Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

Have you ever ventured off beat?

Off Beat

By S.F. Reborn

I hear the band playing

I sing off key

This is an off day and

I'm off me

The train is on time

Yet I'm off track

I'm fed the lead line

But I have no slack

I try to play cool

Protect my rep

I feel like a fool

Cause I'm off step

I need to take a break

Cause I lost sleep

I'll see you when I wake

Hope I'm not off beat

21 Answers

Relevance
  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    This is vintage Semper. Strong message and beat, no awkward words. Play another one when you wake up!

  • 1 decade ago

    Brilliant....I can certainly feel the rhythm and the beat on this one. I am sure we all have days when we feel we are "off beat"....I know I certainly do. I would only add that as far as I am concerned, I hope I would never "sing off key" in a *literal* sense (with 20 years of experience and the wonderful musical gifts I have been given, I think that by now I can always carry a tune in the correct key).....although I am sure I do from time to time in a metaphorical sense....and I know we are talking metaphorically here.

    Nice work.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    This truly has a pleasing beat - keeps one involved and the feet start tapping. Could visualize a marching military drill team. This would certainly add class to any rap arrangement. I'll be "tapping" to this all day - thanks and well done.

    Read a first class rap

    Was hard to beat

    With a statifying rhythm

    For dancing feet ♥

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You got a knack for the yak

    You got Sempa Fi

    You got mine anyway

    and me to a T

    When the sun comes up

    and the beat goes down

    I'm wishing for the day

    when I'm not the ***king clown

    Another day goes

    and my head hits the bed

    Another day comes

    And it goes like I said.

  • How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
  • 1 decade ago

    Played in a marching band that did military style marching--kind of know what you mean.

    Yes I have always marched "to the tune of a different drummer" but that is a good thing, Right?!

    This one is a keeper as always. I do hear the music in the background and the 'offbeat' sounds great!

    nice write------

    Ma, thinking of you and mentioning you in my prayers-kk!

  • 1 decade ago

    I live most of my life off beat! Lol.

    Loved the poem. Wonderful as always.

    Cheers.

  • 1 decade ago

    Off beat-- not with music

    but with life

    Nice

  • -
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    For three days, I've been off beat, too..

    but unlike you, I haven't a clue what to do!

    Ahrhythmia

    Eerily quiet

    darkness engulfs

    stilled heart

    waits...

    waits for

    shallow pulse

    listens...

    listens for

    belated beat's

    promised

    return.

  • 1 decade ago

    Wooooo Hoooooo!! Let's go dancing!! Good one nice beat !!1

  • jenny
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    This beat is good

    and makes a lot

    of sense,

    what doesn't

    is, as one ages

    it happens

    more often.

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.