Oh, I did you wrong,
So I looked back in time so long,
I am the link that broke the chain,
And now only the lock remains
I have leapt off the top of the world,
And I have flown all around,
And nothing could bring me down,
Except for your hands unfurled,
Some people have been broken into,
When the bars feel the most cold,
And I’d say that I am growin’ old,
Feeling every step I take without you
Oh, I did you wrong,
So I looked back in time so long,
I am the link that broke the chain,
And now only the lock remains
Lining up at chain link fences,
To face the firing squads,
You looked away from me to nod,
Brought you down, lost my senses,
If there’s a way this world could change,
It would all but certainly abandon me,
Cast away to face the ruthless seas,
Jagged edges sticking out from chains
Oh, I did you wrong,
So I looked back in time so long,
I am the link that broke the chain,
And now only the lock remains
Thrashing thunderous hammers down,
Uneasy minds are not put to rest,
When dreaming of what is blessed,
Knowing it won’t come back around,
Waterfalls build up from streams,
On life’s road I ran over stones,
Imagined quakes and ended up alone,
Sinking stones find ripples so serene
Oh, I did you wrong,
So I looked back in time so long,
I am the link that broke the chain,
And now only the lock remains
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Prophets
Fences and ropes do not define museums, the shackles of time remain bolted down,
With the irons on their tugging wrists, prisoners faces are exploding in tears,
Accused by a wavering drunken boy, intent on defining the thoughts of our time,
He prophesized weakness of man to ensnare, and ordered all restraint be restricted
It puzzled me when I noticed his landlord, bended and smiling to steal from ashtrays,
Twitching by sucking the cigarette's last life, leading his burned down body to death,
I watched as he died in the alley a bum, begging for the last of cigarette's ashes,
To taste the tar that he drowned in before, made his last breathes all the sweeter
The stagecoach comes and knowledge leaves, departing like the fuse of the bomb,
The prophet steals the wealth from the poor, inherited from the rich man's laws,
They are the bandits in gold tinted spurs, used to command blinded horses,
The stallions ain't going to budge no more, for they can target the outlaw's aiming
The tight wire lays close to the flames, the poet and painter lean to that side,
Prophet more like suth-sayers become, the devil within them concealed to praise,
But I see through their Godly masks, the blood of extinction on hide killers,
Dashing into the construction yard, of a hospital ward meant for the dying
With the irons on their tugging wrists, prisoners faces are exploding in tears,
Accused by a wavering drunken boy, intent on defining the thoughts of our time,
He prophesized weakness of man to ensnare, and ordered all restraint be restricted
It puzzled me when I noticed his landlord, bended and smiling to steal from ashtrays,
Twitching by sucking the cigarette's last life, leading his burned down body to death,
I watched as he died in the alley a bum, begging for the last of cigarette's ashes,
To taste the tar that he drowned in before, made his last breathes all the sweeter
The stagecoach comes and knowledge leaves, departing like the fuse of the bomb,
The prophet steals the wealth from the poor, inherited from the rich man's laws,
They are the bandits in gold tinted spurs, used to command blinded horses,
The stallions ain't going to budge no more, for they can target the outlaw's aiming
The tight wire lays close to the flames, the poet and painter lean to that side,
Prophet more like suth-sayers become, the devil within them concealed to praise,
But I see through their Godly masks, the blood of extinction on hide killers,
Dashing into the construction yard, of a hospital ward meant for the dying
Behind Your Veil
You're in the grip of moon and stars,
Company that can be heaved,
The wherever you are,
That so swift you call a jail,
Behind your veil,
The saddest sun is a sailing ship,
It's sinking set by tides,
Never washes away pain,
Fills rain in pails,
Behind your veil
Hear those sea shell dreams begin,
You're paining a new canvas,
With a candle lit within,
So paint a sail,
Lift up your veil
Company that can be heaved,
The wherever you are,
That so swift you call a jail,
Behind your veil,
The saddest sun is a sailing ship,
It's sinking set by tides,
Never washes away pain,
Fills rain in pails,
Behind your veil
Hear those sea shell dreams begin,
You're paining a new canvas,
With a candle lit within,
So paint a sail,
Lift up your veil
Nobody With A Heart
If anybody else tries to find me,
While they search in the stars,
Tell them that their hearts,
Cannot reach me from so far,
They disturb me with their eyes,
And blanket the night over me,
They convert into fallen shrines,
Under the shade of lost memories
Now I have to choose between someone else and you,
But that's something nobody with a heart could do
Their stinging hearts are encircled,
By thorns growing deep within,
I could see in their chilling eyes,
That their conscience is paper thin,
Their thoughts may have been prayers,
To ease my deepest felt worries,
But their hearts have been abandoned,
Somewhere between the truth and a plea
Now I have to choose between someone else and you,
But that's something nobody with a heart could do
Desperate I was to find you here,
A beacon shining not to loss,
A friend who lifts me to the highest stars,
I no longer retreat but leap across,
And if the anchor drags down hope,
If I stand behind shadows and don't try,
And if I do not always love you,
I'll regret it 'til the day that I die
Now I have to choose between someone else and you,
But that's something nobody with a heart could do
While they search in the stars,
Tell them that their hearts,
Cannot reach me from so far,
They disturb me with their eyes,
And blanket the night over me,
They convert into fallen shrines,
Under the shade of lost memories
Now I have to choose between someone else and you,
But that's something nobody with a heart could do
Their stinging hearts are encircled,
By thorns growing deep within,
I could see in their chilling eyes,
That their conscience is paper thin,
Their thoughts may have been prayers,
To ease my deepest felt worries,
But their hearts have been abandoned,
Somewhere between the truth and a plea
Now I have to choose between someone else and you,
But that's something nobody with a heart could do
Desperate I was to find you here,
A beacon shining not to loss,
A friend who lifts me to the highest stars,
I no longer retreat but leap across,
And if the anchor drags down hope,
If I stand behind shadows and don't try,
And if I do not always love you,
I'll regret it 'til the day that I die
Now I have to choose between someone else and you,
But that's something nobody with a heart could do
Please Make Sure (It Doesn't Come True)
Please Make Sure It Doesn’t Come True
Everybody told me,
You had gone into solitude,
Interacting with yourself,
Oh wasn't that so rude?
