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Years ago, I started writing a science ficition story where once a year the government would allow crazy people to stop taking the pill that kept them normal and then go out on a date. It was an social experiment to see if the pill was absolutely necessary to lead a normal life.  In my mind, the experiment was doomed to failure. I never finished the story, opting to write this song instead.  This is a revised version.

Rain on My Window
Song and Lyrics by Mike Krath
artwork from hotpot.ai/art-generator
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics:

I see the rain on my window,
dropping down into the drain,
The pill I take helps me to like it,
and I watch it again and again.

But once a year the pill is forgotten,
and they let me see the world anew,
and have a date with a woman that will be like me,
that is, she'll be pill-less, too.

And they'll take us to a wooden table,
where she'll sit across with a rose between,
But before we talk, she'll want to go to the bathroom,
and I'll laugh and cry and make a scene.

And I'll see the rain on the window,
dropping down into the drain,
And when the waiter comes to take our order,
I'll ask for something to be normal again.

I see the rain on my window,
dropping down into the drain,
The pill I take helps me to like it,
and I watch it again and again.

Rain on My Window

My son came over and asked to help him revamp an old song of his to a Killer's sound.  Here's our attempt.

I'm a Real Vampire
Song and Lyrics by Matt Krath
Mix by Mike Krath
artwork from hotpot.ai/art-generator
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

I’m a real vampire,
You are just a dreamer,
You can never, never, never, never, ever,
Be a real vampire,
Cause you’re just a dreamer,
You can never, never, never, never, ever,
Be like me.

Do you want to be like me?
Do you want to be like me?
You need to sleep all day,
And then we dance all night.
I’m saying…
Do you want to be like me?
Do you want to be like me?
You need to sleep all day,
Then we dance all night.
I’m saying…
Do you want to be like me?
Do you want to be like me?
You need to sleep all day,
Then we dance all night.
I’m saying…

I'm a Real Vampire

I wrote and revised this song based on a short story I wrote about a date gone horribly wrong.

“No! She can’t be here already!” He ran into his bedroom, slammed the door and fell on his plush, king-size bed. He started to breath heavy and then…then…he started to flap his arms in excitement—a very rare type of involuntary movement. “Quack! Quack!” 

Frank Loves Chara
Music and Lyrics by Mike Krath
artwork from hotpot.ai/art-generator
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

Frank loved Chara
And Chara loved Frank
But when the doorbell rang,
Frank’s heart sank
His poor heart sank.
And he ran upstairs
And started to quack.

Chara was coming
Chara was coming for dinner
And she was thirty minutes early
And he hadn’t cooked one dish
Much less two.
And he couldn’t stop flapping his arms
This was not the start of best date for two.

Frank loved Chara,
And Chara loved Frank
And Chara smiled
And Chara clapped
And she knocked on the door
Waiting for Frank to open.

But Frank was upstairs,
Locked in his room
Flapping his arms
Frank had quacked up
This was not Frank’s day.
But Chara she just stayed.

Chara was coming
Chara was coming for dinner
And Frank was flapping his arms upstairs
And there was not much they could do
Except have the worst start of a date for two.

Frank loved Chara

Frank Loved Chara

A country version of my original song.  I think country better expresses the singer's lament.

I Saw a Man in the Dark
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

I saw a man in the dark
last night
It wasn’t me,
Couldn’t be,
Shouldn’t be,
Oh no. 

I saw a man give in
to himself
It wasn’t me, 
couldn’t be,
Shouldn’t be
oh no.

Days and days
And months between
And years and years
And no between
And what is left
But solid thoughts
Of wasted opportunities 
And life goes on,
Keeps going on
When I just want to quit

Did I love my children,
their friends,
my spouse,
will my love be
in their memories
when I'm gone?

I saw a man in the dark
last night
It wasn’t me,
Couldn’t be,
Shouldn’t be,
Oh no.

I Saw a Man in the Dark

This is based on an old short story of mine, shortened to make it into an AI song. What I like about AI is the instant ability to see what styles you can strive for.  In this case, this is Comedy Rock. 

