the other side of everything

Posted on September, 2010 by Daniel

it’s ending! it’s ending!
all colors are blending
i can’t say i want to die
but i’d love to close my eyes
and open them a world away
some dark night to this long day
and the end has finally come
to go back where i came from
like some place i’ve never been
i’m afraid, so afraid of the end
i’ve only heard rumors and fantasies
the time has come for me to see
so call it another beginning
to the other side of everything

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at your word

Posted on September, 2010 by Daniel

they say i can’t depend on you for anything
unless i depend on you for everything
am i saved from the fires of hell
by the weak wings of tinkerbell?
if i doubt, will i hear your voice?
does it really simplify down to my choice?
if i only hear what i know i will
i’m a deaf skeptic, seeking you still
though in word, no not in deed
for you must not be all i need
i find the tangible an easy trick
just be patient, i’ll make this quick
i’m the whore, dressed up in fishnets
lie down with the moon, cause the sun will forget
i can face you and say that you never were fair
deep down i’ll wonder if i’m lecturing air
bold like a child playing with daddy’s gun
all in the sacred name of fun
i twist the spear stuck in your side
while lamenting how you prefer to hide
empty are all the answers i have heard
until i take you at your word

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stranger

Posted on September, 2010 by Daniel

a stranger rode in from somewhere south
his face told more stories than his mouth
he stopped first at our general store
his old boots left tracks on the floor

momma mumbled and grabbed a broom
followed the man around the room
my father asked him where he was going
he replied, “nowhere worth knowing”

word spread as fast as a shout is loud
a stranger knows how to attract a crowd
the sunset so bright, i looked away
watching the stranger ride away

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so lonely

Posted on September, 2010 by Daniel

have you ever been so lonely
you run out of reasons to stay awake?
and each hour off the clock
is 60 reasons for heartbreak?

have you ever been so lonely
you can’t remember hearing your name
spoken by other than salesmen
and every one is the same

each one has just what you need
to make your life complete
you look for answers in the eyes
of everyone you meet

have you ever been so lonely
you know it’s useless to cry
have you ever wept anyway
as a way to pass the time

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June 20

Posted on September, 2010 by Daniel

i could be depressed
i could bend your ear
with all the saddest stories
you didn’t ask to hear

instead i will smile
and wait for you to call
then i will say i’m fine
i don’t miss you at all

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