Ringing Bells (An original Christmas song)

The Final Fly

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

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.

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Archurus Comes

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 really think you could 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 you're sitting on the ground
when the parade comes to your town
they will see
Archurus comes...Archurus comes

did you really think you could 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...about 10 years old...I don't know who Archurus was...Or what he was...But i did know that he was not pleased with me at all...That dream creeped me out more than anything i'd dreamt before...btw..."Archurus" is pronounced Arch Ur Us...

Precious and Few

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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)