Michael Williamson © 2021 

I said I love you 
but keep your distance please
can't have you find
the dark inside of me 

I said I love you 
but don't take that picture please
I know just what you'll find 
in the pixels of me

You might look
inside the pixels
you might see
deep in the pixels
and you will find
the worthless pixels of me

I said I love you 
but let me a strike a pose
I hope will hide the man
that lies beneath these clothes 

I said I love you 
but don’t look too close
or you just might see
what I try not to show 

You might look
inside the pixels
you might see
deep in the pixels
and you will find
the worthless pixels of me

I don’t know what I was thinking
I don’t know but I was wrong
I don’t know what I was thinking
staying away from you…
so long

I don’t deserve you but you keep drawing near
I haven’t figured out why you’re still here 
the closer that you get the more I fear that

You might look
inside the pixels
you might see
deep in the pixels
and you will find
the worthless pixels of me

I don’t know what I was thinking
I don’t know but I was wrong
I don’t know what I was thinking
staying away from you…
so long

You said I love you 
let’s take that picture please
you will see the pixels
are just the way they’re meant to be
You said I love you 
and I always will
not one dark pixel 
will change the way I feel

take a look
inside the pixels
you can see
deep in the pixels
and you will find that your 
pixels are worthy of me

I don’t know what I was thinking
I don’t know but I was wrong
I don’t know what I was thinking
staying away from you…

I don’t know what I was thinking
I don’t know but I was wrong
I don’t know what I was thinking
staying away from you…
so long

Take Control

Pixels

The Treasure

I don't know what you're going through
But lately something's got control of you
I don't know why you want to fight
Scratch & claw nearly every night

And I don't know why you hate yourself
It's got to be a living hell
Is there something I can do
To help you see the beauty in you

You're running hard you're running fast
Don't you know that it can't last
There's so much I'd like to say to you
But most of all I hope that love breaks through
I hope that love breaks through to you

What does one have to do to prove the treasure in you
Pray that you will see the treasure in you
Darkness bows to the light
No longer have to fight
I can see it shining bright the treasure in you

If darkness has you running scared?
Don't be afraid the light is always there
I have faith the sun will shine on you
But most of all I hope that love breaks through
I hope that love breaks through to you

What does one have to do to prove the treasure in you
Pray that you will see the treasure in you
Darkness bows to the light
No longer have to fight
I can see it shining bright the treasure in you

 

What does one have to do to prove the treasure in you
Pray that you will see the treasure in you
Darkness bows to the light
No longer have to fight
I can see it shining bright the treasure in you

The Treasure

I've never come this way before

Take care, be safe, leaving this place
The journey's long, no need to race  
Please take your time, enjoy the view
These are the words I heard from you.

I've never come this way before.
I've never come this way before.
Flowers here are new and free
With colors, I have yet to see
I've never come this way before
Since you said come follow me 
There's always something new to see
I've never come this way before
I've never come this way before

Sometimes I laugh sometimes I cry
At the wonder in each new sky
You pave the way and make me stay
You call me home and light my way

I've never come this way before.
I've never come this way before.
Birds are singing songs 
I've never heard my whole life long.
I've never come this way before
You are the light that guides me on 
to a home where all belong
I've never come this way before
I've never come this way before

Now I lay me down to sleep
I hear Your call, so strong, so deep
Yes this journey’s reached the end
Now a new one soon begins

I've never come this way before
I've never come this way before
The wind here speaks soft and clear
New secrets only now I here
I've never come this way before
Since you said come follow me 
The whole world looks brand new to me
I've never come this way before
I've never come this way before
You are the light that guides me on 
to a home where all belong
I've never come this way before.
I've never come this way before.


I've Never Come This Way Before

Keep Your Eye On Me

Michael Williamson & Carl B. 2019

I’ve been sinking in this sand just like that gold band
that slipped from my finger.
I keep sinking in this sand trying to be my own man
Why do you still linger
Ocean waves bury me deep in the sand of the sea
Will I be lost for eternity

Voices call..... and call... and call..

