Tag: ballad

I really like the Radiohead song “How I Made My Millions,” so my vision for this one is something like that. At least, that’s the mood of the music I’m listening to as I write these words.

Presidential Alert
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@sheltbumgarner
please give credit if you produce or perform

going about my business during the day
don’t think anything is going to change
then my phone begins to wale
telling me the end is neigh
look at it and see a

presidential alert
what does it mean
presidential alert
oh dear me
oh dear me

he’s never going away it seems
we’re stuck with him forever
a thing of nightmares
creeping through the night
ending all our delight
waiting to send a

presidential alert
what does it mean
presidential alert
oh dear me
oh dear me

[bridge]
if it was a real emergency
hearing from him would not help
of that you can bet
and end without him might be
a blessing you could count

presidential alert
what does it mean
presidential alert
oh dear me
oh dear me

I’m just sad and feel like writing lyrics to make myself feel better.

A Sad Day
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
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the wheels of history are coming off
years and years and years
of stability are at and end
the naked tyrant sits back and laughs
knowing what happens next will be a blast
deals are made and kept
leaving us all feeling wet with rage

today is a sad day
believe me when I say
today is a sad day
believe me when I say
today is a sad day

will it make any difference in the end
now that we all wallow in sin
people are upset and rightly so
but it seems we’re all heading for disaster
don’t you know
when this era ends is anyone’s guess
maybe it will never end, I say with a hiss

today is a sad day
believe me when I say
today is a sad day
believe me when I say
today is a sad day

[bridge]
you have to have hope
you have to believe
one day things will change

today is a sad day
believe me when I say
today is a sad day
believe me when I say
today is a sad day

Sometimes I get into a lyric writing mood for no other reason than it’s cathartic and I like to write lyrics to songs I wish existed. So, you get this.

I Believe Her
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
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happened long ago
muffled screams don’t you know
thought they would kill her
leave her for dead
these thoughts rattle around inside
inside her head

I believe her
I believe her
I believe her

now there are hearings
a blood sport don’t you know
wow are people learning
the train is leaving station
the boys don’t remember the tears
don’t believe the fears
now the Senate just jeers

I believe her
I believe her
I believe her

[bridge]
maybe one day
things will change
return to how they were
but don’t be surprised
if that’s just a dream

I believe her
I believe her
I believe her
I believe her
I believe her
I believe her

I just like the phrase “making faces” and it seems like a good title to a pop rock ballad.

Making Faces
Lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

politicians making speeches
the world continues to turn
lovers moan and moan
feeling warm breath of the sun
as they tumble between the sheets
but we all know in the end

we’re just making faces
making faces is what’s going on
we’re just making faces
making faces is what’s going on

we don’t have to worry anymore
Secret Service has us protected
no matter how many faces may be made
in the end we just enjoy the humming economy
knowing we’re going to get laid and get caught
making faces

we’re just making faces
making faces is what’s going on
we’re just making faces
making faces is what’s going on

[bridge]
keep a straight face
if you can
that’s the plan, the plan
don’t let them see you
making faces

we’re just making faces
making faces is what’s going on
we’re just making faces
making faces is what’s going on

Just screwing around with song titles and concepts. This one is pretty good. Just like telling stories in verse. That’s all that’s going on. It’s relaxing.

Ask Me Anything
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
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we’re all alone in this world
don’t know what I’m going to do
moan all you like but in the end
life can give you a twirl
so I say to fate with a wink

ask me anything

maybe you’re the one
I tell you and smirk
is it possible you’re my love
a white dove ready to coo
what ever am I going to do

don’t you fret at all
I’m ready to take the plunge
ready to open the door to our first date
but you’ve got to stop waiting
get off your ass and ask

ask me anything
let the questions flow
from your tongue to my mind
ask me anything
ask me anything

[bridge]
let me answer all your questions
ease all your fears
I’ll get you closer to
everything you hold dear

what is there to worry about
once you ask me anything
I’ll say yes
maybe tonight
we’ll get undressed

ask me anything
let the questions flow
from your tongue to my mind
ask me anything
ask me anything

This is just relaxing. If I was all that serious about this I wouldn’t be publishing it on this dumb blog and I would spend more than 15 minutes writing it. But it is fun to see if I can tell a story in verse.

Whose Side Are You On
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
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I look at your eyes
think of you between my thighs
wonder where your mind is
are you mine or someone else’s
how would I know if it’s all lie
I think and sigh

whose side are you on
I need to know
whose side are you on
I moan and moan

let me know the truth
I need the facts
your lies cut like glass
please be mine totally
devoted as can be

whose side are you on
I need to know
whose side are you on
I moan and moan

[bridge]
I want to believe you
but it’s tough
I just might leave you
if you don’t shoot straight
it’s beginning to get late

whose side are you on
I need to know
whose side are you on
I moan and moan
whose side are you on
I need to know
whose side are you on
I moan and moan

Given that it’s difficult to write about anything political directly, this brings up the issue of open borders, but in the context of a romance gone bad.

Open Borders
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
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look at me from across the table
said you’d always call me baby
but those times are over
now I just want open borders

open borders
let them free
open borders
why can’t you see the need
the need for
open borders

when we were young it was so simple
you held my hand in the promised land
we played fools who knew the rules
didn’t think to shut things down
we were such clowns

open borders
let them free
open borders
why can’t you see the need
the need for
open borders

[bridge]
when will others see
what I see
that our love was meant to be
but now we just flee
to our closed borders

open borders
why is this a problem
open borders
let me in
let me in
let me in

Just screwing around. In the mood to write lyrics. No one listens to me. This is just relaxing.

Postcards To Voters
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

the world is turning on its axis
we all want to be famous
twirl around and let me see
your claim to fame, baby

postcards to voters
is what we need
postcards to voters
oh say can you see

the nation is on its knees
worried about the state it’s in
leave the debate to the mavens
I say let’s roll

don’t blame me if we’re screwed
I know what to do you fool
walk as quick as can be
once the polls open my friend

postcards to voters
is what we need
postcards to voters
oh say can you see

[bridge]
there’s hope this fall
if we have the gall
to install a new government
to take care of it all

see you at the polls
see you at the polls
see you at the polls
see you at the polls