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)