A Voice

Some times when I'm alone I see fading light,
I feel the darkness of the coming night,
But a voice reaches out, pulls me back to here.
A voice that reaches into the night,
And tells the dying soul of love and light,
That never dies though you may go into the night.
A voice so sweet and pure it never tells a lie,
And if I see the new coming light it will be there,
all through the night.
A voice of love and life,
That guides me to the light,
through a dark and lonely night.

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Blood

What words could I use to say,
Words that are dark and evil,
No,
Nothing is here,
Lost and confused,
Left wondering alone,
Out in the cold snowy night,
Blood,
Everywhere I turn there is Blood,
Who's blood,

My blood?

Yes it is my blood,
Coloring in the snow velvet red.

Cold now oh so cold,
Yet my soul is on fire,
The knife,
Where has the knife gone,
The one that called on me to end it all,
That cut my ivory skin and left ribbons of blood,
Gone all is gone,
Where to?

To heaven or to hell?

I may never know.

I can hear them now,
The dogs of hell chasing after me,
Run,
Wear to?

Oh, if I only knew.

I'm getting weaker now,
As the blood leaves my body,
Blood,
So much blood.

I can hear them by my side,
Asking me to come back,
But I will never go back,
And I lay there cold and dead,
In a pool of frozen blood.

I can hear the sirens calling,
The knife,
Where is that knife,
That knife that called one me to do this,
Why?

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Battle Field

An unforeseen barrier climbs high in to the sky,
Blocking out the coming day light,
The battlefield before me,
Blood stained in it's own right,
I hate to think of all who died,
To make this grass so red with hate.

In my mind I can see them die,
Pasted on in to dark night,
The swords of evil clashing wildly,
Screaming fills my ears,
Tells me what they are leaving behind,
Lost are the loves of their lives.

Ripped back into the now by singing birds,
There sorrowful song,
Tells of all who have past,
Not only last night,
But all who have died,
In this battle of hate and evil.

I must go past this barrier,
Past this bloody field,
On to the next,
To heal my broken soul.

On the other side there is light,
That burns my pale skin,
I have spent all my life living in the night,
Following the bloody battle.

Nothing now,
All is gone and all is lost,
A blood stained battlefield before me,
I wish it all would end,
But I have no say,
I just follow along the bloody path.

Past becomes the future,
Always repeating it's self,
We have yet to learn the lesson here,
Yet to see the light,
Oh, why must we fight.

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DON'T

Nothing is left in your still eyes,
I know this scene of you will be mine for all time,
I know that you are dying,
But I can't let you go.


Do you remember all those quiet days,
When you would talk to me,
With out having anything to say,
And nothing stood between us.


Now where am I to go,
I need you by my side,
I need your light to guide me,
I can't let you die.


I wish I hadn't seen this,
Your last moments here,
I wish that you had been alone,
I can't over come this fear.


I need you here,
Won't you come back
and stand by my side,
Please don't die.

I can't stand to see you like this,
But I can't run away,
I'm looking in you hollow eyes,
And I don't know what to say.

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Flower

I was standing in the shadow,
Of a broken dream,
I was looking up to you,
But I didn't want to see.

I was scared about the coming night,
That will chase away your gentle light,
That leaves me lonely,
Even with you by my side.

Now in time,
The flower will grow taller,
And the petals will fall away,
And with them goes the hope,
Of all the things you say.

Without talking you said to me,
That the truth is the hardest thing to see,
And your hands reached out,
To comfort me.

With out time in the way,
You will age,
And never know it,
And you will grow old.

With out fear,
I'll follow you,
And be there when you call,
And when you need I will catch before you fall.

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Enough

Broken words,
They seem not be enough,
Enough to say what you feel.

The light that was there,
Now moves on to heaven,
Gone are the careless days,
Lost to grief and sorrow.

If you'd only said it aloud,
Brought out into the open,
Guided the words into another's soul,
You would not feel this pain.

