Song Description
Not content to be relegated to a 3-intersection-and-2-stop-sign town, this song uses the imagery of an epic battle to detail a singer-sonwriter's time in the trenches of the open mic night circuit, and his longing for the big-time.
| Song Length |
4:11 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Musician |
| |
Lyrics
KING OF THE OPEN MIC NIGHT
V.1
gentleman start your engines
prepare for war
in an battle where it's all been done before
you with your folk songs
and me with my guitar
this could be the night
when we become big stars
oh, i'm vulnerable now...
CHORUS
and i'm shedding my armor
i'm naked tonight
i'm the king of the open mic night
and these songs are my weapons
in the thick of the fight
i'm the king of the open mic night
V.2
scribbled lines on paper
and heartstrings unstrung
have culminated in this moment
where i've become
a voice for the lovers
the jilted and jaded
with anthems and stories
i've fabricated
oh, i'm vulnerable now...
CHORUS
BRIDGE
and i won't go quietly
no one's going to steal this moment from me
and it's all out on the line
but that's when i shine
CHORUS
TAG
and i'm so tired of this little town
and these little minds
three intersections and two stop signs
c'mon discover me now
i think i'm ready i know i'm ready for
those city lights and the big-time
i'm the king of the open mic night