reading between lines that have never been written

At The X Roads

Mizero      At The X Roads

Featuring a choir sing-a-long at the end from forum members of songwriterforum.co.uk. Their user names there: NeilC, PaulAds, PompeyJazz, 5 Guys Named Lars, Wicked Deeds, Jack Simmons @MonnoDB and LostBoy

Phyllis the Fish

She was the best swimmer at university 
Yet In the shallow end she took a shine to me
Then as she coaxed me to discard my water wings
I practiced breast stroke while she dreamt of wedding rings
Though me and Phyllis surely lacked a chemistry
She warned you can’t deny destiny

Goodbye,  Phyllis the fish
Remember your wish
That love would bless you
Goodbye, Phyllis the fish 
Should have been kissed
As love caressed you
Passion obsessed you, goodbye


She said for me she’d swim the reservoir of ice
I said no need for that, I suggested she think twice
But to prove love she said who dares wins
She stuck a pose I swear, flexing dorsal fins
Though our doomed love swam against the tide
Phylis swore she’d be my bride

CHORUS 

Then came the day when we all gathered by the icy lake
She cried I’m swimming this for you and for our love’s sake
And people patted me on the back and hollered, how they cheered
Until she disappeared 
Poor Phyllis lost for eternity
I heard the crowd sing with me

CHORUS

Phyllis the Fish - feat a choir of buddies

Deeply Ashamed



Musical haven 

We love our (B) 
He’s our musical man 
Pelangi hero of the islands 
Pied piper
Of mice and men 
Led by the medical music man 
Through the storm and rain 
Of the streams and the blue ocean 
To The middle of the sea 
From Florida beach to Carmel beach 
Let music set us free 
Climb the heavens like transcendental meditation 
Further from damnation 
With my dog Pepi la peu 
Always keeps me company 
On the streets and in the rain 
Now we come to and end 
Of the long road 
And the rain is gearing up to a sunny day





Musical Haven E 07-18-25

After a rainy start to the summer of 2019 the sun started to show, I was hacing a practice and this came out. It joins the list of my acoustic/chillout songs. Thanks for listening

The Hounds of Baskerville

Carry on

Carry On

https://music.apple.com/us/album/starlight-single/1499155555

Starlight

comp. Michael Spielmann
all instruments Michael Spielmann

Stille Ueber Dem See (stillness on the lake, Michael Spielmann)

Reading Between Lines That Have Never Been Written

I'm reading between lines that have never been written
I'm reading between lines that have never been written

Always reading between the lines
blind to the cadence you're using
seeing all the words just fine
but deaf to the images you're choosing

I'm reading between lines that have never been written
I'm reading between lines that have never been written

always asking obvious questions
I'm looking like an illiterate fool
I was reading the book upsidedown
now I'll never be seen as cool

I'm reading between lines that have never been written
I'm reading between lines that have never been written

always saying I feel fine but I don't
I think you know what I'm saying
but again I've had too much to smoke
and my head starts to swaying

I'm reading between lines that have never been written
I'm reading between lines that have never been written
I'm reading between lines that have never been written
I'm reading between lines that have never been written

Reading Between Lines That Have Never Been Written

A sax quartet version of the wonderful and accommodating traditional tune "Amazing Grace." Georg and I both play two parts, can you tell which is which? We met in the Große Musikvereinssaal to record this - at least that's what impulse went into the convolution reverb.

Amazing Grace - Georg And Joe

The Day U Went Away

It's Going to Change

don't I look lost again
don't I feel confused again
don't I sound distracted
not a big surprise

don't I seem stoned again
don't I feel confused again
don't I sound lost
not a big surprise 

but it's going to change

It's Going to Change

"to feel better"

lying thru my teeth
when  I tell you I'm feeling fine
I think you know what I'm saying
that I feel like hell all the time

I just want to feel 
I just want to feel better
I just want to feel better
I just want to feel 

lying thru your teeth
when you tell me you're feeling good
I think I know what you're saying
and if I could help you you know I would

I just want you to feel better
I just want you to feel 
I just want you to feel 
I just want you to feel better

lying thru my teeth
when I tell you I'm feeling fine
you think I know what you're saying
if I could help you you know I would

I just want to feel
I just want to feel better
I just want you to feel better
I just want you to feel

To Feel Better

"Soberly Stoned"

last year i loved my beer
but this year i'm steering clear
my liver is yelling at me
but my mind wants a hit you see

a six pack turns into a case
and against sobriety i'm in a race
the evening beer like water from a well
but in the morning i feel like hell

i've quit drinking for this year 
i'm going to stay soberly stoned

the beer i just don't need
when i've got pandemic weed
the only problem is i can't go to the store
when i find myself needing more

a six pack turns into a case
and against sobriety i'm in a race
the evening beer like water from a well
but in the morning i feel like hell

i've quit drinking for this year 
i'm going to stay soberly stoned

Soberly Stoned

"I Can't Believe Anything I Tell Myself"

I can't believe anything I tell myself
I can't believe anything I tell myself

I don't know why I lie to myself but I do
I lie to myself about you
I can't stand to tell myself the truth
so every night I fall for the ruse 

I can't believe anything I tell myself
I can't believe anything I tell myself

I lie to myself every night
I'm believing things that just can't be right
I can't stand to tell myself the truth
so every night I fall for the ruse

I can't believe anything I tell myself
I can't believe anything I tell myself

I don't know why I think you're thinking of me
it's like reading words no one else can see
I can't stand to tell myself the trust
so every night I fall for the ruse

I can't believe anything I tell myself
I can't believe anything I tell myself
I can't believe anything I tell myself
I can't believe anything I tell myself
I can't believe anything I tell myself
I can't believe anything I tell myself

I Can't Believe Anything I Tell Myself

"The Muffled Twenties"

I never thought the roaring twenties
would take place behind a mask;
signs say no dimes or pennies, 
buying beer is a dangerous task.

I never thought the decade
would suck so much;
even in a lockdown downgrade
sanitize everything you touch

we're living in the muffled twenties
we're living in the muffled twenties
we're living in the muffled twenties

I called your name
from behind my mask
but you didn't hear me
I called your name
from behind my mask
but you didn't hear me

I never thought the week 
would start so bad;
pull my mask over my eyes
so you can't see I'm crying, sad

I never thought a month
would have such a bitter taste;
I want a refund
this one has been a waste

we're living in the muffled twenties
we're living in the muffled twenties

I called your name
from behind my mask
but you didn't hear me

we're living in the muffled twenties
we're living in the muffled twenties

the Muffled Twenties

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