Last night, I was on an island. There were a few other strangers stranded with me. We panicked at first, then succumbed to the numbness of hopelessness. Ironically, fear was left intact. Fear can drive a man to do foolish things. A cage washed up on the shores and we started reinforcing it. We made sure that nothing could breach this cage. Fear drove us to do it. We reasoned that the cage would protect us from our fears. Will I eventually be able to ascertain whether this was an epiphany or a nightmare?
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what you have, you can’t keep
what you keep, you can’t have
If I rebuild what I tore down
I have only proven my lie
We can’t see eye to eye
It’s been this way, you and I
The iceberg we’re on is thin
Melting from the anger within
If only I’d give up this pride
And let my ego subside
Maybe I’d stop the blame
Perhaps you’d do the same
We raise our voice
I have only proven my lie
We can’t see eye to eye
It’s been this way, you and I
The iceberg we’re on is thin
Melting from the anger within
If only I’d give up this pride
And let my ego subside
Maybe I’d stop the blame
Perhaps you’d do the same
We raise our voice
when we aren’t heard
We want to love
We want to love
the ones we hurt
In the quiet
You can hear
In the quiet
The night’s near
In the quiet
You can hear
In the quiet
The fight’s clear
You’ve found it after all
Hold on to this breath
The one you have
Can you feel it now?
This is not the sound of rain
The beating down of pain
Why murky skies pursue
The ones disguised in blue
Here lies a friend of mine
He lies in company with wine
He rambles about silly things
Why mocking birds refuse to sing
Brittle leaves tumble in the wind
Leaving behind skeleton limbs
And who can say for certain
When the curtains will swing open
Every story is distorted
In how it was reported
This is after all an example
One would hope it’s ample
my heart is heavy
but i cannot verbalize
the chaos inside
so i keep my lips shut
i dare not look
at anyone in the eye
tomorrow grief will depart
my friend in transit
Close the lid and close my eyes
I hit rewind and you’re on my mind
There have been stranger lights
There have been longer nights
