People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that's bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they're afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But ( Read more... )

And I claim I'm not excited with my life any more
So I blame this town, this job, these friends
The truth is it's myself
And I'm trying to understand myself
and pinpoint where I am
By the time I get things figured out
I've change the whole damn plan
Oh noose tied myself in, tied myself too tight
Talking shit about a pretty sunset
Blanketing ( Read more... )

So this is how it goes
Well I, I would have never known
And if it ends today
Well I'll still say that you shine brighter than anyone

The truth is I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't. -Marilyn Monroe

Someone comes into your life
and half of you says,
'Danger. Stay in your cave.
You're nowhere near ready.

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

And maybe a happy ending doesn't include a guy, maybe... it's you, on your own,
picking up the pieces and starting over, freeing yourself up for something better in the future.
Maybe the happy ending is... just... moving on.

I spent a week drinking the sunlight of Winnetka, California. Where they understand the weight of human hearts. You see sorrow gets too heavy, and joy it tends to hold you with the fear that it eventually departs. And the truth is, i've been dreaming of some tired, tranquil place.
Where the weather won't get trapped inside my bones. And if all the ( Read more... )

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary.


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We accept the love we think we deserve.

I'm not like them
But I can pretend
The sun is gone,
But I have a light
The day is done,
I'm having fun
I think I'm dumb
Or maybe just happy

My heart is broke
But I have some glue
Help me inhale
And mend it with you
We'll float around
And hang out on clouds
Then we'll come down
And have a hangover