LYRICS
How Did It Get So Good?
In the morning when I’m feeling lost
Unstable and unsure
Afraid that you could turn your back on me
‘Cause this is better than what I deserve
The bridges I have burned
Should leave me stranded far out on the sea
You rescued me
Saved me
Set me free
The best in me
Is brought out by the best in you
For longer than I know
I’ve yearned to waste away
I’ve wandered without aim
A well-worn name without a face
So tell me why should I
Deserve your saving grace
Cause I’m a lost and hopeless cause
Singing broken worn-out battle songs
You rescued me
Saved me
Set me free
The best in me
Is brought out by the best in you
The best in me
Is brought out by the best in you
How did it get so good?
How did it get so
How did it get so good?
How did it get so
Angel
Sacrificed
Angel
To keep me alive
Angel
Sacrificed
Angel
To keep me alive
Sacrificed
Alive
Water
Ooh, everyone is critical
Of the body that’s lost on the street
Ooh, anything so pitiful
Would have given her reason to leave
And no one else made you call
I am the cause of my downfall
The poison needs me to crave
The poison makes my grave
Ooh, everyone is cynical
When a body gets washed out to sea
Ooh, anyone so beautiful
Could’ve easily left me to be
She stood by
At my side
Every night
Set me right
She could fly
Angel eyes
But she stood by
Helped me breathe
Save me
I know you’ve got no good reason
But please don’t go
Lately
I’ve lost all count of the days
And I need your glow
Save me!
Carry me out of the water
Carry me out from my grave
Carry me on to the home that I’ve never known
And give me a reason to stay
Rain on Open Water
Hear the rolling thunder
It’s always got a story to tell
If ever you should wonder
You’re only falling under its spell
Wait for me darling, I’m almost home
Ignore the thunder, ‘cause we are all outnumbered
Weary as a lover
Who, saddled with fatigue, never stalls
If ever you should wonder
The farther in, the deeper the fall
Pray for me darling, I’m almost home
And when the storm breaks up
Will you still stay close to me?
I know the nightmare’s all but done
Can we ever go back to being
Rain on open water?
Fear and love together
The two are never safe for the soul
Stoking at the embers
That with ignition burn out a hole
Pray for me darling, I’m all alone
When the storm breaks up
Will you still stay close to me?
I know the nightmare’s almost done
But can we ever go back to being
Rain on open water?
This is the best I ever could do
This is the last I’ve given for you
And as our bombs fall
Tears from the sky
I won’t reply
This is the best I ever could do
This is the last I’ve given for you
When the storm clears up
And there’s no one close to me
When my nightmare’s just begun
Can we ever go back to being
Rain on open water?
Storm clears up
Still stay close to me
When my nightmare’s just begun
Can we ever go back to being?
Your Flaws
When we fall
It’s easy to lose who we are
Above all
The madness can tear us apart
Until we lose sight of the flame
That warmed a brighter day
Kept the storm at bay
Your flaws
They might let this fall apart
Your flaws
Can we hope to heal these scars
How you drive me to my knees
Such a beautiful disease
I’ve come down with you
And yes, I know you’re all
That I could ever want
But that won’t help the pain
Won’t seal me from the rain
Or the fear that we’re insane
Your flaws
They might let this fall apart
Your flaws
We can overlook these scars
In my heart there’s a symphony
Guiding me
To the thought of eternity
Spent alone
No companion’s hand to hold
I don’t know
Is my heart as cold as stone?
Are we better off alone?
I don’t know
I don’t know if I can make it on my own
If there’s hardship either way
Why choose the lonely road?
