I Go Walking . . .

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You . . .

. . . are a star . . .

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You're a star.
Where you wanted to be,
You now are.
From afar
You appear not too different
Than me.
But the scars
You've acquired
Did not come free.

Had I tried;
Had I done all I could
With all my might
Would the ride
Give return on the price
Which was required?
Cast aside
Any thoughts of security.

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Gone . . .

https://evolutionnews.org/2015/10/assisted_suicid/

Can too much be said of the deep satisfaction
of making a song out of nothing?
Some don't understand such ethereal concepts
Or even acknowledge this one thing.

Expressing oneself through music, to me
Is a personal, joyous obsession.
I'm simply compelled and how long will I do it?
'Til I'm gone, if that's really your question.

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Together . . .

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The moon in June and sweet perfume
Have been used in a million love songs.
But they just don’t belong in a song about you.
Many is the time I want to tell you that I love you.
I tried so hard to write it down in oh so many different ways.
But every word I’ve written seems to come out wrong.
And every catchy phrase doesn’t quite say
All that I want it to say.

We’ll be together
For a very long time.

This hue of blue that I feel without you
Isn’t something a sane man would say.
But I said it today when the words got away.
I want to cut the fat. I want to cut right to the chase now.
I want to tell the world exactly how you make me feel.
But feeling is the easy part;  the telling is hard.
Words don’t mean anything until til you try to
Speak from inside your heart.

I need to touch your hand; don’t want to face another day without you.
My lack of voice; articulation of emotion’s overpowering me.
But how can I express these things from deep down inside.
I’m just a mortal man trying to tell you all of these thoughts I can’t hide.



Together
©2016 Raymond M. Jozwiak
From No Frills

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Sure . . .

https://www.popsci.com/best-images-earth-from-space/

. . . can be . . .


It’s a melancholy world
When you can’t tell
The stones from the pearls.
You can’t image what
My motives are
Or what I’m feeling.

But the lights are bright
On Broadway
As the birds begin to sing.
As America pours her first
Cup of coffee,
It’s a melancholy world.

It’s a melancholy world
Choosing between the
Big brass ring or the girl.
I just can’t seem to
Hold on to the dreams
I’ve worked so hard for.

But the crowd is there
At midnight
And the party’s just begun.
There’s a gold invitation
That bears my name
But it’s gotten lost in the mail.
It’s a melancholy world.

The mirror holds the
Same old dour reflection
That it used to.

But the sun will rise
In the morning,
And the stars will light the night.
If they just took the time;
Listened to my sad song.

Melancholy World
©2003 Raymond M. Jozwiak

from the album Chromatose

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Super . . .

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". . . I'm trying to develop a Superman. . . "

        (. . . or maybe just a new song . . .)


Super
(based upon the changes of a new composition)

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Personal . . .

https://www.prepscholar.com/gre/blog/graduate-school-personal-

statement-examples/

A song is a statement
Which comes straight from the heart
With a little bit of input from the head
Containing lyrics or having none
The sentiment's no weaker
Nor less valid
An artist which accomplishes this
Is both wily and quite versatile
His work is comic, topical,
or often very personal



Pam's Song
©1976, 2003 Raymond M. Jozwiak
(from Chromatose)



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Is This . . .

. . . a Christmas song???

https://ronfranscell.com/2015/11/28/in-defense-of-ebenezer-scrooge-2/

Where's the cheer 

That I should feel 

Inside my heart 

This time of year

While all the televisions

Newspapers and billboards count 

The shopping days for me

It appears 

To me that I’m 

The only one 

Who doesn’t see

The fine and natural 

Attraction to what seems part race 

Part obstacle course I believe 

Long ago I 

Heard that we 

Celebrate this season

Anniversary of the birth 

Of someone named Jesus

Through the years 

How my perception 

Of it all 

Has gone awry

When so much manufactured 

Hype and pressurized requirements

Make it all seem a lie

How I wish 

Since its the time 

Of year that dreams 

Can come alive

That you and I see one November 

When without the retail forecasting

Some peace on earth 

Goodwill to all arrives

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Time . . .

A much-considered topic
Of both philosophy and rhyme
Affecting all; exceptions none
Is the provocative concept of time

No one escapes its extensive reach
Though some, that they have, make the claim
But that is not of my current concern
At piano,  considering a song once again


The Hours
©2014 Raymond M. Jozwiak
rough demo recording of 'new' tune in progress

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Happy Again . . .

