24 and 13

I’VE BEEN DIGGING IN YOUR GARDEN.

I’VE BEEN SIFTING THROUGH PAPER CARVED HEARTS.

IN NERVOUS, NUMERICAL NOVELTIES.

YOU’VE REPLACED REASON WITH RESPONSE.

AND I’M PULLING NUMBERS LIKE…

24 AND 13.

I THINK I SEE BEHIND,

I THINK I SEE A LIGHT.

YOU ARE WILD YOU ARE FREE.

MY HANDS WILL LIFT YOUR LIPS TO MINE.

I WILL LET MY BODY ACHE.

I WILL LIFT YOUR LIPS TO THE STARS.

I WILL NOT LET ANYTHING DISTURB YOU.

I WILL BREATHE FOR YOU BODY…

I WILL CRAWL WITHIN.

I WILL INHERIT YOUR STRENGTH…

I WILL STAIN YOUR TEARS UPON MY CHEEK.

I WILL LET IT BE.

I’VE BEEN DIGGING IN YOUR GARDEN.

I’VE BEEN SIFTING THROUGH PAPER CARVED HEARTS.

IN NERVOUS, NUMERICAL NOVELTIES.

YOU’VE MISPLACED RESPONSE AND REASON.

AND I’M PULLING NUMBERS LIKE…

24 AND 13.

I THINK I SEE BEHIND…

I THINK I SEE THE LIGHT.

YOU ARE WILD AND FREE.

I WILL HOLD YOUR BODY.

MY HANDS WILL LIFT YOUR LIPS TO MINE.

I WILL HOLD YOUR BODY… STAY.

I WILL BREATHE FOR YOUR BODY.

I WILL CALL WITHIN.

I WILL INHERIT YOUR STRENGTH.

I WILL STAIN YOUR TEARS UPON MY CHEEK.

YOU ARE WILD, YOU ARE FREE.

YOU ARE WILD… FREE.

YOU ARE WILD, YOU ARE FREE.

BURY THE BREAKS

ABOVE THE UNMADE BED,

A SUITCASE PACKED FOR WHAT’S AHEAD.

A NEEDLE AND THREAD.

TO HEAL THE SCARS THAT SEEM TO SPREAD.

BUCKLE DOWN AGAIN,

I FEEL THE NEED… AGAIN.

I CARRY THE WEIGHT…

OF ALL THE LIES THAT YOU’VE SAID.

I’M TIRED OF BEING THE BLAME…

FOR ALL THE TIME THAT IT TAKES.

I BURY THE BREAKS,

I RAISE THE STAKE.

I BURY THE BREAKS,

TO TRY AND FIND A BETTER PLACE.

LOOK TO THE BRIGHT, BRIGHT SKY…

UNDER THE FALL OF NIGHT.

UNDER MY FEET THE STREET,

HEADED TO YOU, MY DEAR.

UP IN THE SKY TO BRIGHT,

UNDER THE FALL OF NIGHT.

UNDER MY FEET THE STREET,

HEADED TO YOU MY DEAR.

EVIL EVOLVED

THERE IS SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME.

SOMETHING CONSTANTLY DIVIDING ME.

TURNING ME ON,

TURNING ME OFF.

TURNING THE EVIL INTO,

EVIL EVOLVED.

I NEED SOMETHING TO REST.

SOMETHING TO HURT LESS AND LESS.

ITS THE WAY THAT IT HAS TO BE,

THESE ARE THE STARS ABOVE THE SEA.

I’M SWITCHING OFF, I’M SWITCHING OFF.

AND ALL AT ONCE I’VE GIVEN UP.

THAT’S THE WAY THAT IT HAS TO BE…

THESE ARE THE STARS ABOVE THE SEA.

TRAPPED IN YOUR BLACK BOX…

BURIED TO THE WAIST.

I’M SWITCHING OFF, I’M SWITCHING OFF.

AND ALL AT ONCE I’VE GIVEN UP.

THERE IS SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME.

SOMETHING CONSTANTLY DIVIDING ME.

TURNING ME ON,

TURNING ME OFF.

TURNING THE EVIL INTO,

EVIL EVOLVED.