You have a dream, you say,
Of a dark and dreary day,
Please make sure it doesn't come true
You sat on the corner,
Waiting to wear the crown,
Just don't put it on your mind,
That has fallen farther down,
Well, it hurts you to think,
You allow the world to sink,
Please make sure it doesn't come true
The broken glass you throw,
At a ticker day parade,
Cuts the wings of angels,
Who marched as you prayed,
You have found a way out,
By not being that devout,
Please make sure it doesn't come true
You can use parachuttes,
To soften all your falls,
Its the old descent from heaven,
That allows you to stall,
You will land in the flood,
Of your moral vicitims' blood,
Please make sure it doesn't come true
Grief is only medicine,
For those who are never cured,
Yet we cannot keep on grieving,
Through only spoken word,
I see the light being revealed,
But the truth remains concealed,
Please make sure it doesn't come true
Everybody told me,
You had gone into solitude,
Interacting with yourself,
Oh wasn't that so rude?
You have a dream, you say,
Of a dark and dreary day,
Please make sure it doesn't come true
You sat on the corner,
Waiting to wear the crown,
Just don't put it on your mind,
That has fallen farther down,
Well, it hurts you to think,
You allow the world to sink,
Please make sure it doesn't come true
The broken glass you throw,
At a ticker day parade,
Cuts the wings of angels,
Who marched as you prayed,
You have found a way out,
By not being that devout,
Please make sure it doesn't come true
You can use parachuttes,
To soften all your falls,
Its the old descent from heaven,
That allows you to stall,
You will land in the flood,
Of your moral vicitims' blood,
Please make sure it doesn't come true
Grief is only medicine,
For those who are never cured,
Yet we cannot keep on grieving,
Through only spoken word,
I see the light being revealed,
But the truth remains concealed,
Please make sure it doesn't come true
Mother Turtle
Mother Turtle,
Why must you leave us in the ground?
And walk away from your young,
Why can't you stayy, for just one day?
To protect us from harms way,
Mother Turtle
The tortoise walked on soldiers frowned faces that wait to smile,
Their minds see friends dying that will be stuck there a while,
van Gough painted raven's flying, they've been flying for miles,
And Gandhi is weeping as his tears fill soldier's loaded rifles
A chestnut seeds falls on a solier that's dying,
The trees bare seeds that through centeries are cying,
Their branches the echoes of long untold stories,
And their seeds are the number of soldiers that bleed
Mother Turtle,
Why do you leave us so far from the ocean's soft tide?
Why do we have to run across the beach for freedom?
Why not lay your eggs a little closer to the shore?
And why can't more lives be saved?
Mother Turtle
Why must you leave us in the ground?
And walk away from your young,
Why can't you stayy, for just one day?
To protect us from harms way,
Mother Turtle
The tortoise walked on soldiers frowned faces that wait to smile,
Their minds see friends dying that will be stuck there a while,
van Gough painted raven's flying, they've been flying for miles,
And Gandhi is weeping as his tears fill soldier's loaded rifles
A chestnut seeds falls on a solier that's dying,
The trees bare seeds that through centeries are cying,
Their branches the echoes of long untold stories,
And their seeds are the number of soldiers that bleed
Mother Turtle,
Why do you leave us so far from the ocean's soft tide?
Why do we have to run across the beach for freedom?
Why not lay your eggs a little closer to the shore?
And why can't more lives be saved?
