Can i ask you to ask me if i’m okay?
Is it weird if i don’t listen to that question anyway?
Isn’t it silly to live life with a raised chin,
while my body is covered with more scar tissue than skin?
While life is given, death takes it back for a price i can’t refuse
My time isn’t worth living when there’s no gain or height to lose
Here i stand again on a sky scraping roof
Life doesn’t take me serious, it mimics my every move
These dark thoughts bring light to my soul
These bright spirits may help break my fall
Reflecting on this person in front of me
makes me wonder if there’s more beyond this glass to see
Is it okay if i walk out early?
Pretending i’m fine has taken a deadly toll on me
Never felt so alive on the edge of living
Death is the final chapter of this unfinished book I live in
While life is given, death takes it back for a price i can’t refuse
My time isn’t worth living when there’s no gain or height to lose
While life is given, death takes it back for a price i can’t refuse
My time isn’t worth living when there’s no gain or height to lose
when there’s no gain or height to lose
when there’s no gain or height to lose
Chère D.,
Hope this finds you well.
Lovely that you’ve posted the Coop.
I will always think of this effort as unhurried and us taking our time. And I like the result a lot. And quirky too!
I like it a lot that you OK’ed my using this top notch poem. If you’d like me to thank you for that, I will.
But as a rule in the Netherlands it suffices to express my gratitude and to tell you how much I enjoyed all this.
With this post on StarsRite the song, with the poem, is posted on 3 authors-only fora and I can’t wait to see/hear what the profs think about your brave work.
With the ongoing robotic uniformity, the rusty edges become more and more interesting. Just my opinion of course!
Have a marvellous time the rest of the summer!
Warm regards, Gus
The lyrics here are amazing. There’s a lot of depth to what you’re expressing. It’s a mixture of darkness and acceptance. A tricky balance, that. I think the music moves nicely with the words. Well done, both of you!
Chère W.,
So far you’re the only person who wrote a reply.
On StarsRite I mean.
Normally, I would have posted this on Gitaarnet.nl/forum and got anything between 3.000 and 5.000 listens from authors only. Sometimes up to 20.000 listens. Sometimes up to 35.000!
That is; an audience of guitarists, songwriters, painters and other artistically gifted artists. Not the whimsical, quickly swiping youth…. Profs only.
I did post it, but the forum foreclosed after 23 (guessing) years. Still with a 200 listens.
With another two very small fora 450 listens. Not bad, but a far cry from the number of listens I was used to.
I don’t complain my Fate…..
I feel I’ve let Drieks down.
Don’t worry if this sounds like the lament of a spoiled senior.
I’ve building that support over more than 17 years, supporting others too. No regrets.
I’m happy with the coop. Thanks to Drieks!
Flawed as it may be.
Anyway, in spite of the lead guitar being pitchy to say the least (new strings on a guitar while the temperature increases to 32 degrees in my small room recording studio) leave much to be desired)
It’s a sobering thought that the solid ground fall from beneath my feet. As it’s not the end.
It’ll probably be the end of massive listens, massive support.
Thank you for your support on StarsRite! And loyalty!
Warm regards, (on behalf of Drieks), Gus