please oh lord stop the pain

"She once believed in every story he had to tell..."
-Pearl Jam


its screaming
and as its beating
its tearing
this heart is failing

doomed to ne'er forget
a love so simply beget
please oh lord stop the pain
and let love remain

wash away these memories
take the edge from their talons
let your will be done
even if i must come undone

to live as if you can not die

"'...cause he wanted to share
the key to the locks
on the chains he saw everywhere..."
-Pearl Jam


there will come a time
when i can no longer rhyme
when my pen fades away
and my breath does not stay

i give you only this
to live as if there is no bliss
to live as if you can not die
to live as if you will not cry

try and try again
though you may grin
and though you may wail
you are not done till the final nail

i can not even understand

"...and 'Love is all' he said"
-Cat Stevens

in the quiet of the night
is when i find the light
i know that im alone
and yet i do not groan

for the plan is still
be drafted with a skill
i can not even understand
no worries from this man

its a beautiful day
thats all i can say
i have food to eat
and a warm place to rest my feet

by the spider called fear

"that a broken heart is blind..."

-Black Keys

never let it be said
that i let dread
keep me still
its only another thrill

never let it be known
that i was overthrown
by the spider called fear
and my ship i would not steer

heartbeat by heartbeat
i have kept these feet
moving on
still singing my own song

enforcing with their might

"I watched with glee
while your kings and queens
fought for ten decades
for the gods they made."

-Rolling Stones


Its simple
the universal riddle
and yet it feels such a bother
to love one another

like children in the sandlot
each guarding our own little plot
enforcing with their might
that their toys are their right

till the time comes to leave
and then its too late to believe
so this i pray
be kind this day

is still not sufficient

"but i could swear by your expression
that the pain down in your soul
was the same
as the one down in mine..."
-Hedwig & the Angry Inch


who are you gentle reader?
are you living so much sweeter
than i could ever understand?
a life truly grand

but do you still feel empty?
that your plenty
is still not sufficient?
that you are somehow deficient

who knows why the storms come
and drive us from
a path that seemed blessed
where, it seemed, we knew best

of loves sweet embrace

"...every ounce of energy you try to give a way..."
-Bob Seger

it comes freely
and be it silly
with a twinkle in its eye
or plodding bye and bye

it comes to us all
the glorious wonderous call
of loves sweet embrace
it will find us no matter the place

so give and give again
freely as you can
that which you lay down in love
will be returned three times from above

begin to add up

"going wherever it leads..."
-Tom Petty


it is a simple lie
that pierces the hide
of the soul that sustains
our spiritual membrane

our little sins
that causes little snide grins
begin to add up
tiny cracks on the cup

until our spirit drains away
and forever from that day
is gone the divine grace
leaving nothing in its place

a way to bring

"but try, try, try to understand
I'm a magic man..."
-Heart


its reaching
its spreading
the flame always burning
is slowly turning

into each mind
does love find
a way to bring
a new song to sing

and joy dances long
with a heart full of song
as faith toils on
expanding graces dominion

my life was so complete

when loneliness sets in
it cause my brain to spin
queing up scences
from yesterdays dreams

with her and the boy
i found such joy
my life was so complete
even in the middle of my defeat

oh how i wanted her to stay
and be part of my every day
but that bridge has been burned
and a new page has been turned

such dust is made

"i find your lack of faith disturbing"
-Darth Vader


what a day we find
trying to plant in my mind
seeds of woe and worry
and cause my heart to hurry

tis but the turning of the page
an end to an age
such dust is made
when the final price is paid

love one another is the way
to bring glory to the day
to open what the devil would seal
and give freely what the devil would steal

i couldnt let you hold on

"slow down my beating heart..."
-U2


i can still feel you
the feeling being so true
i had to burn that bridge
it was the only gift i had to give

your feelings for me
were clouding your destiny
i couldnt let you hold on
to an uncertain fate under the sun

im sorry for the awful things
i said, my heart still sings
your song in my soul
ill love you forever truth be told

the strongest, the fastest

'with faith as small as a mustard seed,
you could command that mountain to move,

and it would'  - Jesus Christ


it has always been you
and know this to be true
that you are the best this race
has to offer this place

you stand as the greatest
you are the smartest
the strongest, the fastest
and the hardest

you are the pinnacle
of natures cycle
the best of the very best
a champion without test

and declare unto all divinity

"you can stand me up to the gates of hell
but i wont back down..."

-Tom Petty

who am i to think
that its only sweetness i should drink?
who am i to believe
that my heart should be free?

who am i to stand
before the throne that rules this land
and declare unto all divinity
that i deserve to be treated better than he

he did no wrong
everyday he lifted his song
he healed all who would come
and died a bloody, broken son

to find simple sweet release

"Remember spring swaps snow for leaves..."

-Mumford & Sons


There is no comfort for the fire
at the center of my desire
there is no freedom
from the claws of this demon

only in the ones above grace
can i turn my face
to find simple sweet release
from the mind of the beast

all glory truly belongs
to the one from whom all songs
found their birth
and gave freedom to all the earth

no one else to blame

"this rose will never die, this rose will never die..."

-Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens)


dont find another
work it out with each other
why fade away
when you promised to stay

so much harder to form anew
and confuse lust for loves due
no one else to blame
for what your hands break in shame

so fleeting is life
no reason to add to the strife
make steps forward sure
than to live with too much cure

be made by another

it doesnt matter the song
or how long
the tune does endure
it matters that we voice it pure

that we all should lift up our voice
and not let our choice
be made by another
the song of our own heart must thunder

come and sing with me
all who would be free
all who cherish the light
of a life lived burning bright

hold not to treasures

"so get gassed in your garage of sickness
as I bring a little swinging into your world of stiffness"

-Kid Rock


what have we to worry
when there is no hurry
the pale rider does know
when its his time to show

love all that you can
help all that you can
hold not to treasures
or vain empty pleasures

the soul that stands longest
is the heart that beats strongest
the mind that will just be
is the spirit that does fly free

in the great giving

'i'm gonna keep on trucking till i fall into motion...'

-Kid Rock

There is room at the table
for all that are able
to make their way there
to overcome their despair

there is plenty in the feast
none shall have least
in the great giving
all are worth saving

tis only our self-pity
that keeps us from joining the dity
we all have a voice
& we all have a choice

how really good we can be

i will make a stand
and rise above the ban
i will not give in
to what is popular again

we want everyone to know
and we want to show
how really good we can be
how kind and loving are we

but its more of the same
its really only a game
we still think we are slick
when we repackage an old trick