King Midas

from Fly Over Country by Michael Shynes

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Does your heart glow in the dark
Or do you hear static love
Does it ring up bells in your chest
Like an alarm

Does your will stay with you still
Directing each movement
Do you fight the pull of the heart
Or is it the opposite

Do not be like King Midas
Find your gold in the trees
Hidden amongst the leaves
Keep it inside a summer breeze

It’s always going by us
Shimmering on a lake
The road that you never take
Don’t keep it inside a padlocked safe

Do you eyes play with the lights
Like a kaleidoscope
Do you actively try to forget
Everything you think you know

And those objects made out of velvet
Are they alive
Or hollow by design
Did you fall for that trick
One too many times

Oh once you are a painter
All the colors spill out

Do not be like King Midas
Find your gold in the trees
Hidden amongst the leaves
Keep it inside a summer breeze

It’s always going by us
Shimmering on a lake
The road that you never take
Settling for a safer way

Do not be like King Midas
Find your gold in the trees
Hidden amongst the leaves
Keep it inside a summer breeze

It’s always going by us
Shimmering on a lake
The road that we never take
Settling for a safer place

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from Fly Over Country, released December 30, 2022

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Michael Shynes Minneapolis, Minnesota

"Musically, I'm in love. His light, accessible, passionate sound is one that had me hitting the repeat button on one song for almost an hour." -Rebecca Cicione A & R Columbia Records

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