To a Song That I Loved
Michael Quinn
I put on my headphones and blocked out
the noise around me. I laid my head back
and closed my eyes.
At that moment, for those 365 seconds,
I was in another world.
Your lyrics tell a beautifully somber story
of pain and heartbreak.
Your guitar sings softly, but echoes loud.
Your golden horns ripple
underneath the melody, building that
bright beautiful wall of sound.
I sit back and I listen.
Nothing else matters in that moment.
I remove myself from the world around me.
I feel the soul in your tone and in your voice,
and I am no longer alone.
When I was sad and lonely
I closed my eyes and listened. I went to that place
that only I can go and only music can take me.