falling down
2006/d. b. michel
please tell me that I am just dreaming
we're headed for somewhere
and it's too late to turn back
i smell the burning horizon
oil fires the world has been lighting
didn't think they'd do it
then the situation got away
and if there's hope let me see it
clouds of smoke won't let me believe it
the light of hope is obscured
by the hellfire on the ground
there is no safe place from the hatred
that makes men do what they're doing
i look on this broken world
the bloodstains on the ground
i try to hold on to a memory
before all the skies turned to scarlet
we're seeing the old ways scatter
like ashes on the ground
i feel the hot desperation
in hearts without any pity
never thought it'd come to this
then the sky came falling down
2006/d. b. michel
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Falling Days
i've been waiting for you
yeah, i've been waiting for you
the summer wind reminds me why you're gone
but the heat of summer won't last forever
i'll see you again on falling days
i've been lookin' for you
yeah, i've been lookin' for you
the summer sun is shinin' on my lawn
but the heat of summer won't last forever
i'll see you again on falling days
(chorus)
i'll keep my peace
i'll keep my sanity
'till the falling leaves hit ground
i'll bide my time
i know you'll come to me
when falling days come around
i've been livin' for you
yeah, i've been livin' for you
this summer burn will someday turn around
but the heat of summer won't last forever
i'll see you again on falling days
(chorus)
i'll keep my peace
i'll keep my sanity
'till the falling leaves hit ground
i'll bide my time
i know you'll come to me
when falling days come around
2006 D. B. Michel)
Monday, August 21, 2006
Getting Closer
what can i do?
i dream it's coming closer
i think of you
and then i turn around
i sense your eyes moving
watching me from i distance i can't feel
where is your heart?
I dream but you won't tell me
i fall apart
and then i feel you smiling
i sense your touch coming
reaching me from a place i don't know
(chorus)
whatever this is
whatever it does to us
it's getting closer
i dream of you every night
and there's no shelter
whatever you are
i can't ignore
the afterglow at sunrise
the trace of last nights dream
it's getting closer
(2006 d. b. michel)
i dream it's coming closer
i think of you
and then i turn around
i sense your eyes moving
watching me from i distance i can't feel
where is your heart?
I dream but you won't tell me
i fall apart
and then i feel you smiling
i sense your touch coming
reaching me from a place i don't know
(chorus)
whatever this is
whatever it does to us
it's getting closer
i dream of you every night
and there's no shelter
whatever you are
i can't ignore
the afterglow at sunrise
the trace of last nights dream
it's getting closer
(2006 d. b. michel)
Thursday, August 17, 2006
I JUST WISH THAT I BELIEVED YOU
i've been around and up and down
i don't understand this life i've found
this thing called destiny
does it have a plan for me?
i'm getting on from day to day
i sometimes drift and lose my way
this life is full of holes
through which the four winds blow
(bridge)
i don't need a map to get me where i'm going
i know i'll get there in the end
(chorus)
i just wish that i believed you
when you said my heart was good
the thought might keep me going
where i never thought i could
why did you believe in me?
I never gave that much to you
i just wish that i could have the faith
that you seem to have in me
i try but it's not happening
what is it that you see?
I'm gonna keep on trying
just because you tell me to believe
what i can't believe
i'm losing track and losing faith
i'm banging up against the gate
the door is closed
and nobody knows
just when i get up on my feet
i have to turn back and retreat
the war goes on
even when i'm gone
(bridge)
i don't need a map to get me where i'm going
i know i'll get there in the end
(repeat chorus}
(2006 D. B. MICHEL)
i don't understand this life i've found
this thing called destiny
does it have a plan for me?
i'm getting on from day to day
i sometimes drift and lose my way
this life is full of holes
through which the four winds blow
(bridge)
i don't need a map to get me where i'm going
i know i'll get there in the end
(chorus)
i just wish that i believed you
when you said my heart was good
the thought might keep me going
where i never thought i could
why did you believe in me?
I never gave that much to you
i just wish that i could have the faith
that you seem to have in me
i try but it's not happening
what is it that you see?