Mother Turtle
A Lifetime Ago
I thought you had saved me, baby,
But you led me down dead end streets,
Don't expect me to give you kisses,
If you expect me to kiss your feet,
It was your heart that turned away,
That turned the sun into hurricanes,
I'll head somewhere down the road, babe,
As soon as I break this ball and chain
I waited for you to change back,
And thought you'd never go,
That's what I thought, baby,
In what seems like a lifetime ago
Though you ran me in circles,
I've never been hung in this noose,
I know you can hold me up, baby,
But I need you to cut me loose,
There is no need for searching,
Won't find love in this heart no more,
You landed us on broken glass, baby,
I don't want to see your face no more
I waited for you to change back,
And thought you'd never go,
That's what I thought, baby,
In what seems like a lifetime ago
I was speading down the highway,
The ambulance gave me the news,
The wheels were spinning off, baby,
Looks like your engine blew a fuse,
I am off to look for something,
Though I'm desolation bound,
I can't look at you no more, baby,
This steering wheel's turning me back around
I waited for you to change back,
And thought you'd never go,
That's what I thought, baby,
In what seems like a lifetime ago
But you led me down dead end streets,
Don't expect me to give you kisses,
If you expect me to kiss your feet,
It was your heart that turned away,
That turned the sun into hurricanes,
I'll head somewhere down the road, babe,
As soon as I break this ball and chain
I waited for you to change back,
And thought you'd never go,
That's what I thought, baby,
In what seems like a lifetime ago
Though you ran me in circles,
I've never been hung in this noose,
I know you can hold me up, baby,
But I need you to cut me loose,
There is no need for searching,
Won't find love in this heart no more,
You landed us on broken glass, baby,
I don't want to see your face no more
I waited for you to change back,
And thought you'd never go,
That's what I thought, baby,
In what seems like a lifetime ago
I was speading down the highway,
The ambulance gave me the news,
The wheels were spinning off, baby,
Looks like your engine blew a fuse,
I am off to look for something,
Though I'm desolation bound,
I can't look at you no more, baby,
This steering wheel's turning me back around
I waited for you to change back,
And thought you'd never go,
That's what I thought, baby,
In what seems like a lifetime ago
The Mountain's Coming Down (Rough)
I don't believe in heaven,
Nor do I belive in a hell,
Anyone who sends you there,
Has a collapsing world to sell,
God rules on the mountain,
Humanity was built on stones,
The mountain's comin' down,
Forget about the first thrown
Humans patrol this jailed world,
God's in the chains of slavery,
Breaking stones in the jail yard,
Guards won't hear the eternal plea,
The trenches with war's soldiers,
Their blood leaves God's hands,
God's tears flow like a river,
As war mongers wound the land
Mighty streams like justice,
The Lord can't wait no more,
We cannot seem to break through,
Don't trash God's hopes anymore,
Our roots cannot be swayed,
By the mightiest of winds,
We are talking about freedom,
For the world we're living in
Let go of my two hands, death,
Oh, death release my hands,
I feel ready to escape here,
And march off to the promised land,
Look ahead past the broken chains,
And praise people over the Lord,
God may be our life's creator,
But we've destroyed the world
Nor do I belive in a hell,
Anyone who sends you there,
Has a collapsing world to sell,
God rules on the mountain,
Humanity was built on stones,
The mountain's comin' down,
Forget about the first thrown
Humans patrol this jailed world,
God's in the chains of slavery,
Breaking stones in the jail yard,
Guards won't hear the eternal plea,
The trenches with war's soldiers,
Their blood leaves God's hands,
God's tears flow like a river,
As war mongers wound the land
Mighty streams like justice,
The Lord can't wait no more,
We cannot seem to break through,
Don't trash God's hopes anymore,
Our roots cannot be swayed,
By the mightiest of winds,
We are talking about freedom,
For the world we're living in
Let go of my two hands, death,
Oh, death release my hands,
I feel ready to escape here,
And march off to the promised land,
Look ahead past the broken chains,
And praise people over the Lord,
God may be our life's creator,
But we've destroyed the world
Home Is Where The Heart Is
I once had a home,
It's a million miles away,
Home is where the heart is,
That's what they say,
I once had a home,
Now I have no place to stay,
Empty spaces cold as tombs,
Are paving the way
If anybody asks you,
Don't tell them where you went,
Just look them in the eyes,
They'll see the time you spent,
I cannot go back home,
Oh, how I wish that I could,
But I'm locked out in the rain,
From ragged shoes to beaten hood
I once had a home,
It's a million miles away,
Home is where the heart is,
That's what they say,
I once had a home,
Now I have no place to stay,
Empty spaces cold as tombs,
Are paving the way
It's a million miles away,
Home is where the heart is,
That's what they say,
I once had a home,
Now I have no place to stay,
Empty spaces cold as tombs,
Are paving the way
If anybody asks you,
Don't tell them where you went,
Just look them in the eyes,
They'll see the time you spent,
I cannot go back home,
Oh, how I wish that I could,
But I'm locked out in the rain,
From ragged shoes to beaten hood
I once had a home,
It's a million miles away,
Home is where the heart is,
That's what they say,
I once had a home,
Now I have no place to stay,
Empty spaces cold as tombs,
Are paving the way
Today (VT Tribute)
Today,
Nothing can shake our foundation,
Today,
We stand together as a nation,
Today,
The vigils shine the night away,
Today,
We are so speechless that we pray
