Friday, January 20, 2012

Not getting up.

I walk on the pavement
Broken glass
Melted through the door
And I try to stay patient
But I'm not getting up
Off the floor
For anyone this time

A broken broom
And bent wires
I've tried my best
To twist all desire
Into lemonade

Eating sour apples
And wincing at lies
I've become the plateau for me
Plataeu in my life

I walk in broken boots
Heels crushing on the floor
The strings always stay tied
But I can't wear them anymore.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Truth or dare

I'm not sure where to stand
When the ground falls through
I start to ramble on
The way you do

I don't know how to say
The things I wanted to
In the first place
So I started with a lie

It's truth or dare
And I'm well aware
That I can't be fair

Cause nothing compares

This truth or dare
Will end this affair

Friday, December 2, 2011

Your bones
Keep on sticking out
I don't
Think we can work this out
I know
The best of me
Will never
Be able to compete with
Your bones
Your bones
Your bones.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Wrecked by morning

If life's an adventure
Then you're a wounded hero
And waiting to be triumphant
Lead me on, lead me on
Hallow speeches
In white places
Lead me on, lead me on
Light the candle
by the doorway
Buy a ticket
Overnight to Norway
Lead me on, lead me on
The friends of this year
Will be gone and
I'm holding
I'm holding strong
Lead me on, lead me on
Cause I'll be wrecked by morning

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Hit and miss

In the middle of the night
When you're all alone
The bridges you kept
Wouldn't they feel better burned?
So much I don't understand
So, so much for that.
Do you sit still
With your cat under a lamp
Trying to fit words
Into feelings
And put feeling into words
I wish you had said something nice
As a reward
That it all wasn't some show
Some convenience of the heart
I couldn't throw fast enough
To get you to swing
A hit and a miss
A hit and a miss.
No one can play on your team
When you won't.
Play at all.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

It's Terrible

It's terrible
To settle down
Let the dust settle
On the books you'll never
It all makes great company
This terrible
Lover
Troubled
Cover to cover
Following you down
What's keeping you back
Is keeping you down
And I'm not walking back
I'm not calling Tuesday
I'm not waking up Sunday
Because I'm not going to bed
I'm not going to sleep
I'm not going to break
I'll hold the walls up
Because I know better
Than your bad decisions
Are keeping me down
Getting around
These bad decisions
With your name written on them
For years now
Who knew you could be so broken
For so long
At least I cared
I'm running scared
But at least I cared.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Once again

I don't know what to say
When all the things we want to
Might end this all.
Pull the trigger
Find out
Russian roulette.
Let go or hang on
Makes no difference
Where the hell
We end up.
Together. I expect you.
As I always do
Waiting and wishing
And hoping
And leaving.
Once agai.