Cool Pop Songs #7

Rokschoon’s favo pop

Love You To The Moon And Back. But I Won't Set Myself On Fire Just To Keep You Warm

Keep You Warm

Dream Until You Fly

The Outsider

This is a song about depression and survival. 

When I wrote it I still had another 25 years of surviving it ahead of me. But I'd made a decision years before, when I was 14, that no matter how bad it got it would always get better, sooner or later. And it always did, at least for a while. And knowing that somehow made it just a little bit easier to smile.


[This is a new mix. Drums by John Bennetts have been added and everything else has been changed, at least a little.]

Verse 1:
It’s more than a song
But less than a dream
I know what I say
Is not what I mean
Pretending my words
Aren’t meant to deceive
I’m playing with doubt
I want to believe

I know that it’s hard
To explain why I’m here
I complain though I know
There is nothing to fear
But the fear and the doubt
That wind through my mind
Are inventions of mine
That help pass the time

Chorus:
So here is my song
I wrote it for me
I need to recall
That it’s easy to be
The times that I’ve faced
My life as a trial
Have taught me to see
That it’s easy to smile

Verse 2:
I’m more than a child
But less than a man
I know where I’ve been
But not who I am
I'll say that I'm strong
I'll tell you I’m free
But none of that's true
I just want it to be

Once I entered a room
I pulled down the shade
I turned out the lights
I wanted to fade
But I noticed the wall
Right there looking at me
Pretending to be blind
I really wanted to see

Chorus:
So here is my song
I wrote it for me
I need to recall
That it’s easy to be
The times that I’ve faced
My life as a trial
Have taught me to see
That it’s easy to smile

Verse 3:
It all seemed to happen
A while ago
At a time I was lost
I just didn’t know
That doubting was simply
A game that I had
It gave me a reason
For feeling this bad

There are times there are changes
My memory moves
Preaching the patterns
I’ve worn into grooves
Repeating mistakes
I made in my youth
Learning the lines
And calling them truth
I can’t help but change
Can't help but survive
I might drown in doubt
But I'll still be alive

Chorus:
So here is my song
I wrote it for me
I need to recall
That it’s easy to be
The times that I’ve faced
My life as a trial
Have taught me to see
That it’s easy to smile

Easy to Smile

Easy To Smile

Twinkle is about how awesome transgender kids are and how fortunate we are that they are part of the human fabric. The video about this song features me with a 12-year-old transgender girl as we have fun at her home, at Disney World, and at the Gaylord Ice Sculptures. Transgender kids have the same needs as any other child, and all they need is love, support, and acceptance to be happy. The video will be released on May 31st, just in time for Pride Month 2024.

The Drawer

Twinkle

Strain

Kontrast

Lyrics


Verse 1
In the rearview, my dreams look faded
 Gone in the cloud smoke, minds so jaded. 
Streets whisper secrets in every passing car,
 I'm chasing the sunrise, but it feels so far.

Pre-Chorus
They say, "Don't live in shadows," but it's where I hide
, can’t feel my heartbeat, in the night we confide. 
Sipping on sorrow, it's a bitter blend,
 Trying to feel tomorrow, but the nights never end.

Chorus
I fly too close to the sun, yet I'm cold inside,
Burning on these memories I can’t leave behind.
Dancing with my demons, they know how I move,
Lost in the rhythm, trying to find my groove.

Verse 2
Echoes in the silence, where my thoughts run wild,
Each beat a reminder, feeling like a child.
Running through these fields, where my fears roam free,
Looking for the peace, only you could see.
Pre-Chorus
Chasing fleeting shadows, where my dreams decay,
Lost in the thrill, but it's just shades of grey.
Another sip of sorrow, pretend it's a win,
With each swallow, I let the darkness in.

Chorus
I fly too close to the sun, yet I'm cold inside,
Burning on these memories I can’t leave behind.
Dancing with my demons, they know how I move,
Lost in the rhythm, trying to find my groove.

Bridge
Maybe in another life, I'd find the light,
Drown out the noise, hold onto what’s right.
But tonight, I'll let the stars fade out of view,
In the echoes of the silence, I’ll search for you.

Outro
So here’s to the nights we can’t forget,
To the lost dreams and the deep regrets.
Playing our song on the radio loud,
Lost in the beat, just another face in the crowd.
[verse]
As the echoes fade, I find my way back to the tune,
Spinning around, like a dance under the moon.
Pull me back in where the heartbeats collide,
To the chorus that plays on the inside.

Chorus (Reprise)
I fly too close to the sun, yet I'm cold inside,
Burning on these memories I can’t leave behind.
Dancing with my demons, they know how I move,
Lost in the rhythm, trying to find my groove.
Drown in the beats, I wear them like a cloak,
My heart's heavy where the words ain't spoke.
In the twilight gleam, I spill my truth,
Another rhyme to capture my lost youth.
[Verse 3]
In the spotlight's eye, where the tears do shine,
Mix the ink with liquor, spit this heart of mine.
Gritted stories told in every line I weave,
In the scratched records of the nights I grieve.
[Pre-Chorus]
In the depths of music, where I toss and turn,
Amidst the static, for solace I yearn.

Keep You Warm

RVCHL