Today,
We can only look back in sorrow,
Today,
Casts a cold shadow on tomorrow,
Today,
We cry together deep within,
Today,
The world don't seem worth livin' in
Today,
We have reached no destination,
Today,
Can't hold to silent contemplation,
Today,
Angels bow their heads in tears,
Today,
Somehow we wondered off to here
Today,
Our eyes are fixed on aftermath,
Today,
Abide broken mirrors in the path,
Today,
The tides crash against the beach,
Today,
Only disbelief
Nothing can shake our foundation,
Today,
We stand together as a nation,
Today,
The vigils shine the night away,
Today,
We are so speechless that we pray
Today,
We can only look back in sorrow,
Today,
Casts a cold shadow on tomorrow,
Today,
We cry together deep within,
Today,
The world don't seem worth livin' in
Today,
We have reached no destination,
Today,
Can't hold to silent contemplation,
Today,
Angels bow their heads in tears,
Today,
Somehow we wondered off to here
Today,
Our eyes are fixed on aftermath,
Today,
Abide broken mirrors in the path,
Today,
The tides crash against the beach,
Today,
Only disbelief
Leaving Me To Die
Without any warming,
You just went away,
If you said it in my ear,
I would have stayed,
I was there for you,
Whenever you needed sympathy,
Falling apart over nothing,
We deserve each others pity
I took you in when you were lonely,
And you left me out to die,
Don't try to come any closer,
You'll only make a grown man cry
I was alone in this world,
For too long a time,
My life entrusted in you,
Turns out I was blind,
Thought I had found someone,
Who would really care,
She won't try and remember,
That I was even there
I took you in when you were lonely,
And you left me out to die,
Don't try to come any closer,
You'll only make a grown man cry
Nobody could laugh,
Nobody could cry just the same,
Aimlessly seeing stars,
Wondering who was to blame,
Wish I could hear you now,
Through the fog distance drew,
You should have told me,
I would have listened to you
I took you in when you were lonely,
And you left me out to die,
Don't try to come any closer,
You'll only make a grown man cry
You just went away,
If you said it in my ear,
I would have stayed,
I was there for you,
Whenever you needed sympathy,
Falling apart over nothing,
We deserve each others pity
I took you in when you were lonely,
And you left me out to die,
Don't try to come any closer,
You'll only make a grown man cry
I was alone in this world,
For too long a time,
My life entrusted in you,
Turns out I was blind,
Thought I had found someone,
Who would really care,
She won't try and remember,
That I was even there
I took you in when you were lonely,
And you left me out to die,
Don't try to come any closer,
You'll only make a grown man cry
Nobody could laugh,
Nobody could cry just the same,
Aimlessly seeing stars,
Wondering who was to blame,
Wish I could hear you now,
Through the fog distance drew,
You should have told me,
I would have listened to you
I took you in when you were lonely,
And you left me out to die,
Don't try to come any closer,
You'll only make a grown man cry
Thorns
I've crawled through a field of thorns that scar,
A flower one can't reach isn't worth this much pain,
When I saw that branches had taken hold of me,
I felt the blood drizzle down my skin like rain
You are far away like a star,
And your light hit me from a bow,
Your kiss reached me like the sun,
But that was from long ago,
Scars you gave only afflict my tears,
Now you hide in your armor of brire,
And the heart that you let die,
You were the one who set it on fire,
Your walls cannot hold me forever,
Your roots are giving way,
I fell for you and landed on rough,
It isn't easy for me to walk away
I've crawled through a field of thorns that scared,
A flower one can't reach isn't worth this much pain,
When I saw that branches had taken hold of me,
I felt the blood drizzle down my skin like rain
A flower one can't reach isn't worth this much pain,
When I saw that branches had taken hold of me,
I felt the blood drizzle down my skin like rain
You are far away like a star,
And your light hit me from a bow,
Your kiss reached me like the sun,
But that was from long ago,
Scars you gave only afflict my tears,
Now you hide in your armor of brire,
And the heart that you let die,
You were the one who set it on fire,
Your walls cannot hold me forever,
Your roots are giving way,
I fell for you and landed on rough,
It isn't easy for me to walk away
I've crawled through a field of thorns that scared,
A flower one can't reach isn't worth this much pain,
When I saw that branches had taken hold of me,
I felt the blood drizzle down my skin like rain
No Tomorrow
We sell away future, we never only borrow,
Everybody who is living in the world today,
Must be predicting there will be no tomorrow
There are cannons filled with steal arrows,
That Achilles fires at impending troops,
The moon defends, the river carries navies,
But it turns out both sides are one group,
Melding medellions in the hands of the serpants,
The dragons march with their flames of fears,
Dying peasants are ashes of bombs being promised,
Their children fill their guns with ashes and tears
We sell away our future, we never only borrow,
Everybody who is living in this world today,
Must be predicting there will be no tomorrow
The mole can topple the mightiest fortress,
And it yet it is scared to dig from underneath,
Where the king keeps the prisoners tied up like slaves,
His knights defend his power with their shealth,
I know their is a moat that floods the home,
But be prepared to swim in order to breathe,
Blood flows from our world before a rain,
For cowards draw conclusions with a sheathe
We sell away our future, we never only borrow,
Everyone who is living in this world today,
Must be predicting there will be no tomorrow
The poor know that their child will pass away poor,
