Individually nothing
Hubs with no purpose
Lack of contact rendering them useless
Only joined together
Do they become strong and complete
Each one driven by the actions of the others
A united machine ready to accomplish its goal
I don’t normally post the writings of others here. At least, I haven’t until now. A friend wrote this and it hooked me when I read it. My favorite line is, “minute after doubt, hour after fear, days after loathing.” It has a darkness that I can relate to and even through all the horrific imagery, there’s still the underlying fact that she’s fighting for a solution. No matter how weakened she is from the fight.
i am plagued by my thoughts, like a fatal infectious outbreak of disease. Flesh eating, soul diminishing fleas, leaving parasitic larva to gestate and hatch. Giving way to my hells new batch. minute after doubt, hour after fear, days after loathing. insanity reeking on my clothing. i rip and i tear i pull and i shed till nothing is residing but naked and Dead laying in this bed in dispair With a cancerous torment eating away at my uniqueness all day till theres but a speck of my existance trying to keep up resistance. my will to fight is goin and no knowin of a vaccine to make my mind once again clean sanatized and germ free.
Oct 162011
When it’s offered, it’s accepted
When it’s wanted, it’s withheld
When it’s used, it’s deceptive
When it’s expected, it’s repelled
Oct 152011
Another dark poem. I have found that the more I understand my darker self, the light in me is given more freedom. Balance, after all, can only exist when all parts are equal. This is true no matter the condition. Good/Evil. Light/Darkness. Happiness/Sadness. We can only truly appreciate one after we’ve experienced the other.
In morning light and breeze of day
The dark remains captive and kept at bay
But as the sun tires and retreats to its rest
Unleashed once more, is this uninvited guest
Its strength is like madness and chaos combined
Replacing all sanity that once lived inside
The first feeling is terror soon followed by dread
Pushing past the limits, until all hope is dead
But then comes acceptance and with it relief
An understanding of anger that lessens the grief
So now when sunlight dwindles and fades back out of sight
A smile will curl across my lips as the dark consumes the light
Oct 102011
Here’s another example of very well written lyrics. The music by this band is currently some of my favorite stuff. Doesn’t hurt that the singer is smoking hot either.
Mechanical Love by In This Moment from the album, The Dream.
I remember you that night
Standing in the rain
Your black stare
Your black eyes
I remember what you said
Before I turned away
My heart died
Your sweetest liesAnd if I saw you bleed
I’d stay here till the end
But you can’t change for meAnd I, And I, know you’ll
never understand me
No matter how hard we try
And I, And I, know I’ll never understand you
And your mechanical loveI still hear you in my sleep
Your running through my veins
Your whispers, your machine
We knew it was meant to be
But never meant to last
I’m sorry, you always knewAnd if I saw you bleed
I’d stay here till the end
But you can’t change for me
Oct 052011
It’s not often that I like to just repeat someone else’s words but the lyrics to this song are so incredibly deep and accurate that I just had to type them out so that I could think about each verse in more depth then one can when just listening to the song. If you’ve never listened to any of Sarah McLachlan’s music, it is something I HIGHLY recommend. Her first three albums are phenomenal works both musically and lyrically. Take time and read through each line. Each word is so carefully chosen to create the most powerful phrases of any song I’ve ever heard.
Listen as the wind blows, from across the great divide.
Voices trapt in yearning. Memories trapt in time.
The night is my companion, and solitude my guide.
Would I spend forever here, and not be satisfied?
And I would be the one to hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I’ll take your breath away
And after I, wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear.
Through this world I stumble, so many times betrayed.
Trying to find an honest word, to find the truth enslaved.
Oh you speak to me in riddles and you speak to me in rymes
My body aches to breath your breath, your words keep me alive.
And I would be the one, to hold you down.
Kiss you so hard
I’ll take you breath away
And after I, wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear.
Into this night I wonder
It’s morning that I dread.
Another day of knowing of the path I fear to tread.
Into the sea of waking dreams, I follow without pride.
‘Cause nothing stands between us here
And I won’t be denied.
And I would be the one, to hold you down.
Kiss you so hard
I’ll take your breath away
And after I, wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes.
And here’s a great live performance of the song.
Memories nurtured with fondness and love
Can not overcome walls that tower so high above
What once was a heart so open and free
Is now a steel Fortress locked tight with no key
This Fortress was built buy demons disguised as men
Reinforced by constant acts of cruelty, lies and sin
Any attempt to breach the Fortress seems to end the same
Shot down with deadly accuracy, with no ground ever gained
But even though the Fortress stands, a beacon of hate and rage
Deep inside is an Angel’s heart locked away in a dark cold cage
This Angel’s heart still shines with light so warm and pure and kind
It only needs the smallest crack for it’s light to break free of it’s bind
In time the cage could weaken allowing the Angel’s heart to flee
To be free of all past burdens, and shine again for the world to see
This was written for a dear friend that I hope one day will allow herself to let her guard down and trust others without the fear of being hurt again. She deserves a life of love and happiness. To be respected and admired for her beauty and strength. I wish for her all of this, so that she can once again see herself as I still do.
not knowing what is coming next
we fly at break-neck speed
although we feel as though we’re hexed
we must satisfy the growing need
we fly at break-neck speed
although we feel as though we’re hexed
we must satisfy the growing need
but if we fail to reach our goal
we hold no regret or despair
for we made the journey together
our hearts are forever paired
Sep 272011
If doubt alone can break the deal
Or change our hearts from silk to steel
Then we must learn to trust what we feel
And deny the impulse to rely on whats real
With every drop the darkness quickens
Light into black as the haze slowly thickens
Light into black as the haze slowly thickens
But although the pain surmounts all perception
The course must be run to complete the infection
A taste that once was rooted in fears
Now changed to desire for the wounds warm red tears
Transformed by the press of her fangs in my flesh
Her life and mine forever one in loves eternal mesh