Keep your eye on me
If you can't see
I'll Come when you are least expecting me
I rise the sun in your sky
And make you wonder why
Until I know you believe

I've been hoping that your love can take me high above
Maybe I'll find that part of me
I've been hoping that your love helps me overcome
Thrashing waves of the sea
High tide pulls angrily salty air and blowing breeze
Is it too late, Is there no guarantee

Voices call..... and call... and call..

Keep your eye on me
If you can't see
I'll come when you are least expecting me
I rise the sun in your sky
And make you wonder why
Until I know you believe

Keep your eye on me
If you can't see
I'll come when you are least expecting me
I rise the sun in your sky
And make you wonder why
Miracles happen you will see
Miracles happen you will see
So Keep your eye on me

Keep Your Eye On Me

Modern Day He-man
Michael Williamson © 2019

Hear the gunshot ringing out
Where did that come from? What's it all about?

People running every where
A sense of terror fills the air

Can you hear the cries at star mountainside
For all of your tongue wagging they cross the great divide

Modern day He-man is that what you think?
You got the power by pen and ink

Master of the universe But what bothers me
Is you don't seem to share the responsibility

Can you hear the cries at star mountainside
For all of your tongue wagging they cross the great divide


Can you hear the cries at star mountainside
For all of your tongue wagging they cross the great divide

Can you hear the cries at star mountainside
For all of your tongue wagging they cross the great divide

Modern Day He-man

The River
Michael Williamson © 2019

Feeling high and dry out on this open range
on my way to the river hope to ease this pain
I've been riding hard ever since the day
pulled a gun, pulled the trigger, threw my life away

I heard the river was the only place
a man could go to to wash out guilt and disgrace
I've been riding hard ever since that day
Give my life to the river carry me away

Lead me to the river
I'll pay the price it's only fair
Lead me to the river
I heard new life is waiting there

I heard it doesn't matter what I've done
the river's water welcomes everyone
I'm finding it so very hard to believe
under the water forgiveness is waiting for me

Lead me to the river
I'll pay the price it's only fair
Lead me to the river
I heard new life is waiting there

Amazing grace how sweet the sound saved a wretch like me
Once was lost now am found blind now I see

Lead me to the river
I'll pay the price it's only fair
Lead me to the river
I heard new life is waiting there

The River

See-Saw
Michael Williamson & Carl B.  © 2019

I go up, then down 
Up high, then down 

I've been thinking for way too long 
I've been dreamin' of some new storm 
I've been thinking for way too, way too, way too, way too long 
I've been up and I've been down 
I keep getting turned around 
I've been thinking for way too, way too, way too, way too long 

Where do I go 
Where do I go 

I see up, I saw down 
This see-saw's got me feeling upside down 

I go up, then down 
Up high, then down 

I've been thinking for way too long
Now that the last storm has come and gone 
I've been thinking of what might happen when the next one comes along 
Am I too high? Am I too low?   
Can you tell me how I am to know 
I've been thinking for way too way too way too way too long  

Where do I go 
Where do I go 

I see up, I saw down 
This see-saw's got me feeling upside down 

There's got to be
An answer for me 
There's got to be 
A way to break free 

I see up, I saw down 
This see-saw's got me feeling upside down 

I see up, I saw down 
This see-saw's got me feeling upside down 

Up 
Then down 
Where do I go now

See-Saw

The Lyrics came from a creativity game on www.musesongwriters.com forums called It takes a village.

Lyric credits muse songwriters screennames:

BigHappyJack
M57
Moso
DonnaMarilyn
Ty Cobb
=Bob=
Milo
LyriCAL
9thStLine
geoff p m
Alistair S

Music By: TNU

To Hold The Line (It Takes A Village)

I stand before the rising sun
and face where it will set
With steadied hand, I raise my gun
Nothing's over yet

She promised she would leave him
Yet here she stands today
unable to deceive him
His barrel makes her stay

In the valley men are dying
Reasons why have faded cold
Girls at home forever crying
Yet their stories still untold

(chorus)
Though etched in blood the memories wane fading into time
So many souls ascending to the angels in their prime
But nothing ever changes, no Designer rearranges
No lovely faces inspire a single soul to hold the line

The air is thick with sulfur
And yet I stand here still
A body lies there on the ground
Claret river spilled

The tattered flag's still waving
Above the frozen stares
Not a soul's worth saving
to those bloated millionaires!