While the tyrants drain the world of its holiness,
And the rich market births as our future slaves,
We live on the graveyards of our mountainous excess,
We must all become the sun and clear these clouds away,
Before the dragons poor ash into a suffocating sky,
Toss down that tired sword that has ushered slain
We sell away our future, we never only borrow,
Everyone who is living in this world today,
Must be pretending there will be no tomorrow
Everybody who is living in the world today,
Must be predicting there will be no tomorrow
There are cannons filled with steal arrows,
That Achilles fires at impending troops,
The moon defends, the river carries navies,
But it turns out both sides are one group,
Melding medellions in the hands of the serpants,
The dragons march with their flames of fears,
Dying peasants are ashes of bombs being promised,
Their children fill their guns with ashes and tears
We sell away our future, we never only borrow,
Everybody who is living in this world today,
Must be predicting there will be no tomorrow
The mole can topple the mightiest fortress,
And it yet it is scared to dig from underneath,
Where the king keeps the prisoners tied up like slaves,
His knights defend his power with their shealth,
I know their is a moat that floods the home,
But be prepared to swim in order to breathe,
Blood flows from our world before a rain,
For cowards draw conclusions with a sheathe
We sell away our future, we never only borrow,
Everyone who is living in this world today,
Must be predicting there will be no tomorrow
The poor know that their child will pass away poor,
While the tyrants drain the world of its holiness,
And the rich market births as our future slaves,
We live on the graveyards of our mountainous excess,
We must all become the sun and clear these clouds away,
Before the dragons poor ash into a suffocating sky,
Toss down that tired sword that has ushered slain
We sell away our future, we never only borrow,
Everyone who is living in this world today,
Must be pretending there will be no tomorrow
Every Moment Without You
Tearful reflections leave me helpless,
Accomplish all I’ve yet to prove,
To flow down drain-less roads,
With all I came to lose,
Eyelids melt like feathered wings,
Heart stuck like lips with glue,
I’ll forever stay a dreamer,
Every moment without you
The umbrella underfoot is broken,
For a certain time could stay afloat,
Like fused hand’s anchor sinks below,
Reading Juliet’s last love note,
My arms reach to free myself,
Knowing sinking dreams can’t come true,
And everything falls gravity bound,
Every moment without you
I’ve paced myself mazed down this road,
I’ve witnessed every platform prize,
But I’ve left that road to eternity,
Just to look into your eyes,
A beggar strides away with cup,
With yarn ball feet attached to you,
Drip stranded barbell tears down cheek,
Every moment without you
Bravely set forth toward setting sun,
The wall between us built complete,
For all the words I’ve yet to tell,
Cannot escape my reversed feet,
Every moment waits to arrive,
Like the morning sky of blue,
Starless nights and sunlit flights,
Every moment without you
All my limbs are tugging hooks,
Like ruling puppeteer at hand,
And if these strings were cords of heart,
They would stretch across the land,
A harp on mouth that jail keeps,
Singing sweet songs praising you,
But instead I’m left to silence here,
Every moment without you
Accomplish all I’ve yet to prove,
To flow down drain-less roads,
With all I came to lose,
Eyelids melt like feathered wings,
Heart stuck like lips with glue,
I’ll forever stay a dreamer,
Every moment without you
The umbrella underfoot is broken,
For a certain time could stay afloat,
Like fused hand’s anchor sinks below,
Reading Juliet’s last love note,
My arms reach to free myself,
Knowing sinking dreams can’t come true,
And everything falls gravity bound,
Every moment without you
I’ve paced myself mazed down this road,
I’ve witnessed every platform prize,
But I’ve left that road to eternity,
Just to look into your eyes,
A beggar strides away with cup,
With yarn ball feet attached to you,
Drip stranded barbell tears down cheek,
Every moment without you
Bravely set forth toward setting sun,
The wall between us built complete,
For all the words I’ve yet to tell,
Cannot escape my reversed feet,
Every moment waits to arrive,
Like the morning sky of blue,
Starless nights and sunlit flights,
Every moment without you
All my limbs are tugging hooks,
Like ruling puppeteer at hand,
And if these strings were cords of heart,
They would stretch across the land,
A harp on mouth that jail keeps,
Singing sweet songs praising you,
But instead I’m left to silence here,
Every moment without you
Out the Door (Rough Draft)
No frame on the wall to nail me down,
My face reflected on her life no more,
Broken glass shattered across the ground,
Nothing in the frame worth waiting for
The shield was broken by passers by,
War was ragged in the name of the king,
For a heart I dreamed t'was worth to die,
Turns out that I didn't love a thing,
Scavenge what is left of the courtyard,
Eyes of gladiators fixed on the crowd,
Injured in armor been worn and marred,
Can't love those who you never make proud,
The sight of the lions inside of the cages,
Evening drops before impassible gates,
I walk with respite off of life's stages,
Hollow is a heart without burden's weight
No frame on the wall to nail me down,
My face reflected on her life no more,
Broken glass shattered across the ground,
Nothing in the frame worth waiting for
Love's only fooling me
Wishing well rivers lugged behind by saints,
Drowning me in hell fires up reaching,
Around a heavenly portrait peels stale paint,
Burning in the lies of love's preaching,
This forsaken place where I was locked away,
Lifted hopes replaced through grieving...
