Song Lyric Poems - Poems about Song Lyric

My dreams and desires burn them down all my hard work burn it down to ashes and rubble from sorrow to happiness let my life be reborn so just burn all my belongings down start over in this life as we know it as hell so burn it down burn my dreams and desires burn...

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Well, my bosses up above me are always pushing, trying to shove me into doing twice the work for only half the pay When 5 o’clock finally comes and I think this long day is done they tell me I have to work five more hours today Because Joe Blow did not show and I’m the only one who knows how to push...

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The musician songster I so admire will perform for us what they love for hire while the music I make all for free I am the only one who know of me The dancer accomplish the stage above a living they make doing what they love although dancing alone my room at night I am the only one who know...

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These are my English translations of songs sung by Dimash Kudaibergen. This is my translation of one of my favorite Dimash Kudaibergen songs, the French song "S.O.S." ... S.O.S. by Michel Berger loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Why do I live, why do I die? Why do I laugh, why do I cry? Voicing the S.O.S. of an earthling in distress ... I...

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Verse 1 When there was no light And I could not see I closed my eyes And prayed to thy all mighty Chorus 1 I was a blinded fool I was a blinded fool For I didn’t give my love over to You When I could not see When I could not see I surrendered my soul to The God all mighty Verse 2...

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walk me through old memories days when true love came to be take me down an old backroad on a two lane highway fantasy and paint the picture of sunset parked in a field where we met as fireflies wait on night to fall until we're close as we can get we'll dance beneath the stars by headlights of a parked car country music from...

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It was one stop on the highway along a long desert road. Billy said, “wake up”. I thought it was some kind of code. I stumbled out into the sun's glare; if there was an answer I didn't see it out there. I shucked down my trousers and pissed in the sink all the while thinkin' I could sure use a drink. A lizard was...

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Link to recorded song https://bit.ly/3eByjIV Verse 1: I have this idea, but no one will listen. I'm having thoughts of a world that could be. We could end war and focus on loving. But nobody ever listens to me. Verse 2: I have this idea, let's stop living for money, ...

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--- Link to recorded song https://bit.ly/37Mymim Verse 1: It hasn't been an easy life, I've been through the mill, ground to a fine grey powder blown from a sill. Verse 2: But my spirit keeps on growin' Though my flesh is dust; the gold keeps right on glowin' while the iron turns to rust. Verse 3: And if there’s a lesson To learn from the things I've...

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Mohamed Bouazizi, a poor man who sold produce from a cart, in a country bleeding from the open wound of corruption, got up that morning expecting to do nothing more than support his family with the sales he could make selling his fruits and vegetables. He played the game like any Wall Street banker. Buy low and sell high. Unlike Wall Street he faced heavy...

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*** Another response to the shooting in Colorado... as I try to make some kind of sense of it. Which is futile... I know... but I still have to try. *** There's darkness all around me. I need to find a way to gain some balance... in this insane world... I need to listen to some Blues. I'm so tired...

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*** I wrote this after the Sante Fe High School shooting in Texas on May 18, 2018. The rampage continues. I feel hopeless.*** Here's the link to the recorded song: https://bit.ly/3eob3hq Verse 1: Another man has snapped watching children play with a weapon in his hand; those children died today. Chorus: I'm tired of all this pain. When will these murders end? It's...

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Every day, when a new sun rises, you have the chance to begin again, doesn't matter how heavy your burden... if you're alive you can still make a plan. Are you going to be a savior? Or are you only going to be waiting for one? The revelation of your real behavior will be seen by the next setting sun. Are you here?...

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I thought the way to win Was to lie and take them in Show them all a plastic face Then disappear without a trace Just a phantom, passing through, The ones I touched, they never knew, How I yearned to meet their eyes Took so long to realize… I’ve played too many games Forgot the faces and their names Saw love die and fall apart Tried...

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Kat’s Pajamas Make me smile Though I’ve been around them For awhile... for awhile... Kat’s Pajamas Stood the test of time Seven years And still I… and still I... I... I love Kat’s Pajamas I love The way they’re so unique When I see Kat’s Pajamas I find it hard… I find it very hard to speak. Kat’s Pajamas Make me smile Though I’ve been around them For awhile... for awhile... What...

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