Justin Lyons
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Slipping Out of Tune

  • Original Writing
  • Song
It’s a song that keeps 
Slipping out of tune —
Every time I find harmony,
A dissonant hand 
Drags across the strings.
But still,
I keep playing

My song keeps 
Slipping out of tune,

Each time I find the chord,
A rough hand scrapes 
Across the strings —

But I don’t stop strumming.



The melody fractures again —

Harmony found, 
Harmony stolen.

Yet through the noise,

I remember the 
Shape of the song.

And so I play.


It’s a song that keeps 
Slipping out of tune —

Every time I find harmony,
A dissonant hand 
Drags across the strings.

But still,

I keep playing


My song keeps slipping out of tune,

each time I find the chord,
a rough hand scrapes 
Across the strings —

but I don’t stop strumming.



The melody fractures again —

Harmony found, harmony stolen.

Yet through the noise,

I remember the shape of the song.

And so I play.


My song keeps slipping out of tune,

each time I find the chord,
a rough hand 
Scrapes across the strings —

but I don’t stop strumming.



The melody fractures again —

harmony found, harmony stolen.

Yet through the noise,

I remember the shape of the song.

And so I play.

The melody fractures again —

harmony found, harmony stolen.

Yet through the noise,

I remember the shape of the song.

And so I play.

Mmmmmmmm

And so I play.

Laaaaa laaa la la la laaaaaa

Mmmmmmmm
And so I play.