OUTATUNE by Wynn Schaible published on 2021-10-16T12:22:32Z video version also available: https://youtu.be/fbGmDZCdPuo I am told I’m out of tune It should not disturb me so much But it has happened before So this time I sat long hours In intensity or perseveration I reeled in my discordancies Yoked my Pegasi to the cart Made everything work to my goal And it sounded fine It didn’t even whisper “wrong” Or give me a gentle poke in the eardrum But I am told I’m out of tune And it echoes my life For the grand They changes the rules Moves the goalposts Assesses new penalties My road less travelled Has become a tangle of vines A confusion of boulders No path at all My compass spins useless in magnetic anomaly I am so out of it My dreams have become strangers to me I am become a seeker of nonexistences And say Vive la Difference In a world playing Convergence of the Systems The scifi writers are too pedestrian The Revelationists righter than they know But still not enough to mark the calendar And I stand on the verge of an abyss Inhabited by terminally grumpy old men Mediocre poets And spoiled-brat lyricists Where even Dante might throw up his pen And really nothing has occurred To occasion such a rant as this But I am told I’m out of tune Genre Hip-hop & Rap Comment by Clay Young Bigfoot outatune too 2022-04-05T23:05:21Z Comment by Sandú Brus- Songs from my guitar and my heart really cool song ! 2021-12-13T23:31:08Z Comment by mesmo Love the poem (and the vocal performance)! 2021-12-04T19:45:13Z Comment by Tuonela Sounds melodic to me :) 2021-10-26T12:23:48Z Comment by Arcachata Samply awesomeness! Droppin' it like mad! 2021-10-19T00:23:35Z Comment by PuppetXeno Very cool track - the music bits are a powerful and menacing driver with many jazzy undertones; the lyrics, well, you left out transcribing that last part for a reason, - well you're rightfully expressing a certain discontent here, a mismatch that struck so many of us - raised with certain beliefs, walked many paths building on best intentions, trust and insight, accumulated wisdom along the way, and then to see everything shattered and torn and gaslighted in a matter of months and of course it's the protagonist who is out of tune. If only it was the first time it happened... this too, alas, is a cycle, and a cycle that repeats over many lifetimes, over all the ages... the matter is now: does the 'bigger picture' ever get the 'bigger picture' and break this cycle eventually? I wonder. You be safe! I really enjoyed this tune! 2021-10-17T18:30:23Z Comment by Alan Hamilton As Wim mentioned on his comment, nothing 'OUTATUNE' on this one....A sterling performance and video too.. 2021-10-17T15:42:10Z