Tuesday, June 8, 2010

BELIEVER

CAST ASIDE
SEARCHING FOR MEANING
A PURPOSE TO LIFE
SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN
NEVER FIT THE MOLD
DRAWN TO THE EXTREME
ANOTHER LOST SOUL
OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM
NOBLE CRUSADER
FIGHTING FOR THE CAUSE
YOU HAVE FOUND THE TRUE PATH
YOU ARE NO LONGER LOST
THEY HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS
IN BLACK AND WHITE LAWS
NOW YOU FINALLY FIT IN
BUT AT WHAT COST

RUIN

I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT COMING
IT HAPPENS TIME AND TIME AGAIN
MY EMOTIONS GET THE BEST OF ME
NOW I AM BACK WHERE I BEGAN
I KEEP ON WALKING THROUGH THE FIRE
SOMEHOW I NEVER SEEM TO LEARN
A SLAVE TO DISAPOINTMENT
I ALWAYS END UP GETTING BURNED
SPURED ON BY LONELINESS AND DESIRE
THE CYCLE NEVER SEEMS TO END
ON A ROAD THAT NEVER TIRES
ANOTHER DECISION I CAN'T DEFEND

SPIRAL

EACH PASSING DAY
TEARS AWAY AT MY SOUL
A LOSS OF WILL IS
GAINING CONTROL
THE ENDLESS GRIND KEEPS
TAKING IT'S TOLL
I'M FALLING DEEPER
INTO A HOLE
DISCONNECTED IN
SO MANY WAYS
AN OUTCAST OF A SOCIETY
I WAS TAUGHT TO OBEY
IS SUFFERING IN SILENCE
THE PRICE I MUST PAY
FORCED TO GO ON
LIVING DAY AFTER DAY

Monday, June 7, 2010

SLIP AWAY

REACHING OUT FOR SOMETHING
JUST BEYOND MY GRASP
ANOTHER FLEETING MOMENT
I KNOW I'VE MISSED MY CHANCE
AGAIN I'VE COME SO CLOSE
THE OPPORTUNITY HAS PASSED
ONE MORE DISAPOINTMENT
IT WON'T BE THE LAST

FAITH

A FIGMENT OF YOUR IMAGINATION
YOUR WHOLE LIFE CONDITIONED TO BELIEVE
IGNORING THE FACTS FOR FALSE PROMISES AND LIES
NOW YOU ARE TOO BLIND TO SEE
YOU NEVER QUESTIONED WHAT YOU WERE TAUGHT
JUST FOLLOWED ALONG LIKE THE OTHER SHEEP
YOU BELIEVED IN THE FANTASY FOR SO LONG
NOW YOU ARE PUSHING IT ON ME

SEASONS

THE DAYS ARE
PASSING ME BY
TIME KEEPS
TICKING AWAY
I TRY TO HOLD ON
TO THE PAST
BUT THE MEMORIES
STILL FADE
THE YEARS ARE
GETTING SHORTER
SEASONS
ALWAYS CHANGE
MOMENTS ARE
FORGOTTEN
NOTHING STAYS
THE SAME
LIFE IS
FADING FAST
WHAT IS THERE
LEFT TO GAIN
I TRY TO SEARCH
FOR MEANING
KNOWING NOTHING
WILL REMAIN