Better to walk with you than face the unknown
Better in fire than cold as stone
Best we should reap what we have sown
Better in fire than cold as stone
Better to be chained than die alone
Truth
The truth
Is all I’ve got
It makes a mess of me
And when the best of me is gone
I have only
The truth
It’s all I’ve got
It makes a mess of me
And when the best of me is gone
I have only
The truth is all I’ve got
It makes a mess of me
And when the best of me is gone
I have only
The truth it’s all I’ve got
It makes a mess of me
And when the best of me is gone
I have only the truth
Holding us back
Pushing against the grain
Breathing too fast
Longing to be home again
We know it won’t last
Ignoring all signs of strain
Holding us back from ourselves
Give up and run
Hope for a cold rain to come
Everyone knows we’ll never change
Summer is done
And it’s a bit more dangerous
Only a failure prays for rain
Always outcast
Losing at our own game
We paused the relapse
Hoping to forget the pain
Recall our dark past
Feeling forever changed
Holding us back from ourselves
Give up and run
Pray the day it never comes
Both of us know we’ll never change
When the summer’s done
You know it’s always dangerous
Only a failure prays for rain
Truth
Only a failure shows their pain
Truth
Only a failure walks away
Hope
Hope you can survive
Hope
Hope you’re still alive
Woke up in heaven
Emotions drowned
Safe for a second
My head still in the ground
And part of me longs
For the comfort
It’s all that I’ve known
For so long
But part of me calls
Me to listen
To turn myself around
As I’ve found
The truth
Everyone knows we’ll never change
Calling It Off
Something tells me I should stay away
Don’t underestimate the power of feeling loved
Then all at once
Losing hold of what you’ve known
If there’s a figure in the sky
And I die
I’ll pray for redemption
For our souls
The dreams that we’ve had
Would end us both
Goodbye, I am lost
I am lost
At home in the wild
Goodbye, I am lost
I am lost
Calling
Calling to call it off
Savor the moments
We hold dear
When they’re here
‘Cause years
Blur the picture
‘Til it’s gone
A vague recollection
A forgotten psalm
Goodbye, I am lost
I am lost
Wondering where I belong
Goodbye, I am lost
I am lost
Calling
I’m calling to call it off
You were my vision
You were my song
But now we’re imprisoned
We can’t get along
And I’m feeling so strongly
We should break
After the absence of illumination
When comes a source of welcomed light
One grows accustomed to its presence
Leaning on it, depending on its guidance
Taking direction from the path it shows
Until, at once,
One learns their course must change
Moving them away from its comfort
From its healing glow
And in that moment
The darkness feels strong
Stronger than it ever could have been
Had the light not appeared in the first place
Goodbye, I am lost
I am lost
At home in the wild
Control
Who’ll protect me
When I have come undone?
Who’ll direct me?
Now it’s time for us to move on
Idolized
The angel in repose
Villainized
As her poison was exposed
I put my plans on hold
To do what I was told
But in the morning nothing changed
I looked inside of me
And saw the same old sorry scene
So, who’ll protect me
When I have come undone?
Who’ll direct me?
Now it’s time for us to move on
Given light
I always find the darkened truth
Given time
I could have shown you all the proof
But you’ve a better way
Of leading me astray
Than I of keeping to my role
And in a moment we had
Given up our goals
So who’ll protect me
When I have come undone?
Who’ll direct me?
Now it’s time for us to move on
Who’ll protect me
When I have come undone?
Who’ll direct me?
Now it’s time for us to move on
Is there any better way
To keep your mind
When your paralyzed
And you’re losing control?
