Summer break
by @gordon
Skirmish: What I did on Summer Brea... (@jlampson)
Liner Notes
An interesting prompt which was hard to respond to...at least honestly
Lyrics
What did I do on my summer break? D’you think I can remember So long ago, I can barely recall The months from June to September What did I do on my summer break?
Weather was good, or at least not too bad Don’t think it even rained for a day I could be mistaken, I usually am I’ve got an addled brain
So I’ll invent the things that may have happened You can decide if they’re real I sailed my yacht to the edge of beyond To see how it would feel That’s what I did on my summer break
I saw the pyramids at midnight Lit up with a magical light I talked with a shaman in a cave I was arrested at an illegal raid What I did on my summer break last year
I eluded the cops on my faithful horse I was mentioned on the news for days I got top billing in the legal reports Then I just drifted away What I did on my summer break My summer break last year
(c) words and music G Todd 2026
Comments
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you had a similar structure of a tag line song, I think works really well here. This is just on the border whether this all could actually happen, or not. Great mystery there
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Great take on the theme. Love the melancholy chord progression and the delivery of the vocals fits perfectly, specifically the verse about the pyramids. Your vibrato is wonderful.
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I love the creative story you unfold in this well crafted lyric - love the approach you took to it —- the sincere smooth gentle delivery is perfect!
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When I saw this prompt, the first approach I thought of was the "unreliable narrator" and some outrageously fanciful happenings that I might describe. You beat me to it. I like where you went here.
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Great 1st verse - I totally relate, and I see it as both humorous and possible reality lol! The fantastical remainder made me smile as well.