Tag: pop

‘Big Man On Campus’ — #Lyrics To An Anti-Gun Pop-Rock Song

I’m frustrated by how meh pop music is these days and I enjoy writing lyrics for no other reason than it’s relaxing, so you get this. It’s just me trying to tell a story in verse. You can be the judge as to how well I do. I have no beats, but I do like pop-rock songs.

Big Man On Campus
Lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

he hold his gun
thinks it’ll change everything
he’s going to rule the roost
the voices in his head said it was so
quietly walking to school
he can hear the bells ring
everything will change once it’s done
he’ll be on the top rung
he’ll be

big man on campus
at last, at last
big man on campus
at last, at last

he gets on campus
finds the spot he knows so well
things are going to endup swell
he begins to shoot with his gun
chuckling as the students begin to run
he’s got the power that he craves
people will respect him now
that’s a fact
because there’s no doubt
he’s

big man on campus
at last, at last
big man on campus
at last, at last

[bridge]
we’re all worried
as we hide in our classroom
when is he going to leave
will we end up dead
our we get to live
to tell the tale

thoughts and prayers
don’t mean shit
I’m afraid
we have to address the facts
make sure this can’t happen again
again, again, again, again again
when will there be no more

big men on campus
big men on campus
big men on campus

‘Parkland’ — #Lyrics To An Angry Pop-Rap Song

I have no beats, but I’m angry enough about the events in Florida that I’m going to try my hand at an anti-gun pop-rap that one might find coming from Kanye West. I’m not claiming I’m any good, but it’s cathartic, if nothing else.

Parkland
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

thoughts and prayers
thoughts and prayers
thoughts and prayers

here we are yet again
watching kids run this and that
this is fucked up and that’s a fact
dear listen close I’m going to explain
how much pain we’re in within the frame
guns are on the street locked and ready
our luck keeps running out I’m afraid
I want to leer when you say
that God will find a way

parkland
parkland
is on my screen
makes me want to scream
parkland
parkland
makes me want to scream
makes me want to scream
makes me want to scream

what is wrong with us all
that this is acceptable
when are we going to fight back
we need to take back our nation
we’re better than this
we’ve got to believe
things can’t stay this way
children are dying and lamed
when will we make change
why do we have to live in pain
we’re arguing over taxes
and PBS
when we should be addressing
our need for gun control

parkland
parkland
is on my screen
makes me want to scream
parkland
parkland
makes me want to scream
makes me want to scream
makes me want to scream

[bridge]
we’re going to have to fix this
our children depend on us
they shouldn’t have to run
why are there so many guns

we have to depend on our own fate
why are we fighting over this
at such a late date
things are only going to get worse
we have to fight the good fight
the NRA can just suck it

parkland
makes me want to scream
makes me want to scream
makes me want to scream

‘Raven Haired Beauty’ #Lyrics To A Pop-R&B Song

Please let me stress that I am just looking for people to write about and I like Abigail Ratchford because she’s got spunk and is, from what I can tell from her appearances on TMZ actually fairly intelligent. So, please take that in to account when reading these lyrics. I feel like writing song lyrics and I need a muse and, for the sake of this one specific song, Ms. Ratchford is it. Anyway, I just like writing stories in verse and she’s beautiful, so you get this.

Raven Hared Beauty
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

her hair tumbles down to her shoulders
makes men tremble with her curves
just a glance from her is enough
enough to put steam in your stride
you’d do anything within your power
to be by her side so you could shower her
shower her with love
but only a few her the chance
to feel the warmth of this raven haired beauty

she’s a raven haired beauty
the kind you find in dreams
a raven haired beauty
with locks that go on forever
she’s a raven haired beauty
she’s a raven haired beauty

men think they can lie and cheat
at a chance to meet and greet
but she’s too smart for that
it takes more than bling for her to sing
she’s got her eye on the prize
the prize of love my friend

there’s so much to say
but you know you can’t get her to stay
she’s a success that you see
from far away, from far away
she won’t give you a smile
unless you treat her right

she’s a raven haired beauty
the kind you find in dreams
a raven haired beauty
with locks that go on forever
she’s a raven haired beauty
she’s a raven haired beauty

[bridge]
she’s the kind of girl
give you a thrill if you’re worthy
but you gotta treat her right
for that moment to come your way
she don’t play, she don’t play

‘A Last Stand’ — #Lyrics To A Woke Pop Song

I’m rather annoyed that there haven’t been any “woke” pop songs about this bizarre era we seem doomed to live for a very long time. So, this is my personal attempt to write one. I like female vocalists a lot, so this is written with any number of the major women singers floating around today in mind. Not that anyone cares. But it is fun to tell a story in verse.

