Inspired by Road to Nowhere by The Talking Heads. Re-imagined in what I think it might sound like done as a folk or Beat poet song. (Verse 1) Well, I woke up this mornin', feelin' lost and alone, Headin' down that highway, ain't got no place to call home. Got the Talking Heads playin' in … Continue reading Midpoint Nowhere Song – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Psychotic Blues Maniac- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Inspired by The Talking Heads’ Psycho Killer. Re-imagined in what I think it might sound like as a Chicago Blues song. (Verse 1) Well, I was walking down the backstreets, midnight on my mind, Caught a glimpse of a shadow, a twisted paradigm, The city's heartbeat thumping, a rhythm out of sync, A psycho blues … Continue reading Psychotic Blues Maniac- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Train Track Walls- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
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 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
Mississippi Whispering- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Inspired by The Tragically Hip’s New Orleans is Sinking. Re-imagined in what I think Tom Waits might have done, had he wrote this song. In the Crescent City, The Mississippi whispers incessant secrets, and The neon signs flicker like fireflies in a foggy bayou night, Trouble's bubbling up like molasses in a slow-cooked gumbo. The … Continue reading Mississippi Whispering- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Moonlit Harvest- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
Inspired by Neil Young’s Harvest Moon. Re-imagined in what I think Robert Johnson might have done, had he wrote this as a traditional blues song. Gather 'round the lunar bounty, soak in the twilight's rusty glow, Listen to the reaper's waltz a crooning, and watch scarecrow's shadow grow. In this moonlit, dusty ballad, where the … Continue reading Moonlit Harvest- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards
The New Renaissance Mindset 