Living in a fantasy
And hiding from
The dangers that this life
Has made yours
Moving
Moving on
Moving
Moving on
Maybe
Out on the rooftops
And in the shadows
All the places no one wants to be
Up on the top floor
Underwater
Floating through the air
And sea
Maybe
She’s been watching over
Maybe
She’s the one protecting me
Cause every morning
In the glass
I tell myself this is the end of me
But every night I rest my head
And somehow I can feel at peace
Maybe
She knows how I need her
Maybe
She’s in greater pain than I
Maybe
We’ve been growing older
Maybe
Blind to all the grief gone by
Maybe
She’s been watching over
And maybe
It’s all in my head
Cell to Call Home
Angel lands herself
Behind locked doors
Tucked out of sight
Where she’ll never again fight
Severed from the bonds
That keep us straight
Stayed out too late
She accepted a harsh fate
But that’s the way of the world
For such a troubled young pearl
And she’ll never stop being my girl
Maybe my angel’s in peace at last
And maybe she's feeling okay
But I miss her dearly
Now I'm all by myself
But I would just as soon
Ask her to stay
She’s got a cell to call home
Sunrise leaves
A challenge resting in her place
Without her grace
And a sensitive embrace
Death would be a welcome
From this coldest air
I'll meet her there
As eternity we share
But that's the way of the world
For every pitiful fool
Who endangers himself for love
You had your words
And I had my promises to keep
No thought unheard
No stinging phrase could we unspeak
Now all I’ve left of you is a photograph
A box of useless things
And a burning urge to purge what’s left
Of my forgotten soul
If you’ll never speak again of me
Frail, I’m so frail
Dreamed an angel found me in my early grave
She knelt and prayed
That my body would be raised
Waking up as pale as early winter dawn
She sent me on
To find an ending to our song
Helping my angel find peace at last
Gives me a reason to stay
And I miss her dearly now
But I’m not alone
And I’ll pick up the pieces someday
Helping my angel find peace at last
Gives me a reason to stay
And I miss her dearly now
But I’m not alone
And I’ll pick up the pieces someday
Hold Me
Hold me
Whoever you are
You’re the one I want beside me
When the one I love is far away
And hope
Is a relative term
‘Cause at the moment
You’re the only hope I’ve got
Hold me
This terror will pass
Take a moment to reflect
On our reflection in the glass
And who’d have thought
For whatever it’s worth
That today would be
Our last day on this earth
Deep breath
And open your eyes
Take a moment to adjust
A little further from the light
And when it’s done
Things are never the same
I find a beauty in the shadows
And it seems to ease the pain
I would have thought
You were the only one
Who could have known
Who would have pulled me off that ledge
But I was wrong
I’ll catch a train
To a far away place
Where my troubles can’t chase
Where at last I’ll feel relief
Pain
Pain has no face
Chains now replaced
With wings that set me free
Hold me
Forever more
Take the demons I have fought
And settle the score
And once it’s done
You’ll not see me again
But know wherever I have landed
That my time is at an end
I would have thought
You were the only one
My angel atoned
Carried me safe
Through the unknown.
High Expectations
(Vinyl Bonus Track)
Father
What did I miss?
I lost the key to my own happiness
It's strange how we all cope
With the knowledge the fault is our own
The pressure of being alone
It's strange how losing hope
Is a magnet for those who have far
Too much hope to spare
And the wheels in my mind won't turn
If the weight of your kindness burns
Father
Who do you know?
Cuz the boy that you loved left home
A long long time ago
Is it fair?
Is it right to assume
He'd return himself to you?
Like an often borrowed tool
Used but not changed
(Mended but not maimed)
Oh how I wish
Things could stay the same
We could go back to the day I left
And tell me not to stray
But now it's too late
And the weight
Of your kindness burns
So the wheels in my mind don't turn
And I shut down
It's strange how we all cope
It's strange how you find hope
Life is short
And it's all I've got left to do
Take this song
It's the only way I know to talk to you
Your sweetness is too much for me
Your sweetness is too
Maybeline
(Vinyl Bonus Track)
My words reflect
I am the architect of dreams
But there’s a disconnect
In what they preach and what I’ve seen
I didn’t want it to materialize
And drive a wedge
Between me and my kin
Yet here we are
I’ve been in balance on this ledge too long
But it’s time to jump
And set in motion my own fate
Everyone whos ever noticed me standing around
Those who gave me life
Those who made me hide away
They’ll watch in horror as I fall back to the ground
I never wanted to be shouted about
Or driven out
By viscous spiteful words
Yet here we are
I’ve been in balance on this ledge too long
But it’s time to jump
And set in motion my own fate
Everyone whos ever noticed me standing around
Those who gave me life
Those who made me hide away
They’ll watch in horror as I fall back to the ground
Maybeline
Would you forgive me?
