Have I ever given you the chance to say no
Did I ever listen when you said, when you said no?
No.
Did I ever finish what I started that day, was it
okay
Do you ever think that it can never be too late, is it too
late?
I'm afraid that I've lost, lost my
mind
I'm afraid that I've run out of
time
You said its
alright
The sun will shine again another
day
You said its
alright
Time will take the pain away
soon
You said its
alright
Grief is like a dream that will
fade
You said its
alright
And All the bad will soon be
unmade.
Have I ever mentioned just how much that I need
you?
Do you feel like its enough, that I need
you?
Did we ever finish what we started that day was it
okay?
Do you ever think that it can never be too late, is it too
late?
In the light of the moon I saw you reaching up for a
star.
It was miles above our best day so
far.
We're striving for something that we've never had
before.
It's not easy work and
yet I hope that it's working.
We're coated in
anesthesia, ready for whatever's next.
Preparation for the
events that we can't expect.
We're hoping for
synesthesia to give us the desired effect.
Reparations for the
events that we all regret.
You are the ladder to reach my
potential
I am going nowhere without you.
In this world we're all so
defenseless.
I only feel strong when I'm with
you.
You've got to give it up, give it up and stop hanging onto it, we're not that far
away
Even though I miss you each and every
day
You've got to live it up, live it up and take advantage of
the time we're given now
The only thing that matters is the here and
now
There's lots to give and lots to love and lots
to leave behind
Arguing over petty things but I don't mind, I don't
mind
We've come a long long way and we're
really not going back
Kiss away the bad old days and fade to black
Will you take a chance on damaged goods
Do you love me just because you think you should
I never was good at saying what I
meant
Or picking up on vibes that you said you
sent
So give yourself a break and give me one
too.
We're not among the lucky and chosen
few
Who never have to work to maintain a friend.
And never hang around long enough for the
end.
You don't believe in miracles any
more.
But I hope that you will always have an open
door.
When I need a little shelter from the
daily storm.
When I need a pair of eyes welcoming and
warm.
Will you take a chance on making plans
You know that we can do this if we think we
can
As long as we can cut up all our ties to the
past
And give ourselves entirely up to the
task
I took a chance that everything would work out
right.
I thought about it every single day and
night.
And Hopefully the struggles are behind us
now.
You know I love you every way that I know
how.
You're like a floodlight, like the sun's rays, like a
moonbeam.
Like ocean waves, like a blanket, like an embrace, you're my safe
place.
There you are, buried in made
up
Either Speak up or don't take up my
time.
I don't want to see
entertainment
Masquerading as something it's
not
I don't want to hear
speculation
Obfuscation, opinion as fact
I'm not interested in
complications
Expectations that are lower than
dirt
Just like a shot of novacaine
Dulls the pain, and then wears
off
You come dressed in integrity
As time goes by, it just wears
off
There you are, buried in made
up
Either speak up or don't take up my
time.
I don't want to see
entertainment
Masquerading as something it's
not
I don't care about your excuses
your abuses your standards
ignored
You see I'm on fire listening to the
radio
It's such a shame you know where we are
today
You see I'm not amused staring at the cable
news
Its Propaganda spews poison my
way
It seems we love our liars looking smart and acting
dumb
Under a corporate thumb is where we're gonna stay
You see I'm on fireListening to the
radio
It's such a shame you know
The maze of my
mind
This morning I felt like I was going
insane
Something had a lock on my brain , and I
couldn't find the key
This morning I felt like I had left something
behind
And you know i couldn't find a reason
why, I didn't have the time
This morning I felt like nothing mattered
anymore
But I knew I've felt this way before, if never quite so
sure
There's something around the corner
waiting
There's something in the air
tonight
My head is chock full of cliches Rolling around
inside
There's something around the corner
waiting
There's something in the air
tonight
I'd write (fight) my way out of this paper bag But my hands are tied
There's something around the corner
waiting
There's something in the air
tonight
I'd find it if I wasn't always lost In the
maze of my mind.
This morning I shook with tiny earthquakes in my
hands.
The harder that I tried to understand, the worse that it
became.
This morning I lost my sense of balance in the
hall
I had to use my arms to break my fall, stop the floor from hitting
me.
This morning I guess I'd say I felt a little
strange.
I wished my body could be exchanged for a 21 year
old.
This is your last chance to make something that matters
now.
The years are flying by faster than you can
count.
The desperation is a sour taste in your
mouth.
If there's a beast in there you better finally get it
out.
Time is your enemy unless you make it your
friend.
