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)

Ringing Bells

My original Christmas song.

Ringing Bells

the ice and snowy weather
wintertime is closing in
soon it will be Christmas
i can hear the ringing bells begin

ringing sounds of glory
ring the song of the Christmas story
they ring for you and me

ring on Christmas bells
ring on Christmas bells
i can't wait for Christmas day to come
ring on Christmas bells
ring on Christmas bells
ring a song of peace for everyone

the children look in wonder
at the season in their midst
soon that day is coming
they can hear the ringing bells begin

ringing sounds of glory
ring the song of the Christmas story
they ring for you and me

ring on Christmas bells
ring on Christmas bells
i can't wait for Christmas day to come
ring on Christmas bells
ring on Christmas bells
ring a song of peace for everyone


(2008 db michel)

Streets Of Gold

lookin' for the right way
lookin' real hard
can't seem to understand
the world outside my yard
i'm gonna take a road trip
let the feelin' take a hold
gonna take a ride on them streets of gold

headed for the ocean
lookin' for to see
a better way of livin'
more befittin' me
i wanna take some chances
let freedom take a hold
wanna take a ride on them streets of gold

crowded cities leave me lonesome
there's so far for me to go
gonna seek what i've been lacking
on them shiney streets of gold

lookin' for the answer
headed out the door
key in the ignition
pedal to the floor
i wanna find a place
like the storytellers told
wanna take take a ride on them streets of gold

(2009 db michel)

I'll Always Be A Friend To You

The YouTube video for my original song.

I'll Always Be A Friend To You

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Livin' In A Dream World

I was very sick over the weekend...I didn't have the strength to do anything but think...And believe me i was coming up with some very strange ideas while i lay in bed too ill to sleep...If you're a fan of world peace...In my dream world i was making it happen...I played the slightly bemused hero who had somehow done for the world what our greatest leaders had failed to do for centuries...I just talked...people listened...and just like that we had world peace...Prejudice...intolerance and bigotry ended when the world heard what i had always wanted to say...I was so happy...Now no one would ever have to suffer from our most preventable killer...war...Because i had laid it out plain and simple...Prejudice...intolerance and bigotry were the root cause of our pain...and when it stopped...War became unthinkable...We were all winning because we stopped fighting...

Then reality came creeping in...My world was not recognized by anyone but me...I had done nothing...I was just dreaming the same dream i always have in my heart...I have tried to share that dream in little ways all my life...But the cynics of the world could never really accept my world...Because hatred and fear have long been institutionalized...Rulers try to gain power to keep power...they can never really take that leap of faith that is required to use that power for anything but maintaining the status quo...

So i'm back now...in the real world...and i'm still not happy with it...But i also know i will never give up my dream...The dream i dream is the most wonderful i dream i know...that is because it is also the most elusive...I will go on dreaming that someday we will get beyond the hurtful hate that makes people hide what they really want...in favor of something more in line with what is commonly accepted by our society...The dreamer dreams on...A simple dream of real love that whole world could share...Without the fear of being rejected for stepping out of life...the way it is always been...and moving forward with a different plan for life the way it could be...The way it should be...If we want to end the problems that have held us back...It takes the strongest leap of faith...to really believe in love.

"Livin' In A Dream World"

don't know a single thing about love
i had to learn to live without love
i found a place where i could go
a place my shame would never show

i dream a dream that seems so real
it's like a life without the feel
i go there when i'm by myself
then all the empty can't be felt

i could fly me to the moon
i'll be riding on a broom

now now
i'm livin' in a dream world
now now
ooh what a life
now now
i'm livin' in a dream world
where everything is always alright
'cause i keep the real world outta sight

(2009 db michel)

I'll Always Be A Friend To You

no matter what i've said
no matter what i've done
some things can never change
no matter where we run
whatever happens
you know that it's true
i'll always be a friend to you

i may get angry
i may be sad
some things i may regret
when i'm trying to hold fast
it may be hard to see
but you know it's true
i'll always be a friend to you

the wins and losses in this life keep closing in
sometimes it's hard to find my way
but when i'm down the most and i think i've reached the end
just a word or two can save me
if they're coming from a friend

i may act colder
i may act dumb
i know i can't be perfect
but i'm not the only one
when the word is said
you will know it's true
i'll always be a friend to you

(2009 db michel)

Zombie Restaurant

who could hear what i don't
and still not get the hint
don't worry 'bout me anymore
'cause i'm really over it

what is there to ponder
but where to go from here
no hurry 'cause i'm gone again
this is it really it my friend

it's time for me to go
(the less i hear....the more i know...the sea of silence tells me so)
i'm leaving on my own
(the more i wait...the less i want...in this zombie restaurant)

no ending for a story
that never should begin
no chasin' dreams that don't exist
let them perish on the wind

no matter what i do now
there ain't no lookin' back
no water falls in outer space
can make ponder what i lack

it's time for me to go
(the less i hear....the more i know...the sea of silence tells me so)
i'm leaving on my own
(the more i wait...the less i want...in this zombie restaurant)

(2009 db michel)

Too Late To Hold On

this time
there will be no sign at all
this time
there will be no message to see
this time
it is only after the fall
that you will understand the deed
has been done
and the time is over
the path is closed
what has been known
in the future is overgrown

(chorus)
too late to hold on
too late to go on
the way has been taken
the good times forsaken
too late to come back
too late if you lack
what has been frozen
the path you have chosen
is all you will know
all you will know

(bridge)
away...away
far away
like it never mattered
away...away
what was whole has been shattered

(chorus)
too late to hold on
too late to go on
the way has been taken
the good times forsaken
too late to come back
too late if you lack
what has been frozen
the path you have chosen
is all you will know
all you will know

(2009 db michel)

Poop For Peace

everybody can make a difference
everybody can be a part
like Lennon said if we imagine
we can make a lot from a fart
these days my bowels are rumblin'
these days when gas is high
these days when i see the toilet
i never cruise on by

gotta be givin' as long as i'm livin'
gonna poop for peace
save the world and get some relief
gonna poop for peace
let it all go and soon you will see
poop is peace

everybody has heard the legend
everybody who has a heart
like Lennon said give poop a chance
don't ya know it's a damn good start
these day the whole world's rumblin'
these days the pressure's high
these all days we all need to sit a spell
and let the peace logs fly

gotta be givin' as long as i'm livin'
gonna poop for peace
save the world and get some relief
gonna poop for peace
let it all go and soon you will see
poop is peace

(2009 db michel)

Love Is The Lament

it's the human story
the carnage we have spent
the pain we have inflicted
on this world that we rent
the damage is uncounted
'cause we don't want to know
when the bill comes due
the sea of tears will overflow

(chorus)
time and time is spent
it seems to never end
love is the lament
it's always starting over
time and time is spent
the brittle will not bend
love is the lament
it's always starting over

it's the faceless spectre
of a future filled with pain
seas are soiled and lifeless
killed by poison rain
fires will burn deserted
in a war that has no end
the sky forever darkened
and you can't tell foe from friend

(chorus)
time and time is spent
it seems to never end
love is the lament
it's always starting over
time and time is spent
the brittle will not bend
love is the lament
it's always starting over

(2009 db michel)