Let the house burn down
Let the phone ring on
Welcome in the floods
Let them wash over this sleepy town
Too many years of trying
Too many nights of crying
Where are we heading now?
The generation that fell
I wish I were down the rabbit hole
Getting lost in the deep unknown
By the oak tree I’d meet the mad hatter
Get my package, tied but tattered
A game of chess and the white knight
Queen of hearts and a full deck
The purple cat wants a fight
I surprise him with a check
I’m growing tired from defeat
Feeling sick from the deceit
What should I do to pass the time?
Put on my mask and say I’m fine?
I like to close my eyes real tight
Then see the spots when I look up at the light
Is this what it’s like to have nothing left?
Better watch out cause you could be the next
Can’t you see it on the people’s faces?
That empty look that leaves hard traces
I wonder what they’d look like
If they weren’t all alike
I wish I were at the North Pole
Playing in the wet, white snow
I’d meet the fat man by the lone lantern
Getting my present is all that matters
I’d shoot up to the sky
Wouldn’t even say goodbye
Circle the globe once or twice
Come back for a heavy price
Leave the bed unmade
Leave before it’s too late
Take a snapshot of how it used to be
Let it collect dust as a distant memory
Throw the lighter in the waste
Watch as it’s all set ablaze
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
September 1st, 2007
I went to the flea market today
The one on Ashby and MLK
And amid african drums and toy guns,
Catacombs of deadmen's shoes,
Cases worn from overuse
Hidden treasure peeked over
Beds and belts and books
Waiting in anticipation to be discovered,
For the gentle hands of a new lover
To cradle them in a delicate embrace
And take them from this haggard place.
This place they've called the Land of the Forgotten.
The one on Ashby and MLK
And amid african drums and toy guns,
Catacombs of deadmen's shoes,
Cases worn from overuse
Hidden treasure peeked over
Beds and belts and books
Waiting in anticipation to be discovered,
For the gentle hands of a new lover
To cradle them in a delicate embrace
And take them from this haggard place.
This place they've called the Land of the Forgotten.
End of an Era
The memories came back at last
We drank them down; we chugged them fast
We took them in till the last drop
Filled up for the final stop
We held our breath, we closed our eyes
We said goodbye to our old lives
Your own hand familiar and warm,
When it was cold just days before
Time swells; I hear it breathe
I feel the spell it's put on me
I try to fight the drowsy trance
But Change still comes, and with him Chance
So with that hope we scratch and bite
We push and pull, we fight the fight
Yet we give each other promise rings only made of paper things
We tell ourselves we won't forget,
But already memories become silhouettes
Falling silently beside lost regrets
We drank them down; we chugged them fast
We took them in till the last drop
Filled up for the final stop
We held our breath, we closed our eyes
We said goodbye to our old lives
Your own hand familiar and warm,
When it was cold just days before
Time swells; I hear it breathe
I feel the spell it's put on me
I try to fight the drowsy trance
But Change still comes, and with him Chance
So with that hope we scratch and bite
We push and pull, we fight the fight
Yet we give each other promise rings only made of paper things
We tell ourselves we won't forget,
But already memories become silhouettes
Falling silently beside lost regrets
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
IT
is IT in you?
seriously?
you dare to ask me is IT in you?
i'll tell you what's in me
and it's a hell of a lot more than IT
the drive and the pride and the will and the skill
the blood, sweat, and tears
because for you IT will suffice
i have to go longer and harder and stronger
faster, quicker
not just better the best
just to be seen as your equal
so i breath in breath out
and the shine in your eyes is dulled by my pride
because for me to survive
i issue beat downs
and it's you who keeps me from bonding together
with my female foes
because her victory is my defeat
and i refuse to lose and damage the IT that's inside me
so i go extra rounds
and rise when you fall
i wait for the pain that i know will come
but think of all that i can call mine
for pushing just one extra minute
when you put your hands down
so you question my inside
my strength, body, and mind
you have the balls to ask me
is IT in you?
your doubt in me
shows you fear that just because you got the skill
you lack the will
to push yourself beyond the edge
just as i have done to earn half the respect
i see the flicker, the quiver, the shiver
as i move side to side and glare in your eyes
but that one once of fear is all that i need
to breath in breath out for one more round
and say fuck you with my stare
i won't keep up with the boys
because i set the new expectations
and i surpass your doubt
and i will get your respect
and from my view at the top
i'll look down at you humbled and ask
is IT in you?
seriously?
you dare to ask me is IT in you?
i'll tell you what's in me
and it's a hell of a lot more than IT
the drive and the pride and the will and the skill
the blood, sweat, and tears
because for you IT will suffice
i have to go longer and harder and stronger
faster, quicker
not just better the best
just to be seen as your equal
so i breath in breath out
and the shine in your eyes is dulled by my pride
because for me to survive
i issue beat downs
and it's you who keeps me from bonding together
with my female foes
because her victory is my defeat
and i refuse to lose and damage the IT that's inside me
so i go extra rounds
and rise when you fall
i wait for the pain that i know will come
but think of all that i can call mine
for pushing just one extra minute
when you put your hands down
so you question my inside
my strength, body, and mind
you have the balls to ask me
is IT in you?
your doubt in me
shows you fear that just because you got the skill
you lack the will
to push yourself beyond the edge
just as i have done to earn half the respect
i see the flicker, the quiver, the shiver
as i move side to side and glare in your eyes
but that one once of fear is all that i need
to breath in breath out for one more round
and say fuck you with my stare
i won't keep up with the boys
because i set the new expectations
and i surpass your doubt
and i will get your respect
and from my view at the top
i'll look down at you humbled and ask
is IT in you?
Monday, October 22, 2007
Art Post Nicole
"May May Sha'Fray Fray". This is a photo I took of one of my best friends. I felt it captured the emotion of that particular moment, as well as the energy of her character.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Art Post - Mark
Aftermath
Love love love what a surprise
It lives and lasts as quick as it dies
It makes the weak strong and the ignorant wise
Not until loves painful demise
At the death of love and the birth of hate
The urge to cause pain can no longer wait
The temptation to scar the thought of killin
Pains to the point where you wanna stop livin
The scars are deep and the blood is burning
The mind cries and the heart is yearning
The body aches and the veins are bulging
This love and this hate retains the hurtin
No longer can you play no longer can you sleep
No longer can you think without a weep
The thoughts that run inside your mind are sweet
Until the thought of the demise
The pain goes in deep
The days are long with emo nights
And the weeks go by as you search for the light
The past left you in darkness without happiness in sight
Wait for the love to bring back its light
She cries of her blame he suffers of his fault
Only time can say when this comes to a halt
It only takes two to realize the truth inside
But in this aftermath of love the truth always has two sides
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