Something deep in you,
Begging to be set free,
But those words will never be spoken.

You can't let go,
You can't forget,
You must always look back.

Sad tears,
They seem to not be enough,
Enough to say what you feel.

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Fire


So many walk this path,
This path of broken dreams,
That lights the fire,
And the fire goes unseen.

And when the soul is lost,
The fire lights the way,
Along the broken path,
And you live to dream another day.

So many times you cry,
A weeping soul on fire,
A fire that will dry your tears,
Yet burns like a madding desire.

Lost away are the days,
When dreams were escape,
For now the fire is there,
And it won't let you condemn your faith.

Could be the last,
The last dream of yours,
To feel the fire inside,
With out it burning down your walls.

Alone the fire burns,
Like the water in the earth,
Flows and touches every part of you,
Yet you don't feel it's worth.

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FACE

I'm a face you've seen so many times,
The one that never fits between the lines,
I'm every stolen dream this world has ever seen
I'm a face you've seen so many times.

I'm a person you've seen a million times,
The one sitting off to the side,
I'm every hopeless dream this world has ever had,
I'm a person you've seen a million times.

I'm a book you've read before,
The one you use to stop the door,
I'm every broken dream this word has left behind,
I'm a book you've read before.

I'm a dish you've had before,
The one you let fall onto the floor,
I'm every useless dream this world will never see,
I'm a dish you've had before.

I'm a song you've heard a million times,
The one you refused to by,
I'm every helpless dream this world have been,
I'm a song you've heard a million times.

I'm an all to familiar rhythm,
The one you never took for truth,
I'm ever impossible dream this world have ever heard,
I'm an all to familiar rhythm.

I'm a face you seen so many times,
The one that never fits between the lines,
I'm every stolen dream this world has ever seen,
I'm a face you seen so many times.

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FESTIVAL

Dance into the night,
Feel the firelight,
Listen to the music,
It will take you over.

Taste the sweet food,
Drink the sour drinks,
Wash out what you think,
And be as a kid again.

Play your part in the festival,
Play your part in the fair,
Juggle for the happy child,
Juggle for the people who will stare.

Dress in the gypsy cloths,
Forget to bush your hair,
Pick the wealthy man's pocket,
Who cares what they think!

Tis a day for celebrating,
All the politicians will stop debating,
And the kids will never stop playing,
For today is the day for celebrating.

Play your part in the festival,
Play your part in the fair,
Juggle for the happy child,
Juggle for the people who will stare.

Play your happy bouncing music,
For the young couples who are playing in the shade,
And you laugh with joy and youth,
But the old people are out worn.

Feel the warm sun on your back,
See the men all dress in black,
Take in time with out seems,
And nothing is really there.

Play your part in the festival,
Play your part in the fair,
Juggle for the happy child,
Juggle for the people who will stare.

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I


A single word is spoken as though you cannot sing,
It touches the very center of my being,
And you see the distant truth,
That I would like to hind.

I know you never lied to me,
The way I lied to you,
But they keep telling me what I have to do,
If I ever could hope to be a part of you.

And all these answer,
They're for questions I didn't ask,
And I know deep inside there is peace,
In a world so full of chance.

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I'd Like To Say Thank You.

I'd like to say thank you for all those days,
When you saw me crying and you ran away,
When you laughed at me for something I would say,
I would like to say thank you to my classmates for those days.

I'd like to say thank you for all those times,
When you came and held me so I wouldn't cry,
When you saw that special gift I'd hide inside,
I'd like to say thank you my teachers for those days.

I'd like to say thank you for all those moments,
When you said that they were right,
When you let my cry alone at night,
I'd like to say thank to my brother.

I'd like to say thank you for all those times,
When you laughed at me for doing something dumb,
When you taught me how to be myself,
I'd like to say thank you to all my friends.

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I have.

I have a story to tell you,
Will you sit and listen?

I have a picture to show you,
Will you come see it?

I have a fortune for you,
Will you come clam it?

