the songwriter by michael hermiston ©️ (original)
a tune written and recorded 10 years ago... that had 86 views ..i figured i'd try again 🤣 ...vocals, guitar: michael hermiston
written/recorded: November 2012 remixed with new video Dec 2022
lyrics:
here i stand on this corner
and pull down my pants
lift off my shirt , clench my teeth
flex all my muscles as i take a stance
and rage at that tower that is me
rant and rage at that tower
that blocks out the sun
climb it and dive into lonely
this song is not for fun
this song is not for you
this song is just the circus
of my heart's one trick pony
F
my songwriting's villainous
C
steals hope from the poor
F C
arrest me then cause i'm human
F
i write the tunes to survive
C A
i write 'em for some peace
D
and freedom come from empty words
G
and metaphors for a hearts release
a writer writes to stay afloat
with leaky words that rock the boat
and a keel that's plotted straight and not grounding
ya travel far with a tidal tune
and gusty winds and full bright moon
with the choral riff that reefed nautically sounding
as my day winds down in tangles of rhymes
sinking similes and shipwreck crimes
i know the next tune waits o'er the horizon
so i sleep and drift perchance to dream
of convoluted meanings and hooks that gleam
watch my circling albatross as she flies on