What Are You Doing (With Your Life)?

[Mike_S]

Was playing around with a simple chord progression and stumbled upon some lyrics while walking the dog. So the jist of it is about freedom of speech I guess and how it is being encroached upon in modern times via intimidation, cancel culture, shaming, etc. It came out a bit rockier than I had imagined, was probably going for more of an indie maybe slightly punk sound, but it sounds more like straight ahead hard rock I think.

Politically correct,
You're just standing in line,
You ain't got no soul
And you ain't got no spine
You ain't got no spine.

You're told what to think
And you're told what to feel
That ain't living no
That isn't real
That isn't real

What are you doing
With your life?
What are you doing
With your life?

You look so afraid
To stand out from the crowd
Gotta speak you're own mind
Or is it allowed
Is it allowed?

Listen to the people
They sound all the same
They're messing with your head
And they're messing with your brain
With you're brain

What are you doing
With your life?
What are you doing
With your life?

When it's all over
What will you have achieved?
Did you stand up
For what you believe?
What do you believe?

Did you stand up
Did you run and hide?
Did you go with the flow
Just along for the ride?
Along for the ride

What are you doing
With your life?
What are you doing
With your life?

[StephenM]

two thums up..... this is everything I love in a rock music song....everything.... the guitars sound amazing...a wall of scraching, buzzing, just really really glistening...a wall of guitars... I think also your vox remind alot of Mark Knopfler, in tone and style a little although still unique to you...and the little background vocals I really dig.... I caught a touch of old style stones/tragically hip guitar here...and they lyrics speak what i think exactly right now.... this is crazy good Mike....
I will listen to this a hundred times in the next two weeks....
I think you should do a song a let Dunny have a lead in it....and that would be for me....aurally orgasmic!  YOU ROCK MIKE!

[TPB]

Wall of guitars is alway good I agree straight head rocker and very nice
Tim

[Farrell Jackson]

Cool Mike! The crunchy rhythm guitars counter one another so well.....you're rockin' big time my friend!

Farrell

[Redler]

Well written and performed rock song! Cool riffs and catchy chorus! Great job, Mike!

[hardlock]

Fine rocker Mike! Got a flash of Tom Petty while listening... Great voice and vibe!

[Greeny]

Sounds amazing! Love the crunch of the riff. Filthy but tuneful. The way the chorus chords open up from the tight riffing is really cool. Excellent lyric, and the vocal is great too - Mark Knopfler vibes.

[Ferryman_1957]

Great guitars Mike, a really punchy, rocky sound and I loved the guitar break at 1:30. It absolutely rocks! It's definitely got a Knopfler-y vibe about it, you need to speed it up a bit for punk....

Nice work, a real rocker to get the toes tapping and the head nodding.

[Johnbee]

Yeah, I thought Dire Straits too.  The chorus is especially strong and effective.
  John B

[Ray Brookes]

Cool driving track and great lyrics. Gotta love those rocky guitars giving a nice grungy feel to the song. Great track, Mike.