I have a history for you,
Will you please read it?

I have a name for you,
Will you be nice and take it?

I have a kiss for you,
Will you come complete it?

I have a moment for you,
Will you come be in it?

I have a dream for you,
Will you come be it?

I have a love for you,
Will you please take it?

I have a rose for you,
Will you come smell it?

I have a thought for you,
Will you come hear it?

I have a truth for you,
Will you come be it?

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I Need

I need someone to love me,
To lead on my way,
Someone who will smile,
No matter what I do or say.

I need someone to understand,
To help me through the day,
Someone who will listen,
In every single way.

I need someone to sing to me,
Who won't lead me astray,
Someone who laugh with me,
When I look back on this day.

I need someone who'll be my friend,
Who won't poke fun at me,
Someone who will talk with me,
When we both have things to say.

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In Their Self Superiority

They have broken wings of glass,
Inside they cry, beg, you fix their wings,
But know one can fix broken wings of glass.

They all have the same feelings deep inside,
Never knowing what to say,
Jumping at the first person who isn't normal.
But in this world today what is normal,
And who are they to say.

All they ask is understanding,
But they refuse to give it them selves,
They are always the judges,
But refuse to be judged.

Never wanting to emit that they may be wrong,
Never asking before they punish.

They hold them self in their self superiority,
Never shaken by the truth,
That they are just the same as you and I.

Never point the finger their way,
For they can do no wrong in their own eyes,
Everything that is wrong is someone else's fault.

Could it be the are blind and can not see,
Could it be that they don't want to.

Is it in this time of first that we lose are way,
Is it now that we start to say what is good and what is not.

Is this the way we all end up,
Lost in are own selves,
Never caring about others.

What's become of them now,
In their silent fears they are hiding,
But it's not my place,
I have no right to judge them,
Even if they insist on judging me.


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JUST FOR A MOMENT

Just for a moment step into my world.
Just for a moment be willing to be alone.
Just for a moment let the silence take you.
Just for a moment sleep without dreams.
Just for a moment fall in to the abyss.
Just for a moment regain your innocence.
Just for a moment love me as I am.
Just for a moment let me see the true you.
Just for a moment practice what you preach.
Just for a moment cry about the pain.
Just for a moment think about the words.
Just for a moment wonder what it's worth.
Just for a moment let the fire burn you.
Just for a moment tell them what you think.
Just for a moment open up the doors.
Just for a moment live without the shackles.
Just for a moment play in the rain.
Just for a moment try and take away the pain.
Just for a moment love the world around you.
Just for a moment let the words flow freely.
Just for a moment have time on your side.
Just for a moment see the angel behind you.
Just for a moment think of what you say.
Just for a moment stop lying to me.
Just for a moment act the part.
Just for a moment fallow your heart.
Just for a moment hide from what you are.
Just for a moment.

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LOOK

Look out over this river,
Now tell me what you see,
Are those reflections of you,
Or are they reflections of me?

Look at this rose,
Now do something for me,
Tell me one thing,
Why do the petals fall away?

Look over there,
See the small child,
Ask me something about her,
Is she someone few have seen?

Look around you dear,
This world is so far gone,
It's falling apart,
Will you really hang on?

Look towards the sky,
You can see the sun,
And the moon,
But is it only out the corner of your eye?

Look inside yourself,
See the meaning of the words,
Fell the gentle worth,
Can you promise not to fall to deep?

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MAY I?

May I touch your soul,
Feel it's gentle pulse,

May I touch your heart,
To feel it's life filled beat?

May I fall into you,
Someplace I can sleep,

May I fall in love,
With your inter peace?

May I stand near you,
To hear your breath,

May I be a part of you,
So that I can rest?

May I see you in you most venerable state,
So I can know you’re like me,

May I help when you’re weak,
So I may come to speak to you?

May I come to you when you sleep,
So I can be able to finally weep,

May I be with you,
If only to be.

