A Broken Sunrise And Bittersweet Goodbyes

we spend our nights on these rooftops

swimming through the sky

standing on the edge of morning

with every breath we take

we're closer to goodbye

waiting for the sun to rise

we dream of endless nights

a broken sunrise

and bittersweet goodbyes

my long term memory is failing me

where and when did we first meet

what words did i say to make you believe

string me along, i'm a puppet for your songs

your melodies and words cloud my mind

standing alone on this cold autumn road

pulling the strings that will leave me alone, undefined

Rivers And Canyons

sew my heart onto my sleeve

for everyone to see

thread the needle with my eyes

someday i know i'll be

everything she'll ever want

everything she needs

a hand to hold, a heart so bold

someone to believe

lock your eyes, they meet with mine

staring deep beneath

the ties that bind, but yet divide

all the things we need

one day soon, i'll take the moon

down from in the sky

but leave the stars, forevermore

within the lonely night

will you walk with me

to the edge of the world

standing silently

lose yourself in the words

of this great divide

watching thousands of memories

flying through your mind

you'll remember everything

honesty

it seems as though this has become a failed experiment. i found myself writing the same thing over and over and just felt that i was stifling myself by trying to force something out every day when there wasn't something coming every day. i think it's all going to come down to making my writing more honest and less lost of fancy and over used images of the sea and the sky. though they do paint beautiful pictures i think i should focus more on being honest and direct when it comes to my writing. i've got a few things floating around my head and this will be the first place they go once i find a way to get them out.

Nightmares of the Sea

lead me astray until i no longer ask

how many more moons will this dark nightmare last

with the rise of the moon, i cannot close my eyes

i'm falling from grace, i believed i could fly

hear the wind in the sails, calling out to the night

taste the salt in your veins, push onward! we fight!

through the endless seas that ever plague your mind

watching for light, for the night is not kind

though the eve may be long, and my mind dreams of death

my heart, she is strong, and i'll take one more breath

bring the wind to the sails, we will make it as one

the shore calls for us, to finish what we've begun

The Skyline in Flames

last chance

flash me those eyes

it just doesn't work like it used to

beg you to stay

nothing is the same

stand on the horizon

feel the sun on my face

as you walk away

nothing is the same

i saw the evergreens

fall down to their weary knees

dancing flames that took their hearts

look for an escape, and then fall apart

our innocence is gone

lost in broken clocks that stain the walls

time is standing still

our hands no longer move, my skin is frail

these red cups run this town

no longer feeling for myself

my mind lost to the bright

streetlights that guide me home tonight

walk alone

until the moon goes out

walk alone

We Have Ways of Making You Talk

i always thought i could find my way
without your hand over my heart
but the days bleed into the nights
and the morning sun brings your voice
leave the neverending sky behind
walking hand in hand with what i'll never be
i could burn these bridges
but her ghost would follow me forever
it's a losing fight, we've got ourselves in
face down on the cold ground
looking for a way out
of a situation we could never have foreseen


last night i tired to steal the ocean
but i was stopped on my way home

3:37 a.m (Why?)

take it back

i could lose myself in you for days

every time i take a breath

i close my eyes and see your face

take it back

your smile like the sun

morning waits for us

shining brightly for us love

take it back

rest your soul in my arms

forver longing for this

its everything i could ever want

for everytime you said goodbye

and every night we tried to fly

the empty sky holds my eyes

your lonesome heart should be with mine

take it back

an empty sidewalk calls for us again

and every time you know i said

i want you more than just a friend

take it back

a river flooded up onto the shore

under pale moonlight

staring at this open door

these are the nights

for some reason we feel alive

taking one step at a time

hoping for the cold night

to never say those words

goodbye