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You've Probably Never Heard This Song

Attempting to create...whatever
has never been derived
Is the most certain way
to make a thing contrived

So, sing your song
and I will sing along
Sing to me
and I'll sing in harmony

Imitation is more than flattery
it is just how we must evolve
it is the most certain way for us
to strengthen our resolve

So, sing your song
and I will sing along
Sing to me
I'll sing in harmony

And even if it's all been sung before
Just dust it off and sing a little more

the song we sing is all the same
the song we sing is all the same
the beat which dances in our hearts
is tugging at its strings
the song we sing is all the same

So, sing OUR song
and WE will sing AS ONE
Sing WITH me
WE'LL sing in harmony

You've Probably Never Heard This Song

Rolling In The Deep (Adele Cover)

I’m listening, but I can’t hear
over the sound of my own voice.
I’d like to say we harmonize,
but I’m just adding to the noise

We’re dining all alone
at a table set for two.
Get a word in edgewise now
if you can make it through

I want to break the silence from 
the endless void inside my chest
If only my lips could hold each 
other from what they do best

cause we’re dining all alone
at a table set for two.
Get a word in edgewise now
if you can make it through

I string along these words and sounds
that feel so right inside my head
but never bring me peace of mind
just pieces of my mind in shreds

and we’re dining all alone
at a table set for two
get a word in edgewise now
if you can make it….

Verbose (A Word In Edgewise)

Five Hundred Miles is a 1961 folk song written by Hedy West and performed by The Journeymen. The song has been performed, recorded, and rewritten by dozens of artists in the past 50 years including, Peter, Paul and Mary, Bobby Bare, Sonny and Cher, Nick Cave, Elvis Presley, and most recently by Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan in the Coen Brothers film, 'Inside Llewyn Davis'. It is thought to be related to an older folk song titled, '900 miles', which itself may be related to the traditional american songs, "Reuben's Train" and "Train 45".

Five Hundred Miles

My friend Deanna recently asked me if I could help her record a song as a gift for her husband. I’m always sharing my own projects on here, so I asked her if she’d mind me sharing this one. This is her cover of ‘Stick with Me Baby’ by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss. Thanks for sharing your voice, Deanna!

Stick With Me Baby (Cover) (Feat. Deanna Soviar)

I wrote this folksy children's song for a songwriting course as a tribute to Shel Silverstein. Hope you enjoy!!

The Mustn'ts

Joy For Tomorrow

One day, my child
you’ll know far more than I
Some day, my love
you’ll change somebody’s life
One day, some day
is not so far away…

But for now I’ll hold your hand
Then one day you’ll understand
That I’m not a perfect man
and you’ll know as you let go
We’re not alone

In time, my dear
you’ll learn the ugly truth
Our time, my joy
will end one day too soon
In time, our time
I’ll share the world with you…

And for now I’ll hold your hand
then one day you’ll understand
that I’m a perfect man
and you’ll know as you let go
You’re not alone

As for then, you’ll hold my hand
on that day we’ll understand
That that there’s not a perfect plan
and we’ll know as I let go…

But for now I’ll hold your hand
and we’ll try to understand
that there’s not a perfect plan
We’re not alone.

Written, performed and recorded by Clifton Millimen

Joy For Tomorrow

Oh how lonely it is 
to question 
when everybody else 
has all the answers

So I go along
and I sing a song
and I don’t let
anybody in     

Oh how great it must feel
to be so sure
When everybody knows 
we all have questions 

But we go along
and we sing a song
and we don’t let 
any of it out

Oh how lonely it is 
to question
When everybody else 
has all the answers

So we go along
and we sing another song
and we don’t let any of it out

Let it out

by clifton millimen

Let It Out

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I am Clifton. I am singer/songwriter from Toledo, Ohio.

Music is an extraordinary thing. It influences our lives daily. It affects the way we speak and how we move. It changes the way we visualize things. It creates a backdrop for our setting. You may be listening to music as you are reading this right now. Many songs may even become anthems in our lives. Music transcends language, race, religion, gender and essentially every differential barrier. In a world of broken people…music is the great uniter. 

TheClifton