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The Song Mine

from How Could a Man by Derek Senn

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lyrics

Deep inside the song mine blasting away looking for a vein
it’s just about tapped out deep inside the song mine
I wish it produced more I wish it fed my family of four
but I still find the occasional nugget deep inside the song mine
what’s that above melodious and glimmering
it looks like a chorus shiny and shimmering
my grandpa was one as was his son I hope my boy will follow
cuz I can think of nothing finer than the life of a song miner
but mining verses has its curse
and during this latest extraction something calamitous happened
as I was looking for the words to milk this metaphor
an avalanche of clichés blocked all the exit ways
and I was stuck down there for days I couldn’t get past those clichés
and then the caged bird died deep inside the song mine
so that song never saw the light of day it’s forever entombed in cliché
sometimes you hit the motherlode sometimes your head explodes
looking for the right line deep inside the song mine
and some say it’s just dumb luck yeah but you still have to show up
so I’ll just keep on digging next to Old Man Prine
deep inside the song mine

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from How Could a Man, released May 3, 2019
Derek Senn – vocals, acoustic guitar

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Derek Senn San Luis Obispo, California

I learned how to play guitar late in life. Then I decided to write songs and record them. For years I worked in the lo-fi tradition of home recording, which means I basically did everything myself & all songs were certified 100% free range, non-GMO, free trade, sustainably recorded organic. YUM! But now I record in proper studios and the music tastes even better! ... more

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