Words & Music by Mike Power

Year: 2020

  • Religion

    I have no objection to any person’s religion, be it what it may, so long as that person does not kill or insult any other person, because that other person doesn’t believe it also. But when a man’s religion becomes really frantic; when it is a positive torment to him; and, in fine, makes this […]

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  • The words we were afraid to say…

    Nothing that elicits or inspires desire Is welcome in the place anymore The wind that you hear crying Isn’t crying out of hope or need The hottest we can get is warm But there is no bottom to the cold cold cold cold The impossible, that became the unthinkable, Became the impractical before becoming the […]

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  • First Impression

    I try to make a lousy first impression to avoid heightened expectations and other forms of complications There will be time for explanations later later later later

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  • Different Kinds of Artists

    We’re different kinds of artists You and me in both our aims and our results We see the same things but through different pairs of eyes and the color you call green is the one that I call black The fingers I use to hold my brush has been broken for long years The smile […]

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  • Let Me Sleep

    Let me sleep and wipe away your figures from my heart Let me hold your moments tight while others fade away Let the wobbling walls all fall and bring the ceiling down Let the rain fill up each cup until it’s overflowing Let me sleep and dream away the time that I have left Let […]

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