I'm gonna keep on trying
just because you tell me to believe
what i can't believe
i'm losing track and losing faith
i'm banging up against the gate
the door is closed
and nobody knows
just when i get up on my feet
i have to turn back and retreat
the war goes on
even when i'm gone
(bridge)
i don't need a map to get me where i'm going
i know i'll get there in the end
(repeat chorus}
(2006 D. B. MICHEL)
Thursday, August 03, 2006
I Need Your Smile
another day over and over again
waiting for some kind of breeze to blow in
i'm searching for questions without any name
just calls in the dark for the sky to explain
i know i said it was over
i didn't have time to dream
so if you're somehow receiving this call
do you know what I mean?
I need your smile
i need it forever
not just for awhile
i need your smile
i'm missing it more
every single mile
so if you hear me callin'
do you know this call's for you?
i know i'm needing a miracle now
nothing less will do
another red sky in the evening is gone
replaced with the darkness that won't end 'till dawn
i've made some mistakes, i'll admit quite a few
i'm counting the blessings that i had with you
i know i said it was over
i didn't have time to dream
so if you're somewhere receiving these words
what the hell do they mean?
I need your smile
i need it forever
not just for awhile
i need your smile
i'm missing it more
every single mile
so if you hear me callin'
do you know this one's for you?
I know i'm needing a miracle now
nothing less will do
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
Thursday, July 20, 2006
If I Could Never Be The One
I don't say what i dream
i feel what you dream
i don't sell you my mind
i drink of your mind
and if i could never be the one
to be the one you see
maybe then i've done all that you need
and if i could never say the things
to make you think of me
i've loved you long enough to set you free
i don't raise up my hand
i reach for your hand
i don't call you at all
i wait for your call
and if i could never be the one
to be the one you see
maybe then i've done all that you need
and if i could never say the things
to make you think of me
i've loved you long enough to set you free
time wasted
no i don't think so
you're a part of the way i feel
and even so you'll never know it
'cause i never found a way to show it
i don't shine my light
i look for your light
i don't know what to say
so i look your way
and if i could never be the one
to be the one you see
maybe then i've done all that you need
and if i could never say the things
to make you think of me
i've loved you long enough to set you free
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
A lyric about letting someone that you love...love you if they want to...Not wanting to make them uncomfortable by bringing the issue too far into the light....not wanting to force the issue...then fading away if you sense that you need to.
i feel what you dream
i don't sell you my mind
i drink of your mind
and if i could never be the one
to be the one you see
maybe then i've done all that you need
and if i could never say the things
to make you think of me
i've loved you long enough to set you free
i don't raise up my hand
i reach for your hand
i don't call you at all
i wait for your call
and if i could never be the one
to be the one you see
maybe then i've done all that you need
and if i could never say the things
to make you think of me
i've loved you long enough to set you free
time wasted
no i don't think so
you're a part of the way i feel
and even so you'll never know it
'cause i never found a way to show it
i don't shine my light
i look for your light
i don't know what to say
so i look your way
and if i could never be the one
to be the one you see
maybe then i've done all that you need
and if i could never say the things
to make you think of me
i've loved you long enough to set you free
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
A lyric about letting someone that you love...love you if they want to...Not wanting to make them uncomfortable by bringing the issue too far into the light....not wanting to force the issue...then fading away if you sense that you need to.