Hot Dish
Lyrics: Mike Krath
AI generated art, music and vocals by Suno

Lyrics:

"I hope you enjoy my hot dish,” Mrs. Anders said to Eddie and his girlfriend, Marge.
     “I’m sure I will,” Eddie said. “I love spicy foods.” 
"Me, too!" Marge cooed.
Eddie took a fork and shoved a heaping portion of the steaming dish into his mouth, but suddenly he spit it across the table. “Ow! It’s hot!”
    He dropped his fork so that a little splatter of the food hit Marge’s arm and gave her a  third-degree burn.
     “What ish thish stuff,” he asked with a swollen tongue.
     “It’s my hot dish,” Mrs. Anders said.
     “What type of food?”
     “Nothing special," Mrs. Anders said, "a few things here and there. Why? You want the recipe?”
     “It’s doesn’t have any taste, "Eddie said, "It’s just hot.”
    "You really can't taste it?" Mrs. Anders dished out more steaming substance from the bottom of the dish and brought it close to his face, burning his eyebrows. "Here, try it again."
    Eddie's eyes bulged out.
     He spit the food all over  Marge who suffered her second third-degree burn. He took the pitcher of water off the table and guzzled it down. “Gulp, gulp, gulp.”
     “What are you trying to do?” he demanded. “Kill us all?”
     “I don’t know what happened,” Mrs. Anders said. “I must have kept the food on high too long in the oven. Forgive me, I didn’t know it was that hot.”
     “Oh… alright,” they said. “All is forgiven.”
     “Really?” Mrs. Anders said.
  She rushed to the kitchen and came out with a plateful of small white pastries. “Take one.”
"Finally something cool!" Eddie said, and raced with his  girlfriend Marge to  pop the cakes into their mouths not realizing that in the center of the cake was not just a hot pepper, but one of the hottest peppers known to mankind -- a ghost pepper!
     Mrs. Anders smiled. “Well? How do you like it now? Well?”
      Marge blacked out and fell face down into the hot dish. Eddie lost his sense of taste and  stood with steam coming out of his eyes and ears.
"Well? How do you like it now? Well?"
“Whaaaaahhhh!  Waaaahhhhh!" “Whaaaaahhhh!  Waaaahhhhh!”
Whaaaaaahhhh!  Whaaaaaaahhh!
Whaaaaaahhhh!  Whaaaaaaahhh!
Whaaaaaahhhh!  Whaaaaaaahhh!
Whaaaaaahhhh!  Whaaaaaaahhh!
Whaaaaaahhhh!  Whaaaaaaahhh!

Hot Dish

Wrote this some years back as I watched a man go through a divorce.

She's Not Here Right Now 
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

She's not here right now,
I wonder where's she's gone?
I love her so,
I must know where's she's gone.
She can read my mind,
I wonder how she can?
It seems easy,
It's not crazy,
How she can,
She's all that I have,
and all that I want,
I love her so,
This she knows,
but now she's gone,
I thank God for a woman like you,
I thank God for a woman like you,
I thank God for a love that you show,
I thank God for you,
I love her so,
This she knows,
But she's gone.
She's not here right now,
And I wonder where's she's gone,
I love her so,
I just want to know,
Where's she's gone?

She's Not Here Right Now

Music and lyrics: Mike krath 
artificially enhanced using SUNO 

Lyrics

Hey, Hey,
Hey, Hey

The marbles I just got back in my brain,
Have fallen out and rolled away again,
Rolled away again. 

All because you made me mad,
By all you did and said,
You drove me mad again
By all you did and said.

The marbles I just got back in my brain,
Fell out and rolled away, instead.
And now you tell me the sun is shining
To burn away all my gray,

And you stepped on my hands,
Trying to pick myself up,
All in a beautiful disarray. 

Interlude

The marbles I just got back in my brain,
Have fallen out and rolled away again,
Rolled away again. 

Ha-ha, and you're not even sad,
and I'm stark raving mad,
Ha-ha, and you're not even sad,
and I'm stark raving mad,

Ha-ha, you taught me how to laugh again.
And you're not even sad,
And I'm stark raving mad.

The marbles I just got back in my brain,
Have fallen out and rolled away again,
Rolled away again. 
But all in a beautiful disarray,
All in a beautiful disarray.

Rolled Away Again

Here We Are Once Again
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath

Lyrics

Well…here we are once again,
Alone in this cafe,
The place we began as friends,
All on a sunny day.
While everyone else sat outside,
Watching the world go by,
We sat and fell in love,
Thanks to the by and by.

Chorus 
Here we are once again,
At the table where it all began,
Eating food and enjoying life,
And with you … my wife.

Verse 2
Do you hear the birds outside
Chirping loudly above?
What was passed down from years ago
When we first confessed our love
Overheard when we were young,
And now repeated from the beaks of doves,
Can you hear them? It’s easy.
They’re all singing our song.

Chorus 
Here we are once again,
At the table where it all began,
Eating food and enjoying life,
And with you … my wife.

Verse 3
Oh…I can’t think of anywhere else,
I’d rather be,
Than with the memories of you and I here,
Having our first cup of tea.
And to cherish this very moment,
With the woman I adore,
Nothing could make me any happier,
Or to want anything more.

