Category: Music

A fire in the sky
A fire in the hole
Halfway above
And Halfway below

I climbed the hill to see the sights
My shoes were tight
The heat felt right
The air was thick
The light was bright
The sky was white
The shadows slight

I crossed my heart
I stretched my arms
The gusting air blew here and there
I smiled at a passing crow
Then with a leap I just let go

The clouds a-swirl in my sight
The light refracting in my eyes
Hot rushing blood ran through my veins
The roar of wind, a passing plane

The air grew cool
The wind was fast
My fear of flying in the past
The ground was low
The sky was wide
The view was clear
Nowhere to hide

My will took hold
My spirits rose
No longer tethered to the soil
Ever up and ever on
The land and sea mere after thought

Above the clouds
Into the blue
The sky now tinged with purple hues
The sun was large
And filled my eyes
It warmed my face, it warmed my heart

A stillness in the atmosphere
A distant buzzing in my ears
No room for hate, no room for fear
The moment chaste
The moment pure

Beyond the bounds of human flight
The moment past
The melted wax
My caution cast into the wind
Drifts idly by then out of view

My upward motion at its crest
I’ve reached the heights now back again
The time to hesitate has gone
The pace grows fast
The wind is strong

Slowly sinking towards my fate
I feel myself accelerate
The ground grows large
The light goes dim
I’m tossed and turned by swirling whim

In the chaos of my fall
I smile and recall it all
The purity
The hope, the joy
The light, the hue
The warmth, the calm

Represent! Well met flat line
Raise the lows, Boy! Skim the highs
Touchless wash, the hands free flow
How do you do? I’m in the show
Where you been at? Spit me the spin
It’s loud, that sound, it ain’t no pin
Float in the go, surf ebb and flow
Through gridlocked sky the trumpets blow
You won’t come in, I can’t get out
Shake your hand? Too hip for that
Bob grin nod, get high, dance on
The sound expands then moves along
Meet Kelly, Ashley, Sara Lynn
And what’s-her-name and Uncle Flynn

It’s right there
Take it!
Hotter now
Take it!
Closer still
Take it!
Still don’t know
Fake it!

I’m in the now lost in the know
Fresh razor sharp, state of the art
Lord Lucifer with fiery wings
Sees angels, demons, common things
Spiraled rings, Boy! Mesmerize
Random rhymes, frustrated sighs
Livin’ thin, seekin’ the soul
The one, the two, the true zero
The few, the all, the them, the us
The constant crawl, the pressing crush
The blue, the black, translucent red
The noise, the flair, a dimming dread
Killer, filler, Thriller II
Why ask me why? What’s wrong with you?

It’s right there
Take it!
Hotter now
Take it!
Closer still
Take it!
Still don’t know
Fake it!

Step in step off, Boy! Race the pace
Another night, yeah! One more face
New night replace, chance gone to waste
Reverb with bass, transcendent grace
Escape life freedom, leave no trace
Bang on that bell, ring sacred gongs
It’s not quite right but never wrong
Think take a move, sink in the song
Black bishop glides, red king stands tall
The equinox, the bacchanal
The cone of silence, private hell
Belle of the ball, it’s 3 AM
Sleep through the light, it’s time again

It’s right there
Take it!
Hotter now
Take it!
Closer still
Take it!
Still don’t know
Fake it!

Near goes far, late night bazaar
Replant the seeds then reap the lard
Gold Zildjian splash, drone on guitar
Harmonize, Boy! Sympathize
Recent grads employment lines
Dollars, dimes, recycled cans
SUVs, white minivans
Memories of suburban haze
Concrete leagues of everglades
Walk the park for 30 blocks
Inverted clocks, low tick tick tocks

It’s right there
Take it!
Hotter now
Take it!
Closer still
Take it!
Still don’t know
Fake it!

Can’t go back, Boy! Can’t go on
One more night then 10 years gone
Whisky shot Budweiser chase
It’s not so bad don’t mind my face
The race is here, the finish line
The play by play, the booby prize
Refine, remit, reorganize
Peace joy love, bummed smokes outside

It’s right there
Take it!
Hotter now
Take it!
Closer still
Take it!
Still don’t know
Fake it!