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Never Say Never
Felt like I was losin'
every single day
didn't have a prayer
'cause they all slipped away
nothin' changin'
always the same old grey
then you found me
walked into my life
and you changed my soul
every single part
sweet amazing
nothin's gonna be the same
now I know that I can never
say never again
my light is shinin'
shinin' brightly again
all for the miracle
of lovin' you every day
I can never
say never again
in the meantime
my lover and friend
you took me to the mountains
and i'm never comin' down again
like we never could before
'cause we found the thing
we were lookin for before
and I love you
and i'm never gonna be the same
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
Monday, July 03, 2006
The Fiddler On The Hill
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
WHERE 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
(Written by Dan Michel 7-3-06)
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Stories (Better Left In The Dark)
I don't know just what to say
all the things i knew before
have been cast away
tossed by the endless winds of time
another day further
out of my sight
(chorus)
should have never pushed for the truth
knowing that the answer
could be unbecoming you
now all that we were falls apart
sometimes there are stories
better left in the dark
i'd take it back if i could
make believe the one you are
nothing but good
now you're just a ghost in my heart
another day further
already too far
(chorus)
should have never pushed for the truth
knowing that the answer
could be unbecoming you
now all that we were falls apart
sometimes there are stories
better left in the dark
(bridge)
change the frame
change the light
start it over
out of time
(chorus)
should have never pushed for the truth
knowing that the answer
could be unbecoming you
now all that we were falls apart
sometimes there are stories
better left in the dark
(copyright 2006 D. B. Michel)
Saturday, June 24, 2006
blue angel #9
someone looking down on me, over my shoulder
takes me safely home, when i don't know where i'm going
all the restless nights, i wander the earth like a dying light
tries to get me back, to the straight and narrow
when i'm falling to the earth, like a wounded sparrow
all the greyest days, try to take my faith away
i can't see you anytime
but i know you're there
i know the signs
i believe you're on my side
saved again
by blue angel number 9
i'm still alive enough, to tell you the tale
there was no way to win, until i learned to fail
i'm indebted to one, who won't let me come undone
i'm still chasin' down a dream, i still want to matter
though my words are hard to hear, in this roar of chatter
but i'll be getting along, even though i might go wrong
i can't see you anytime
but i know you're there
i know the signs
i believe you're on my side
saved again
by blue angel number 9
(copyright 2005 D. B. Michel)
takes me safely home, when i don't know where i'm going
all the restless nights, i wander the earth like a dying light
tries to get me back, to the straight and narrow
when i'm falling to the earth, like a wounded sparrow
all the greyest days, try to take my faith away
i can't see you anytime
but i know you're there
i know the signs
i believe you're on my side
saved again
by blue angel number 9
i'm still alive enough, to tell you the tale
there was no way to win, until i learned to fail
i'm indebted to one, who won't let me come undone
i'm still chasin' down a dream, i still want to matter
though my words are hard to hear, in this roar of chatter
but i'll be getting along, even though i might go wrong
i can't see you anytime
but i know you're there
i know the signs
i believe you're on my side
saved again
by blue angel number 9
(copyright 2005 D. B. Michel)
Monday, June 12, 2006
the roaring silence
my heart is as cold as the wind through the window
my thoughts are a dark as this moonless night
i wish it would rain so i could hear something
to drown out the quiet that roars through my life
the paper i write on is dappled by teardrops
it gets hard to read when the ink hits the wet
blinded by fortunes i thought that i wanted
i missed out on what i needed to get
this place where i sit seems cursed and forsaken
and nobody else dares to come inside
so no one can hear the sound my hearts making
between every beat is a silent cry
(copyright 2003 d. b. michel)
my thoughts are a dark as this moonless night
i wish it would rain so i could hear something
to drown out the quiet that roars through my life
the paper i write on is dappled by teardrops
it gets hard to read when the ink hits the wet
blinded by fortunes i thought that i wanted
i missed out on what i needed to get
this place where i sit seems cursed and forsaken
and nobody else dares to come inside
so no one can hear the sound my hearts making
between every beat is a silent cry
(copyright 2003 d. b. michel)
Monday, May 29, 2006
everything is changing
I can't help but remember
i know i should forget
what's done is done now
all that's left is the regrets
the place we knew then
it's all been changed
i'm supposed to move on
and act my age
(chorus)
seems like nothing's meant to stay the same
the world's gone crazy
everything is changing
nothing here makes sense anymore
just an unforgotten feeling
i can't feel anymore
i still take the long way
it tears me apart
the sun goes down now
and it's burnin' my heart
the world is movin'
just let it be
it's all in past tense
like you and me
(chorus)
seems like nothing's meant to stay the same
the world's gone crazy
everything is changing
nothing here makes sense anymore
just an unforgotten feeling
i can't feel anymore
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
Sunday, May 28, 2006
hang on tonight
fly on the wings on a dream you lived with
all of your dark days
fade away
leave them behind
take a drink of the cool clear water
then be on your way
on the way
to meet tomorrow
(chorus)
hang on tonight because there's another day on the way
another day...
better than the ones you've seen before that fade
hang on tonight because there's a better plan at your command
another day closer
to when you understand
hold on to something free and easy
let the pain subside
let it go
leave it behind
take a chance on a friend worth knowing
and you just might find
another soul
another time
(chorus)
hang on tonight because there's another day on the way
another day...