A Last Stand
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

I wake up every day
have to wince at what I see
the powers that be continue to lie
want me to sigh and laugh
walk on past
but that’s not to be
I can’t just do it you see
my heart won’t let me deny
what my eyes and ears tell me

things are so bad
we’re going to have to fight

a last stand is all we got
fight with all our will
a last stand we’ve to make
we’ve got a date with fate
if we don’t have a last stand
we’re doomed to stay on repeat

I here the buzzing in my head
Don the Con is living there I’m afraid
what am I to do
what am I to do
I have to take a last stand
otherwise I’m afraid all is lost

things are so bad
we’re going to have to fight

a last stand is all we got
fight with all our will
a last stand we’ve to make
we’ve got a date with fate
if we don’t have a last stand
we’re doomed to stay on repeat

[bridge]
fight this out
till there’s no dought
fight till daylight
make sure freedom stays free
for you and me

when the end comes
we will know we did our part
to keep the darkness out of our lives
if we keep this in our hearts
I’m afraid all is lost

‘Instababe’ — #Lyrics To A Pop Song

I just screwing around at this point. I just like the idea of a song about the hot girls of Instagram. This is meant to be pretty mindless. I have no beat, but I could imagine someone like Katy Perry singing it. But no one cares about anything I write, so this is just for fun. This would be sung from a woman’s point of view. This is just a first draft and written just for fun.

Instababe
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

see them on your phone
they make you want to moan
in their skimpy clothes
in hot climes
what do those Instababes have
what do they have that I don’t
you can look all you like
look all you like
but you can’t touch them
like you can me

those Instababes
ain’t nothing let me tell you
those Instababes
got nothing on me
I’m here for you
they’re just a dream

you wish you could be
with those Instababes I see
but I know for a fact
you’d be better off with me
dream of them all you like
they won’t meet you at night
bring you delight that’s out sight

those Instababes
ain’t nothing let me tell you
those Instababes
got nothing on me
I’m here for you
they’re just a dream

[bridge]
I’m ready and waiting
waiting for you to look my way
once you’re done with them
our love will never fade

you’re going to be mine
I can tell that for sure
waiting for you to make up your mind
I’m biding my time
but in the end
you’ll be in my bed
with those Instababes long gone
from your head

‘A Battle Of Pride’ — #Lyrics To An Angry Anti-Trump Pop-Rock Song

This whole Rob Porter thing has made me furious. It’s so obvious that the Trump Administration is lying. So, out of frustration, I’ve decided to write lyrics to an angry Temple of The Dog type song. I’m not saying I’m the greatest lyricist, but I do find writing lyrics relaxing.

A Battle of Pride
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

wake up to another day of lies
the president grabs’em by the pussy
’cause he’s a celebrity and can get away with it
I know I wasn’t raised that way
my views alienate my peers
but all I can say is I’ve found my hill
and I’m taking my stand

I’ve found my hill
found my hill to stand on
found my hill to die on
found my hill to die on
this is my battle of pride
this is my battle of pride
this is my battle of pride

my peers think I’m a fool
they tell me to enjoy the economy
tax cuts keep things humming
why don’t I just shut up and get laid

how can I do that I exclaim
when wife beaters are accepted in the White House
am I the only person willing to take a stand
has everyone else lost their mind
I know I’ve not lost mine

I’ve found my hill
found my hill to stand on
found my hill to die on
found my hill to die on
this is my battle of pride
this is my battle of pride
this is my battle of pride

[bridge]
keep your eye on the prize
keep it as focused as you can
we’re going to win this one
if we all stand as one

I’ve found my hill
going to die on in
this is my battle of pride
this is my battle of pride
this is my battle of pride

‘Not All Men’ — #Lyrics To A Pop-R&B Song

Many women are so fed up with men and their sexist behavior, that they’ve totally given up. When a guy like me protests that “not all men” are dicks, they just throw up their hands in disgust. Well, that’s a perfectly legitimate opinion, I guess, but it does inspire me to write lyrics to an R&B song.