You’re the only thing
I regret to leave
You’ll be in my sleep
A half forgotten dream
Calling ceaselessly
And increasingly
Don’t go away
Don’t leave me, stay
I run away
Go
Half Afraid
(Vinyl Bonus Track)
We were so
Close to bliss
So near to evermore
We could hear
Through the hiss
We’d a choir of bells in store
But you fell short
In your words
I’m alone
All your movements tell me so
Have you heard
How I’ve grown without you
Teaching me I’m slow
I thought you should know
I don’t need you anymore
No more tears from my heart
We’re half afraid
But guess what? I’m not
Angel once lands on my shoulders
Teach me to believe
I know much more now I’m older
I’m far too hurt to grieve
To numb to deceive
I don’t need you anymore
One half fears for our whole
I’m not afraid
LYRICS
Stagehound
Motion
sign me up
I’ll leave today I swear
if I look up
I’ll see you there
slow me down
I’m moving away
if I should drown in my own wake
would you care?
as I said
you’ve gotta move fast to get away
talk to me brother
I’m waiting, set me straight
slow me down
I’m moving away
if I should drown in my own wake
would you care?
would you care?
one says another
I can’t stand much more
grow up your anger
get off your low end height
and breathe to the ground
Invasion Theorem
Grasp on a limb
and reach out along
but you like to keep your hands clean
stay out of others gardens
(sell a lot of ties, live a lot of lies
I’ll be waiting
bury any knives, turn on any bribes
hoping to become us)
we fall all alone
never know, we are the paranoid
safeguarding ourselves from all
tensions are high
on a morning that looks much like this
sentences fly
before either knows they’ve been sick
with the rage in their words
lend me your heart
I’ll see that its kept safe at hand
that’s how it started
something may change at the end
(sell a lot of ties, live a lot of lies
I’ll be waiting
bury any knives, turn on any bribes
hoping to become us)
we fall all alone
never know, we are the paranoid
safeguarding ourselves from all
silence
is not what you’ll find in this place
gold
we fall all alone
never know, we are the paranoid
safeguarding ourselves from all
sell a lot of ties, live a lot of lies
I’ll be waiting
bury any knives, turn on any bribes
hoping to become
Diary
I’m a reader of palms
I can tell you what’s wrong with your mind
show me
the sign is there
to the ones who are lost
for a minimal cost i can speak
wonders
a helpful insight
to shed some light on your life
but this one’s strange to me
she doesn’t read like the others
like a new found book I’ve never read
but now I must
have you been reading my diary?
you know how to entertain
cause you’ve been getting the best of me
and now I’m feeling drained
she stands behind the line
waiting her time
I make no mistake
with an empty gaze
I freeze in place
cause she could be my end
but I’m a trader of tricks
I didn’t get that slick
without a little play
so now I stare in
as if to meet my match
but this one’s strange to me
she doesn’t read like the others
like a new found book I’ve never read
but now I must
have you been reading my diary?
you know how to entertain
cause you’ve been getting the best of me
and now I’m feeling drained
we felt so much better
with the ones who barred their teeth
we felt so much safer
than the ones who barred their teeth
I’m a reader of palms
I can tell you what’s wrong with your mind
to the ones who are lost
for a minimal cost I can speak
have you been reading my diary?
