CJA Music Blog

The Charles Bukowski poem ‘The Laughing Heart’ set to some chords. One of his most famous and one of my favorite poems.

your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.

Guitar diddy for my week 5 submission.

No title to this new guy but here’s my Week 4 submission. Bear with the snafu in the middle.

the other day i came knocking
but no one was home
so i went round to your back door
let myself in

sat down with records on
and a tall glass of beer
played all the songs you sang
but i just didn’t get that feeling

i just feel the dark clouds float
through my days
will you come or will you go?
and will it all just fade away?

mumbling….mumbling…..

my love tells me
to hold on and be strong
you know i’ve been down before
but not this long
when i get to feeling this low down & lonely
i can’t my relief
from my one and lonely

A cover tune of the Tom Waits song from Orphans: Bawlers. This past week got the better of my efforts to create new music ideas. 

Try to find the north star

Deconstruct just how far

Inching toward the fire bell, we are

Close but no cigar

A song called ‘Louise’ - a sad tune to start the semester. Good to be back in action with you all.