May I time the my life,
To be revolved around you,

May I love you,
may I love you?

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Must?

Must there be a meaning to all my hopes and dreams,
Must there be a thought for everyone to see,
Must there be one thing that never walks away,
Must there be a sleepless night?

Must I really love,
Must I really need ,
Must I really beg ,
Must I really be alone?

Must there be and answer to all thing you ask,
Must there be a ugly face underneath the mask,
Must there be a distance left to go,
Must there be things that I don't need to know?

Must I really sleep,
Must I really be at peace,
Must I really cry,
Must I really see?

Must there be child hiding all alone,
Must there be a face that no one really knows,
Must there be these doubt playing in my mind,
Must there be a quite moment stealing away time?

Must I really live,
Must I really die,
Must I really ask why,
Must I really be?

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MUSIC

The orchestra of night,
Plays loudly at my ears,
Trying to steal my fears.

Into nothing the day may go,
Like a fading music note,
It slips away so gently.

Without movement the music flows,
Brings with it tales of woe,
And of times long ago.

Making notes with words,
The music of the poets,
A music in the soul.

What is it about the tune,
That makes you close your eyes,
And walk your way back trough time?

The music plays of love and lost,
And it plays of night and day,
And the words mean everything.

Nothing you can do or say,
Will make the music play,
Or turn back the hands of time.

You lost the notes,
The notes you had to sing,
And now the music will not play.

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NEVER

In your eyes,
I saw an endless ray,
Like fire,
It lit my way.

In to the darkness,
You came without fear,
Never thinking of yourself,
You gave to me a life.

All took was one soul,
Help me to fine mine,
A soul of gold,
I knew when I saw you,
It was reflected in your eyes.

And you didn't care,
If they laugh at you,
You still shine,
No matter what they say.

When I was lost,
You found me there,
I was scared,
But you comforted my fears.

You took the tears away,
And restored my fate in the human race,
I thought I was alone,
Till you said a word.

Never thought I'd write these words,
Never knew the tears could change,
Never thought someone could change my life,
With out knowing me.

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Once Long Ago.

The sun is setting,
Your soul grows cold,
You mind is numb,
Your body old.

I lit the fire,
Now it burns,
It casts shadows on your face,
The winds churn.

Winter is here,
Cold and bitter,
Knocking on your door,
The snow covers the litter.

You've lived so long,
But time has caught you,
Nothing wants to stay,
And soon time will get me too.

Once long ago,
You were a star,
The people would love you,
You were the best by far.

Now the winter snow,
Melted by fire,
No one knows your name,
You lost the fame.

Let memories take you,
Let time forget you,
The snow is so old,
The memories older.

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On The Upside.

On the upside things have never went your way,
On the upside you've never had much to say,
And on the upside you like to sit a do nothing for days,
And it all comes back to the very beginning of this day,
Always repeating things you did not say.


On the upside you can't put music to the words,
On the upside you can't forget about what was heard,
And on the upside you can't hear the sing the birds,
And it all comes back to the very beginning of this day,
Always repeating things you did not say.


On the upside you always been ignored,
On the upside you never need to be heard,
And on the upside you've never slept the whole night,
And it all comes back to the very beginning of this day,
Always repeating things you did not say.

On the upside you always been mistook,
On the upside no one ever understood,
And on the upside you never cried out l,
And it always comes back to the very beginning of this day,
Always repeating things you did not say.

On the upside you've always been poked at,
On the upside you've always been optimistic,
And on the upside you make everything look good,
And it always comes back to the very beginning of this day,
Always repeating things you did not say.

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Past

Don't cry little one,
The day is but brand new,
What could it be that makes you cry,
Is there something I don't see,
Something you hide inside?

Oh, but if you only new,
I know what your going trough,
This is not I lie I say,
But a truth that makes me sad inside.

Walk with me now,
And see the day anew,
Forget the past,
For it has already forgotten you,
Don't dwell on things,
You cannot change them.

