Fading

 made the choice to die and leave life's taste behind

from the wall rooms of the cloture
spawn the thorns atop the vine
i lay my brain to rest again
within the fray
where i can whisper to the shadows
words that i've forgot to say
 
fading down and i cannot fathom why
 
we're living on the fly
and hiding in the snow
and though the sleet black ice stay on the ground
the sand begins to blow
 
train car rain jar
i do with hold
from the pacing trends of eight to four
 
Here Comes

 

Rise up the sun and wash it away if the grass keeps dry were gonna make it okay
 
If we have to stay inside then we'll rely on our dreams to escape out of the fray
 
Planted a Willow Tree in my basement last night it took a couple of seeds the concrete did oblige and in a few short weeks when it breaks through the roof I'll have a new excuse to get outside
 
And here comes the light tracing all the lines from the weeping willows moan to the leaves shot to the ground with such a lucid tone and i could never forget when our roots broke through the ground (clouds)
 
Like it's its already figured out all the reasons we've to grow,  why don't we hang around and let it all just pass,  because we already know that our home ain't gonna last
 
There's no way that it's gonna last
 
See i've been living for free on account of my friends being so sweet to me i never asked for a hand but it costs thirty five cents for that heart in your breast to beat the rhythm of a poor man's chance
 
Well I only got twenty five so until the next dime (har har har) would it be wrong if i danced with your memory i put your love in a seed and it grew so tall I had to chop it down before it would fall
 
and here comes the call
 
and here it's coming to life
Lay Step

Lay Step

acrylic heels lay step for all the pretty girls
that keep closed lips pressed to the world
with thoughts of alcohol and jeweled pearls

they step inside the scene in which they think
that life is short and bonds are weak
that breaking ties will surely set them free

well i got news for you
you cannot choose who you are

if all they say is true
you can
die a star
but you wont go far

self loathing only does so much for me
my loves for free but all these girls think i'm too cheap

she took the world by storm at seventeen
the queen of smut she strove to be
she said
till i ever learn better go ahead and sick them dogs on me

all i can do is watch cause she wont give me no time
she thinks that different styles define the potency of mind

well i got news for her
theres so much more that she could learn

and if everyone gets their turn
she will
die a star
but she won't go far

The First Encounter-
dead man walking, he got swagger in his step, got fire in his eyes
don't ask him his name he'll drown you in a sea of lies
and when he speaks he's got adulation
just one obligation
he'll step up slow to show you who he was
but what is more important to me is what you will be in the long run ... you got to be someone

I woke up from the dream, steamed
and ready to run
all i could do was think one thing, wondering who that man really was
but when i saw him the next day
all my suspicions came undone
he did not know my name, but when asked for his he said 'i dont believe i have one'
but you can call me Tristam

dead man walking, don't ask his name.



(c) Steel Toed Slippers
Shelter Cove

 Shelter Cove:

I went riding towards the left-most sign
to the Shelter Cove, where the sun rose high
and there's so many things you can't define
but give it time, make up your mind

As the sun shone East I faced the West
and I couldn't help thinking about my friends
and what had become of them
but I knew in time the light would dim

Still I stay
On my way
'Cause i'm not the man I wanted to portray

As we climbed the rocks the sea it changed
from a misty white to a black and gray
I knew we'd stepped into the fray
we'd found ourselves in the swell's bounty

The sun grew closer every step we took
but it did not stir nor were we shook
the glare was strong but still I looked
across the diamond highway

Still I see
Harmony
It's a simple signal rising from the reef

As sheckles shot across the sea
a lark, a seal, a bumblebee 
they moved in ways I'd never seen
like poultry placed from plate to tree

To my best friend I gave a hint
but the point, it seemed, he did not get
he thought that life was just a stint
we'd die before we made it

If that's the truth 
Don't tell me so
'Cause when its time for me to go I'll go

I burned my feet and stung my skin 
the Devil's patience running thin
I knew not where my life had been
when he decided to take it, he said

'Go to the country you've been missing
you lost all you could here'
Oh, he sold me out that winter
another wasted year
You're Caught

 You're Caught:

You're caught between two hearts
one of innocence and bliss
another of glum but I wouldn't miss it
with only one dish I would stare

The ignorance of thoughts 
that make the day more than it is
can only last until the wind
sweeps off the smiles that you have bought

So give in
Cause ya got the whole world to see
reality
is marching in

I learned about the drugs 
I need to take from the TV
a better life they promised me
but they had only sold me scars

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