Man, there’s just something about music
The way that it takes a few words to move ya
It leaves you feeling
Awe inspired
Lifted up higher
Or perhaps more tired
Of the cheaters and liars
Music brings out the
Born and bred fighter
Fueled by the desires
Locked away until the timer
Ticked off to zero
And perhaps,
Music had a say in that
It reached down in you
And exposed the hidden hero
The melody of the chorus
Got you thinking “There’s more to this”
I’m not gonna leave life
While I’m sitting here scoreless
Now stop
Do you hear that?
The sweet sound of a guitar playing back
Music is a way for us all to distract
From thinking about the future the present or the past
In fact
Listen again
Your fancy iPhones ain’t got nothing on these soft tones
A true artist can change what a man knows
Take an unknown and with time compose
A piece of beauty that will expose
The parts enclosed
Prettied up with red bows
The overtones
Cause you to think again
Warming downbeats mixed with a sweet leap
Cause you to stay in your seat
And think about what you are
Who you’ve been
Where to go from here
And how to forgive
Because
Music has a strange way
Of reaching deep inside
Releasing the rushing tide
And expose all my lies
I
Don’t know what it is
But music has a role
That’s not restricted to playlists
It plays the heart strings like a violin
If you just listen and take it in
You’ll realize what it does is beyond what they sing
The meaning behind it
May vary for each
But for me,
Man,
It puts my heart on my sleeve
And that’s why
I play music
And write these songs
Not to get famous
Or hear thundering applause
But because like the amateur who plays out on her lawn
There’s something about music
That makes me feel like I belong
