BELOW I HAVE WRITTEN LYRICS TO A SONG
(the music bed is not yet written)
* the first couplet is the slower tempo intro
* the quatrains are the verses
* the italicized quatrain is the bridge
* the final verse has a tag couplet coda (outro)
* song fades with coda improvisation
When I was young I learned the magic held by a song
since then I’ve been singing my whole life long
at 11 I discovered
I could truly sing
learned the joy
singing can bring
it was at Christmas
nineteen fifty eight
I found my pipes
then changed my fate
a tear can cloud even the brightest day
but a song will blow those clouds away
sadness is just a passing state
so sing — let your heart celebrate
a frightened child
singing set me free
that wonderful discovery
is my life’s epiphany
I have sung for many
and I’ve sung for few
it was thrilling to know
they really wanted me to
a tear can cloud even the brightest day
but a song will blow those clouds away
sadness is just a passing state
so sing — let your heart celebrate
sung on big stages
sung in little bars
the adventure of singing
has traveled me afar
I’ve sung for money
also sung for free
what I truly enjoy
is singing just for me
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
sung on big stages
sung in little bars
this adventure of singing
has traveled me so far
I’ve sung for money
also sung for free
what I truly enjoy
is singing just for me
but — what I enjoy most
is singing for you and for me
singing — sets my soul free!
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rob kistner © 2021
Poetry at: dVerse