Urban Cowboy [Rough Mix No Vocals]

E-Drums by guest musician Ryan Edmonson. This was a pandemic remote music project.

Genuine

A few years ago I visited Mt. Desert Island. At the summit of Mt. Cadillac I busted out an acoustic and did an impromptu performance. This song was inspired by that experience.

Mt.  Cadillac

This is just a demo of a song I wrote.
V1
Kill the alarm
It's a brand new day
Kill the alarm
It's a brand new day
Start it up with
My phone to my face
Scrolling along
Like a digital junkie
Headline’s got me
Anxious already
Pre Chorus
Another person’s been killed
Racist comments from Uncle Will
Chorus
Through my phone  
I’m hooked on every disaster
Through my phone
Life moves by faster
To my phone
My hand’s been plastered.

Post Chorus
Coffee's all gone
Now breakfast ends
With a full belly
And an empty head
V2
Toiling away 
At my shitty job
Toiling away 
At my shitty job
Endless e-mail 
My joy is robbed
Typing along
To other zombies
The C E O’s
Iron grip’s on me
Pre Chorus
I’d rather swipe, I’d rather shop
I want my Twitter and TikTok
Chorus
Through my phone
I’m hooked on every disaster
Through my phone 
the world moves by faster
To my phone
my hand’s been plastered.
Post Chorus

Oh how this day flies by
My bank account runs dry.
Bridge (spoken)
It’s been hours now.
I haven’t left my couch.
The only light I see.
Comes from my screen.
“Hey, Look at this meme!
Based it on what’s trending!”
Chorus
Through my phone
I’m hooked on every disaster
Through my phone
Life moves by faster
To my phone
my hand’s been plastered.
Outro
Through my phone
(No, you can’t take it away.)
Through my phone
(No, you can’t take it away.)

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As a solo artist, Michael Chmiel's music tells stories about mythical creatures inhabiting the state of Maine, sappy intimate songs, alt-rock headbangers, and political anthems. A self-taught musician from Buffalo, NY who loves to play cross borders in the Great Lakes Region.

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