Audacity

Lyrics: me
Prompt: piano blues, male vocalist, drums (drum set), complex

Audacity

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[verse 1]
i sit on the bench.
and he ignores me musically.
he has the audacity.
and his hands shake like maple leaves.
playing mostly the white keys.
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[chorus]
i’m fitting in
between the low tones
adjusting the tempos
pairing up is so natural for pheromones
playing pianos by pay phones
[bridge]
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[verse 2]
now I’ve got a whole pie.
of ideas too heavy to lift.
playing piano like chess.
we miss the moves but catch the drift.
and it’s all over a bit too quick.
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[chorus variation]
i’m fitting in
between the low tones
adjusting the tempos
and pairing up is so natural for pheromones
playing pianos by pay phones
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[verse 3]
Maybe a first kiss.
Maybe a circle of fifths.
Quarter note triplets behind your lips.
As I take my first step across this abyss.
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[final chorus]
i’m fitting in
between the low tones
adjusting the tempos
and pairing up is so natural for pheromones
playing pianos by pay phones
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I stand from my bench.
I have the audacity.
The occasion now an event.
His piano my center of gravity.
[outro]
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Adapted from the poem

i sit on the bench
and he ignores me musically
he has the audacity
and his hands shake like poplar leaves
playing mostly the white keys

i’m fitting in
between the low tones
adjusting the tempos
and pairing up is so natural for pheromones
playing pianos by pay phones

now i’ve got a whole pie
of ideas to heavy to lift
playing piano like chess
we miss the moves but catch the drift
and it’s all over a bit to quick

[MrJacenty]

'Quarter note triplets behind your lips' - just brilliant🤩

[CreekyJarls]

I really liked this one. Good work. Piano Blues suits your writing style.