great lyrics & love the vocals - brilliant song ♥

Poetry and music, and singing - all in unison in this authentic beautiful song, Mike!

Brilliant lyrics/concept Mike. More of your unique genius on display here 👍👍👍

Very good...! and thought-provoking, excellent vocals and lyrics...

Very cool ... I love this! And great lyrics!

Wonderful metaphorical story.  We all know someone like this....some of us may be like this.

Video Link: https://youtu.be/Za2lZz3a_no?si=6tsGxNNZLvav1ruR

Rowing in the Dark
Music and Lyrics by Mike Krath

There are times someone shows you the right way to go,
But you ignore them and head for the common flow,
Preferring to be caught up in the stormy gale,
While waves batter against you to keep you still,
And then you only cry for help when you are sure no one is near,
A futile calling when there is none to hear. 

Many times you’ve acted like you’ve wanted someone by your side,
Walking toward you on the water to make your storm subside,
But it was only pretend as you stayed on the wider route,
So you could row here and there and all about. 

Rowing without direction is your preferred way,
To keep your lack of peace as a summer’s day,
And you ignore the waves flooding your boat as the end draws near,
Then have the audacity to sink with the look of fear. 

Rowing in the dark is what it is all about,
Rowing in the dark is where your mind is at. 

You row with no direction to go.
In a river that’s wide to make it so,
No rock in sight to keep you secure,
And even if seen, you always make that quick detour. 
Rowing in the dark until the bitter end. 
Rowing in the dark with your so-called friends.

Rowing in the Dark

I’m a song-writer who enjoys creating music of any genre.

My son recently introduced me to A.I. and taught me how to do covers of my previously released non-A.I. music. Since I've never considered myself a performer (except playing with worship bands at church or solo-piano at a rehab center) using A.I. is right up my alley.

Since I've  exhausted using my previously released music for A.I. covers, I now compose music in a DAW, rip to a wave file, and make an A.I. cover of this wave file. I then write lyrics to the A.I. music. It takes around 100 A.I. iterations to complete the lyrics and get a style I'm happy with.  

Brief Bio: Lived more than a quarter of my life overseas (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan). Each country gave me an appreciation for different types of music plus probably why I get bored easily in sticking with one genre or another.

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