If it’s a song by The Cure…
we’re four friends rebelling for sure,
smelling of cigarettes…
mixed in with some sunscreen.
We’re “Blistering in the Sun”
Covering up what we have done,
That was the summer that I turned 16.
verse 2
If it’s a song by Sublime,
I was having a college-life good time,
living carefree in the sorority house,
We’d be out on the strip,
with Yellowhammers to sip,
then on the sleeping porch
as quiet as a mouse.
chorus
Like a big time machine,
That’s what music is to me.
I might be here…..
But really I am gone.
Every single melody,
is a great memory,
documenting my life…..
with all my favorite songs.
verse 3
If it’s Earth, Wind and Fire,
I’m with my one heart’s desire.
married to him for 19 solid years.
But if it’s “Crash” or “Watch Tower”,
like one big superpower,
back in time, my old crushes appear.
verse 4
It feels like 1990 something,
when the Beastie Boys are thumping,
in my car, just driving down the street.
Then instantly I’m age 10,
dancing with my childhood best friend,
to Ah-Ha’s song “Take on Me.”
chorus
Like a big time machine,
that’s what music is to me.
I might be here,
but really I am gone.
Every single melody,
is also a great memory,
documenting my life…..
with all my favorite songs.
bridge
Give me some “License to ill”
And some”Margaritaville”
Give me “The Gambler”
Then “Electric Avenue”
Then put on “Kerosene”
follow that up with “Jolene”
and then put on “Pictures of You.”
chorus
Like a big time machine,
that’s what music is to me.
I might be here,
but really I am gone.
Every single melody,
is also a great memory,
documenting my life….
with all my favorite songs.
chorus
Like a big time machine,
that’s what music is to me.
I might be here,
but really I am gone.
Every single melody,
is also a great memory,
documenting my life…..
with all my favorite good songs.
outro
It is the music of my life.
They are the songs that made me, me.
Music is healing for the soul,
Music can make everyone feel free.
Poetry by Carolyn Cantrell Snowden 