a poem from a feeble mind

Since I've been writing lyrics on a daily basis, I've noticed my language has been generally more poetic. This is kind of weird to me, because I've felt like I've been regressing intellectually since I graduated high school, and lately it seems as if my language has improved, so bonus!

These are some of the lyrics I wrote for a new song I'm working on, called "Figuratively Speaking, You're Doing Just Fine." My guess is that you will hate the word "figuratively" by the time you're done reading it, which was done somewhat deliberately.


"Figuratively Speaking, You're Doing Just Fine" - Brett Engel

Figuratively speaking you're doing just fine
figuratively breaking down and breaking up lines
figuratively of course, cause this time

figuratively speaking you're staying together
figuratively enduring this weather
the rainy season and snowy nights
in this minor endeavor

figuratively speaking I'm totally involved
figuratively i'm listening to all
the issues you're facing
with all the figurative gall

that you have displayed so well
in a way only I can tell
cause my faith doesn't lie in the way your vocal chords
embell...
ish the way that you're

figuratively speaking, how you're holding on
to the notion that you can do no wrong
figuratively believing that you are receiving
a problem-free ticket to eternity

figuratively speaking this song is relatively
benevolent, mysterious, and subsequently
serious on a figurative level
to figuratively be riddled with fallacy

so figure out how you'll go about
figuring out how to overcome your doubt
cause my faith doesn't lie in the way the concordance
of your thoughts are shout out

so give me a break for a change
so my thoughts can get rearranged
cause my faith doesn't lie in the way you're estranged
and deranged from your clout

Figuratively speaking you're doing just fine
figuratively breaking down and breaking up lines
figuratively of course, it's only a matter of time
it's only a matter of time...


-Bert-