Want to be happy
Listen here
What would you pay to
Have no fear
Fear of the raptor
Roaming free
Fear of a captor
You or me
Do you fear having your choices
All being taken away

There was a turmoil
We could see
Under the table
Had to be
Way far beyond us
In the fray
We wore the blinders
They slipped away
So many promises made
To a misguided parade of the innocent

Circumstances pushed so many over the edge
Sideways glances directed to drive in a wedge

Want to be happy
Bet you do
Want to be happy
In the things you do
All’s not the same as it used to be
Conscious effort will help us break free

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Block . . .

Here, nothing but time
On my dirty hands
To no avail
Try as hard I might
Pouring every ounce
Of my energy into a song
The only thing I can do for you
Something is wrong
Barely a note breaking through
hardly a clue
Dry as a well
Arid as the desert
I seem to be When will it end?
We will see

What, you’re asking,
Is there to be concerned about
In this anomaly?
Sure this kind of thing
Happens all the time
To all practitioners of
Rhythmic expression
Propelling souls into space; flying
Evoking so many emotions within
Out of the din
But in spite of this
I will persevere
In my endless quest
For voice to express
What I feel

Block

©2019 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Different . . .

. . . but the same . . .


(from Thomas Jefferson; The Art of Power by Jon Meacham)
". . . Both Federalists and Republicans believed the fate of the United States could turn on the confrontation of the hour. In the broad public discourse, driven by partisan editors publishing partisan newspapers, there seemed no middle ground, only extremes of opinion or of outcome . . . "


Unique
rough demo Sept 2017

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Songs . . .

(from I Am Brian Wilson, a memoir with Ben Greenman)
". . . What is a song, exactly? It's something that starts as an idea and becomes more than that. It becomes physical and emotional and spiritual. It comes out into the world. It can soothe you when you're feeling at your worst. It can make you happy when you're sad . . . But if you spend your lie trying to find songs, you realize pretty quickly that you're not the first. People have been doing that as long as there have been people. And if there are periods in your life when you stop doing it - because something distracts you or makes you weak - you realize how important it is to jump right back into the game . . . "

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Issue . . .

. . . of tremendous gravity . . .

. . . a non-political organization pulling a political stunt and a president who is preoccupied with professional athletes and a song . . .


(https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/06/05/man-kneels-national-anthem-donald-trump-white-house-nfl/674505002/)
". . . Instead of welcoming the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House on Tuesday, President Trump held an event to "celebrate America" and play the national anthem. . . a man in a light-blue shirt is kneeling as the United States Marine Band plays The Star-Spangled Banner. The man. . . applauds and stands as the song ends. . . The playing of the national anthem was followed by brief remarks from Trump, who spoke for about three minutes about the importance of standing for the national anthem. Trump did not mention the Eagles or the NFL in his remarks, but he said the event was “even bigger than we had anticipated.” . . . "

(https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2018/06/05/eagles-nfl-white-house-donald-trump-sarah-sanders-national-anthem/673900002/)
". . . White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders ripped the Philadelphia Eagles in a news conference Tuesday afternoon, accusing the organization of pulling "a political stunt" that she said resulted in the cancellation of a Super Bowl celebration on the South Lawn. . . Sanders claimed that the Eagles tried to reschedule the event to a time when President Donald Trump would be out of the country and later offered to send "only a tiny handful of representatives" to Tuesday's celebration, reiterating claims that she had provided in a written statement earlier in the day. She also blamed the Eagles for the last-minute change and defended the president, who routinely has criticized the NFL. . ."

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Indescribable . . .

She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
-from She Walks in Beauty
  byGeorge Gordon, Lord Byron



Pam's Song
©2003 Raymond M. Jozwiak
(from Chromatose)

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Things That Cross. . .

. . . the mind. . .


. . . Awhile back, when my songwriting was more prolific (by choice- not by inspiration), intentionally for educational purposes, I wrote a song about one of the most frivolous topics of which one could write a song. Simply titled "Butter",  the lyrics rationalized the act of throwing the leftover breakfast toast out on the lawn for the birds. Below is a fragment of the melody of the song, sans lyrics, as it turned out to be, in my view, a catchy tune with much potential for improvisation. . .



Butter Fragment
©2017 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Fly . . .

. . . on the wall? . . .


. . . OHO, Jay Graboski, David Reeve and Ray Jozwiak, performing the original song How Is Where We Go at Millstone Cellars in October 2017 . . .

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