Stones Could Not (Collab)

Written March 23, 2014 for "Song Writing and Recording Challenge #13."  Needed to include the phrase, "smoke and mirrors."

If I am a banker, then you are the gun
Robbing my foolish heart
And if I am a picture, then you are the sun
Turning my coloured world dark

'Cause if I say, "Hello," then you'll give me a smile
I know it's the best that I'll get for a while
'Cause you'll treat me like shit, and I'll say, "It's okay"
We never mean it anyway
No dear, no dear
We never mean it anyway
No dear, no dear

If I am a poet, you're the broken lead
Poisoning, slowly, my mind
If I am a wild fire, you're the wind that will spread
Anxiety through the horizon

'Cause if I say, "Hello," then you'll give me a smile
I know it's the best that I'll get for a while
'Cause you'll treat me like shit, and I'll say, "It's okay"
We never mean it anyway
No dear, no dear
We never mean it anyway
No dear, no dear

Yeah with your smoke and mirrors, we can't any clearer than that
You tiptoe around the elephant in your illusionist act

'Cause if I say, "Hello," then you'll give me a smile
I know it's the best that I'll get for a while
'Cause you'll treat me like shit, and I'll say, "It's okay"
We never mean it anyway
No dear, no dear
We never mean it anyway
No dear, no dear

We'll never mean it anyway
No dear, no dear
We'll never mean it anyway
No dear, no dear

'Cause if I say, "Hello," then you'll give me a smile
I know it's the best that I'll get for a while
And I'll say, "It's okay"

We Never Mean It (2014)

If I Say I'm Wrong (FAWM 2021, Day 1, Song 1)

Wake Up, Wake Up, Deborah! (FAWM 2021, Day 2, Song 2)

I Talk Too Much (FAWM 2021, Day 8, Song 3)

I Don't Wanna (FAWM 2021, Day 16, Song 4)

Drink 'Til We Can't See Hypocrisy (FAWM 2021, Day 17, Song 5)

Where's Daniel (FAWM 2021, Day 19, Song 6)

Red Rover, Red Rover (FAWM 2021, Day 19, Song 7)

Famous Amos (FAWM 2021, Day 22, Song 8)

Behind the Old Black Door (FAWM 2021, Day 23, Song 9)

Wandering Heart (FAWM 2021, Day 24, Song 10)

These recordings are only to post for the few songwriting challenges I participate in throughout the year as a way to be creative.  I don't fancy myself a songwriter; I only do this to get things out of my brain, and if I were to like any of these enough to record them for real, I'd hire other instrumentalists.  ;)  Most recordings done on my phone using the SoundCloud app.

Bonnie Schippling

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