better than the ones you've seen before that fade
hang on tonight because there's a better plan at your command
another day closer
to when you understand
(bridge)
there ain't no way to know where your going
even with the best laid plans
changes come but you just might find
something better in your hand
(chorus)
hang on tonight because there's another day on the way
another day...
better than the ones you've seen before that fade
hang on tonight because there's another plan at your command
another day closer
to when you understand
(Copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
all of your dark days
fade away
leave them behind
take a drink of the cool clear water
then be on your way
on the way
to meet tomorrow
(chorus)
hang on tonight because there's another day on the way
another day...
better than the ones you've seen before that fade
hang on tonight because there's a better plan at your command
another day closer
to when you understand
hold on to something free and easy
let the pain subside
let it go
leave it behind
take a chance on a friend worth knowing
and you just might find
another soul
another time
(chorus)
hang on tonight because there's another day on the way
another day...
better than the ones you've seen before that fade
hang on tonight because there's a better plan at your command
another day closer
to when you understand
(bridge)
there ain't no way to know where your going
even with the best laid plans
changes come but you just might find
something better in your hand
(chorus)
hang on tonight because there's another day on the way
another day...
better than the ones you've seen before that fade
hang on tonight because there's another plan at your command
another day closer
to when you understand
(Copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
Friday, May 05, 2006
where were you?
when i tried to say what i had to say
when the rain was fallin' down
where were you?
where were you?
when i was searching my heart for an answer
trying to hear what you would say
where were you?
where were you?
were you hiding
from the difficult words
hiding from the feelings
that were really yours
hiding your emotions
so i wouldn't see
what you really think
when you think of me
were you somewhere in the darkness
looking in
but left me without a word
well i'm emptier for what i haven't heard
when i was spilling my soul on the paper
when i was dark as a winter's night
where were you?
where were you ?
when i was seeking your mind for some comfort
trying hard to find your light
where were you?
where were you?
were you hiding
from the difficult words
hiding from the feelings
that were really yours
hiding your emotions
so i wouldn't see
what you really think
when you think of me
were you somewhere in the darkness
looking in
but left me without a word
well i'm emptier for what i haven't heard
(copyright 2005 d. b. michel)
Thursday, April 27, 2006
the worst day
i thought that with time you would recede into the past
but every little memory of you was built to last
i could run a million miles away and you'd be there
i wish that i could lie and say that i no longer care
i'm remembering the worst day of my life
and you were there
you gave to me the worst day of my life
i didn't have a prayer
i just want to find a way to change the way i feel
but the shadows of the worst day of my life
come through too clear
they tell me that time can heal all wounds and fade the pain
but still a thought of you is more than strong enough to bring the rain
there was never gonna be a chance for you to be that way
waiting on a world i used to know that burned away
I'm remembering the the worst day of my life
and you were there
you gave to me the worst day of my life
i didn't have a prayer
i just want to find a way to change the way i feel
but the shadows of the worst day of my life
come through too clear
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
but every little memory of you was built to last
i could run a million miles away and you'd be there
i wish that i could lie and say that i no longer care
i'm remembering the worst day of my life
and you were there
you gave to me the worst day of my life
i didn't have a prayer
i just want to find a way to change the way i feel
but the shadows of the worst day of my life
come through too clear
they tell me that time can heal all wounds and fade the pain
but still a thought of you is more than strong enough to bring the rain
there was never gonna be a chance for you to be that way
waiting on a world i used to know that burned away
I'm remembering the the worst day of my life
and you were there
you gave to me the worst day of my life
i didn't have a prayer
i just want to find a way to change the way i feel
but the shadows of the worst day of my life
come through too clear
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
untitled rant
the world ain't turning your way
someone else is always in control
they got what they got
from who they know
you want to make a difference
lay it on the line
but you play the same song over
every time
there's nothing wrong with your world
except your whine
there's no one receiving you now
