Somethin' Like a Miracle

An original song written for the Summer 2024 Singer/Songwriter Songwriting Challenge, Prompt 2 "Appalled".
Somethin' Like a Miracle
When you know where you’ve been
You recognize it when you
Pass that way again
When you know every road
In this crazy town
And you want to explode
Just so something happens
Something you can’t imagine
Something that will change it all
Something like a miracle
When your life is stalled
Can’t get it started
And you can’t get it hauled
Too tired to be appalled
They’re looking at me like
I’m supposed to applaud
Can something happen?
Something I can’t imagine
Something that will change it all
Something like a miracle
Same scene every year
Nothing ever changes here
Nothing changes at all
That I can recall
Apathy and alcohol
Are slowing me to a crawl
I’ve run out of road
And I’m gonna explode
Unless something happens
Something I can’t imagine
Something that will change it all
Something like a miracle
All of the out of tune singing is me! The perfectionist in me did not want to post this. But, heck, it's live at a lake cabin.
I'm joined by my brother Kurt Koppelman, niece Claire McManus, my son Myles and my niece, Kurt's daughter, Nora. My other son Luca did the filming. We filmed it in my sister's cabin. We had fun doing it!
Songwriting-wise, I wrote lyrics for a different song so when I wrote this I wasn't thinking about the prompt. But I liked it better and it was easy to work in. Sarah improved one line for me when I bounced it off her and gave me other ideas, too. Kurt and Claire helped me develop the bridge, which I wouldn't have written without their prompting. It's the same old chord progression but I've given myself permission not to worry about that forever.
Thanks for listening.

[@coastwalker101]

Oh thanks, always up for a good song. Happy summer to you and yours too.

[@CindyKoppelman]

That's a hit! lovely.

[@imademon-hu1cx]

Nice 👍🏻

[@TheElectricVibe]

Fucking great! A family affair to boot!

[@MichaelKoppelman]

Thank you!