No frame on the wall to nail me down,
My face reflected on her life no more,
Broken glass shattered across the ground,
Nothing in the frame worth waiting for
My face reflected on her life no more,
Broken glass shattered across the ground,
Nothing in the frame worth waiting for
The shield was broken by passers by,
War was ragged in the name of the king,
For a heart I dreamed t'was worth to die,
Turns out that I didn't love a thing,
Scavenge what is left of the courtyard,
Eyes of gladiators fixed on the crowd,
Injured in armor been worn and marred,
Can't love those who you never make proud,
The sight of the lions inside of the cages,
Evening drops before impassible gates,
I walk with respite off of life's stages,
Hollow is a heart without burden's weight
No frame on the wall to nail me down,
My face reflected on her life no more,
Broken glass shattered across the ground,
Nothing in the frame worth waiting for
Love's only fooling me
Wishing well rivers lugged behind by saints,
Drowning me in hell fires up reaching,
Around a heavenly portrait peels stale paint,
Burning in the lies of love's preaching,
This forsaken place where I was locked away,
Lifted hopes replaced through grieving...
No frame on the wall to nail me down,
My face reflected on her life no more,
Broken glass shattered across the ground,
Nothing in the frame worth waiting for
Paper Planes/Miss Her When I'm With Her
Paper Planes
Paper planes,
Swaying to and frow,
Crumbled in a child's hands,
And torn,
Paper planes,
Scribbles on the canvases
Miss Her When I'm With Her
The sun is showing, That even it can be blocked from sight,
Just like a heart, Trying to be seen through a dark night,
Bandits have waited, for the sad sun to set to rain,
They have taken from me, Her love someday to be gained,
My heart's the target, Only she has ever hit its center,
But through this night, Bows had aimed cold winds to enter
Here I remain alone, every strand is tied together,
There is a string, tied onto a dove's worn feathers,
It sits upon the laurel, has no need to fly far away,
In fires of my hellish life, its branches provide shade,
I can't forget her, my heart spins like roulette wheels,
My words keep their distance, Kept in dreams I can feel
When he holds her close, his heart has mine severed,
Lost love will dig my grave, Only the dead can wait forever,
I can't live without her, or imagine my recuring memory,
She is not with me, What the unloving would call plenty,
But I'm not like them, patience does not mean I'm ceasing,
I fear this delay, While the love within me is increasing
Silent rejections whisper, Into my ears until I awake,
Dreams grow stronger, For her I'd put all time at stake,
I feel her through my dreams, How can her heart feel like mine?
Like an anchor on me, My love is trapped behind the line,
I could have lost faith, It depends on where our hearts were,
It has become routine, For me to miss her when I'm with her
Paper planes,
Swaying to and frow,
Crumbled in a child's hands,
And torn,
Paper planes,
Scribbles on the canvases
Miss Her When I'm With Her
The sun is showing, That even it can be blocked from sight,
Just like a heart, Trying to be seen through a dark night,
Bandits have waited, for the sad sun to set to rain,
They have taken from me, Her love someday to be gained,
My heart's the target, Only she has ever hit its center,
But through this night, Bows had aimed cold winds to enter
Here I remain alone, every strand is tied together,
There is a string, tied onto a dove's worn feathers,
It sits upon the laurel, has no need to fly far away,
In fires of my hellish life, its branches provide shade,
I can't forget her, my heart spins like roulette wheels,
My words keep their distance, Kept in dreams I can feel
When he holds her close, his heart has mine severed,
Lost love will dig my grave, Only the dead can wait forever,
I can't live without her, or imagine my recuring memory,
She is not with me, What the unloving would call plenty,
But I'm not like them, patience does not mean I'm ceasing,
I fear this delay, While the love within me is increasing
Silent rejections whisper, Into my ears until I awake,
Dreams grow stronger, For her I'd put all time at stake,
I feel her through my dreams, How can her heart feel like mine?