I NEED SOMETHING TO REST,

SOMETHING TO HURT LESS AND LESS.

I’M SWITCHING OFF, I’M SWITCHING OFF.

AND ALL AT ONCE I’M GIVING UP.

ONE BY ONE…

ALL ARE GONE.

ONE BY ONE…

ALL ARE DONE.

DAMAGE CONTROL

HEY, ITS JUST A WORD UNDONE.

IT’S JUST WHAT I’VE BECOME,

RUNNING, STUMBLING BEHIND THE PATH YOU’VE SET.

WAIT…

I’VE HAD A TROUBLED START,

THE FLAME HAS LOST IT’S SPARK.

THE BREEZE BEGINS TO FREEZE,

THE SEA IN WHICH I AM DROWNING DEEP.

EVERY HAS GIVEN OUT, FROM A CRADLE ABOVE THE CLOUDS.

SPITTING OUT A ROARING SOUND THAT SHOT ME DOWN,

INTO THE GROUND.

WHAT DID YOU EXPECT TO SEE?

A BEGGAR FALLING AT YOUR FEET,

WELL I HAVE TO SAY… THAT ISN’T ME.

BUT WAIT…

IT’S JUST THE WORLD I KNOW,

IT’S WHAT MAKES ME SO…

IT’S DAMAGE CONTROL.

HEY, ITS JUST UNWORTHY OF…

I’M JUST NEGLECTFUL OF EVERY SCENE THAT CUTS AND BLEEDS,

THROUGH SILENCE AND THE HOPE YOU KEEP.

AND FATE… AND ALL IT’S WICKED GAMES,

KEEP TRACK OF EVERY MISTAKE, THE BLAME HAS SPREAD SO DEEP,

IT’S ALL THAT I CAN DO TO KEEP.

EVERY HAS GIVEN OUT, FROM A CRADLE ABOVE THE CLOUDS.

SPILLING OUT A ROARING SOUND THAT SHOT ME DOWN,

INTO THE GROUND.

WHAT DID YOU EXPECT TO SEE?

A BEGGAR FALLING AT YOUR FEET,

WELL I HAVE TO SAY… THAT ISN’T ME.

 BUT WAIT…

IT’S JUST THE WORLD I KNOW,

IT’S WHAT MAKES ME SO…

IT’S DAMAGE CONTROL.

BATTERED PREY

SO NOW, SO BRAVE.

AND HOW YOU FILL THE DAYS.

LIKE WORDS WE SPEAK.

TO HELP US BREATHE.

HAD YOU GIVEN UP WHEN YOU HAD FOUND.

LYING UNDER CEDAR TREES, DREAMING OF THE PLOYS AND SCHEMES.

AS IT IS, THE SNOW WILL TAKE YOUR PLACE.

BUILDING ON A FLATTENED PLAIN.

FEEDING ON A BATTERED PREY.

SO NOW, SO BRAVE.

AND HOW YOU DIG YOUR GRAVE.

LIKE WORDS WE SPEAK…

TO HELP UP BREATHE.

STILL BEHIND THE WINDOWPANE, I STAY.

CENTERED AS THE FEAR SUBSIDES, WAITING ON THE LIGHT TO CHANGE.

“MAN HE TOOK IT HARD” I HEAR THEM SAY.

STUCK INSIDE A MOVIE SCREEN, CLOSED THE DOORS ON EVERY DREAM.

HAD YOU GIVEN UP WHEN IT WAS FOUND…

LYING UNDER CEDAR TREES, DREAMING OF THE PLOYS AND SCHEMES.

AS IT IS, THE SNOW WILL TAKE YOUR PLACE…

BUILDING ON A FLATTENED PLAIN.

FEEDING ON A BATTERED PREY.

SO NOW, SO BRAVE.

AND HOW YOU DIG YOUR GRAVE.

LIKE WORDS WE SPEAK,

TO HELP US BREATHE.

INFRARED

THERE’S ALWAYS SOMETHING STIRRING,

SOMETHING SO UNNERVING.

IT MAKES ME FEEL AWARE,

THE ROAD MAPS IN THE AIR.

AND IT ANSWERS EVERY PRAYER,

IT’S SIGHT IS INFRARED.

