4/22/10 (boyish blunders)
he had traveled and traveled
he lived with no plan
but none could the replace
the fruit of his home land
so he grabbed and he plucked
he stole from all the trees
safely nestled on his back
he stuffed what he took into a sack
he took what he wanted
he went as he pleased
he left quickly as he came
on the slightest breeze
and as he wandered 'cross the land
retracing his old steps
he gathered heart from the east
and soul from the wild west
and so he dredged on
in search of eden
and what he found was
things didn't mean nearly as much
when they weren't where they belonged
4/15/10 (regret)
i want you to know i don't care about you
i want you to know that that's a lie
i want you to know that i wrote this for you
i want you to know i wish you'd die
i really don't even if i say i do
i just want to explain why i cry
with out feeling like a fool
you lasso'd me cross the states
you stole from me the time i had
i'm back where i first started; sitting in wait
now i'm here again, alone in my room; feelin' sad
you promised me the world and more
you promised to show me love i'd never seen
then you took off and left me sore
and time goes by; i try to forget you
but you force your way on back
well now i'm miles and miles away from you
so please don't ever come back
i want you to know that that's a lie
i want you to know that i wrote this for you
i want you to know i wish you'd die
i really don't even if i say i do
i just want to explain why i cry
with out feeling like a fool
you lasso'd me cross the states
you stole from me the time i had
i'm back where i first started; sitting in wait
now i'm here again, alone in my room; feelin' sad
you promised me the world and more
you promised to show me love i'd never seen
then you took off and left me sore
and time goes by; i try to forget you
but you force your way on back
well now i'm miles and miles away from you
so please don't ever come back
3/29/10 (not settled with settling)
wake up in the morning, and i get out of bed
i stretch out my arms and i scratch my head
i look out the window and see that it's dawn
i splash some water on my face and i let out a yawn
i lay back down, rest my eyes a while longer
i slip back to sleep and dream that this is all over
fast forward to forever, rewind to infinity
all i really want is to get out with my sanity
but then i wake up again to the cats meowing
hungry, pawing at my arm and then they follow me
the kitchen is dirty and i'm still tired
i feed the cats, take a drink of cold water
i get my clothes ready to start my day
another nine hours of work, no rest and no play
then i make my way back to the city of sin
back to the dirty apartment where my day begins
then i think of the ways that i'll kill my time
i read, write, i play, till the end of the night
then i start it all over, i lay in the chair
i think about you, and how you never cared
i think to myself, this is all really silly
and when i finally fall asleep i dream someday i'll be happy
3/13/10 (desparate man blues)
i want it to rain
i want it to wash the tears from my face
i want it to erase the thoughts held in my brain
so i can be happy once again
so i will not wake up in pain
i want to feel the rain
beating softly against my skin
oh take away these feelings in my heart
i need some kind of brand new start
i want it to rain and never stop
3/4/10 (TLL)
hey you! why the long face?
you're so young to be so full of rage!
i know, it's been hard
i know cause i've seen your scars
but you know i really do care
so don't lock yourself inside your lair
come out and please talk to me
tell me everything you've seen
i want to hear you sing!
tell me how you're living!
so what, you're gay!
you know that that's okay!
some people don't understand,
well those people can fuck off!
but don't let it define you!
you've got to remain true!
you've got to follow your heart,
let it lead you through the dark
and i swear on the other side
you will find your light!
3/4/10 (MJM)
I don't even quite know where to start
your hearts been beaten, broken, and torn apart
i know we've cried together!
i know we've cried because of each other!
i know you're trying hard, to be a good mom
but you've got to know by now, you're doing a good job!
you've got to calm down! it's almost over now!
we're all nearly grown, although it hardly shows,
we're all starting our lives!
we don't need a friend! we need a strong-willed woman!
we've all got to change our ways, before we lose our minds!
no more drinking all the time! no more stupid, pointless fights!
we're all moving too fast, but we're stuck in the past
we don't think nearly enough of the consequences!
we don't talk very much! and i think that's kind of fucked!
in fact i think it's pretty fucking depressing!
but i think we can find the strength!
i think we can make the change!
i think if we take it day by day,
we can mend up all the pain,
i think if we try to change,
we will be okay.
3/4/10 (reassurance)
it's hard, you know, when you're stuck at the bottom of a garbage bin
and you know, it's hard, to get back up on your feet again
but it's what you've got to do, just to make it through
the night, just to wake up the next morning, and feel alright
you've to go hold your head up high! you've got to be brave!
you've got to know no matter what, it'll be okay!
sometimes it's rough! i know sometimes it's tough!
but as long as you fill your heart up with love
it'll be okay! it'll be okay! it'll be okay!
don't worry, it isn't safe! but don't ever go and change your ways!
you've got to live your life the way that you want to live!
you've got to give all the love that your heart can give!
don't try to fool yourself! don't try to fool others!
be honest, be kind, be happy that you're alive!
and i promise you'll do fine!
yeah, you'll be okay!
you'll be okay!
3/2/10 (simple kinda boy)
you know i do what i can
to travel across the land
to see everything the world's got for me
to live my life unplanned
i'm just a simple-talking boy
i ain't no riddle-weaving man
and i do what i've got to do
to try and make you understand
i don't care for your luxury
and i don't give a fuck about your money
so long as i've got a song to sing,
and all my friends and family
i think i can be happy
and when i die
don't bury me in the ground
i want to be lost in the trees, or out at sea
i want to die and never be found
i know some feel the same as me
that the world's unkind, the world's unfair
it's pretty fucking scary! but don't you worry!
we're all in this together!
see i'm just a simple-minded boy
i'm no deceptive, manipulative man
i've said all i can, i hope you understand,
that that just isn't who i am
2,26.10 (this again)
i know that you're never coming back
because i'm not him, and that's a fact
i don't use words you need a dictionary for
but i know that i've loved you so much more
my writings are silly, childish scribbles
but the heart held within's worth more than a riddle
i didn't remind you of my love with each breath and sigh
because i thought you could see it, in the blues in my eyes
when you're in my sight, i'm nothing but smiles
but you're not there, you've been gone quite a while
i'd tell you i care, i'd tell you how i felt
i'd tell you i love you, yellow roses on your steps
but i know it's too late, i know that you're gone
but i'm still weak to your game, a worthless pawn
just a word from your lips, and i'm at your feet
just a buzz from my phone and i leap from my seat
it's pathetic, i know, i wish i could stop
but i'm a fool, I KNOW, it'll be a while
2/26/10 (just a thought)
laying in the back of a pick-up truck
not quite sober, but not quite drunk
nothing but the moon and a star in the sky
staring back at me, like a pair of eyes
what would happen if we were in an accident?
would i die on impact? or would i be pinned?
would i burn up slow? would i die in a fire?
or would my head be crushed beneath a tire?
would my body do it's best to fly?
or would i simply bleed out and die?
would the blow be enough to shatter my skull?
or would i just eject and take a tumble?
so many ways to die, so many ways to live
i feel like i've got so much more to give
so i survive the night, i make it out alive
to take my life for granted till the day i die
but i ask myself why? why do this to ourselves?
to forget some promise? to curse the cards we've been dealt?
we've got to end the useless killing!
we've got to be more hopeful and willing!
To go on another day, to change our ways
to wake up feeling like we can truly change
and be happy
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