Avenues

by @hmstreetteam

Skirmish: Lines (@lyricslinger)

Liner Notes

#acousticrock #acousticonetake

Lyrics

Drawing lines
Around the radio
At the bar
Strange times these
Only pennies
In the jar

Open up the avenues
They are only lines
Or we can
Open up the avenues
In our minds
Open up the avenues
At least turn on the news
Open up the avenues
And let the blues singer
Sing the blues

In denial
Fighting the last war
In the dark
Sweating deadlines
Throwing shadows
Off the mark

Open up the avenues
They are only lines
Or we can
Open up the avenues
In our minds
Open up the avenues
At least turn on the news
Open up the avenues
And let the blues singer
Sing the blues

Everything you see
Is light
Is a ray
Who are we
If time
Only goes one way

Open up the avenues
It’s what the world is coming to
Open up the avenues
It’s what the world is coming to

Open up the avenues
They are only lines
Or we can
Open up the avenues
In our minds
Open up the avenues
At least turn on the news
Open up the avenues
And let the blues singer
Sing the blues

Comments

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Very thought provoking moving from concrete images to abstract perspectives so well. Great write!
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Moving reflective song and performance. Very poignant take on the prompt.
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Oh wow! Open lines and blues. Great stuff!
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I like the "open up the avenues" hook. Great performance.
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Great lyric writing and one take performance. Your song has a wistful feel and lots of great lines. I particularly like the chorus - the 'Open up the avenues' line is a great hook
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