MELANCHOLIA

something to bottle for you today folks...
it aint often these days
when an idea for a song comes to me
that i can find a quiet place
grab an acoustic guitar
start fingerpicking an accompaniment
come up with a melody
cobble together some lyrics
fashion a middle eight
work out a descending chord progression
and have the whole thing nailed
in thirty minutes flat
but ladies and gentlemen
boys and girls
tonight is the night!
for your pleasure...

MELANCHOLIA

a stroll along an empty beach
a walk along a moonlit street
a drive home in the car
that's melancholia

listening to soft falling rain
humming along to a sad refrain
watching a lonely star
that's melancholia

watching a sunset fade away
peering out on a rainy day
strumming an old guitar
that's melancholia

alone with the thoughts inside your head
dwelling on what you might have said
gazing from afar
that's melancholia

an unsent poem to an unrequited love
the pain of knowing that you weren't quite good enough

all alone with a bottle of red
coming home to an empty bed
not sure of who or what you are
that's melancholia

watch out for it on mice pace!