Here We Are Once Again

I found this old song on a cassette recording (via late 80's).  I had written it as a satire for my wife.  I transferred it to mp3 and then used AI to give it a soul/jazz sound. 

It's My Love Bouquet
Lyrics and Music: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

How much do i love you?
How much do i care? (baby)
Go outside to our dying tree,
and see how many leaves have fallen on the ground (count them, if you can)
That's how much i love you,
That's how much i care (oh baby)
By how many leaves have fallen off our dying tree,
scattered on the ground (here and there, everywhere),
It's my love bouquet,
For you, baby,
that's how much i love you (so fine)

Interlude

Snow is falling,
Our tree now has no leaves (so sad)
Can you count the number that have fallen (one)
The number that fell (two)
That's how much I love you (baby)
That's how much I care (so much)
By the number of leaves on the ground (so many)
Scattered here and there (three)
It's my love bouquet (four)
That's how much I love you (oh baby),
By the number of leaves (my love)
It's my love bouquet,
It's my love bouquet,
It's my love bouquet.

It's My Love Bouquet

An A.I. of my original country song. 

It's Easy Doing Country (when your wife's not at home)
Lyrics and Music: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

Now a man started a country song,
And sang it out all strong,
And he played it at the honky-tonks,
And he hummed it all night long,
But nine months later,
His song became undone,
When someone knocked at his door
And handed him a son.

Oh, it was easy (for him) to do country,
And sing it for all to hear,
Then forget all about it,
And keep it in arrears,
But the woman he’d composed with,
wouldn’t let it disappear.
And she added a boy to his chorus,
And that at sixty years!

And she told him flat out:
I really wanted to love you,
Until I found it was a sham
Your country song went out of tune
When I found you were a married man.
You made me think you were solo,
When your duet was at home,
So good luck at being trio,
You, your wife, and son.

Oh, a man started a country song,
And sang it out all strong,
Until he got a baby boy,
And the tune went out all wrong,
Then the whole town got involved,
And sung the parts unsung.
And his wife joined the chorus
And even brought her gun.

It’s easy doing country
When your wife’s not a home
Going down to the honky-tonks
Pretending to be alone
But nine months later
When presented with a son
It’s really hard explaining
 exactly what you’ve done.

It's Easy Doing Country (When Your Wife's Not at Home)

With a Cheap Stone
Lyrics and Music: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

I had a sister
Who died too soon
Sixteen years
What could I do
Announced by my mother
Who’s now dead too
Both died young
What could I do
Harden my heart,
But life broke through.
like a cheap stone
A cheap stone.
Just like a cheap stone.

On and on,
Life goes on,
On and on,
with a heart of stone
On and on,
Life goes on,
But with a cheap stone,
Just a cheap stone.

I’ve had friends,
Who died too soon
twenties, thirties,
What could I do
Announced by my friends
who loved them, too
All died young
What could I do,
Harden my heart,
But life broke through.
like a cheap stone
A cheap stone.
Just like a cheap stone.

Interlude

On and on,
Life goes on,
On and on,
with hearts of stone
On and on,
Life goes on,
But with a cheap stone,
Just a cheap stone.

With a Cheap Stone

Revised original for better vocals

To Mary Jo
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

There's a cemetery on the hill
that contains my next of kin,
and some were fat, and some were thin,
and that’s all I remember of them,
And I walk among their stones without a thought,
On my way to my Mary Jo’s plot.

And I spread a blanket near her stone,
And I lay a red rose down,
Then I sit and talk of our son,
How’s he been doing all year ‘til now.
And I tell her what’s important,
And what she’d needs to hear
And if I miss something,
Oh well, there’s always next year.

And the first year I told her he walked,
As one would expect,
But his first words were mama, not dada,
And he did it to show her respect,
And his second year he was trouble,
And I was glad she wasn’t around,
And in the third I disciplined him in anger,
And I wasn’t very proud.

And his fourth and fifth were happy,
All he did was play
Then he cried going into first grade,
and I really wanted him to stay,
And then on and on through little league,
and up to seventh grade,
and his girlfriends made me sad,
And it made him feel dismayed
But High School I let him go
To choose his path to walk,
But he still asked my advice about life and such
And we had real times of talk.
Then the dreaded day came,
When he asked if he could drive,
And I made a face, but still paid his course
And thank God he’s still alive.

And today I want to tell you,
Our boy graduated this week,
he looked so nice in his cap and gown,
so grown up now,
you'd be so proud,
and he graduated with honors,
He's so smart,
just like you were,
So proud, Mary Jo,
so proud.

Now Mary Jo it’s getting cold up here,
And I need to be heading down,
But I’ll return again next year, my love,
To let you know all our son’s doings above this ground.

