Verse 1)
On a bench that’s seen better days,
Cracked wood and city haze.
People pass like streams of thought,
In outfits carefully—or carelessly—bought.
That guy wears pressure like a suit,
That girl, a storm in leather boots.
I watch them drift, not one looks back,
I blend into the sidewalk cracks.

(Verse 2)
I make up stories just for fun,
Where they work, who they might run from.
One’s an actor, faking fame,
One’s in love but won’t say the name.
No one notices the man in grey,
They scroll, they shout, they walk away.
Then a dog appears, tongue out, half wild—
The only one who sees the child.

(Chorus)
I’m the stillness in their race,
A quiet thought they can’t replace.
Not lost, not loud, not one of them,
I write in air what they condemn.
The world walks on, a tidal wave—
But I won’t beg and I won’t cave.
Just a bark, a smile, a seagull’s curse—
In this small scene, it could be worse.

(Bridge)
I laugh beneath the smear of white,
Like fate just had to dim my light.
The dog wags on with hungry grace,
The only welcome on this face.
He doesn’t care what I have done,
He just wants half of sandwich one.

(Verse 3)
They never see the things I catch—
The life that lives beneath the patch.
I’m just a man, but not asleep—
These sidewalks know the thoughts I keep.
They don’t look up, they never will—
But I’ve learned more from sitting still.

(Strong Outro)
But I am here—I am alive,
Not just waiting to survive.
Let them scroll and pass me by,
I’ve seen the truth in a dog’s eye.
I’m not their ghost, I’m not their shame,
I’ve got no label, mask, or name.
While they forget what life is for—
I’ll stand alone and feel it more

The Watching Game.   Lyrics in description

FIRST OF ALL, No Promoters or so-called VIDEOS experts.

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As an author - composer, I like to sing, with my natural voice or slightly transformed with different devices, according to my mood. I also play all kinds of keyboards and a little bit of 6-string guitars, both acoustic and electric.I'm pretty old, but I've still got a fairly wide vocal range, though it's getting lower and lower.
I also have a small home studio called Vesuvius( thx Sufjan Stevens! )
I like to work alone, or with two or three partners, male or female, highly qualified.
And I get some much fun to discover amazing new talents on Soudcloud. That's why I follow more people than I'm followed by. I'm just too curious..

The Watching Game. Lyrics in description

Jef Tale