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Now thanks to AI, I can turn some of my old lyrics into award-winning tunes. Ja!

Am I German Then?
Lyrics: Mike Krath
AI vocals and tune: Suno
artwork: hotpot.ai/art-generator

Lyrics:

If I climb in a balloon,
And land in Munich,
Am I German then?
If I drift to Frankfurt,
And dance the Schuhplattler,
Am I German then?
If I float across East Berlin 
And see the remaining wall,
Am I German then?

If I land in Rüst,
And pay the day’s fare,
Am I German then?
If I touch the tips,
Of the black forest,
And eat some cake,
Am I German then?
If I have 50% German DNA
But my parents don’t speak German,
Am I German then?

When nothing stands out anymore,
Am I German then?
When stress brings wrinkles,
Am I German then?
When music brings no joy,
Am I German then?
If I’m airborne with no way down,
Am I German then?

Ja. I must say,
Ja, I am. 
Ich Ben. 
Ich ben German
Ja
Ich ben German. Ja. 
Ich ben. 
Ja!
Show me your papers!

Am I German Then?

Song based on 1 Corinthians 13 (the Love Chapter)

Love Never Fails
Music and Lyrics by Mike Krath
artwork from hotpot.ai/art-generator
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

Love never fails,
It never gives,
It keeps on going,
It keeps on giving,
Love neve fails.

Love is patient ,
Love is kind,
Love does not brag,
Is not arrogant,
Love is not rude,
Love is not jealous,
Love never fails.

Love is not happy with evil,
Love is happy with the truth.
Love does not remember wrong,
Love will not fail.

God is love,
God is love,
God is love,
God is love,
Love never fails.

Love Never Fails

Revised my song to an Irish Rock sound.

Gray Hair of Wisdom
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artwork: hotpot.ai/art-generator
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

I wrote this song for you,
When I was very young,
When the world was a large place,
And its heroes were unsung,
When make-believe was real,
And nothing we did was wrong.
And passion was our guide,
that moved our love along.
Passion was our guide,
that moved our love along.

I wrote this song for you,
When your face was still so young,
When the world had become a smaller place,
And its heroes now undone,
When beliefs were challenged,
To question right from wrong,
Until all that was left was strength
To carry our love along,
All that was left was strength
To carry our love along.

I wrote this song for you,
When I had nothing young to say,
When the world had become old,
And it’s heroes kept at bay,
When darkness now reigned,
To block the midday sun,
But the gray hair of wisdom
Guided our love along,
The gray hair of wisdom,
Guided our love along.

Gray Hair of Wisdom

My revised version of a song I did during the pandemic when I was going stir-crazy.

Bells in My Mind
Music and Lyrics by Mike Krath
artwork from hotpot.ai/art-generator
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics:

i hear the bells ringing,
the bells are ringing in my mind,
 can you hear them?
 can you hear them?
 ding dong ding dong ding dong bells in my mind
 i hear the bells ringing,
 i hear the bells ringing,
the bells are ringing in my mind,
 can you hear them can you hear them?
 dong the bells are ringing,
 can you hear them?
 dong all over the city can you hear them?
 i hear them bells.

Bells in My Mind

Revised original to a more (hopefully) danceable tune.

It's Downsizing Day
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

It’s downsizing day
Time to throw it all away
With the first to go is you.
The first to go is you.
On downsizing day.
All the trouble and strife,
That you brought into our life,
It’s through,
Like you,
On downsizing day.

We knew this day would come,
When we’d no longer be one,
And one would have to take their leave,
While the other had to stay.
On downsizing day.

It’s downsizing day
Time to put you on display
Sitting pretty on a shelf,
In an urn you picked yourself,
On downsizing day.
All the things that made you proud,
That made me laugh out loud,
Are through
Like you.
On downsizing day.

It's Downsizing Day

I hate writing lyrics.  Once I start, I can't stop.  Finished these around 4 a.m. If I wasn't tired, I'd revise them. :)

Be My Light
Lyrics: Mike Krath
AI vocals and tune: Suno
artwork: hotpot.ai/art-generator

Lyrics

I’m lost and alone,
In a dark place in my mind
Can you help me,
Please help me,
Find my way again outside. 

Lost and alone,
Left behind,
Help me,
Please help me,
Leave this world inside.