The years they are a nemesis unless you
can learn from them.
The secret is that life is nothing but learning how to
live.
The joke is that your body will have nothing left to give. (once you know)
Soon the walls will be coming down around your
head.
Who will remember you 10 years after you are
dead?
Turn off the television, get yourself up
off the couch.
Your window's closing on the time you have to make your
mark.
You feel immortal but that feeling isn't gonna last.
Your shining future is a second from a bitter
past.
Don't let deceivers take your choices and your voice
away.
If you're gonna to make a stand you might
as well stand up today.
This house is a sanctuary.
An oasis in an angry
world.
It's walls embrace our
family.
The foundations support our souls.
The nights at home are
extraordinary
In their simplicity and their
calm
As happy as we could wish for this
is
As close to peace as we've come
And the state of things outside
Is something we can just ignore
Why should we get involved
Why should we ever leave our home
Our home is our oasis in life
Our home is our oasis of love
This world is a mortuary
In which we all are bound
By Choice or force or simply
living
This race is a pointless ferry
A dangerous and lovely ride
Throughout all of our lives we
carry
The reasons we never arrive.
Life is precious to me now, more than it's ever
been.
It sure is funny how things change
unexpectedly.
Life is precious to me now, more than it's ever
been.
It sure is funny how things
change.
If you had asked me if I
Would be where I am today
Only Seven short years ago
I wouldn't have known what to
say.
Sometimes it may seem our life is a boring
life,
But you know I really love it
yeah.
Sometimes we notice the days that have passed us
by
Still the well's not run dry
We can take our time figuring out
everything
If it's okay with you, until we
do
I'll count the days until I can be doing
Anything at all with
you.
If life is a game and we are
players.
I always want to play on your
team.
When life is unkind and we are
grayer
I still want to surprise you in your
dreams.
Down is Up
It's hard to catch a falling
star
When you don't even know where you are (today) from day to day
today
We're drunk on animosity
Pretending that we know that we are
okay.
We see the world in black and
white
Surrendered to the paradigm
We hope that sanity will come again in time
The grievous and the grieving, sheep
ready for shearing.
If the song is patriotic it drowns out all the
bleeding.
The bully with his bullets, creeps in
secret meetings.
Shower us with lies and lie about the
meaning.
It's hard to see the road ahead
When you cannot help but feeling led astray astray astray
We're high on the hypocrisy
Pretending that we all know the righteous way
We see the world as right and
wrong
Morality's a simple song to sing and sing and
sing
It seems as though we are quite
mad
But we are sane and everybody else was had
Don't look down because
Down is up and which way is up
again?
Consequences
There's not far to fall from this
tree
And the angry mob is gathering
round
It's not the future that we'd like to
see,
But someday we will all hit the
ground
And if we hit it running we will
know
Soon enough if there is somewhere we can
go
To get away from our “inner
self”
Where we can put our past up on a
shelf
And bring it down in nostalgic
times
Glossing over all our careless
crimes
And the kids will hide their heads in
shame
And wonder how we got to be so
lame.
I'm wishing for a life without the consequences, what would you pay
for that?
I'm talking about choice without the consequences, what would you
pay for that?
Regret leaves such a bitter
taste.
I'd rather go back to the
alcohol.
For some moments I can cut and
paste.
Don't have to look before I take the
fall.
And all the people that I've met and
known,
All the objects that I've come to
own.
All the decisions that seemed wise at the
time,
Not so important at the end of the
line.
(Yesterday's issue was all about the
money.
I heard a joke but it really wasn't funny
,no)
I found something but it can't be what I'm
after.
just a bunch of lies hiding in the
laughter.
Seems some people are living out their dream
now.
At the expense of the 90th
percentile.
Seeing life through a rose colored looking
glass
Do your part to perpetuate a lower class.
We didn't hire you to mess up our
society.
We don't care about your appearances of
piety.
Your religion is the practice of
deception.
Worship manipulation of
perception.
Choosing up sides until there's no one in the
middle
Politicians lost in a maze of the
hypocritical
Selling common sense on the street for a
nickel.
Couldn't find a buyer for my hammer and
sickle.
Final solutions are a dime a dozen if you
care.
History doesn't matter 'cause we'll all be dead
anyway.
If we speed the rapture maybe they all will fly
away.
We didn't hire you to mess up our
society.
We don't care about appearances of
piety.
Your religion is the practice of
deception.
Worship manipulation of
perception.
Can't we stop acting like kids fighting all the time.
Right or wrong it won't matter long,
a divided house can not be
strong.