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Friends or Lovers
We traveled the world on separate paths stealing glances between the trees and sharing moments from afar Though our voices could call out in comfort our hands could never touch and no matter how dear or true our hearts might … Continue reading
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Frail Destiny
You broke a thousand hearts on your way to mine you tore through a thousand lonely souls and shattered a thousand dreams before a twist of fate brought you to my door Now you've moved on following the scent of … Continue reading
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Beautiful
How can I show you that you are beautiful when you always look the other way Finding imperfections with every living breath feeding yourself deceit every night as you lie in bed How can I show you that you are … Continue reading
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Turning Corners
I can't escape you no matter how many times I turn around I see you there looking back at me your beautiful face too tempting to resist your smile too wonderful to deny Not a day goes by that you … Continue reading
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Yesteryear
Walking down the streets of an ancient world touching bricks covered in history while following the footsteps of kings and queens the feeling of home begins to settle in and the past begins to draw near like a previous act … Continue reading
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Uncertainty
Looking toward the future with a frightened eye staring down uncertainty trying to pass the quiet nights without letting my mind go astray There are too many thoughts I can't bear to think too many possibilities I don't have the … Continue reading
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Outcast
Standing alone under an evening sky watching the world spin around me I see the faces of lost souls dancing in the winds of change and pouring through the sands of time No one sees me standing there Turning away … Continue reading
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97 Percent
When I look into your eyes I see that something has been left behind through the smiles and gentle kisses I see a heart still longing a touch left unfulfilled a kiss that is vapor to the wind I'm ninety-seven … Continue reading
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Late-Night Diner
Sitting in a late-night diner ordering the stiffest drink they sell twisting cigarettes into the tabletops and drifting with my mind Another night alone given to misspent folly trading one emptiness for another and opening up the wounds all over … Continue reading
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Ghost Within My Mind
I would have told you I love you if we hadn't been saying goodbye With the end always a breath away it never seemed real to me like vapors disappearing before my eyes and even though you're gone today there's … Continue reading
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Seven Years
Seven years I've spent trying to dodge the lies living life from joy to meaningless joy filling the void with shameful highs and pretending it's the dream I kept inside I've given into temptation until there's nothing left to surrender … Continue reading
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Night Sun
The night sun burns bright this evening as it watches us dance in the rain We pick its fruits and share its bounty as we embrace its cold, crystal air It sparkles in our eyes with every longing gaze and … Continue reading
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Electric Touch
I remember the electricity when our hands first touched the newness the excitement the taste of the forbidden. It was a breaking of tension the end of a game and the beginning of so much more As our lips touched … Continue reading
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Repetition
Open up the wounds let the heartache flow again watch me turn to my addictions and let temptation be my guide I'll quell the pain with thoughts of lust drown the tears in temporary joys as I'm tripping up the … Continue reading
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Where Are You Now?
Sometimes I think of you and wonder where you are and if you think of me on lonely nights or dream about me when there's nothing left to dream I don't expect you to miss me and I know the … Continue reading
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Summer Night
On a long and solemn night in the middle of a southern summer we sat underneath the moonlight whispering in the dark though a million words were said not a one could be heard over the sound of teardrops falling … Continue reading
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Understanding
I don't expect you to understand me I know how I act the words that I say the things that I feel and the way that I live my life are all mysteries to you. You held me you cherished … Continue reading
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In the Dark
There are times when I’m inconsolable when the world around me becomes too much and my demons come out to feast on me again There are times when I’m hopeless when I’m too lost to return home and I don’t … Continue reading
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Open Fire
I saw you today tossing love letters into an open fire letting our memories burn and twist in the somber setting of a silent flame I know that you're hurting love I know that what I've done is wrong and … Continue reading
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New Moon
There's a new moon out tonight and it's the darkest night of the year You can hear children crawling beneath their beds and clutching their sheets in fear while murmuring their prayers and hitting their lights as they wait for … Continue reading
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Fist of Dreams
As time goes by I've found myself gripping my life tighter and tighter clinching my dreams in the palm of my hand protecting them from the winds that howl around me Like grains of sand they slip through my fingertips … Continue reading
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Teardrops
I remember how it began with tempers flaring and heartache nearing We were saying words never meant to be said and now we're hurting one another just because we were too weak to face ourselves We cry because we love … Continue reading
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Searching
Somewhere near the shores of dreaming overlooking the cliffs of humanity there is a spot where the rocks jut skyward and the seas of pleasure and pain meet before crashing into the pillar of stone Though the sun is always … Continue reading
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Serpent
There's a serpent wrapped around my heart and he's smiling up at me He hisses softly as he squeezes tighter slowly strangling me with every beat Though I fight and though I scream I'm helpless as he wrings the tears … Continue reading
Just Words