Be to me,
A helping friend again,
Sit with me for hours
Listen to my pain. 
Help me face,
this world again. 

Be my light,
To help me find,
My way again outside.

Be My Light

Another redo of my songs.  When I'm finished with this new exploration, time to go back to grind of composing on my keyboard. 

Just Want to Rest This Head
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artwork: hotpot.ai/art-generator
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

I’m tired of waking up to read,
About people who used to be,
Who I grew up with 
you see,
And now have started their eternity.
People who’ve made their history,
As brief as that could be.

Here’s to the woman who gave me a chance
To see the beauty of this life's dance.
But now is only a memory,
Of what life was and still should be. 

I see them walking in the street,
The young making their new ends meet,
I once was there, but am still,
Watching it all through our window sill. 

What life was is no longer a thrill,
No longer a thrill.

I’m tired
And just want to rest this head,
Find a place to rest this head 
There’s not much left that can be said,
The light is dimming,
Time to leave. 
And I just want to sleep. 
Just rest my head.

Just Want to Rest This Head

I wrote these lyrics after my son called me up for help at 2 a.m.  Without complaint, my wife and I got up and drove over to him, helping him out until dawn. 

Call Me
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artwork: hotpot.ai/art-generator
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

Call me
Call me,
Any time
Any place,
I’ll always take your call.

Call me
Call me,
When you need help
When you need friends
When you need someone
To take time to hear you out

Call me
Call me
As your friend,
I’ll be there
Waiting for your call.

I’ll take your call,
When no one’s around
And there’s still hours left before dawn,
I’ll be your help
When there’s no help left for you at all.

I’ll take your call
When your dreams are cold,
And your life has taken a bad fall,
I’ll be your friend,
A friend that won’t leave you on your own.

I’ll take your call,
When your watch has stopped,
And your chance to rewind is gone,
I’ll be your time,
The time you need when time has passed on.

Call Me

My wife gave me these lyrics two years ago and asked me to make a song.  Reading the lyrics didn't give me any inspiration so I inputted them into an AI program to see what jumped out.  This is the result.

A Life Worth Living
Lyrics: Veronica Krath
AI generated art, music and vocals by Suno

Lyrics

Jesus gave me a life worth living
Because He's someone worth living for
Jesus gave me a life worth living
And my life needs nothing more

Jesus gave me a heart for giving,
Eyes to see the ones in need.
Want to give all I have for His glory
Because He gave his life for me.

Jesus gave me a life worth living
Because He's someone worth living for
Jesus gave me a life worth living
And my life needs nothing more

Jesus gave me a heart for sharing
Peace and hope when life is hard.
I want to share the news about Jesus
‘Cause Jesus shared the Word of God.

Jesus gave me a life worth living
Because He's someone worth living for
Jesus gave me a life worth living
And my life needs nothing more

Jesus gave me a heart for loving
All His children who I see.
I want to show my love for my Savior
Because my Savior first loved me.

Jesus gave me a life worth living
Because He's someone worth living for
Jesus gave me a life worth living
And my life needs nothing more

Jesus gave me a life worth living
Because He's someone worth living for
Jesus gave me a life worth living
And my life needs nothing more

A Life Worth Living

My first (and last) poem in Italian.

Sono Vampira
Lyrics: Mike Krath
AI generated art, music and vocals by Suno

Lyrics

Sto ascoltando a qualcosa,
ma non riesco ascoltare niente. 
Niente ma il silenzio, 
il silenzio dall'amore perso
quando ero giovane,
quando ho avuto sogni,
quando ho avuto speranze.

Ma adesso, 
il speranza dal mio cuore è solamente sangue. 
Il sangue dolce.

Voglio moderti il collo e succhiare il tuo sangue. 
Voglio moderti il collo e succhiare il tuo sangue. 

Sono vampira.

Sono Vampira

Revised the original to a harder rock sound.

Need Someone to Talk To
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics


Need someone to talk to,
Someone who hears what I say
Someone who listens when I speak
But who, who?

Not my mother,
She’s too busy,
Not my friends,
Only think of themselves
Not my cat,
She’s too lazy,
Not my father,
He is never around.

Who, who do I go to?
Who, who do I go to?
Who, who do I go to?