There's a cemetery on the hill
that contains our next of kin,
and some were fat, and some were thin,
and that’s what people remember of them,
But a woman who died before her son
could open his eyes to see her,
Has been kept abreast by the man she loved
Of the things her son’s endured.

To Mary Jo

Dance remix of original.

All Over The World
Lyrics and Music: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

All over the world,
All over the world,
People crying,
People dying,
All over this world.

See the mother lying there,
See the crying baby by her side,
What the world fails to give,
The woman never receives,
Though they keep crying and dying,
No one sees.

All over this world,
All over the world,
People crying,
People dying,
All over the world.

All over the world,
All over the world,
People crying,
People dying,
All over the world.

All Over The World

Composed this a few years back based on a nightmare I had while living overseas - a day after a huge earthquake had caused my bed to go up and down as if in a fun house.

Be My Earthquake
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO
Mastered with Ozone 11

Lyrics

Everyone needs an earthquake
Everyone needs an earthquake
to move them back and forth
back and…
for a dream,
just a dream
a dream where things
are not real.

In my dream, I saw water fill the streets,
and I was standing knee deep,
And cobras moved
back and forth.
Ready to strike,
And I was frozen with fear (frozen in fear)

Interlude

And my mask was missing (shame on you),
And I grabbed my shirt to cover my mouth (you better!).
Please, I prayed, don’t let anyone see me (no, no).
I went through a hotel lobby,
and everyone was looking (security!),
But I kept my face covered
with my shirt (we're calling the police)
And I finally made it home
Just in time for the building
to sway back and forth (shake it, baby).

We all need an earthquake (up and down),
All need an earthquake (all around)
To make us go back and forth (back and forth, back and forth).
Oh baby, be my dream,
be my...
earth...
quake (baby, oh baby, oh baby).


Outro

Be My Earthquake

Removed my first version and converted to bubblegum to add to a future album of more upbeat music.

No More Goodbyes Again
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO
Mixed using Ozone 11

Lyrics

Let's try again,
Let's try again, 
I don't want to ever
say goodbye again,
No, no,
no more goodbyes again,
No, no,
no more goodbyes again,

It's time we move on as friends,
Time for that to end,
Our love between us means,
No more goodbyes again,
That time is gone,
When we were only friends,
Now love has put that to an end.
No more, goodbyes again

Interlude

Our love has made us,
No longer friends,
More than friends,
no more goodbyes again.
no more goodbyes again.
no more goodbyes again.

No More Goodbyes Again

In the original, I sang the vocals and then used AI to change my vocals to a woman singing.  In this iteration, I again used AI to create a younger male singer. I wrote this song reflecting on the death of a spouse.

Watch in Silence
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath

Lyrics

You're gone again,
Not apart,
But you know the feeling.

When you ever die,
Will I be able to turn the TV off,
And watch in silence.

You know, 
When you're not with me,
I can't stand the silence,
I keep the TV on,
Always on.

Oh babe,

When the time comes,
And the TV dies,
Will I ever be strong,
To turn it back on,
And watch in silence.

Will I ever feel comfortable,
By myself,
In a house filled with memories,
And silence.

Silence,
Silence,
Silence.

Interlude

Silence,
Silence,
Silence

Watch in Silence

An AI song created to go with an AI video. Recently been experimenting with AI videos.  Need a lot more to go to make AI video a useful tool.  Like adding screenplays.

Video link: https://youtu.be/mglrx0pktFE

Dancing to Heaven

Lyrics

Step by step
We’re moving high
Colors burst
They light the sky (ooh-yeah!)
Hands entwined
We feel the spark
Glowing bright
Even in the dark

[Prechorus]
Every spin
Every turn (spin and turn)
We can feel the fire burn (fire burn!)

[Chorus]
We’re dancing
Dancing to heaven (heaven, heaven!)
Every step
A stairway rising (rising, rising!)
Feel the rhythm
Feel the call
Dancing to heaven
We’ll have it all (all, all!)

[Verse 2]
Hundreds move
A sea of light
Costumes shining
Oh so bright (so bright!)
You and me
We lead the way
Dancing into a brighter day

[Prechorus]
Every leap
Every glide (leap and glide!)
Takes us closer
Side by side (side by side!)

[Chorus]
We’re dancing
Dancing to heaven (heaven, heaven!)
Every step
A stairway rising (rising, rising!)
Feel the rhythm
Feel the call
Dancing to heaven
We’ll have it all (all, all!)

Dancing to Heaven

AI cover of original song with original lyrics.  Song made to go with an AI video. Link below. 

Video Link: https://youtu.be/lCTOmHIoND4

Rowing in the Dark
Music and Lyrics by Mike Krath

Lyrics

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 (Remix)

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.