word.
a Poetry Blog…
a Collection of Lyrics…
Some are stories and prosy,
Others are songs,
But they’re all poems and music.
This is a collection of Stephen Mullane’s original lyrics, poems, vignettes and other pieces.
Some of these words are accompanied by music.
Others march to the beat of the their own drums. Maybe someday they’ll fall in line and get in tune.
Still, others are destined to dance alone with silence save from what’s behind them.
Everyone’s House is a Nuthouse
Everyone’s a little insane, right? Singer-songwriter Stephen Mullane’s “Everyone’s House is a Nuthouse” lays it out. Read the lyrics and then check out the demo video to hear how it sounds.
Chicken Little’s Last Days
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
Well, maybe it is. Read the lyrics to Stephen Mullane’s “Chicken Little’s Last Days” here and then check out the demo video on YouTube to hear how it goes.
Cleave
Here’s to 2024… “Cleave,” written by Stephen Mullane. The riff/melody/some off the words started back around 2010ish, and the song came together in this form in January 2024. Read the lyrics here and then check out the sketch demo video.
Maybe This is Why I Can’t Get a Gig in Syracuse, NY (Moth to Your Wild Fire)
“Maybe This is Why I Can’t Get a Gig in Syracuse, NY (Moth to Your Wild Fire)” might be the most meta song Stephen Mullane has ever written. It began back in the early 2010s when his old pal and fellow musician, Adam Finerson, sent him a riff which would become the guitar part for the verse. Stephen wrote a song around that, and then forgot about it for a decade or so. Fast forward to the end 2023 and he rewrote the lyrics almost entirely and built out the musical parts a bit more…and here we are.
Is the song about Syracuse, NY? Is it about Los Angeles, California? Is it about leaving your hometown? Complaining? Not fitting in? Grass is always greener on the other side? Not booking gigs as a musician? Yes and more. Read the lyrics and then watch the demo video to see for yourself.
Wrench (of Damocles)
A little bit of Industrial Revolution. A little bit of artificial intelligence. A little bit of Fantasia. Maybe some bipartisan politics. A little bit of existential threat. Stephen Mullane’s “Wrench (of Damocles)” has it all. Read the lyrics and then check out the demo video.
Where Was Your God Now (Thoughts and Prayers Onus)
How many more times do we need to go through this? What else could it take to see? Thoughts and prayers go out to all y’all from Stephen Mullane’s song, “Where Was Your God Now (Thoughts and Prayers Onus).” Read the lyrics and then check out the demo video.
Layer of Flesh
Layer of flesh…yum. Who is the layer of flesh? Is there a layer of flesh…one who lays the flesh? What makes one better than the other? Stephen Mullane’s song, “Layer of Flesh,” dives in. Gross.
Read the lyrics and then check out the demo video.
Tell Us a Little About Yourself
Stephen Mullane offers a glimpse into the origin story of how and why this singer-songwriter started, and why he still writes and plays.
A Little Bomb (A “Fox and the Bound” Story)
“A Little Bomb (A ‘Fox and the Bound’ Story)” is a reimagining of a song Stephen kicked around for years but never actually finished…until October 2023. The timing seemed right for something to rail against extremism.
Doctors, Note
“Doctors, Note” was written by Stephen Mullane in August 2023. What’s this song about? Find out for yourself by reading the lyrics here, and then listen/watch the demo video, which is episode 14 of The Stoffice Modes Sessions.