| This page has my Breast cancer inspired songs. For all other songs check out my CD page and KarismaKatz |
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| singer | songwriter | blues harp player | breast cancer survivor |
| BURN BABY BURN ©DJ Gosper/C Carlsen 2006 I’m going downhill fast and my breaks are shot I can’t slow down, I can’t stay on top I’m holdin’ on tight to things that don’t really matter a lot I’m goin flat out, I should be steady, but I just can’t stop Warning bells are ringin so loud that I just can’t hear I got an overloaded in-tray and a hard-drivin’ boss up the rear Year after year I been redlinin’ in top gear I’m going flat out, I should be cruisin’, but I just can’t stop CHORUS I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can go girl go girl go I’m on fire, I can burn baby burn baby , out of control Well I’m hard-wired to get it right and get it done on time But I got a short circuit darling and my fuse is at the end of it’s line The right side of my brain is on strike, left side is working overtime I’m going flat out, I should be steady, but I just can’t stop |
| TELL AND SHOW ©DJ Gosper/C Carlsen 2007 Now I got a feeing you want to hear me say something profound Now that my character’s been built and my life’s meaning has been found You’ve told me many times that I’m strong, inspiring, brave Well I’d rather wind back the clock and run the other way It’s true I am humbled by the love that’s come my way And I am sincerely touched by the gifts that you have gave And I am awe of my family – their love that has no bounds But do you really want to hear the details of my down? Because right now I’m still full of fight I’m battle-scarred and on guard and determined to keep quiet Sooner or later, I’ll relax and let it go And I might let you in then – we’ll play tell and show But will I bare my soul tonight? I suspect you might expect it I’m rebellious by nature and I trust you can respect that And do you really want to hear the details of my down? I've got much better songs to sing around town Yeah I got news, other folk’s blues to spread around If you were looking for insights well I’m sorry to let you down But I got better songs to sing around town Maybe what you want to hear will trickle out in bits and pieces It may be a full flowing waterfall, full of my well-kept secrets And maybe I’ll be looking for an audience then And if you’re still around and interested, well come right in It’s not that I don’t appreciate what you’ve done for me The truth is I’m overwhelmed by your generosity And I can’t possibly repay you in money or songs or energy And I can’t possibly convey to you what you’re giving gave to me What you’re giving gave to me, what you’re giving gave to me But right now I’m still full of fight etc. |
| BREASTS OF BURDEN ©DJ Gosper 2006 Farwell my ample bosom I miss your weight and swing I miss your hanging around And doing your own thing So long my stretch-marked saggers Bundled up in a minimiser bra Embarrassed to be seen in public The way you really are Au revoir to my E cup appendages And their attention-seeking ways Entering a room before the rest of me Attracting an unwanted gaze Bye bye to my big and beautiful breasts And goodbye to my low cut dress Hello to no nipples no cleavage And to a cancer-free sunken-in chest I’m sorry that I screamed ‘I hate them, I wish I could just cut them off I want those little sporty ones, The ones that don’t get lost The ones that don’t need rescuing from my armpits when I lie on my back Those ones that don’t sweat underneath and cause an itchy rash The type of ones that don’t weigh so much that they make my shoulders ache I want the light-weight ones that stand up for themselves so that I can stand up straight’ One little lump in one part of one breast ‘Get rid of it and get rid of the rest’ One big long scar is all that is left And some pain but no fear and not one regret |
| MY MOTHER WAS RIGHT©DJ Gosper/Carlsen 2007 Love starts at the hearts of those who care It coasts the currents and glides light through the air It settles in the centre of my every aching cell And soothes me in a safe place till I am well Love flows through the ink in every pen Through every word on every card and when those sentiments through cyberspace you send soothe my wounds and assure me I will mend I called out for help and what did I find My mother was right, people are kind There is love in every rainbow, every bloom Of every colour of every flower in my room And there is love in every strum of guitar tune In every note of every song and every ‘get well soon’ There is love in every home-made apple pie In every visit, every teardrop and candlelight There is love in every stitch of hand-made rug in every healing hand and every heart-felt hug I called out for help and what did I find My mother was right, people are kind |
| SHINY©DJ Gosper/C Carlsen 2008 You did not seek the limelight, but oh my, how you shone You did not stand five feet tall, but oh my, you were strong And still you take my blues away mama But your body’s gone Maybe you’re charming spirits with your mysterious blue-eyed gaze Maybe you’re making mischief with your cheeky kind of ways All I know is all is at it should be mama As the sun sets on your days Bottle up my tears, bottle ‘em up and drink ‘em down Get on with life, swallow hard, get on with it Don’t make a sound No more pain, no more mundane, no more body bound All light and easy now, in that higher realm playground No-one to please but yourself now mama Rest and reach your peace profound Don’t want to put you on a pedestal, that’s not where you belong I’m sorry for your suffering, I’m sorry for this song Always in the background mama helping others get along You did not seek the limelight but oh my how you shone |