some stuff that i've written recently that i enjoy.
SPEAK
speak
don't you dare bite your tongue
let your tongue dance behind your teeth
spread your poison
make us weak
there will be no harness
you have no shame
all you have is a reputation to your name
how unjust is this
you are no more a saint
with a halo below your head
it must be crowding your neck
keeping you from sleep
it's evident by the poison you speak
you have a desire to tear us apart
ripping us from the limbs
that connect us to the tree of life
so i will be the sutcher that hold us together
the string that guards your lips
from spreading their poison
so please
speak
don't bite your tongue
for whomever taught you those words
taught you well
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IF THIS IS A WAR, THEN I CALL IT QUITS
there is a lock-down siren blaring
screaming at the top of it's lungs
bringing attention to the bombs that are dropping
over this land that they want
no one knows why there is a constant turmoil
there is always a lingering tension in the air
filling up the graveyards with unmarked tombstones
because this is all that is left of this mess
the truth is that there is fiction behind everything
do not expect a simple explanation
do not think that there is a just reason
this is not like the changing of seasons
the leaves may be turning color
but it's from green to ash
the world is up in smoke
and we are riding in the van to freedom
completely oblivious to the facts
allowing everything to hold us back
though we thought that we were fashion forward
we are politically behind
how did it come to this
a mess was made with unmarked graves
the young and old are forced to come home
in a way that is not the same as when they left
there is something wrong with this picture
there are more than a thousand words to say
is this all some facade
a silly masquerade
we're all wearing masks and turning our backs
there is no need to riot in the streets
that would give the enemy another easy target
but there is something else we can do
find a way to stand up for something new
there is a change coming like a tidal wave
rolling in to town like a freight train
my bed is this war zone
my brain is my prison
keeping me captivated to the thoughts
that thousands of soldiers are after me
coming to wage war against my heart
doing everything in their power to tear me apart
i need a new defense system
but i'm addicted to sleep
there must be some way to fend off the attackers
i just need to have the sweetest dreams
to keep my thoughts on the side of the light
instead of drawing the shade
giving the attackers the cover they need
to break into my soul and wage their war
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CLIFFS
reach out your hand
hold. fast. hope
this isn't the cliff that we all fall from
just the cliff that we need to hold on to
we are not thousands of feet from the ground
just high enough that a fall
will break our spirits
this is all pretend
pretentious thoughts leading us to visualize
the dreams that we long to believe
like the ones that have us on the edge
staring at the lights of the city
drinking it in
soaking in all the dreams and lives
of the people that are swimming beneath our feet
this is our glass-boat tour of the world below
and just this once
we are the royalty to their peasantry to the land
forcing them to eat out of our hands
for the first and the last time
because it's all in our minds
or maybe we are above the raging sea
hanging over the jagged rocks
and the geyser that is formed from the waves crashing in
if i'm matthew mcconaughey will you be my kate hudson
searching for our fools gold that's buried
underneath the jagged rocks
at least we are a step ahead
and we are on the cliffs overhead
without the bandits coming after us
to take away our treasure
so what if it's fake
it's just what we need to make through another day
so as you debate to lose your grip
from the sweat that forms in the palm of your hand
remember that this will only hurt a little bit
but if you pull yourself back up to the edge
then maybe we can figure out how to make these dreams
the reality that we strive to see
there is already a certain change happening
maybe we are next in line
so please do not sign on the dotted line
do not cash in your final check
because we have so much to see
and these cliffs will be never ending
just know that i'll be your harness
and hope that you will be mine
keeping each other safe
through the peaks and valleys
when we are inches above the ground
or thousands of miles
just remember that there is more to life than this
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FINALLY
we're the last ones out of the city
and i bet that it would look so pretty
if we burnt it to the ground
standing above the falling ash and embers
knowing that we destroyed what others
built upon shallow dreams
tearing down their concrete walls
that kept in all their insecurities
to allow the wind to finally roam free
rustling the leaves for the first time
filling the crevasses of this town with a new spirit
maybe all they needed was a ghost town
just for the day
so that they could see the mess that they made
so will we strike this match
or will you give in to the fear that's building
we would be spared any punishment
from the new life that we will give them
we will be treated like royalty
without the lobotomy
we wouldn't have wealth that we didn't want
the smiling faces instead of a sea of gray
is all we'd need
the children have lined the streets
with their shovels and pails
ready to do what they can to regain their innocence
finally ready to get down and dirty
to learn what a scrapped knee is
ready to climb up that tree
getting the dirt underneath their fingernails
covering their favorite clothes with mud and grass stains
all in the effort of being able to play
so will we strike this match
or will you give in to the fear that's building
we would be spared any punishment
from the new life that we will give them
we will be treated like royalty
without the lobotomy
we wouldn't have wealth that we didn't want
the smiling faces instead of a sea of gray
is all we'd need
please don't back down
there are many lives at stake here
we wouldn't be hurting anyone
if it would make things better
we could save all the things that people would want
all the keepsakes with their namesakes
i'm willing to do whatever it takes
so that we can finally set this town free
there is a burning in their eyes
to finally feel alive
will we be their saviors
or will we just go along with the problem
allowing them to take another bite
from the forbidden life that they lead
they have strayed away from the new laws
that we can bring them back to life
we are their doctors
full of the ambitions to get them through
this new kind of surgery
so will we strike this match
or will you give in to the fear that's building
we would be spared any punishment
from the new life that we will give them
we will be treated like royalty
without the lobotomy
we wouldn't have wealth that we didn't want
the smiling faces instead of a sea of gray
is all we'd need
--------------------------------------------------------
there are plenty more on my myspace blog....
if you're interested in them, let me know.
