My Heart Plays These Songs
Harmony in Contradiction: My Heart's Musical Tale
Lyrics
My fingers don't pick this guitar
Difficulty playing the guitar with fingers
My voice don't sing along
Inability to sing along with the voice
My foot can't keep a beat
Inability to maintain a beat with the foot
To the tick of a metronome
Unable to synchronize with a metronome
I'm a clumsy contradiction
Describes oneself as a contradictory and clumsy person
I'm a picker, but I'm all thumbs
A skilled guitar player but clumsy in other aspects
I can't carry a tune in a bucket
Inability to sing well
It's my heart that plays these songs
Attributes the music to the heart despite physical limitations
I went to see the record man
Visited a music industry professional
He laid down the rules of the game
Received advice on the requirements for fame
You're gonna need a lot of money
Need for a significant amount of money for success
If you want the fame
Money required for achieving fame
We'll put a band together
Consideration of forming a band
Dye your hair in neon tones
Suggestion to adopt a flashy appearance
No thanks, I'd rather go solo
Preference for a solo career
It's my heart that plays these songs
Reiteration that it's the heart playing the songs
So I thought I'd go check out the scene
Exploration of the music scene
Find a cool place to play
Searching for a suitable place to perform
I talked to the bartender
Interaction with a bartender on Broadway
At a bar down on Broadway
Location of the bar for potential performance
He said, we dig your music
Positive feedback on the music
Can you play Bad to Bone
Request to play a popular song ("Bad to the Bone")
I don't do jukebox covers
Refusal to play generic jukebox covers
It's my heart that plays these songs
Emphasis on personal expression through the heart
I was laying with my baby
Intimate moment with a romantic partner
She's smoother than a guitar neck
Complimenting the smoothness of the partner
I was playing on her heart strings to her
Playing on the metaphorical heart strings
Syncopated breath
Creating a rhythmic and harmonious connection
She said, your love is a melody
Partner expressing love as a beautiful melody
And you never sing it wrong
Acknowledgment of sincere and correct expression of love
I just do it the way I feel it
Insistence on expressing love authentically
It's my heart that plays these songs
Reiteration that the heart is the source of the music
I'm a clumsy contradiction
Reiteration of being a contradictory and clumsy individual
I'm a picker, but I'm all thumbs
Confirmation of guitar skills but lacking in other areas
I can't carry a tune in a bucket
Inability to sing and carry a tune
It's my heart that plays these songs
Final emphasis that it's the heart playing the songs
It's my heart that plays these songs
Concluding line, reiterating the heart as the musical source
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