it's the same old sign
it's all them bad debbils fault
(you say) someone should give them a fine
there's nothing wrong with your world
except your whine
The world would tear you to pieces
troublemakers break all the rules
they go to extremes
to step on your toes
you want to call the office
put an end to their lies
so you play the same song over
every time
there's nothing wrong with your world
except your whine
there's no one receiving you now
it's the same old sign
it's all them bad debbils fault
(you say) someone should give them a fine
there's nothing wrong with your world
except your whine
(d. b. michel)
someone else is always in control
they got what they got
from who they know
you want to make a difference
lay it on the line
but you play the same song over
every time
there's nothing wrong with your world
except your whine
there's no one receiving you now
it's the same old sign
it's all them bad debbils fault
(you say) someone should give them a fine
there's nothing wrong with your world
except your whine
The world would tear you to pieces
troublemakers break all the rules
they go to extremes
to step on your toes
you want to call the office
put an end to their lies
so you play the same song over
every time
there's nothing wrong with your world
except your whine
there's no one receiving you now
it's the same old sign
it's all them bad debbils fault
(you say) someone should give them a fine
there's nothing wrong with your world
except your whine
(d. b. michel)
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
seven seas
I guess it's time to abandon this ship
rather than be shunned by the masses
i will search elsewhere
kingdom come and then kingdom go
the next trip i take the destination home
is what i'll do
and i don't need seven seas
i just need the keys
and then i'm gone
i don't need the ocean blue
all i really need is you
and you're not here
i guess it's time i undo all the locks
set me free to find second chances
i will be going
highway up and then highway down
the one i'll take is known to me
that's what i'll do
and i don't need seven seas
i just need the keys
and then i'm gone
i don't need the ocean blue
all i really need is you
and you're not here
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
Monday, April 10, 2006
starlit night
It was a voice that I heard on a starlit night
As I shed bitter tears all alone
All the things that it said
Rumbled ‘round in my head
And I listened as truth overflowed
What was not meant to be
Is never to be
What might yet be is unknown
And the final words spoke by this voice in the night
Were the ones that I needed to know
There is no love without pain
There is no joy without love
There is no wisdom without ignorance
There is no light without dark
There is no wet without dry
There is no you without I
There is no place that’s too far to go
There is no lost without home
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
Thursday, April 06, 2006
bad love
something i couldn't say to you
still you wanted to know
i'd given all i could give to you
but you wanted more
i was feeling the pressure
of a thing gone wrong
now all that is left of it
is a lonely song
i'm talkin' 'bout bad love
'talkin' 'bout the shoe about to fall
talkin' bout bad love
now you've got my back against the wall
something started that couldn't be
but we ran with the flow
i knew that i could get kicked by you
but i couldn't say no
i was feeling the pressure
of a thing gone wrong
now all that is left of it
is a lonely song
i'm talkin' 'bout bad love
'talkin' 'bout the shoe about to fall
'talkin' 'bout bad love
now you've got my back against the wall
(written by d. b. michel/4-6-06)
still you wanted to know
i'd given all i could give to you
but you wanted more
i was feeling the pressure
of a thing gone wrong
now all that is left of it
is a lonely song
i'm talkin' 'bout bad love
'talkin' 'bout the shoe about to fall
talkin' bout bad love
now you've got my back against the wall
something started that couldn't be
but we ran with the flow
i knew that i could get kicked by you
but i couldn't say no
i was feeling the pressure
of a thing gone wrong
now all that is left of it
is a lonely song
i'm talkin' 'bout bad love
'talkin' 'bout the shoe about to fall
'talkin' 'bout bad love
now you've got my back against the wall
(written by d. b. michel/4-6-06)
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
a million stars
warm summer night
just me and the sky
a million stars
all in my eye at once
and i'm missin' you
i looked at all
the places you go
searching for you
even the sky don't know
yeah, i'm missin' you
(bridge)
sky full of stars
one of them must be you
if you see my heart
tell me what i should do
(chorus)
'cause right now, in the middle of the night
got a crisis of the heart
i gotta know, i need some kind of plan
to get me back to you
somehow, something just went wrong
and i let you slip away
and right now, amidst a million stars
i hope you'll be okay
lost summer dreams
caught up in a lie
a wounded heart
how can i make you see?
i need you here
i've been through hell
i made a mistake
now i'm asking you
can't you feel i'm real by now?
