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It can stir the heart or calm the mind,
Build you up or help you unwind, The strings, the brass, percussion too Music unlocks the emotions in you Whether metal or punk, soul or pop When you have the right tune you don’t want it to stop Millions of songs written over the years Some bring you joy others bring on the tears The melody soothes as you hum along You’ve heard it so much but it’s still a great song From the soulful voice sending you in a trance To hip-hop and disco, you just want to dance Not forgetting the composers of music so classical Played at the ballet creating images so beautiful The opera singer reaching notes quite remarkable A West End show or a Broadway musical Hats off to the songwriters whose lyrics portray What most of us feel but don’t manage to say Emotions we’ve endured for far too long They capture so well in the words of a song Tunes brings back memories, events where you were A reminder perhaps of that steamy affair Or the loved one that left you on a plane in the sky They had to leave but you never knew why From the joy of the child dancing a jig To the rock band performing their first ever gig Music has no boundaries it touches everyone lives So keep playing and listening ‘till the day you die |
© STEVE GASKIN 2017 - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