Not All Men
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

you tell me you’re done with men
that they’re a sin you’re done with
when I tell you to give me a chance
give me a chance because I’m nice
you glare and stare me down
but all I can say with all honesty is

not all men are bad as you fear
not all men can stroke like I do
not all men know you to make you moan
not all men will hold you tight near midnight
make your dreams come true

you shake your head with all your might
throw your drink at might sight
but I take your hand in all honesty
bring you close so I can look you in the eye
place my hand lightly on your thigh
I whisper real close so you can hear

not all men are bad as you fear
not all men can stroke like I do
not all men know you to make you moan
not all men will hold you tight near midnight
make your dreams come true

[bridge]
the music begins to play
and we both know we’re going to get laid
you smell so nice
nearly shimmer in the night
be mine, baby I’ll make it all alright

the next morning I fix you coffee
you smirk my way
things are just beginning babe
I swear I’m here to stay

not all men are bad as you fear
not all men can stroke like I do
not all men know you to make you moan
not all men will hold you tight near midnight
make your dreams come true

‘Cat Lady’ — #Lyrics To A Pop-Soul Song

I sometimes get in the mood where I want to write song lyrics for no other reason than it’s relaxing. I just like telling stories in verse. And I have a little time on my hands, so here you go. No one cares about any of these lyrics so it’s pretty much just for my own enjoyment. I see this as having a Marvin Gaye vibe to it.

Cat Lady
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

you tell me no man is good enough
that you’d rather die alone
than feel the warm embrace of another lying man
but I know in your heart
while you clink to your pussy cat
late, late, late at night
that you pine for the loving
the type of loving only a man can bring

you’re a cat lady that’s for sure
but give me a chance and I’ll be your tom cat
you’ll find your lace on the floor
willing to go once more

cat lady come here dear
cat lady let me hold you tight
cat lady, cat lady, cat lady

our love will rock our worlds
things will do tonight will be lengdary
who knows, honey, might make a baby
you’ve got to give me a chance though
let me prove to you that I’m worthy of your love
won’t take much for this to go down
I’ll turn your world upside down

you’re a cat lady that’s for sure
but give me a chance and I’ll be your tom cat
you’ll find your lace on the floor
willing to go once more

cat lady come here dear
cat lady let me hold you tight
cat lady, cat lady, cat lady

[bridge]
I know men are dogs
too many have broken your heart
you’ve closed it tight, tight, tight
but I promise, I swear our love is real

but in the end kindness is your friend
you’ve got to see what I see
got to see that your pain and suffering
will fade away like a warm rain
if you let me into your heart
late at night

be my cat lady
be my cat lady
be my cat lady

‘Americans’ — #Lyrics To A Woke Pop Power Ballad

Sting has a great song, “Russians” about the Cold War. These lyrics are about the current political Cold Civil War going on in the United States. Or something. Something like that. I don’t have any beats, so I am simply listening to Russians as I write these lyrics. As always, this is just me venting, relaxing by telling a story in verse.

Americans
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

fake news is spread by the president every day
we’re fighting over texts about secret societie
made in jest, made in jest
why are Americans so divided now I want roar
it all festers without a cure

I just hope that Americans will unite in the end
if we don’t then the dream is over
if we don’t then the dream is over

Americans have to figure out a cure to this fever
find some way for us to have a clue
but if we don’t then it’s the end of our state
we will no longer have God’s good grace
no boo, vote I’m told by my leaders
but the poor still can’t afford heaters

I just hope that Americans will unite in the end
if we don’t then the dream is over
if we don’t then the dream is over

[bridge]
we’re just going to have to wait
until Trump is no longer chief of state
it looks like we’re doomed but I believe
we’ll make it out alive
at least I pray

now take my hand and let us unite
take the good fight to the streets
maybe things will work out
but we’ll never know if we don’t engage
our birthright is at stake I tell you

‘Release The Memo’ — #Lyrics To A Woke Pop-Rock Song

So, the Right has this surreal, dumb conspiracy theory on its mind AGAIN. This is meant to be an angry rock song about how the Right has no real ideas other than spewing conspiracy theories as it becomes ever more obvious that they’re completely full of shit. As usual, I don’t have a beat, so I’m listening to Soundgarden’s Black Hole Sun just to set the mood if nothing else. If I could get co-writer and some new beats, this might be pretty cool.

Release The Memo
lyrics by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
please give credit if you produce or perform

talking heads do their thing
telling me what to think
I see the Righwing nutjob in a rage
explain that we need to see the memo
all I can say is sure

release the memo
you’re full of shit
release the memo
you can just suck it

Trump is destroying this nation
bringing it to its knees
dividing us so he can do as he please
wants a Fortune slapped against his rump
Stormy will do it for a fee
at least that’s what they tell me

Mueller grows closer to the truth
the dirt will be out of the ground
Trump and his cronies will be lying around
what are we going to do
when the facts are known
and the Right just shrugs

release the memo
you’re full of shit
release the memo
you can just suck it

[bridge]
I wish I had the answers
wish I could solve this quick
but our president’s a dick
he just wants to lick his face
it’s obvious to me at least

now we’re all doomed I fear
no matter what
so sure, release the memo
release the memo
release the memo
release the memo