I said "I love you" today I tried hard to make you believe it I tried hard to believe it myself But the truth is that I hate you my love I hate you now and I hated you when … Continue reading
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Rocket Ships
I remember well sitting in class making models of airplanes and drawing pictures of rocket ships I saw myself as a pilot soaring far above the clouds or as an astronaut tearing through the blackness of space To me, time … Continue reading
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On The Corner
If you go down to the corner of Kings and Queens you'll find the classiest shops and countless boutiques selling priceless antiques But somewhere amongst the glitter and fashion you'll find a red-capped wanderer that loves laughing at the rain … Continue reading
Closer To You
How we long for nights like these Where time seems to freeze In the chilly midnight air And we have nothing to do But hold each other tight In a warm, tender embrace But as I strain to pull you … Continue reading
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Meaning of Love
What do you know about love? I've touched its perfect face I've held it tight in my arms and kissed it to sleep each night What can you know about love? If you can hate something so perfect something so … Continue reading
MoonDreams
If you step outside into the crystal midnight air you can feel the moonlight dancing across your skin. As it lights the world below with its hues of pale white it cools everything it touches making the very air around … Continue reading
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Blanket of You
Sometimes when the weather is doing it's worst And the rain is turning into ice And the ice is turning into snow I reach for a warm fire And to wrap myself in a blanket of you While it's not … Continue reading
My Generation
Line us up orderly Make us neat and pretty And take away everything we hold dear Strip us of our pride And kick us when we're down Because we're all just corpses that never stopped breathing And everyone one of … Continue reading
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Waters of Life
Into the tempest sea of life we're tossed as if flung by the hands of some ungrateful father we're plunged, kicking and screaming, into the insanity below. Above us is a peaceful dream world a place that we, as mortals, … Continue reading
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Glass Roses
I was strolling through the garden of a house made of crystal when I stumbled upon a bed of gorgeous glass roses. Carefully, I picked the tallest one and held it against the mid-day sun which was beating down on … Continue reading
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A Goodnight Kiss
I don't know what it is about you that always gets me this way. But every time I see you sleeping with your eyes fluttering gently and your smile so warm and inviting something deep inside breaks down something frozen … Continue reading
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Stream Bank
I suppose we all have a place like this somewhere we go when the defeats of the world just become too much to bear and escape is our only choice. Some people head to rooftops where they can watch the … Continue reading
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Picture Perfect
What the Hell happened to me? When did I go from someone who was so mighty so strong and fade into the person I am today? I used to know how to smile for God's sake but somehow I forgot … Continue reading
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Watchers
I am a watcher that is what I do I go to crowded clubs perhaps places I don't belong pull up a chair or a table in some dark corner and watch Sometimes people notice me point fingers in my … Continue reading
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Glass of Tears
So there I was just sitting at the bar with my head hanging low remembering the good times we had. I would have crawled into a bottle of whisky but decided instead to fill my glass with tears. I came … Continue reading
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Questions
Here we go again. We're right back where we began. Please don't act surprised And don't pretend that you can't understand What all of this is about. You know that I'm always going to be me Wondering, curious, stupid little … Continue reading
Shattered Memories
I still see you there every time I close my eyes You’re lying on the ground crying out in pain I’ve never felt so helpless as when I heard you sob “Get a doctor,” I shouted In hopes someone would … Continue reading
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Replaceable
If I disappeared tomorrow Another writer would take my place If I died suddenly and tragically Any soul with a voice could carry my message If I quit and walked away Someone else would do my job And If I … Continue reading
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First Frost
It’s the first frost of the year and there you lie sleeping soundly peaceful, like a child It’s nights like these I remember why I fell in love Something about how we fit together to keep each other warm and … Continue reading
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A Thousand Hands
You can hear the drums beating in the stands Pounding out the chant of a thousand hands From a lost generation that's been hurt too much When we came out we were holding a crutch They tell us that we're … Continue reading
Contempt
When every song on the record is known all too well When every note is just the one before the next and every line just something to remember When every high and low are etched into our minds and their … Continue reading
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A Price Too High
What's the point of it all? What makes it all worthwhile? I've lost everything to this My life, my home and now my art I simply have nothing left to give Because while you comfort You also take away And … Continue reading
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Choices
I am but one person I can not travel two trails at once I can no more do all I desire than split myself in two and hurl myself down both paths I can not sleep in a bed and … Continue reading
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Dream Catcher
Hello my friend whom I see looking down on me like a ghost dangling from my bedpost Hello to he who call himself dream catcher or the catcher of dreams You protect me save me and keep the nightmares away … Continue reading
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Like You
Get a job, get a life and all that money stuff Slave to God, slave to money none of it cares about you Two car garage, white picket fence happiness is so cheap today Blind your eyes, dull your thoughts … Continue reading
Nothing Special
I know that I’m nobody Nothing special at all So please don’t cry for me I’m just another one of the many faces praying to the rain Take away my eyes and drown out my voice It doesn’t matter anymore … Continue reading
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