and i'm missin' you
(back to bridge...then chorus)
(copyright 2004 d. b. michel)
just me and the sky
a million stars
all in my eye at once
and i'm missin' you
i looked at all
the places you go
searching for you
even the sky don't know
yeah, i'm missin' you
(bridge)
sky full of stars
one of them must be you
if you see my heart
tell me what i should do
(chorus)
'cause right now, in the middle of the night
got a crisis of the heart
i gotta know, i need some kind of plan
to get me back to you
somehow, something just went wrong
and i let you slip away
and right now, amidst a million stars
i hope you'll be okay
lost summer dreams
caught up in a lie
a wounded heart
how can i make you see?
i need you here
i've been through hell
i made a mistake
now i'm asking you
can't you feel i'm real by now?
and i'm missin' you
(back to bridge...then chorus)
(copyright 2004 d. b. michel)
Saturday, March 04, 2006
the coast of nothing
winter forsakes me
and brings me no snow
here on the coast of nothing
heart of the season
but it never gets cold
here on the coast of nothing
day after day
in the sun and the haze
you'd think that the month would be june
i've never felt winter this way
a most disagreeable tune
the sleds in the shed
and my skates are untouched
here on the coast of nothing
unhappy snowflakes
won't land in my yard
here on the coast of nothing
day after day
in the sun and the haze
you'd think that the month would be june
i've never felt winter this way
a most disagreeable tune
the ice on the pond
never lasts long
here on the coast of nothing
the air can't get cold
with the warmth that it holds
here on the coast of nothing
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
and brings me no snow
here on the coast of nothing
heart of the season
but it never gets cold
here on the coast of nothing
day after day
in the sun and the haze
you'd think that the month would be june
i've never felt winter this way
a most disagreeable tune
the sleds in the shed
and my skates are untouched
here on the coast of nothing
unhappy snowflakes
won't land in my yard
here on the coast of nothing
day after day
in the sun and the haze
you'd think that the month would be june
i've never felt winter this way
a most disagreeable tune
the ice on the pond
never lasts long
here on the coast of nothing
the air can't get cold
with the warmth that it holds
here on the coast of nothing
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
Sunday, February 05, 2006
the long days night
pray me not to die
i can't stop this feeling
won't somebody tell me?
before i fade to grey
go ahead and watch me cry
but don't dry my tears now
'cause maybe they heal me
as they run down my face
(chorus)
and the long days night goes on too long
where the darkness hides it's bitter face
the pain goes on and on and on
and i'm feeling somehow out of place
the time keeps passing by unseen
the clock is but a shadow there
if you still don't know just what i mean
can you mean the words you say you swear?
it's time to walk away
but what is the meaning?
no i really can't hear you
what did you say?
so do you know me now?
more than you wanted
seems i'm lost in a feeling
and i can't find my way
(repeat chorus)
(copyright 2005 d. b. michel)
i can't stop this feeling
won't somebody tell me?
before i fade to grey
go ahead and watch me cry
but don't dry my tears now
'cause maybe they heal me
as they run down my face
(chorus)
and the long days night goes on too long
where the darkness hides it's bitter face
the pain goes on and on and on
and i'm feeling somehow out of place
the time keeps passing by unseen
the clock is but a shadow there
if you still don't know just what i mean
can you mean the words you say you swear?
it's time to walk away
but what is the meaning?
no i really can't hear you
what did you say?
so do you know me now?
more than you wanted
seems i'm lost in a feeling
and i can't find my way
(repeat chorus)
(copyright 2005 d. b. michel)
Thursday, February 02, 2006
after the fall
i've been listening
to the music
that we danced to
way back then
i've been searchin'
for some answers
what went wrong?
where you been?
(chorus)
i need to find some consolation
i need to understand it all
all i have for my recollection
is the music
before the fall
i've been tryin'
to find a memory
but i haven't
found it yet
i was happy
i was crazy
until the season
of regret
(chorus)
i need to find some consolation
i need to understand it all
all i have for my recollection
is the music
before the fall
(Bridge)
blue nights
lead into blue days
winter lasted
on and on
all i have now
is a cryin' empty feeling
and the music
before the fall
(repeat chorus)
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
to the music
that we danced to
way back then
i've been searchin'
for some answers
what went wrong?
where you been?
