Jeffrey’s Pipe Dream

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Introduction and lyrics by Melodie Yvonne and inspired by Jeffrey Lageveen

I rarely take political stances or engage in conversations on the topic because, well, I’m f*cking Sweden, but occasionally I’ll run into someone a little more passionate than others and allow them to bend my ear. Recently one of these instances occurred as I was enjoying the company and banter of a good friend of mine by the name of Jeffrey Lageveen. Now Jeff is very vivacious and vehement about most topics he chooses to vocalize so it was no surprise to me that he had such an adamant opinion about a certain current event. The recent happenings surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline quickly took over his orations, and he not only wanted me to truly hear his feelings, but he encouraged me to aid him in his expression through my lyrical skills. The following lyrical musings published for your enjoyment, and hopefully your thought provocation, are the result of my dear friend’s inspiration. Bless him for being a beautiful human, for caring about the world, AND for having the ability to actually make my inner child sit still for an entire adult conversation 🙂

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Jeffrey’s Pipe Dream 

This is fucking real, and this is fucking happening
These our lives that matter, and it’s time we stood for something
Underpaid to fight the good fight, trying to make a difference
Let go your thoughts, look in my eyes, lay back, and take a listen

Looking at Dakota’s pipeline
It’s a pipe dream, but it’s night-time
Looking at it from a wrong mind
Sacrilegious dogs feed primetime

Politics and corporate greed
quickly get us nowhere free
Blindly dig themselves up something
Eat our souls just like The Nothing

This is fucking real, and this is fucking happening
These our lives that matter, and it’s time we stood for something
Underpaid to fight the good fight, trying to make a difference
Let go your thoughts, look in my eyes, lay back, and take a listen

Government blind to the natives
Squawking pigs don’t represent us
Taking land with brute armed forces
Tyranny empire enforcers

Hollywood paid to be faithful
My words may not be so graceful
But I’ll make one kind of difference
With my free speech groove deliverance

This is fucking real, and this is fucking happening
These our lives that matter, and it’s time we stood for something
Underpaid to fight the good fight, trying to make a difference
Use my grooves to save what’s right, and wipe away the ignorance

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Melodie Yvonne

Melodie Yvonne, lead photographer and owner of Photographic Melodie, grew up in the small southern Indiana town of North Vernon. She picked up her first camera at the age of 5, and was immediately hooked. By the age of 15 she began to turn every trip, even just to the local park, into a fantasy scene of her own imagination, and started mentoring with many local professionals. Melodie received an Associates of Applied Science in Visual Technologies majoring in Photography from Ivy Tech in 2002 after studying under acclaimed professors and many other masters in the field.

Melodie’s main focus has always been music photography. Growing up listening to many amazing musicians inspired her dream to create visual images that made people feel the way they do when listening to music. Her goal was to help people SEE the music.

Melodie has done numerous jobs around the country ranging from working for bands to being the official photographer on many southern Indiana Poker Runs. Her specialties are in nature, music, and candid event photography. She published her first print work, a collection of images & poetry, in 2011, and has since published many more print works. Melodie currently acts as owner & lead photographer at Photographic Melodie, House Photographer for Purdue Theatre, and Tour Photographer for multiple Billboard Charts topping bands as well as freelance work with many other media outlets, venues, and musicians.

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