Hey! I'm a singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist. This is work I have minted through Manifold and will contain collections as well as 1/1s.

Mike Bass

Deep down we all know  
none of us know whats coming.  
We pretend, yes, we pretend  
we all know where were going.  
But from our boots,  
those hidden truths  
reveal their inner meanings  
of just how frightening it can be to know  
that we cannot ever fully know  
how anothers boots are fitting.

I like to think you can find life in everything.  
And for me the harder riddle to decipher  
is why it came to be.  
But lately, I figure  
as long as Im here,  
I might as well enjoy the scenery   
take in all the journey has to show,  
perhaps find out some answers down below,  
and all the while keep on questioning.

And how is it weve forgotten  
we all navigate this world through a lens?  
When I speak up Im disruptive,  
and when Im silent Im enabling a mess.  
And if Im honest,  
what worries me more  
than historys dictators and corrupt presidents  
is the notion that somewhere along the line,  
despite our connectivity,  
weve lost our ability  
to connect.

And I finally figured out  
I cant control  
what you think of me,  
so Ill stop trying   
cash out all my poker chips and go,  
build myself a mountain worth climbing.

Sometimes I catch myself  
trying to make predictions.  
Turns out half the time Im wrong,  
but half the time Im right, so I go with it.  
Cause even if/when,  
in the end,  
the world has fallen to pieces,  
well at least Ill know I tried to grow,  
see what lies beyond the open road,  
and our current vision.

And I finally figured out  
I cant control  
what you think of me,  
so Ill stop trying   
cash out all my poker chips and go,  
build myself a mountain worth climbing.

Cash out all my poker chips and go,  
build myself a mountain worth climbing,  
build myself a mountain worth climbing,  
build myself a mountain worth climbing.

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The Builder  
Music & Lyrics by Mike Bass  
Copyright  2022

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Collectors of this NFT may also receive the WAV and MP3 files of The Builder, along with a 3000 x 3000 pixel JPG of the artwork if interested. Just DM or email me!