See you feel much better now,
You've forgotten somehow,
Come with me and see,
See the brand new sun.

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Single

A single black butterfly floating on the wind,
Lands in side a sea of chaos,
It's gentle wings are torn and it can no longer swore,
It dreams of what it use to see flying through the sky,
And this single black butterfly starts to cry.

And like my torn soul,
This little butterfly can no longer fly,
And all it does is dream of what it use to be,
And it sits and waits for death to knock on it's door,
For that is all that's left along the way.

A single red flower hanging on a vine,
Lost its desperate hold because of wind,
And that flower quite as it is,
I could hear it cry as it slowly died.

And my wind blown soul,
Like that little red flower,
Fights the silent unheard battle,
Somewhere between crying and passing.

A single unheard child sitting alone,
Crying softly to its self,
And I can see that child but I can't say a word,
Because my voice has always been unheard.

And like my lonely soul,
The child sits alone,
And is lost in quite fears,
Somewhere in between what I am and I will be.

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Some Ask

To see the stars above by spoken moon light,
Is the only dream I have of the darken night,
Some ask me what tomorrow brings,
But I don't know at all.

To see the sun rise in the sky,
Taking over night,
Some ask me what this day may hold,
But that was just a dream of the night.

To see the distance of the star before my very eyes,
I know not what it may bring,
Some ask me what happens now that it has come at last,
But I just smile and think about the past.

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Says I Love You.

Sallow simple words,
All the pain and hurt,
It's for the worst,
I must walk away,
I don't know what to say,
All the things I've done,
Have add up to one,
Falling through the night,
Towards your beacon light,
Nothing I could do,
That really says I love you.

My mind is in a lonely place,
Crying out for your embrace,
Needing more than I give,
You must go away to live,
Nothing here can take you place,
All is dark with out your grace,
If only it weren't for me,
I sure that we could be,
All but the time is lost,
Everything I can do,
Could never say I love you.

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Small Terms.

It doesn't make sense to me how they see in such small terms,
Acting as if they are the only ones who know what is going on outside,
In a world so filled with hate it's hard to see the golden gate,
Yes, heaven seems so far away like the distant stars above.


When I'm a lone at night I wish that they can someday see the light,
The way I do,
And how I wish that they would understand the bigger picture,
Not just what is before them in this life.


If only they could understand the size of the problem,
As if they were to look and try to see the truth,
The thought of them away from here scares me in some way,
The word they use so freely can end a life a million times,
But it can never accompany a single life into this world.

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Truth.

All I need now is for you to answer me,
To tell about the things I cannot see,
Trust me with your questions,
But don't tell me your lies.

I can see the truth,
It's hiding in your eyes,
And if you tell me different,
I'll ask you about the midnight sky.

All I ask of you is that you tell the truth,
Don't ever answer anyone who wants you to lie,
And if you are telling me this than I'm about to die.

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The Past.

Black and blue,
The sunset new,
When see through the eyes,
Of an older you.

A moment has passed,
It's all gone at last,
And you feel the memories of the past.

The light befalls you now,
Trough the night you've made it somehow,
To live again in the light.

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The Words of The Dead.

So many words have been spoken,
But so many left unsaid,
They are the words of the dead.

They echo through the night,
Begging to see the light,
That was taken by the evil knight.

The pain that flows,
We can never know,
Though the cold wind blows.

Their graves a last,
Belong to the past,
Some things we can never ask.

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UNDER THE BLEACHERS

Under the bleachers I stand,
I'm kicking around empty cans,
I have no plan for this day,
I just wish I had to the words to say.

Under the bleacher is where I hide,
This is where I come to be away from me,
Where no one can see me,
Looking up to all above me.

Under the bleachers I wait to see,
You or someone looking back at me,
Noise all around my weary ears,
From happy people I do not know.

Under the bleachers is the night,
Lingering here so I can hide from light,
I stand and wait for someone to hear me,
But I get this feeling they won't even see.