On the hillside making chess moves
Black and white, kings and queens
I wonder what my death proves
Or what any of it means

(chorus)
Though etched in blood the memories wane fading into time
So many souls ascending to the angels in their prime
But nothing ever changes, no Designer rearranges
No lovely faces inspire a single soul to hold the line

To Hold The Line (It Takes A Village)

Rainbow Glow 
Michael Williamson © 2020

The way I see it babe we've got to move
The way I see it babe we've got to groove
Come on baby take my hand
We will leave this forsaken land
And you can bask in the rainbow glow
Come on baby it's time to go

The way I see it babe it's me and you
The way I see it nothing else will do
Come on baby taste and see
Just how good my love can be
Oh you will soak in the rainbow glow
Come on baby just let love flow

Sun shines and the rainbow comes to be
Sun shines and the rainbow glows you see
would you like to see the rainbow glow with me
would you like to see the rainbow glow baby

The way I see it you make the sky blue
The way I see it the greener grass is you
Come on baby you'll see firsthand
You and me make our own Dreamland
And you will dwell in the rainbow glow
Come on baby let's let this love grow

Come on baby let's let this love grow
Come on baby
Come on baby just let love flow
Come on baby
Come on baby it's time to go
Come on baby
And we will dwell in the rainbow glow
Come on baby

Photo by Tony Ross on Unsplash

Rainbow Glow

If You Can
Michael Williamson & Carl B. © 2020

You cozy up to me
Think I can set you free
Don't make the same mistake, others have
My love is like a blade
And soon you'll see it fade
I tell you not to roll the dice with me

But still you just don't get
I’m an unstable threat
Guess experience will change your mind
This shark infested ground
Is where you will be found
So back out now you're playin' Russian roulette
Cause..................

I am the avalanche
I am the broken dam
I am the earth that opens up to take away the land
I am the hurricane
I am the tidal wave
You’ve got to try to stay away from me if you can
If you can
If you can
If you can

Why are you into pain?
This heart is truly vain
Walk away before you're in too deep
It's not that I don't care
I'm more than you can bare
A force of nature that you can’t contain

I am the avalanche
I am the broken dam
I am the earth that opens up to take away the land
I am the hurricane
I am the tidal wave
You have been warned stay away from me if you can
If you can
If you can
If you can

Solo

I am the avalanche
I am the broken dam
I am the earth that opens up to take away the land
I am the hurricane
I am the tidal wave
You’ve got to try to stay away from me if you can

I am the avalanche
I am the broken dam
I am the earth that opens up to take away the land
I am the hurricane
I am the tidal wave
You have been warned stay away from me if you can
If you can
If you can
If you can
If you can

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If You Can

© 2021 Michael Williamson

I categorically deny
categories you and I
create to put others in their place.

I categorically deny
categories we apply
intended only to divide

You've been Pigeon-holed
Do what you're told
or be easily replaced

We keep building walls
divided we fall
Unwilling to see another side

Oh God, How do we love one another
Oh God, When we hate our brother
race, religion, creed
divided by what we believe
Oh God, Is this the end of unity?
Oh God, Is this the end of you and me?

I categorically deny
categories that imply
you don’t belong in this place

I categorically deny
categories that tell lies
and negate the need for Grace

Oh God, How do we love one another
Oh God, When we hate our brother
race, religion, creed
divided by what we believe
Oh God, Is this the end of unity?
Oh God, Is this the end of you and me?

take a risk and see what the world can be if we stop labeling
take a risk and see what the world can be if we stop labeling

Oh God, How do we love one another
Oh God, When we hate our brother
race, religion, creed
divided by what we believe
Oh God, Is this the end of unity?
Oh God, Is this the end of you and me?

The Nameless Untold

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