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Knocks

by Michael Boezi

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about

This song was born out of a prompt from my wife Danny. I write a lot of "message" songs, but she challenged me to put more of myself into it. "Knocks" is the result of that... and I may have overshot.

"Knocks" is personal and raw, tapping into the sense of exhaustion that we all feel from the intensity of the past few years. It's about how capitalism depletes our energy... and how we respond to it.

It features Andy Santospago on pedal steel guitar and other great musicians of the Boston area: Dave Brophy on drums & percussion, Joe McMahon on bass, and Peter Fernandez on keyboards.

Download this song for free as a part of your membership in my Patreon community: patreon.com/mboezi

lyrics

LYRICS:

It’s hard to tell these days what’s true
We fight each other over what to do

It’s all opinion, in my view
That’s how it’s written, I don’t get to choose

Another scripted surprise... and
That lift you get when you cut me down to size
A pang of heartache standing in for each goodbye

How many knocks do we have to take?
How many knocks before we answer our fate?

I think I know how this should feel
And this ain’t it but it presents as real
A pang of heartache knowing what it might reveal

How much effort do we have to make?
How much effort til we carry our weight?

Though you can only see my eyes
I can hardly breathe through this disguise
A pang of heartache for every line left unrevised

How many knocks do we have to take?
How many knocks before we answer our fate?

Now here comes that feeling again
I recognize it by its intent
A pang of heartache mixed in with some discontent
I hear it knocking but no one’s really in suspense
I wrote the script for it so I know just what it represents:

All the effort that we have to make
But how much effort til we feel it start to break?

Feel it start to break
Feel it start to break
Feel it start to break

credits

released January 31, 2024
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CREDITS:

Lyrics and music by Michael Boezi

Michael Boezi: Voice, guitar
Dave Brophy: Drums & percussion, backing vocals
Joe McMahon: Bass guitar
Andy Santospago: Pedal steel guitar
Peter Fernandez: Keyboards

Produced by Michael Boezi and Dave Brophy
Recorded at Studio Solitaire in Somerville, MA
Engineered by Dave Brophy
Arranged by Michael Boezi and Dave Brophy
Mixed and mastered by Dave Brophy
Cover photograph by Michael Boezi
Cover design by Michael Boezi

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Published by Control Mouse Media, LLC, Boston, MA controlmousemedia.com
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable copyright laws.

ISRC: QZU4R2300006 / UPC: 064837115580 / Artist IPI: 1126697636 (ASCAP)

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Michael Boezi Boston, Massachusetts

I'm a singer-songwriter who performs original songs about current challenges in our culture. Format: Solo, "electric folk" busking Billy Bragg style. I also write and play guitar for The Rockmores, a power-pop quartet in the Boston area.

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