The Jazz Won't Stop

About two years ago, life once again decided to stick its annoying little nose into my little creative bubble and imposed a boycott on my involvement in the Vocal community.

Being an active member on the platform and a rather dedicated Admin in a few of the popular Facebook groups dedicated to Vocalites, it was a very difficult, albeit needed transition. I went from spending about twelve hours a day performing behind-the-scenes activities and planning for those Facebook groups to... well, actually living in the real world and working on transitioning to a fully functioning human.

Since then, I've managed to do quite a few things I've wanted to over the years, including finishing my BA in English–Commencement May 17th!!!! (this process only took me 22 years)

Despite all of this, there have been the occasional Vocal Challenges that just drew me in. The recent Harmonic Verse Challenge being a prime example. One of the creative things I've been working on fairly religiously off-Vocal has been writing songs (my own lyrics) on the Suno platform.

One of my first songs created there (though continuously revamped) was an adaptation of my poem, "Until the Jazz Stops Playing."

After a lot of trial and error navigating the Suno AI and the different/newer versions of it, I've gotten pretty good (not amazing, but decent) at using carefully crafted prompts/instructions regarding the parts of song, tempo, style, vocals, and etc. When combined with the samples of my own singing that I upload and use as the base for the songs, I'm finding that the AI created songs are at least good enough that I can finally really "hear" my lyrics. I enjoy my music... And at least for right now, that's good enough for me.

So, without further ado, I bring you...

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The Jazz Won't Stop!

(Intro Hook)

Sleep calls to me,

begging for an answer.

Oh but,

I resist its soft temptation

a little while longer.

(Chorus)

The sweet serenade

keeps my hips swaying,

And I keep writing

until the Jazz stops playing…

My heart is lifted,

my head no longer hanging low.

"Just one more song,"

I think as the words still flow.

(Verse 1)

Words fill the pages

without stagnation—

No longer blocked by

my own imagination.

My toe taps along with

the skillful percussion,

As the piano and strings

join in the session.

(Chorus)

The sweet serenade

keeps my hips swaying,

And I keep writing

until the Jazz stops playing…

My heart is lifted,

my head no longer hanging low.

"Just one more song,"

I think as the words still flow.

(Verse 2)

My hips sway

as the tempo brightens my mood.

And the air around me

seems to flow like fluid.

Though no lyrics join

in this symphony,

my fingers write the words

in harmony.

(Bridge 1)

Anticipating

the thoughts of the musicians—

Their rhythm inspires

the latest of

my compositions.

(Chorus)

The sweet serenade

keeps my hips swaying,

And I keep writing

until the Jazz stops playing…

My heart is lifted,

my head no longer hanging low.

"Just one more song,"

I think as the words still flow.

(Verse 3)

New words,

new rhymes—

to my mind are called.

By this dark and lyrical night—

I am enthralled.

This sultry night of

rhythm and temptation ,

this soft night filled with

soulful remediation.

(Bridge 2)

My heart is lifted,

my head no longer hanging low—

"Just one more song,"

I think—

as the words still flow.

(Chorus)

The sweet serenade

keeps my hips swaying,

And I keep writing

until the Jazz stops playing…

My heart is lifted,

my head no longer hanging low.

"Just one more song,"

I think as the words still flow.

(Outro Hook)

Sleep calls to me,

begging for an answer.

Oh but—

I resist its soft temptation…

a little while longer.

(Chorus)

The sweet serenade

keeps my hips swaying,

And I keep writing

until the Jazz stops playing…

My heart is lifted,

my head no longer hanging low.

"Just one more song,"

I think as the words still flow.

(Fade Out)

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All Lyrics & Music © Lena Folkert 2025, all rights reserved.