The guitarists for my cover band, Vince Wilkins and Steve "Swigg" Ernst, had a couple of snappy instrumentals, and asked me to write lyrics and vocal lines for them. It was a fun experience, since I'd always felt that most popular lyrics don't stretch far enough toward poetry, and I wanted to explore that middle ground. This is the second of the two, based on an instrumental titled "Police Jam" for its spacy, "Walking on the Moon" feel. It was my first real venture into songwriting, and it was quite a buzz!
Get Me
Once on this precipice
I saluted you with
rattlesnakes and charms
Stoned on my edifice
I awoke to find you sleeping
in my arms
Do you get me?
Ride me on your carousel
Feed me flashing lights and
overwhelming speed
Drown me in your wishing well
Give me stupid dreams that’s
all I ever need
Do you get me? Do you dig me?
Do you understand?
(Solo)
Meet me by your waterfalls
tell me tragic jokes and
shower me with air
Let me take you all-in-all
to the seven constellations
in your hair
(Chorus)
Tule fogs and morning songs
keep our tires humming to a
highway call
Summer sun and winter long
you can find our faces in the
canyon walls
Do you love me? Do you hate
me?
Do you drain me? Do you sate
me?
Do you dig me? Do you get me?
Do you understand?
Copyright 2015 by Michael J. Vaughn
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