you know how to entertain
cause you’ve been getting the best of me
and now I’m feeling drained
Down the Vine
so great the stone
weight will start to fall
down where we love alone
isolate me said the rebel son
and if you can’t send me down the vine to be undone
I’v grown around these walls but now they’re cold
I’ve grown
caught under ice
you’ll find the paradise
fall in and you’ll see
isolate me said the common one
and if you can’t send me down the line to be redone
I’m just a pawn, my mind is not my own
I’ve grown
to win this time
with our backs against the wall
submissive always fall
isolate me said the rebel son
and if you can’t send me down the line to be redone
I’ve grown around these walls but now they’re cold
I’m just a pawn
my mind is not my own
I’ve grown
The Dying Blue
A man sells a soul for a bottle of wine
but that’s okay if it calms him down
just a little bit
he wanders home
plugs his mind into the dome
before he looks around and sees that soul was his
cons are flying
from the man clothed in red
the devil told him just to look around the town
till you see the one whose spirit matters least
a body such as that holds little worth to all the rest
but in my line of work he’ll be a feast
come on over
you look so famished my old friend
in a dark and dirty doorway
you found one doomed to fail
who had lost not only money
but confidence as well
so you picked him off
and I sent him down to hell
but you didn’t see, that soul was just yourself
ever since I’v been your savior
you’ve dared to speak my name
ever since I’v been your savior
you’ve dared to live mundane
if you beg you can’t choose
this train don’t stop just for you
if you beg you can’t choose
sing the dying blue
Oceans
they lift their eyes and take me in
then age betrays and shows my deeper sin
they turn a rock to sharpened stone
it still could cut the deeper on its own
but no wave can heal me now
the glass when broken on a wind
could take a man from shore and cool his skin
I feel myself the pull below
to greater depths than I should ever know
but no wave can heal me now
my thoughts have slowed
no voice can reach me now
and if you’re here again once I’ve settled in
tell the ocean I said hello
oceans speak to no one
never make it known what they’ve consumed
and fools are drawn in their hearts
to the depths that seethe in blue
no wave can heal me now
my thoughts have slowed
no voice can reach me now
and if you’re here again once iv settled in
tell the ocean I said hello
Wilted Grace
You've heard this voice before
It calls
Ringing through the cardboard walls
To all
It's speaking for the poor
She heard
Singing balm to save her soul
From shame
The Stagehound
And the lady of the night
But you know
Something's just not right
So I wrap my arms around you
Please don't fade
Tonight
It's enough to love
(So it seems when you are there)
To forget the past
(Just to be with one who cares)
We lose ground
But we still would wish to fight
We both know
Something's just not right
So I wrap my arms around you
Please don't fade
Tonight
Curse on you, dear serpentine
I despise you to the core
The years I spent as your slave
I won't bear that anymore
Come with me and
Spare his life
Midweek Maniac
He holds a napkin to his swollen face
and lets the tears soak through
he didn’t think it’d ever get this far
but then you never do
he takes a broom and starts to gather up the shattered glass
the time would pass with ease
if it weren’t for the blood
she’s been waiting to hear his voice
for a time
but the words that seek to soothe
lies
and the men upstairs still play their stupid tunes
all in time
with her wilting grace
glamorous days
leave a lasting impression
how does one forget
seven years are hardly long enough to move a though
but still I ought to move to another crowd
in the second town
she’s been waiting to hear his voice
for a time
but the words that seek to soothe
lies
and the men upstairs still play their stupid tunes
all in time
with her wilting grace
and the lies she’s supposed to live by
(i see you stage hound, i can feel your breath from across the plains. I keep the one you love, though you will never let her go. no. no.)
serve man for gain but I think they’ve found me
through all the serpentine remains
now I can’t look back
she’s been waiting to hear his voice
for a time
but the words that seek to soothe
lies
and the men upstairs still play their stupid tunes
and the men upstairs
they swear they’ll make the news
and the songs he writes all bear her fame
and make light
of her growing shame
she’s alive
let me help you find her
Serpentine
in the close up town
there are many clowns
and many masquerades
in a house of lights
and spinning slights
the girl who helps them play
what fun
there’s a laugh for every move you make
when you’re done
you’ll pay
these arms hold more than their meant to bare
there’s more than one
who’d rather run then care
to sit and stare
oh they never care
unless they’ve paid for more
and she knows he’s safe
and so he’ll stay
as long as she obeys
what pain
is it worth to know your love is safe
what gain could be more?