(chorus)
i need to find some consolation
i need to understand it all
all i have for my recollection
is the music
before the fall
i've been tryin'
to find a memory
but i haven't
found it yet
i was happy
i was crazy
until the season
of regret
(chorus)
i need to find some consolation
i need to understand it all
all i have for my recollection
is the music
before the fall
(Bridge)
blue nights
lead into blue days
winter lasted
on and on
all i have now
is a cryin' empty feeling
and the music
before the fall
(repeat chorus)
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
run
run
run boy run
you're everybody's son
and you're changing everyday
run
run boy run
you're in a greater battle
so there's something left to save
(chorus)
you always heard that you were different
with your mind up in the stars
they don't know the truth about you
where you came from
who you are
run
run boy run
there's another corner
the future hides behind
run
run boy run
whatever fate may come
it is yours and ours
(chorus)
you always heard that you were diferent
with your mind up in the stars
they don't know the truth about you
where you come from
who you are
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
run boy run
you're everybody's son
and you're changing everyday
run
run boy run
you're in a greater battle
so there's something left to save
(chorus)
you always heard that you were different
with your mind up in the stars
they don't know the truth about you
where you came from
who you are
run
run boy run
there's another corner
the future hides behind
run
run boy run
whatever fate may come
it is yours and ours
(chorus)
you always heard that you were diferent
with your mind up in the stars
they don't know the truth about you
where you come from
who you are
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
Thursday, January 05, 2006
love is the cut
what i feel i'm believing
but it's too late now
and you're speaking of endings
'cause it's too late now
i tried to find what it is you hide
but i can't see
no i can't see
love is the cut i feel
you've been bleeding me
i thought i wanted affection
but it's too late now
instead you gave me rejection
'cause it's too late now
i tried to get inside the heart you hide
but i can't see
no i can't see
love is the cut i feel
you've been bleeding me
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
but it's too late now
and you're speaking of endings
'cause it's too late now
i tried to find what it is you hide
but i can't see
no i can't see
love is the cut i feel
you've been bleeding me
i thought i wanted affection
but it's too late now
instead you gave me rejection
'cause it's too late now
i tried to get inside the heart you hide
but i can't see
no i can't see
love is the cut i feel
you've been bleeding me
(copyright 2006 d. b. michel)
Sunday, January 01, 2006
love wants to love you
seems like a cold world
ready or not it's another day
no one to hold you
you just wanna find another way
(bridge)
feeling that way again
and you don't know why
feeling a tear roll down
you try to smile
but you want to cry
(chorus)
hang on to who you are
love wants to love you
although it's hard to tell
love wants to love you
maybe today's the day
maybe the loneliness flies away
caught in your own world
the look on your face belies the pain
no one to touch you
day after day begins the same
(bridge)
feeling that way again
and you don't know why
feeling a tear roll down
to try to smile but you want to cry
(chorus)
hang on to who you are
love wants to love you
although it's hard to tell
love wants to love you
maybe today's the day
maybe the loneliness flies away
(this was inspired by some SPAM i recieved in my Gmail box today...the title line was "love wants to love you"...for some kind of a "sexy scent" that makes you irresistable to any woman or man...yeah right...but it did sound like a good song title...so i stole it.)
copyright 2005 d. b. michel
ready or not it's another day
no one to hold you
you just wanna find another way
(bridge)
feeling that way again
and you don't know why
feeling a tear roll down
you try to smile
but you want to cry
(chorus)
hang on to who you are
love wants to love you
although it's hard to tell
love wants to love you
maybe today's the day
maybe the loneliness flies away
caught in your own world
the look on your face belies the pain
no one to touch you
day after day begins the same
(bridge)
feeling that way again
and you don't know why
feeling a tear roll down
to try to smile but you want to cry
(chorus)
hang on to who you are
love wants to love you
although it's hard to tell
love wants to love you
maybe today's the day
maybe the loneliness flies away
(this was inspired by some SPAM i recieved in my Gmail box today...the title line was "love wants to love you"...for some kind of a "sexy scent" that makes you irresistable to any woman or man...yeah right...but it did sound like a good song title...so i stole it.)
copyright 2005 d. b. michel
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