i cannot touch the space between us
it is just there and that is all
as hard as i try
i’ll never know why
empty space is like a wall
i cannot hear the void that breaks us
it’s part of the world and it won’t bend
as hard as i try
i’ll never know why
silent void is like the end
(2018 db michel)
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
(db michel)
paranoia scares
paranoia sells
paranoia burns and kills
it will kiss and tell
paranoia do anything
that you need it to
bring the people
to you
paranoia smiles
paranoia frowns
paranoia screams and shouts
it will bring you down
paranoia say anything
that you want it to
bring the people
to you
marching in the angry masses
whipped up in a ragged frenzy
paranoiac demon dances
evil words are necessary
vote for me i’ll save our country
vote for him we all will die
vote for fear ‘cause fear will save you
forget about the other side
paranoia loves
paranoia hates
paranoia twists the words
burns truth at the stake
paranoia be anything
that you want it to
bring the people
to you
marching in the angry masses
whipped up in a ragged frenzy
paranoiac demon dances
evil words are necessary
vote for me i’ll save our country
vote for him we all will die
vote for fear 'cause fear will save you
forget about the other side
(2012 db michel)
and as i ride that train in my wanderlust
ain’t got no plans running just on trust
i can find my way if i ever do
it don’t matter if the story’s true
now the end of the line is a fairytale
somewhere between heaven and a country jail
i will leave my past in a garbage bin
then change my mind dig it out again
oooh…what i wanted
didn’t work out
so i headed down south
oooh…where i wanted to be
but no one down there ever wanted me
now the planes go up and they come back down
what goes around will finally come around
i won’t hurry while i’m in the rush
tell you stories make your mama blush
oooh…what i wanted
didn’t work out
so i headed down south
oooh…where i wanted to be
but no one down there ever wanted me
(2016 db michel)
hate is runnin’ high
for the other guy
don’t know his name
and no one can explain
bombs are crashing down
can’t miss the sound
can’t see the pain
and no one can explain
all tomorrow
leave it all for tomorrow…yeah
watch the sky on fire
then leave it all for tomorrow
don’t know what’s right
don’t wanna get my blues on tonight
just let ‘em go on and fight
leave it all for tomorrow
faceless cries for revenge
they do it again
blinded by this rage
and no one can explain
here they come again
and nobody wins
another bloody stain
and no one can explain
all tomorrow
leave it all for tomorrow…yeah
watch the sky on fire
then leave it all for tomorrow
don’t know what’s right
don’t wanna get my blues on tonight
just let 'em go on and fight
leave it all for tomorrow
(2014 db michel)
sometimes i think about
the things i think about
and feel a little strange
why spend all the time that i spend
rehashing some old pain
i feel about half past crazy
when i turn out the lights
there’s a dream
that i’ve been dreamin’ of
might make sleepin’ be alright
(chorus)
and what i don’t know
i can find it in my dreams
what i don’t dare
already been done there in my dreams
and if i don’t know
the mind will fill the in betweens
with a soft soul blessing
and a touch like thunder
sometimes i think about
the days i did without
and how i made it past
livin’ then spittin’ in the wind
comin’ back too fast
at night about half past starlight
it gets a little vague
comes a dream
that i’ve been dreamin’ of
maybe things are gonna be OK
(chorus)
and what i don’t know
i can find it in my dreams
what i don’t dare
already been done there in my dreams
and if i don’t know
the mind will fill the in betweens
with a soft soul blessing
and a touch like thunder
(2016 db michel)
it was somewhat after
in the morning
of the day before
food was cookin’
in the kitchen
and the dog on the floor
make me pancakes
sings the chorus
‘cause we’re late for the door
bus is comin’
motor runnin’
another day is in store
all the school days
run together
like our desks in a row
teacher teachin’
while i’m sleepin’
with one eye on the door
lunch was comin’
i’ll be runnin’
soon as i hit the floor
when it’s over
it’s not over
repeat forevermore
(2016 db michel)
you got
time to spend
so what’s your flavor
sugar sweet
or do you savor
are you sure
or will you waver
you got
lots of cash
but got no vision
passing on
your indecision
you want cheers
but get derision
(bridge)
you got it made
but you just don’t get it
the bills are paid
but you don’t feel any better
you make
lots of noise
but you don’t hear it
scream for war
but won’t go near it
speak the lie
‘cause you don’t fear it
(bridge)
you got it made
but you just don’t get it
the bills are paid
but you don’t feel any better
(2016 db michel)
i love you more
than a little bit
i love you past
all the way
and if the world
had turned differently
we would have shared
all our days
so in these times
i can reminisce
i can almost feel you near
that’ll have to be good enough
and i won’t shed a tear
(2016 db michel)
This is for all the single people on Valentine’s Day…For all the love’s that didn’t make it.
all i know is what you’ve told me
and you haven’t said a word
you’re the enigma
in most every song i’ve heard
i seek the mystery
but you do not let me in
i have your music
so i listen yet again
(2016 db michel)
the world goes by
just like a song
you can’t help yourself
you’re singin’ along
then comes the chorus
and somehow you just don’t know
it’s so hard to face
the words that go by
you try to relate
but however you try
what seems so right to some
just sounds so wrong
you’ve got your own voice
you’ve got your own words
speak your own truth
not something you’ve heard
if the song is yours
you know the way to go
you’ve got your own dreams
you’ve got your own hope
sing your own tune
hear your own voice
if the melody shines
then you just can’t go wrong
(2016 db michel)
we’re all gone and we just don’t know
the end has come but it just don’t show
there’s nothing left for the winds to blow
and it’s all over
the things we see now are all a dream
it came and went before we could scream
nothing and nothing ain’t anything
and it’s all over
yeah…it’s all over now
even the cryin’
when we stopped livin’
is the day that we stopped dyin’
it’s all over now
so there’s no use tryin’
‘cause it’s over and done
for each and everyone
yeah…it’s all over
(2015 db michel)
I heard that the world ended last night…i guess i missed it.
gettin’ dirty
all the time
dust and sweat
and muddy grime
but i can’t wash up
here’s the rub
there’s one of me
and too many ducks in the tub
i’ve been runnin’
fast and hot
here and there
for all i got
now i’m messed up
i can’t scrub
there’s one of me
and too many ducks in the tub
(bridge)
hey all you in there
please spread out
i got the water
and it won’t run out
rubber mallards
drakes and hens
there’s no space
i can’t get in
gettin’ dirty
all the time
dust and sweat
and muddy grime
but i can’t wash up
here’s the rub
there’s one of me
and too many ducks in the tub
(2015 db michel)