these arms hold more than their meant to bare
there’s more than one
who’d rather run then care
a lonesome man enters a house for lonesome men
halls dusty, rooms musty with distrust
thick with the lust that the men upstairs share
(that’s when I saw you there)
fake lovers in fake love
no sea of tranquility
a tumultuous tune to carry tepid times
wind at his back
reminiscent of the lack of anothers warmth
steel against the chill
cracking will
ready to raise hell
the stage hound strolls in
hands ablaze
mind a haze of red, enraged
wild eyed, searching for the sinner among sinners
the snake in the grass
men weighed
through the muck and mire
bowed down
but not without
the love they came about
what fun
there’s a laugh for every move you make
when you’re done
you’ll pay
shots
break and blast
drop
this will pass
all eyes on her now
she drifts away
with eyes aglaze
with hand to the reddish stain
that steals her gaze, this last escape
he runs out to meet his love
but she’s not there, an empty frame
the cold remains
and he’s to blame
then a sound hits the pavement
nerves break like glass
with a cry like no other
sally, I’m home at last
her eyes in death still shine
and light the divide
to reach and take his soul
combine it with her own
now one for all time
in rest, and love
and make their answers known
Sanctuary
wait for him you said
with eyes of blue and gold
he’s bound to be another win
he’ll find the call to be himself
or what we’d have him turn against
from three
just three
he says he wants to be free
isn’t that enough?
the call was set before him as a blinded hand would play
and hope
and though it’s never been enough before
this time I’m sure
for me
just me
he says he wants to be free
isn’t that enough
a diamond in a pile of rocks cant know what it’s to be
so let him see
and when the storm has run its course
and when your voice is getting hoarse
and when he tells you you’re just standing in his way
ask him how does it feel to be free?
isn’t that enough?
isn’t it enough?
to let him see?
let him see
shades of age
(and all the secrets that you kept from us, they)
line your face
LYRICS
Immured
Some Kind of Thief
How strange
Its raining again
And I hope you can prove you’re right
How tame
You’ve proven to be
But I hope you don’t change your mind
Its written in metal
Engraven inside
Youre free to release him
To play some kind of thief
Hey,
Youre looking familiar
The image will seldom change
Saint
Or are you a sinner
I never did catch your name
Its written in liquid
Dripping from signs
Youre free to release him
To play some kind of thief
I know you’ve had better days than I
The trail is untraceable,
So why run?
Its written in cardboard
The man on the street
Hes hoping youll see him
so he can get off his feet
hes hoping youll see him
to help him get off his feet
youre free to release him
to play some kind of thief
Justified
The glare has haunted you
Watching your life
With its looming presence
You feel it piercing through
Patronizing essence
Is this fear
Justified?
Is this right?
Sometimes it speaks to you
Using its light
And you find you’re drawn in
And what it says is true
It says what you like
You’re alone without it
Is this fear
Justified?
Is this right?
Is this fear safe?
Justify your way
So when we come
Unto this end
It’s the fear that drains us
Its fight or pretend
Making the choice
Will it come to please us?
Is this fear
Justified?
Is this right?
The Sky Is Falling
On any other day
We might have drawn conclusions
On any other day
We might have got it wrong
Just looks into the skies
And says he had a vision
A forest in his eyes
A needle in his arm
And are you
Scared my love?
Do you hope the sky is falling
If the world ends now
We wont be responsible
I had a dream
A man who came
He told me not to notice
Said to raise a finger
Was to lose your only arm
I never woke again to find
The shouting on the pavement
The secondary letter
Written red to raise alarm
And are you
Scared my love?
Do you hope the sky is falling
If the world ends now
We wont be responsible
I told the man to sleep at home
Hes got a bed that’s warm
A fire that’s cold
Cold
Wait, you know theres more of this to come
Balance, I said its been there all along
So now you’ve been around
What do you think of my life?
Is it cold? Is it dark? Is it you?
And are you
Scared my love?
Do you hope the sky is falling
If the world ends now
We wont be responsible
And are you
Scared, scared,
Scared we wont be responsible?
