Inspired by Pink Floyd’s The Wall. Reimagined it being written as by Tom Waits piano piece. (Verse 1) In the whiskey-soaked alleyways where shadows dance, A bard of the night, with a voice like happenstance. Hawker, the poet, in a world so surreal, A carnival of misfits, where every scar tells a tale. (Chorus) Through … Continue reading Train Track Walls- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
City of Voices – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Inspired by Paul Simon’s Graceland. Reimagined it being written as a folk song by Bob Dylan. (Verse 1) Well, I hitched a ride on a rusty freight train, Through the sodium glow and the pouring rain. I hit the tracks with a heartache in my chest, Searching for a Graceland where dreams find rest. (Chorus) … Continue reading City of Voices – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Urban Safari- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Inspired by Bruce Cockburn’s Wondering where the Lions are. Reimagined it being written as a Beat Poet rant only Bob Dylan can deliver. In the heart of the city's rhythm, where the pulse is a syncopated melody, you're on a nocturnal odyssey, a modern-day quest for elusive kings of a different jungle. The cityscape becomes … Continue reading Urban Safari- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
So It Goes- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Inspired by The Beatles’ Let it Be. Reimagined what is might sound like as if done by Keith Richards. Whisper through the neon glow, let the broken streetlight hum, In the shadows of the alley, where the weary winos strum. When troubles gather 'round like stray dogs in the rain, Just find a rusty piano … Continue reading So It Goes- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Souls Ascend – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Inspired by The Icicle Works’ Birds Fly. Reimagined what it might sound like as if being done by Tom Waits. In the dim-lit kingdom where the shadows dance, Where the neon flickers, and the street lamps prance, Feathered souls ascend in the night's dark scheme, In the alley's hush, from a whisper to a scream. … Continue reading Souls Ascend – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
The Sinking City – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Inspired by Spirit of the West’s Venice is Sinking. Re-imagined in what I think Woody Guthry might have done, had he wrote this as a folk song. When the City of Canals takes a leisurely plunge, and the lagoon's embrace deepens like a ballad sung in bourbon-soaked twilight, you'll hear the echoes of a submerged … Continue reading The Sinking City – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
The Price- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Inspired by The Skydiggers’ A Penny More. Re-imagined in what I think Bob Dylan might have done, had he wrote this song. (Verse 1) Down a midnight alley, where shadows dance, Beneath the neon glow, of a broken romance. A penny for your sorrows, tossed in the gutter, Where the streetlight hums, like a worn-out … Continue reading The Price- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Smoky Room Psycho- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Inspired by Psycho Killer by The Talking Heads. Re-imagined in what I think Tom Waits might have done, had he wrote this as one of his spoken word songs. Well, you see, I got this fevered mind, like a carnival gone awry, wandering through the shadows of the neon-lit city streets. There's a jittery rhythm … Continue reading Smoky Room Psycho- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Sharing a Whiskey with Poe’s raven at Ol’ Tom’s Piano- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven. Re-imagined in what I think Nick Cave might have done, had he wrote this song. (Verse 1) In the shadows of midnight, where the moon hangs low, A raven whispers secrets, in the stillness it does sow. Quoth the bird in echoes, in a voice so gravelly, Tom … Continue reading Sharing a Whiskey with Poe’s raven at Ol’ Tom’s Piano- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
The Dream- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Inspired by John Lennon’s Imagine. Reimagined as a road song written and performed by Arlo Guthrie. Verse 1: In a world where the rivers run clear, And the mountains echo songs of cheer, There's a place where all souls convene, A haven where love's eternally serene. Verse 2: Picture fields where no fences confine, Where … Continue reading The Dream- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
The New Renaissance Mindset 