Billy was a waiter and he waited on the man
The man named Dan he had a plan
But first he ordered flan
The flan was good but not the best
The sun set in the West
The shadows rose like flapping crows
Billy smoothed his vest

Dan asked Billy candidly if waiting was his dream
“Not my dream” he said to Dan whose flan plate was now clean
“I want to be a big screen star and make the music scene”
“Just promise me” said Dan the man, “one easy, simple thing
Just say the words and kiss my ring and you will have these things”

“Of course,” said Billy un-amused, for Dan was serious
And kissed the ring and said the words
Dan paid his bill and left
Now Billy’s big in movies and does concerts on the side
And though he runs from here to there
There’s nowhere he can hide

Dan, you’re the man with the plan
Man, you be doing just fine
Wham, where you been all my life
Damn, you sure took your time

Sara was a junkie and she thought she’d shot the moon
The alley stank but blocked the wind and she was all alone
The lamp light dimmed, her heart beat raced, the alley seemed a tomb
Then she heard the pitter pat of Dan’s black shiny shoes

“Just say the words and kiss my ring,” echoed in the dark
And Dan stepped lightly through the trash, he circled like a shark
Sara cried and kissed the ring, a pure and simple act
Now’s she’s clean and lives upstate, two children and a dog
And though her life is merry and her days are filled with light
She sometimes hears a crowing and her dreams are filled with fright

Dan, you’re the man with the plan
Man, you be doing just fine
Wham, where you been all my life
Damn, you sure took your time

The Dow was down, the Nasdaq too, and Peter was distressed
How could he pay his mortgage and make payments on the rest
Then from the TV came the words that eased his mental pain
“Just say the words and kiss my ring,” this ad approved by Dan
Now Peter rides his yacht most days, he’s careless with his wealth
But hits the gym each morning as he worries for his health

Dan, you’re the man with the plan
Man, you be doing just fine
Wham, where you been all my life
Damn, you sure took your time

Represent! Well met flat line
Raise the lows, Boy! Skim the highs
Touchless wash, the hands free flow
How do you do? I’m in the show
Where you been at? Spit me the spin
It’s loud, that sound, it ain’t no pin
Float in the go, surf ebb and flow
Through gridlocked sky the trumpets blow
You won’t come in, I can’t get out
Shake your hand? Too hip for that
Bob grin nod, get high, dance on
The sound expands then moves along
Meet Kelly, Ashley, Sara Lynn
And what’s-her-name and Uncle Flynn

It’s right there
Take it!
Hotter now
Take it!
Closer still
Take it!
Still don’t know
Fake it!

I’m in the now lost in the know
Fresh razor sharp, state of the art
Lord Lucifer with fiery wings
Sees angels, demons, common things
Spiraled rings, Boy! Mesmerize
Random rhymes, frustrated sighs
Livin’ thin, seekin’ the soul
The one, the two, the true zero
The few, the all, the them, the us
The constant crawl, the pressing crush
The blue, the black, translucent red
The noise, the flair, a dimming dread
Killer, filler, Thriller II
Why ask me why? What’s wrong with you?

It’s right there
Take it!
Hotter now
Take it!
Closer still
Take it!
Still don’t know
Fake it!

Step in step off, Boy! Race the pace
Another night, yeah! One more face
New night replace, chance gone to waste
Reverb with bass, transcendent grace
Escape life freedom, leave no trace
Bang on that bell, ring sacred gongs
It’s not quite right but never wrong
Think take a move, sink in the song
Black bishop glides, red king stands tall
The equinox, the bacchanal
The cone of silence, private hell
Belle of the ball, it’s 3 AM
Sleep through the light, it’s time again

It’s right there
Take it!
Hotter now
Take it!
Closer still
Take it!
Still don’t know
Fake it!

Near goes far, late night bazaar
Replant the seeds then reap the lard
Gold Zildjian splash, drone on guitar
Harmonize, Boy! Sympathize
Recent grads employment lines
Dollars, dimes, recycled cans
SUVs, white minivans
Memories of suburban haze
Concrete leagues of everglades
Walk the park for 30 blocks
Inverted clocks, low tick tick tocks

It’s right there
Take it!
Hotter now
Take it!
Closer still
Take it!
Still don’t know
Fake it!

Can’t go back, Boy! Can’t go on
One more night then 10 years gone
Whisky shot Budweiser chase
It’s not so bad don’t mind my face
The race is here, the finish line
The play by play, the booby prize
Refine, remit, reorganize
Peace joy love, bummed smokes outside

It’s right there
Take it!
Hotter now
Take it!
Closer still
Take it!
Still don’t know
Fake it!