Graffiti
Pictograms are etched upon a wall
These ancient figures
Tell stories long forgotten
And do you see the picture of a man
He holds a spear within his hand
Hes hunting something
His eyes are fixed upon a dove
As fear resounds throughout the sketch
Afraid of something
Hieroglyphic images are written on a pyramid
Imprisoning someone
Something, somewhere, somehow
And do you see the picture of a girl
She stands by the river waiting for someone
And if you look above her head, youll see
The goddess of the night at watch
Standing over
Petroglyph, a writing on a wall
Made for reasons that are unknown to us
Written for us
For us to see
And do you see a work of art upon the walls
Relayed through time
With a purpose?
Or do you see a vandalism
Destructive art
We call graffiti
Project Ivy
We suffocate the ground each day
So heavy falls the sole
To contradict the rain
Its plain, still we stay
The movement of the mass is framed
Dictated by the one
They all will feel the strain
Its strange
Still they play
Seeds of grey,
Plant and pray
Ivy lover wrapped in his own life
Never said he had another wife
I feel your pain
Seeds of grey
Plant and prey
You cannot leave me now
Don’t know how
Eyes of stone
(just wait)
View their own
The Paradise
Sailor,
I know your mouth is sore
From all that filth
All the words you wrote and spoke
Eyes red
Seeking after smoke
To fuel the fall
But you’re so small
Senses are numbed by addiction
You’re no change
Failure,
You stagger drunk and fall
You lose your meal
But youre too far gone to feel
Senses are numbed by addiction
Youre no change
Sympathy’s losing its hold on you
Still you stay
Talk about my flesh and blood
As though you’d see her fall right off this boat
Ill take no more
Sailor
So old and frail
Worn thoughts will seethe
To know the air
To feel you breathe in one more phrase
Senseless addict, still you –
But You’re so small
Words
The sound
Look to the sound
Look to the sound
Older than age
Past expectations
With something to say
But they vote concealment
But words have a way of just coming out
Some view me a child
Caught in whats around me
Never care to see the searchlights above
One first to call me wild
Then they will all follow suite
And im giving up
Live in a day
Then its all over
Something is strange
Something must break down
but words have a way of just coming out
Some view me as a child
Caught in whats around me
Never care to see the searchlights above
One first to call me wild
Then they will all follow suite
And im giving up
Roach
Stay with me for awhile
I know im not, not sane yet
Thoughts coming from inside
To strain the mind
Not safe yet
Iv seen failure now and in the past
now alone id never last
Its good to see you here
To hide me from myself
Lift me out
Somehow
Tomorrow brings the call
The order to display
To hear the gavel fall
And tell me of my fate
Iv been alone for too long
Im not feeling so strong
Iv been lost without the second word
Eyes closed with thoughts on what Iv heard
No one will hear me now
Or save me from myself
So in this state of mind
I fall away to fitful dream
Lift me out somehow
Scenes fly
Crack the sky
Create the second word
To save the ones I need
To take another turn
Denying only greed
Iv been alone for too long
Im not feeling so strong
Heres what I see
Price of White
Wind has no disguise
Throws herself on winter
To her own demise
Broken forest blown
Fragment of a breeze
That’s forcing cold
I am the king who wished his world saw never an end
Shivering walls built up around me
Only pretend
But I am cold
Darkest
Prince of white
Alone
Winds of march return
A thaw to all the hopes once trapped in ice
Limbs from birth to sky
Given ground to try for better light
I am the king who wished his world saw never an end
(from birth to sky)
Shivering walls built up around me
Only pretend
But I am cold
Darkest
Prince of white
Alone
Give presence to green and lush and warmer days
Quit wondering why ill never change my ways
Your angels are lost on me
Your angels are lost on me
I am the king who wished his world saw never an end
Shivering walls built up around me
Only pretend
Strength is a lie that only wisdom can defend
(till we meet again)
I am the king who watched his world fall down again