Like an anchor on me, My love is trapped behind the line,
I could have lost faith, It depends on where our hearts were,
It has become routine, For me to miss her when I'm with her
Happiness Is A Lifetime Away
Blessed was I just the other day,
Now happiness is a lifetime away
Drink champagne and toast your glass,
You will see only distortions of kingdom's past,
And in your head no dreams will ever last,
As you head out the door in your fabled mask,
You stammer down the steps to the sidewalk,
With a bottle in your hand, carving in chalk,
Never considering where others may walk,
You suffocate in the talons of wayward hawks
Blessed was I just the other day,
Now happiness is a lifetime away
Before you know just where you'll land,
You see the feathers they caught held in their hands,
Relying on winds to make curves in the sand,
All the while carving out where you stand,
A trap door was hidden amongst the stars,
Just when you thought that you would go so far,
And just when you found constilations bizarre,
The moon is sinking deeper into cosmic tar
Blessed was I just the other day,
Now happiness is a lifetime away
Now happiness is a lifetime away
Drink champagne and toast your glass,
You will see only distortions of kingdom's past,
And in your head no dreams will ever last,
As you head out the door in your fabled mask,
You stammer down the steps to the sidewalk,
With a bottle in your hand, carving in chalk,
Never considering where others may walk,
You suffocate in the talons of wayward hawks
Blessed was I just the other day,
Now happiness is a lifetime away
Before you know just where you'll land,
You see the feathers they caught held in their hands,
Relying on winds to make curves in the sand,
All the while carving out where you stand,
A trap door was hidden amongst the stars,
Just when you thought that you would go so far,
And just when you found constilations bizarre,
The moon is sinking deeper into cosmic tar
Blessed was I just the other day,
Now happiness is a lifetime away
And I Know
Mount Vesuvius erupts like a car bomb,
The suffering forged by screams of time,
They bellow through the ruins of a city,
And echo boundless through forgotten shrines,
Nothing is left by the time planes touch down,
Babylon's outcasts outside it's crumbling walls,
God cannot hear us from a sanctuary's rubble,
Preserving charred bodies wrapped tightly in palls
The suffering forged by screams of time,
They bellow through the ruins of a city,
And echo boundless through forgotten shrines,
Nothing is left by the time planes touch down,
Babylon's outcasts outside it's crumbling walls,
God cannot hear us from a sanctuary's rubble,
Preserving charred bodies wrapped tightly in palls
Fight It (Reggae)
You got to fight it, and fight it, and fight it, til the war is through
Put down the stone and let it free,
Falls into space where it can breathe,
Spinning cut loose from yo-yo strings,
It's orbit remains a crazy thing,
Every last woe has been repeating,
Yet nobody knows what tomorrow brings
You got to fight it, and fight it, and fight it, til the war is through
We have been down many times before,
And when we're up we never soar,
But that is all about to change,
Paths we had followed seem so strange,
As if to lead us on nursery rhymes,
All when we have so little time
You got to fight it, and fight it, and fight it, til the war is through
Put down the stone and let it free,
Falls into space where it can breathe,
Spinning cut loose from yo-yo strings,
It's orbit remains a crazy thing,
Every last woe has been repeating,
Yet nobody knows what tomorrow brings
You got to fight it, and fight it, and fight it, til the war is through
We have been down many times before,
And when we're up we never soar,
But that is all about to change,
Paths we had followed seem so strange,
As if to lead us on nursery rhymes,
All when we have so little time
You got to fight it, and fight it, and fight it, til the war is through
A Tribute to Woody Guthrie's Folk Songs
I was a stranger,
In this far off land,
Nobody touched me,
With their gentle hands,
Had to find out on my own,
That the law was off my side,
And whever I traveled,
A bandit couldn't hide,
I guess that I rambled,
For too long this time,
Maybe I will meet you,
In your piece of mind
I'm clinging to dreams
As I'm walking alone,
They can't even see,
All they have been shown,
With a day old prayer,
And a worn out garments,
If my money's still there,
Dead in my hands, sacred parchment
I'll die an outlaw,
But I ain't crying,
I won't surrender myself,
In my time of dying,
Nobody ever rambles,
And nobody fades away,
Walking this deserted ground,
When no one will dig my grave
In this far off land,
Nobody touched me,
With their gentle hands,
Had to find out on my own,
That the law was off my side,
And whever I traveled,
A bandit couldn't hide,
I guess that I rambled,
For too long this time,
Maybe I will meet you,
In your piece of mind
I'm clinging to dreams
As I'm walking alone,
They can't even see,
All they have been shown,
With a day old prayer,
And a worn out garments,
If my money's still there,
Dead in my hands, sacred parchment
I'll die an outlaw,
But I ain't crying,
I won't surrender myself,
In my time of dying,
Nobody ever rambles,
And nobody fades away,
Walking this deserted ground,
When no one will dig my grave
Just A Dream
Has this lonely man lost his way?
Was there ever a bow that missed it's mark?
Would you say that we imagine darkness,
And are too afraid to set the spark?
Is it for my sake that I regret?
Walking from trenches to a bitter steam,
I wonder where my heart longs to be,
And yet I know it's all an empty dream
When you begin to fear getting closer,
You know that nothing is all that clear,
And everytime the silence is mentioned,
Your voice rings out through my ears,
It's not worth going home to blankets,
Like window shades hiding transparency,
Of eyes after realizing they're your own,
And that that is all you had set out to see
Was there ever a bow that missed it's mark?
Would you say that we imagine darkness,
And are too afraid to set the spark?
Is it for my sake that I regret?
