Songs

“Give Me Fire” (Song)

By Athena Stairs, March 30, 2025

Tell me about your fire
How it’ll take me higher

Are you free to fly
Across them skies

I’ve been dreamin’ of
Fittin’ us like a glove

Baby don’t promise what
You ain’t got free to give

I can’t take what belongs
To another lover not over

And don’t leave her for me
When you both got history

‘Cause I can’t be the one to
Break up established family

But if the lines are all crossed
And you’ve already been lonely

Needin’ another mama to
Supplement as supporter

Honey open your lovin’ arms
Let me climb in gettin’ closer

‘Cause there’s just too much time
We’ve been needin’ to make up for

You let me know how and where
To meet you on that dance floor

I’ll break apart these chains ’cause
I’ll have somethin’ worth strivin’ for

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Songs

“Flat-Beddin'” (Country Song)

By Athena Stairs, March 31, 2025

No one’s callin’ out for me
Crashin’ in the front room (eee!)

Tension’s easin’ slowly but
Still feelin’ brunt of gloom (mmm)

Two dogs and one cat I’m
Hopin’ keep their vigor

Betta fish and ammonia snails
With plants ’bout in containers

For a moment no one’s dyin’
Leakin’ blood, ooze, or saliva

No one’s teeterin’ on edge of disaster
For spinal snap or chokin’ on cancer

Holed up in bed like a possum after
A near-miss attack-grabbin’ predator

(Death be like that)

Client cancelled from a time conflict
Income’s crossin’ into red – sh**’s thick

What would you have me do – I’m askin’
Synapse-stickin’ muscles to bones again

I’m tryin’ to rewire but
Hittin’ same walls again

Sure could use a friend
Offerin’ out their hand

Keep on searchin’ for my soul
Tryin’ to restart dead engines

But oomph ain’t got no
Up-n-go like it was doin’

No get-up-and-go just no
Up-n-go like it was doin’

Ain’t got no up-n-go no
Up-n-go like it was doin’

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Song starts slow, speeds up, gets tangled with some bump-in howl-yodeling with some heavy strum open chord strummin’ – haha! A guy and gal are singing, harmonics interweaving and then separating playfully, ear cringing.

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