Not my priest
He’s not a believer,
Not my brother,
He’s not always there,
Not my dog,
He doesn’t come when I call him,
Not my stylist,
He doesn’t know how to cut hair

Need to lay down
Need to lay down
Need to lay down
Need to lay down
Need to lay down
Need to lay down,
My soul.

Lay it all down
Lay my soul down.
Need to lay it all down
But who?
Who do I talk to?
8 billion people in this world
No one to talk to?
No one?
But…

Not my teacher,
He’s too academic
Not my sister,
She’s never off her phone,
Not my counselor
He doesn’t know my name,
Not my coach
He never lets me play

Oh God,
Who do I call?
Who do I call
When no one listens?

I don’t want my life
To be a high school improv
A high school improv that
Ends in (sound of gunfire)

Listen
Listen when I call
Who started this mess?
I didn’t ask to be here
I didn’t ask to be born

Give me someone to listen
Give me someone who understands me.

Lay it down
Lay it down
Lay my soul down.
Lay it…


(Talk to Jesus)

Need Someone to Talk To

Another revision for a harder rock sound.

Give Me Pain On Bended Knees
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

The toke I take can’t fill my hollow feeling
No matter how strong I hold it against my lungs,
The emptiness endures.
But I laugh it off
Ha ha,
I can’t help it,
I’ve turned my emptiness into joy,
The gun by my pillow a joke
I lift it up and stare into its barrel
I smile at the bullet with my name.
Ha ha.

I fall to my knees,
I ask for pain,
I want trials
For a life of gain,
Bring down pain,
on bended knees
The tokes I take can’t fill
my parched soul,
Bring down pain
quench this thirsty soul

I’m tired of drugs that fry my brain,
Give me a life that keeps me sane.
And someone who knows me,
And helps to hide my shame,
Someone who will free me,
Free me with pain,
with strokes of pain.

Ohhh. Oh. I want to live again,
I want to live again
Just live again,
Please,
I just want to live
Again…

On my knees
With an empty bottle of pills,
I look under my bed for one last thrill,
I find one in the corner and pop it in my till
I fly upright,
face the window
Everything is out of sight
The birds outside are singing out my name,
The plants in my window are doing the same
And the bullet in my gun is rejoicing in its aim,
I’m turning normal now
I’m feeling normal now,
Everything is normal now,
It’s going to be a happy day.
Hap-hap-happy, hap-hap-happy

It’s going to be a happy day.

Give Me Pain on Bended Knees

I wish I had the music composing ability of today's tech when I was in my 20's.

Back
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

I want to go back
I need to go back
I gotta go back,
To when I first started
I need to go back
I want to go back
To the time
I still had youthful ambition

I need to go back
To the time 
When I was just a little boy
And my dad said if you want
To be a musician,
You need to learn to play the piano
I’m not paying for lessons
If you never practice,
And I said I don’t wanna
Then I’m taking away the piano
I don’t care,
And he said you’ll regret it,
But now I regret it 

I want to go back
I need to go back
I gotta go back,
Won’t you join me,
Let’s go back
To the time we had the opportunity. 

I need to go back then when
I need to go back then when
I need to go back then when
Everything was groovy.

Back

Disclaimer: I'm a cat person.

We Hate All Cats
Song and Lyrics by Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

There are times we think we are dogs,
And then sometimes we know we are,
And we run all around,
And chase neighborhood cats,
And ignore the neighbors who scream they’re calling the cops.

We may not be real dogs, but we are in our minds
We're chasing cats, and having a good time

And we hate all cats,
And try to run them over with our cars,
And throw them high in the air to land in our neighbor’s lawn.
And when the cops arrive, we bark and growl.
For we hate all pigs, and cats, and anything else on the prowl.

We may not be real dogs, but we are in our minds
We're chasing cats, and having a good time.

We Hate All Cats

Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath

Lyrics

oh baby oh baby oh baby oh baby oh baby oh baby oh oh baby oh baby oh baby oh baby oh baby oh baby oh i must go out with you again i must let go with you again 
you have such lovely,  black hair 
it shines like the moon in a dark cloud 
your eyes your eyes so dark brown. 
you are my baby you are my gee baby
 my little baby 
you are my jah baby 
baby baby
 i must go out with you again i must even see your pretty face again again
 you have such lovely red lips
 and the color of your skin you know so. you know, so...

Oh Baby

Soul revision of my original.