Walking from trenches to a bitter steam,
I wonder where my heart longs to be,
And yet I know it's all an empty dream
When you begin to fear getting closer,
You know that nothing is all that clear,
And everytime the silence is mentioned,
Your voice rings out through my ears,
It's not worth going home to blankets,
Like window shades hiding transparency,
Of eyes after realizing they're your own,
And that that is all you had set out to see
She's A Bird
I bet that you thought,
You breathed wind into the air,
And launched my wings as tattered sails,
Determined to set me off course somewhere,
Now I see how all your lovers drowned,
Pierced by the roots of your weeds,
Growing over what they saw as beauty,
You're the last thing a garden needs
Birds lose their wings,
When they fly into the glass,
I'm surpised that my eyes made it,
When they saw you as you passed,
It's not that you are lifeless,
You feel you're the one to be chased,
I flew but then I fell for you,
And I landed flat on my face
You know it is impossible,
To claim your heart as your own,
You can steal as many as you desire,
And yet you will always remain alone,
The sun shines through the rains to me,
I know the light's will can break through,
You shattered my eyes and broke my heart,
I hope your true love flies right over you
You breathed wind into the air,
And launched my wings as tattered sails,
Determined to set me off course somewhere,
Now I see how all your lovers drowned,
Pierced by the roots of your weeds,
Growing over what they saw as beauty,
You're the last thing a garden needs
Birds lose their wings,
When they fly into the glass,
I'm surpised that my eyes made it,
When they saw you as you passed,
It's not that you are lifeless,
You feel you're the one to be chased,
I flew but then I fell for you,
And I landed flat on my face
You know it is impossible,
To claim your heart as your own,
You can steal as many as you desire,
And yet you will always remain alone,
The sun shines through the rains to me,
I know the light's will can break through,
You shattered my eyes and broke my heart,
I hope your true love flies right over you
Fire Deep Within
The road was its hardest fought,
On the days I felt when love was not,
When eveybody looked the same to me,
You came over to me to give me company,
You were the first one to inspire me,
I gained everything I drempt love could be,
Feels like I have myself to gain,
I'll feel like nothing if you don't remain
I saw the bright morning sun breaking,
From now on my soul's no longer aching,
My heart was rebuilt by your bearing,
I'll stay here with you, my eyes not staring,
To storms ahead I had feared before,
With you I don't have to worry anymore,
Even if the world floods to its core,
My love for you will make it to the shore
Now that the storms have calmed,
The clouds in retreat no longer belong,
And this sun I could never feel,
All of a sudden with your love shines real,
To everything that ever went amiss,
Help me leave them behind with your sweet kiss,
That feels like the soft ocean winds,
A fog rolling out and a fire deep within
On the days I felt when love was not,
When eveybody looked the same to me,
You came over to me to give me company,
You were the first one to inspire me,
I gained everything I drempt love could be,
Feels like I have myself to gain,
I'll feel like nothing if you don't remain
I saw the bright morning sun breaking,
From now on my soul's no longer aching,
My heart was rebuilt by your bearing,
I'll stay here with you, my eyes not staring,
To storms ahead I had feared before,
With you I don't have to worry anymore,
Even if the world floods to its core,
My love for you will make it to the shore
Now that the storms have calmed,
The clouds in retreat no longer belong,
And this sun I could never feel,
All of a sudden with your love shines real,
To everything that ever went amiss,
Help me leave them behind with your sweet kiss,
That feels like the soft ocean winds,
A fog rolling out and a fire deep within
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Extinction: Rough Draft
As leaves dry in the summer,
There are only cobweb veins,
Landing leaves in parched rivers,
Remnants of the floods remain,
The grave stones keep on rising,
To where vultures are piloting,
They demolish land for road kill,
And we don't worry about a thing
Death has a grip on the world,
Spinning through a static sky,
That is too often distorted,
By those who opportunely fly,
Blocking out last gleams of light,
It's routine to control and survey,
The world outside is falling apart,
But who looks out peep holes anyway?
The galaxies will twist and turn,
And we may even be upside down,
The surfaces are always shifting,
I'm not sure we're on solid ground,
To be forced under a microscope,
Discovering life under frozen lakes,
Sailing among stars only to find,
A broken lense that couldn't take
And all these content people,
They are facing towards the ground,
Waiting for the executioner,
To trip a giluteen's sound,
No need to explore the stars,
When you're making shallow graves,
And there's no need to carry on,
With no more roads to pave
There are only cobweb veins,
Landing leaves in parched rivers,
Remnants of the floods remain,
The grave stones keep on rising,
To where vultures are piloting,
They demolish land for road kill,
And we don't worry about a thing
Death has a grip on the world,
Spinning through a static sky,
That is too often distorted,
By those who opportunely fly,
Blocking out last gleams of light,
It's routine to control and survey,
The world outside is falling apart,
But who looks out peep holes anyway?
The galaxies will twist and turn,
And we may even be upside down,
The surfaces are always shifting,
I'm not sure we're on solid ground,
To be forced under a microscope,
Discovering life under frozen lakes,
Sailing among stars only to find,
A broken lense that couldn't take
And all these content people,
They are facing towards the ground,
Waiting for the executioner,
To trip a giluteen's sound,
No need to explore the stars,
When you're making shallow graves,
And there's no need to carry on,
With no more roads to pave
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)