Smile Song (ish)

Hello to you, whoever you are!

So, there is a section of poetry that I have written that I have not let many people see. Of these, only two have been tossed onto my website, though one of them ("hand me not") I posted on Facebook a long time ago. To me these are rather personal poems / songs: ones that I have written about a specific person or that have been inspired by specific people. This one, that I plan on sending into the abyss of the web now, is like that.

I was inspired to write this song / poem by three separate people over three months (three muses, if you will). My problem with posting something like this is I am afraid that 1. someone it is about will be afraid it's about them (or not want it to be) or 2. someone who it's not about will want it to be about them and be sad that it's not. Therefore, only ask who it's about if you aren't in one of those groups (or, just try not to be in those groups :-) ).

Well then… the "song": I think it is really just a chorus with poetry that must be read… and as of right now I am unable to sing the "chorus" … because I can't get the feel right… However, this thing has been on my mind for a while, and any comments are welcome, so have at it!


Smile
By Chris Becker

What I'd do
For just a smile in those eyes
What I'd give
Just to see that joy arise
Oh I'll be
Whatever you need
Just so I
Can lighten up your life (pause)
Don't you see?
You're beautiful to me
Don't you know?
This song's my overflow
Just a smile
You make me want to dance
What's the chance
That it could be with you? (pause)
My heart soars
It's just what you do
When you smile
Smile for me...

(switch to reading?)

Oh in your eyes I see a fire
I see passion, love, desire
But I can't tell at all‚
Is it yours? mine? both?

I see a hope,
But when your eyes cut into me,
What do they see?
When you smile at me,
What are your eyes saying?
They speak volumes of silence,
Oh, in the wonderful world of you
I don't know the language.

I just know that you are
A million times beautiful
In joy,
And I would love to join.
If only I could be:
The cause or companion of your laugh,
The agent or associate of your smile,
The producer or partner of your joy.

Maybe it's silly,
But it breaks me to see you broken,
Hurts me to see you harmed,
Saddens me to see you in sorrow.

You are on my mind
And I cannot make you part.
Your eyes have pierced
Into me and touched my heart.

Keep your eyes on fire,
Burning, piercing with joy.
You have unwittingly made me
A willing prisoner of your smile
And I think all the while:

(song again?)

What I'd do
For just a smile in those eyes
What I'd give
Just to see that joy arise
Oh I'll be
Whatever you need
Just so I
Can lighten up your life
Don't you see?
You're beautiful to me
Don't you know?
This song's my overflow
Just a smile
You make me want to dance
What's the chance
That it could be with you?
My heart soars
It's just what you do
When you smile
Smile for me


Again, comments and questions are completely welcome... Just realize I may not answer them all... :-)

Everybody

So, I've been working on a song… or… the lyrics to a song… that I'm naming "Everybody." The inspiration came while talking with an agnostic friend of mine, and her wanting to find more accurate terms for "spiritual" and "love", when those words are adjectives describing life, practices, history, and etc.
While I was telling her I had a distaste for the words "religion" and "religious," I threw in that, "well, you could just ask how and what the person worships." This she did not like. No one does. An agnostic believes they are holding back and will only worship a "god" when they have enough solid evidence (whatever they say that may be). An atheist would never worship a "god" and is drawn aback when you even suggest that they worship, because "worship is stupid."
What is worship? Is it a song or a statement? Is it a service or a silent prayer? No, no, those are all too obvious. Instead, worship is a dedicated life.
I believe that everyone's lives are devoted to something. This something can be an acknowledged object of worship, someone or something to which the person's contentment is tied, or even just the person's own person (self).
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Actually, now that I've thought of it more since the last line… Every other worship boils down to that of the self. Actually, that makes a lot of logical sense, because if you do not see creation as below a creator, you can only relate it to the self.
Well, let's see what you think about what I've got so far:


(Chorus)
'Cause everybody worships something
Every heart (knee) bows down
Every soul finds one thing
It bases itself around.
(It defines itself around)

What do you do "religiously"?
What can't you do without?
What do you believe primarily?
What will you never doubt?
(What is your life about)

What takes your time and your strength?
How do you spend your while?
How do you gauge life's breadth and length?
What one thing always brings a smile?

What would define your life
Were it a criminal's file?
(Were it a reporter's file?)
What would they say your motive was?
Why did you walk the mile?

What could you always be caught for?
What drug, hobby, value, what thing?
Is there anyone you would do anything for?
Is it you? Are you your life's own king?


Now, for those who made it to the end of this, here's what I'm thinking it should sound like :)
Right Here!