Under the bleachers is where I live,
I try so hard but I can't give,
To you I offer one last gift,
It's under the bleachers with me,
Won't you come see?

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UNHEARD

I sit and am in silence,
Lost in its internal bliss,
And I never speak a word,
But even if I did it would go unheard.

And the silence,
It speaks so many words,
But you only see in black and white,
So the silence goes unheard.

All this time the world is walking by,
And even though it hurts,
I stay lost in silence the whole time,
And my cry will go unheard.

In the end,
The silence is my only friend,
And I sit alone,
And I go unheard.

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What Happens

What happens when you bare your soul,
Too people you don't even know,
When you let them see inside your mind,
See all the horrors that hide inside.

What happens if they don't understand,
If they turn you away,
With a movement of their hands,
If they run from what hides inside you.

What happens when you sit alone,
When you feel lost,
When the world has turned it's back on you,
As if you were a leaf in the wind.

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Wind

I wish the wind blow,
Bring with it winter's biter snow,
And wipe tears from my pale eyes.

I feel old in this place,
When the sun hits my face,
And the sun takes away the morning grace.

You look wonderful to me,
But I don't want to see,
What you really want be.

Inside of my heart,
There's darkness,
Only for you to see.

Don't walk away form me,
I need to see you,
Look at me.

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You Always.

Memories become a horrid pain,
And I scream out you gentle name,
You stole my very soul from me,
And you won't give it back.

You always tried to hurt me,
With your shallow words,
And all those things that went unheard,
Couldn't understand what you wanted me to do.

I can't live with out you,
I need you hear with me,
No matter how you hurt me,
I will stay with you.

I must weep,
I can't let go of you,
My voice raw form you name,
But hears not even you my dear.

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You.

When dreams become reality an all-knowing fantasy,
That's when the greatest love is found,
Your answer to society,
Your question in the dark,
Your own Noah's ark.

When all alone at night bathing in moon light,
And it all becomes clear to you who you really are,
You have found your borrowed light,
You have found you own significance,
Your distance left to go.

And when you make a friend you never have to meet,
You leave loneliness behind,
A little bit of you that you never want back.

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YOU DREAM

Come be with me,
Upon the black sea,
Where fire is all we see,
And nothing stands to be.

Alas you dream of night,
With out a single shinning light,
That is from fire burning bright,
And nothing is within sight.

You are nothing with out love,
And fly away the gray dove,
Like the gentle clouds above,
And the winds that push and shove.

Take that gentle happiness,
Into your world of internal bliss,
It has to be too beautiful for this,
And all these dreams of nothingness.

You have so many things to say,
There are not enough hour in the day,
You keep you thoughts at bay,
They are memories of May.

Your scare to face the past,
You always were the last,
Never will the dark spell cast,
Never could you run to fast.

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You Think

I watched you sit and think,
I've seen that distance look in you eyes,
And you still wondered why I look at you all the time.

You seem to be to much what everybody thinks you are,
When you sit alone and think,
You seem so very far from everything the say.

I could close my eyes,
Picture you right down to the fabric lines,
Then place angel wings right were they already seem to be.

Your eyes say something different than what you mouth speaks,
No one really know you,
That much I can see.

You seem to be tormented,
Caught between what you are and what everyone says you should be,
Have you ever really followed your own dreams?

You look amazing when you think,
Your eyes lost and the real you showing through,
I'm sure that's why I stare at you.
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YOUR EYES

I love the simple things,
Crying in the rain,
Screaming about pain,
Seeing nothing in your eyes.

Over and over I turn the words,
All the things I've heard,
Adding up to thirds,
All of it in your eyes.

Time with out light,
While dreaming of night,
And losing my sight,
But all I saw was your eyes.

Nothing but space,
Lost without time in the race,
Looking at your face,
With your nothing but your eyes.

How all this came to be,
The thought of you and me,
I can't think or see,
I'm sure it has something to do with your eyes.



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