Michael Lightsey

[Michael Lightsey @MKLightsey]

Some people win by burning bridges.

Others spend a lifetime building them.

"Built a Bridge" is my new song — a tribute to my brother and to everyone who chooses understanding over division.

🎧 https://t.co/mwjAT2pyyJ

#singersongwriter #newmusic #Americana

[Michael Lightsey @MKLightsey]

Some inheritances can’t be measured.

Not money or possessions, but curiosity, resilience, humor, and love passed from one generation to the next.

My new song, "Father of Mine", is out now.

🎧https://t.co/q2RvMB4hoT

#FathersDay #NewMusic #singersongwriter

[Michael Lightsey @MKLightsey]

“Steady As You Go” is about the quiet people who shape us — through music, hard work, old cars, late-night conversations, and small acts of love that stay with us forever.

Give it a listen: https://t.co/3ytp4L8zVh

#NewMusic #Americana #SingerSongwriter #IndieMusic #FolkRock #Storytelling

[Michael Lightsey @MKLightsey]

#foodforthought

[Michael Lightsey @MKLightsey]

“The Window” is a song about memory, motherhood, and the quiet passage of time — for the ones who watched us grow, season after season.

Now on Bandcamp: https://t.co/FjLYlMEtfG

#Americana #SingerSongwriter #MothersDay #IndieMusic

[Michael Lightsey @MKLightsey]

#foodforthought

[Michael Lightsey @MKLightsey]

Some songs take their time finding you.

I gathered a few of mine—memory, myth, whatever truth slipped through.

https://t.co/Sqr4TWAb0A

It’s Bandcamp Friday, so support goes directly to the artist.

If you feel called to listen, I’m grateful you’re here.

[Michael Lightsey @MKLightsey]

A song for the ones who gave everything… and never asked for anything back.

https://t.co/NZzHap4jK7

#newmusic #singersongwiter #americana

[Michael Lightsey @MKLightsey]

There’s a kind of light some people carry.
Not quiet. Not always easy. But impossible to ignore.

"Starry Soul" is for the ones who have your back, even in their storms.

🎧https://t.co/NZzHap4jK7

#singersongwriter #newmusic #Americana

[Michael Lightsey @MKLightsey]

Some people become part of the music… this is where they still live.

https://t.co/ucZSJ0vY8Z

#singersongwriter #americana #newmusic

[Michael Lightsey @MKLightsey]

Some people become part of the music.
They echo through songs you didn’t know you were writing for them.
"If Only You Knew" — out now. 🎧
https://t.co/ucZSJ0vY8Z

#singersongwriter #newmusic #americana

[Michael Lightsey @MKLightsey]

Almost home.
Almost forgiven.

About a Mile 🎧

https://t.co/wCavGUF3pG

#newmusic #singersongwriter

[Michael Lightsey @MKLightsey]

“About a Mile” is about that final stretch — the threshold between distance and return.
Sometimes redemption isn’t far.
It’s just one more turn.

🎧 Listen here:
https://t.co/wCavGUF3pG

#NewMusic #Americana #IndieRock

[Michael Lightsey @MKLightsey]

A meditation on memory and shared experience — how distance doesn’t erase connection, and how time never truly separates us.

Listen to the music:
https://t.co/E6lsESzLCm

#singersongwriter #indiemusic

[Michael Lightsey @MKLightsey]

Many of you know me through music. But long before these songs, there was visual art.

My Fine Art America site features mythic figures, abstracts, landscapes, florals & more.

Explore here: https://t.co/qIkCkNPrZx

Grateful for the connection the work continues to create.

[Michael Lightsey @MKLightsey]

New song: Time Don’t Matter.

Inspired by #WaltWhitman’s poetry — the idea that the same tides and skies bind us across time.

Distance doesn’t undo connection. Memory is a bridge.

https://t.co/E6lsESzLCm

#singersongwriter #americana #folkmusic