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)