Monday, March 31, 2008

Sense of Urgency

Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake up!

Wake up!
Sound the alarm
Wake up!
Sound the alarm

Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake up!

Wake up!
Sound the alarm
Wake up!
Sound the alarm

Don't let them see you
Don't let them hear you
Don't let them catch you

Don't let them see you
Don't let them hear you
Don't let them catch you

Come on
Come on
Run!
Come on
Come on
Run!
Come on
Come on
Run!

Stay awake
Just a little farther...
Stay awake
Just a little farther...

Watch out!
Take cover!




Stay with me
Come on
Stay with me
Don't you dare die on me
Don't you dare die on me
Please...

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Just a Thought

Life takes many twists and turns
Time changes everything
The choices are ours to make, to control
Memories are there to reflect and remember better times
or regret and do our best never to repeat the same mistakes
Words are insights into a person
and even if we stop breathing
they'll keep on living

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Perfect is a Lie

I used to believe
There was such a thing
As perfect
In this world
We breathe

But I've spit a thousand lies before
I've swallowed a million lies before
I've tasted
Bitter failure
And it lingered
In my mouth
Nothing flattering
Nothing perfect

Perfect doesn't scar
Perfect doesn't scream
Perfect doesn't bleed
Nothing perfect about me

And the world's so twisted
That bad means good
And honesty has lost meaning
The truth is bent so far
And lies became so easy
Something's wrong
But we don't care

Perfect doesn't lie
Perfect doesn't kill
Perfect doesn't live
Nothing perfect here

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Ever Told You

Did I ever tell you?
I live in a shadow
I bleed for mine
Did I ever tell you?
I find my voice in ink
I find my thoughts in paper
Did I ever tell you?
I have to scream to be heard
I have to hope to dream
Did I ever tell you?
I've slept awake
I've woken up falling
Did I ever tell you?

Monday, March 17, 2008

Not for the Faint-Hearted

They will take their words
And shove them down your throat
Point a gun to your head
And you can't help but swallow
They will slap you across the face
Knock you to the floor
For good measure
You could pick yourself up
But you'll just be kicked down again
So you just lay there
Staring at the ceiling

Soon you're standing in line
Walking in circles
Living a routine
Then that guy in front
Has had enough
He charges them
And they drop him dead
They take his corpse
And made a symbol
A demonstration
And the flies feast on his
Rotting eyes
The sickness creeps up your throat

Pretty soon you lose hope
You stop caring
Everything is the same damn thing
Another day
Another death
And you know
No one will bother
To save you

I can't believe this happened
I can't believe this is happening

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Screaming and Bleeding

Scream me a lullaby
Bleed me some tears tonight

My only wish
Was to make you proud
So I tried and I tried and tried
But you never looked
You never saw
You never cared
For me
You never cared

Scream a lullaby
Bleed me some tears tonight
Because I'm ready to go
Willing to go

My only wish
Was to make you proud
But you never cared for me
You never cared
You never cared for me
You never cared
I'll find my own way
Home
Somewhere I belong
I'll find my place
My home

The past is the past
And we'll never get it back
But you persist
So I insist
Scream me a lullaby
Bleed me some tears tonight

And as the sky's falling down
My hopes are broken
Dreams are only dreams
I'll walk this road alone
Scream at the top of my lungs
Until my voice is gone
Bleed until my pain is gone
Until I feel better
Until I feel better

Nothing's going to bring me back
The past is the past
Trying to make up lost time
You're way too late
But you persist
So I insist
Scream me a lullaby
Bleed me some tears tonight

My only wish
Tonight
Was to make you proud
But you never cared for me
Never cared for me
I'll find someplace
Where I belong
Scream at the top of my lungs
Bleed and feel better
Someday

I'll feel better

Some day

Some night

Maybe tonight

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Dream

If this is a dream
Don't wake me up
I like it here
It's easy to breathe
And for once
I'm not choking
On words unspoken

This has got to be a dream
Because I'm not bleeding
I think I'm sane
My heart's in one piece

Don't wake me up
Not yet
Just a little longer
I like it here
Nothing's trying to kill me
No one's trying to kill me
Everyone's so
Content

This is a dream
Don't wake me up
Because reality sucks
I'd rather stay here
Don't wake me up
Not yet
Just a little longer...

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Been Forever

How did it get like this?
We haven't talked
In what feels like forever
I've even forgotten
The sound of your voice
My meories recede
And these pictures lose meaning
Do you even smile anymore?
I called
But you never answered
I wrote
But you never wrote back
If this is dead
Then let these words
Be the gravestone
"Here lies another loss"

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Losing It

The shadows are moving
Trying to kill me
The walls are inching
Closer and closer
The shadows are talking
Planning something
The door is trying to stifle a laugh
The shadows are stalking
Haunting my every step
I can't seem to lose them
The sky is falling
The ground is falling
We all fall down
Bodies buried
Angels fallen
Shadows lurking

They think I'm fine
They say I'm fine
They swear I'm fine
But the shadows stand behind them
I think otherwise

The shadows are staring
Waiting for something
I'm holding every breath
Like it's my last
Hoping for the next second
The next heartbeat
Seconds are an eternity
The shadows creep closer
And closer
And closer
And all I can do is scream

Friday, March 7, 2008

Weird

Is it weird
That her words feel
Like a noose around my neck
And I'm teetering
On the edge of a chair?

Is it weird
That I think she
Looks better dead?
Maybe then I can smile

Is it weird
That I fall asleep
And wake up falling?
I don't know what's going on

Is it weird
That everything I see
Is in flames?
Smoke and ashes
Pave the way

Is it weird
That I walk in shadows?
I scream in silence
No one will notice...

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Unknown

I am the scream in the silence
The voice you'll never hear
I am the smile in despair
The face you'll never know
I am the person you just pass by
A whisper in the wind

Key/Legend

word = speaking/singing
(word) = whispering/echo
[word] = stern voice/screaming