Something's a Hole in My Shoe
Lyrics and Music: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

You may wonder why I’m doing nothing
when you’re not around.
It’s so easy to explain, so easy you see (you see),
You know, it’s simply this, I’m doing nothing because, well (well),
Because you’re simply not here with me (no, no).

And something is nothing when you’re not around.
Something is nothing when you’re not around.
Something is nothing when you’re not around (not around),
And you’re not here right now (no).

Now I know anything is better than something
When you have nothing better to do (we can dig it),
But since you’ve been gone anything is nothing,
And something’s a hole in my shoe,

something’s a hole in my shoe.

Interlude

I can’t find something,
Something to do when you’re not in town (no),
And something is nothing when you’re not around.
And when you’re not here, something is never found (never, no, no),

And something is nothing when you’re not around.
Something is nothing when you’re not around (mercy!),
Something is nothing when you’re not around,
And you’re not here right now (tell me something good).

Interlude

Now I know anything is better than something (something)
When you have nothing better to do
But since you’ve been gone anything is nothing (nothing),
And something’s a hole in my shoe (a hole in my shoe)

something’s a hole in my shoe.
something’s a hole in my shoe.
something’s a hole in my shoe.

Something's a Hole in My Shoe

Nothing We Do Will Last
Lyrics and Music: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

You made my life pain and sorrow,
But soon it will pass,
Nothing we do is forever,
Nothing we do will last.

You left me when I was depressed,
You said you won't be there when I'm dust,
You said you'd be long gone by then,
and you hope I get it in the end.

All our love was always waiting for tomorrow,
Never intended to last,
You deserted me in my sorrow,
You walked out as my past.


You made my life pain and sorrow,
But soon it will pass,
Nothing we do is forever,
Nothing we do will last.

You made my life pain and sorrow,
But soon it will pass,
Nothing we do is forever,
Nothing we do will last.

Nothing We Do Will Last

Until the End of Time
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
Artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

Will you dance with me,
Will you dance with me,
Will you go where I go,
Will you be my partner,
If we dance around the world,
Will you dance with me,
Will you dance with me,
Will you follow me,
If we go around the world,
Will you dance with me.

Will you dance with me,
Will you take my hand,
And let me lead you through life,
Will you go with me
Around the world,
Will you go with me,
To all the seas,
Will you dance with me,
Will you dance with me,
And say your are mine,
I’d love to dance with you,
To the end of time,
I’d love to dance with you,
To the end of time.

Until the End of Time

Redo of the original for soul.

My Son's Pill
Lyrics and Music: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

I woke up with another ache,
Took my son’s pill by mistake.

My son’s pill,
What a thrill,
(riser)
Off to a planet
And still there still.
My son’s pill,
What a thrill (whoo-whoo)
Off to a planet
And still there...

Mama will you love me (oh mama)
Now that I’m a druggie (oh mama)
Will you? (will you)
Will you? (mama)

Mama will you leave me (hear me)
Now that I'm not worthy (mama).
Will you? (please)
Will you? (don't leave me)

If I had wings,
I would fly (up, up),
Just need to find (just find),
a higher rise (higher and higher).
If I had wings (oh yeah),
I would soar (up and up),
Across sugar fields to a candy shore (and I'd stay there too).

Interlude

I came down with another ache,
Gave me an excuse for another mistake.

My Son's Pill

A bubblegum embelished version on how I found my wife.

To That Time
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO
Mastered with Ozone 11

Lyrics

You invited me to your 16th birthday,
I showed up with albums in my hand
No one was dancing,
So I started up the first dance.
And we danced all night,
beneath the stars and a moon above,
And before your party was over,
we both knew we had fallen in love.

Interlude

But somehow we drifted,
And I was left alone in my life,
Just with your pictures
To remind me,
You could’ve been my wife.
When I was thirty,
When life was over and I wanted to be left alone,
You called me up,
And I didn’t want to hang up the phone.

And while I was talking, I looked outside,
and saw the stars and a moon above,
And I remembered your 16th birthday,
To that time we both had fallen in love.

Interlude

Seven months later, we tied the knot,
and picked up from where we first begun.
and from time to time we look back,
To that time we both fell in love.
When the stars were shining,
And there was a moon above,
On your 16th birthday ,
To that time we fell in love.
On your 16th birthday ,
To that time we fell in love.
On your 16th birthday ,
To that time we fell in love.

To That Time

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.