speak
don't you dare bite your tongue
let your tongue dance behind your teeth
spread your poison
make us weak
there will be no harness
you have no shame
all you have is a reputation to your name
how unjust is this
you are no more a saint
with a halo below your head
it must be crowding your neck
keeping you from sleep
it's evident by the poison you speak
you have a desire to tear us apart
ripping us from the limbs
that connect us to the tree of life
so i will be the sutcher that hold us together
the string that guards your lips
from spreading their poison
so please
speak
don't bite your tongue
for whomever taught you those words
taught you well
--------------------------------------------------------------------
IF THIS IS A WAR, THEN I CALL IT QUITS
there is a lock-down siren blaring
screaming at the top of it's lungs
bringing attention to the bombs that are dropping
over this land that they want
no one knows why there is a constant turmoil
there is always a lingering tension in the air
filling up the graveyards with unmarked tombstones
because this is all that is left of this mess
the truth is that there is fiction behind everything
do not expect a simple explanation
do not think that there is a just reason
this is not like the changing of seasons
the leaves may be turning color
but it's from green to ash
the world is up in smoke
and we are riding in the van to freedom
completely oblivious to the facts
allowing everything to hold us back
though we thought that we were fashion forward
we are politically behind
how did it come to this
a mess was made with unmarked graves
the young and old are forced to come home
in a way that is not the same as when they left
there is something wrong with this picture
there are more than a thousand words to say
is this all some facade
a silly masquerade
we're all wearing masks and turning our backs
there is no need to riot in the streets
that would give the enemy another easy target
but there is something else we can do
find a way to stand up for something new
there is a change coming like a tidal wave
rolling in to town like a freight train
my bed is this war zone
my brain is my prison
keeping me captivated to the thoughts
that thousands of soldiers are after me
coming to wage war against my heart
doing everything in their power to tear me apart
i need a new defense system
but i'm addicted to sleep
there must be some way to fend off the attackers
i just need to have the sweetest dreams
to keep my thoughts on the side of the light
instead of drawing the shade
giving the attackers the cover they need
to break into my soul and wage their war
-------------------------------------------------------------
CLIFFS
reach out your hand
hold. fast. hope
this isn't the cliff that we all fall from
just the cliff that we need to hold on to
we are not thousands of feet from the ground
just high enough that a fall
will break our spirits
this is all pretend
pretentious thoughts leading us to visualize
the dreams that we long to believe
like the ones that have us on the edge
staring at the lights of the city
drinking it in
soaking in all the dreams and lives
of the people that are swimming beneath our feet
this is our glass-boat tour of the world below
and just this once
we are the royalty to their peasantry to the land
forcing them to eat out of our hands
for the first and the last time
because it's all in our minds
or maybe we are above the raging sea
hanging over the jagged rocks
and the geyser that is formed from the waves crashing in
if i'm matthew mcconaughey will you be my kate hudson
searching for our fools gold that's buried
underneath the jagged rocks
at least we are a step ahead
and we are on the cliffs overhead
without the bandits coming after us
to take away our treasure
so what if it's fake
it's just what we need to make through another day
so as you debate to lose your grip
from the sweat that forms in the palm of your hand
remember that this will only hurt a little bit
but if you pull yourself back up to the edge
then maybe we can figure out how to make these dreams
the reality that we strive to see
there is already a certain change happening
maybe we are next in line
so please do not sign on the dotted line
do not cash in your final check
because we have so much to see
and these cliffs will be never ending
just know that i'll be your harness
and hope that you will be mine
keeping each other safe
through the peaks and valleys
when we are inches above the ground
or thousands of miles
just remember that there is more to life than this
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FINALLY
we're the last ones out of the city
and i bet that it would look so pretty
if we burnt it to the ground
standing above the falling ash and embers
knowing that we destroyed what others
built upon shallow dreams
tearing down their concrete walls
that kept in all their insecurities
to allow the wind to finally roam free
rustling the leaves for the first time
filling the crevasses of this town with a new spirit
maybe all they needed was a ghost town
just for the day
so that they could see the mess that they made
so will we strike this match
or will you give in to the fear that's building
we would be spared any punishment
from the new life that we will give them
we will be treated like royalty
without the lobotomy
we wouldn't have wealth that we didn't want
the smiling faces instead of a sea of gray
is all we'd need
the children have lined the streets
with their shovels and pails
ready to do what they can to regain their innocence
finally ready to get down and dirty
to learn what a scrapped knee is
ready to climb up that tree
getting the dirt underneath their fingernails
covering their favorite clothes with mud and grass stains
all in the effort of being able to play
so will we strike this match
or will you give in to the fear that's building
we would be spared any punishment
from the new life that we will give them
we will be treated like royalty
without the lobotomy
we wouldn't have wealth that we didn't want
the smiling faces instead of a sea of gray
is all we'd need
please don't back down
there are many lives at stake here
we wouldn't be hurting anyone
if it would make things better
we could save all the things that people would want
all the keepsakes with their namesakes
i'm willing to do whatever it takes
so that we can finally set this town free
there is a burning in their eyes
to finally feel alive
will we be their saviors
or will we just go along with the problem
allowing them to take another bite
from the forbidden life that they lead
they have strayed away from the new laws
that we can bring them back to life
we are their doctors
full of the ambitions to get them through
this new kind of surgery
so will we strike this match
or will you give in to the fear that's building
we would be spared any punishment
from the new life that we will give them
we will be treated like royalty
without the lobotomy
we wouldn't have wealth that we didn't want
the smiling faces instead of a sea of gray
is all we'd need
--------------------------------------------------------
there are plenty more on my myspace blog....
if you're interested in them, let me know.