YOU WERE NEVER MORE DESERVING…

YOUR HEART IN HAND RETURNING.

FLIGHT OF MY MIND,

THE TIME TO SERVE THIS FEELING INSIDE, I HAD TO LEARN.

EARNED FROM EVERY BEATING, EMERGED FROM JUST BELIEVING.

FLIGHT OF MY MIND,

THE TIME TO SERVE THIS FEELING INSIDE, I HAD TO LEARN.

EARNED WITH EVERY BEATING, EMERGED FROM JUST BELIEVING.

THERE’S ALWAYS SOMETHING STIRRING,

SOMETHING SO UNNERVING.

A WINDOWSILL ABOVE A HILL

JUST BEYOND THE NORTHERN STAR,

ANOTHER WOLD TO WHERE YOU ARE.

A SUN ABOVE  AND TORRENT SEA,

GLISTENS DEEP INSIDE OF ME.

STRANDED TO A ROAMING BED,

HOVER HALLS AND BACK AGAIN.

STUCK IS NOT ENOUGH AND HOW IT WONT BECOME WHAT WE’VE DREAMED OF.

STUCK IS NOT ENOUGH AND HOW IT WONT BECOME WHAT WE’VE DREAMED OF.

IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY…

MY HEART WAS ON DISPLAY.

PUT OUT BEFORE A CROWD…

A MESSAGE TO RELAY.

AND THE MUSIC BEGAN TO PLAY…

A SULLEN TUNE SO GRAY.

YOUR ECHO FAR AWAY…

BROUGHT ME HOME TODAY.

I HAD A GLIMPSE OF WHAT WAS ALL.

A THOUSAND REASONS TO BELONG.

AND EVERY DREAM, JUST A DRONE.

EVERY WORD HARD AS STONE.

WHEN THE LIGHT BEGINS TO BREAK…

THROUGH THE COBWEBS AND THE FRAMES.

DIVIDING CUBIC SPACE,

AND JUST HOW EVERYTHING CAN CHANGE.

CHANGE.

A DAFFODIL ABOVE MY SILL…

TO KEEP ME HUSHED TO KEEP ME STILL.

A CHEAP GUITAR THAT SOUNDS SO FAR…

I’LL STRUM A CHORD AND THERE YOU ARE.

A WINDOWSILL ABOVE A HILL…

LOOK BELOW WHAT WE HAVE BUILT.

A CHILL SO FAR TO SNAP MY HEART.

BLEEDING MORE TO DROP MY GUARD…

MY GOD.

MY GOD.

MY GOD.

SPINNING DOWN

CALLING TO THE LAST OF THE SOULS

FROM A HOODLUM PAST

ALL THE PLAYERS FROM A SECOND CAST REVEAL

THE TALENT OF APPEAL

A NUCLEAR BLAST,

A DRIVE SO FAST…

YOU LOSE THE WHEEL

STUCK TO THE FEEL

QUARTER TO THE LAST OF SMOKES

IN MY LUCKY PACK

HEADLIGHTS SHINING

RAIN DROPS GLIDING

GOD THIS CAN’T BE REAL

THERE… THE REAR VIEW MIRROR

CAUGHT MY EYE AND GAVE ME SHIVERS

DON’T STOP

REWIND THE SONG

I’LL PUSH THE DROP

TILL I MAKE YOU QUIVER

SISTER SEND

YOUR DREAMS TO THE END

TRIPPED UP SILENT CRIMES

ARE TRYING TO SUBSIDE

AN ELOQUENT  PRIDE

LEAVE ‘EM BY THE DOOR

WE’RE OFF TO A VIOLENT STRIDE

ALL THE STARS ARE PINNING DOWN

EVERY IMPULSE TO THE GROUND

DID YOU GET THE CHANCE TO SEE

THE FRAGMENTS FLY FROM YOU TO ME

ANXIETY FOUND AT THE SOUND

OF THE THUNDER IN CLOUDS

EVERYONE STARES AS I SCREAM OUT LOUD

FORGET WHAT ABOUT

BETTER STAND UP STRAIGHT

DON’T BE AFRAID

TO FACE THIS

I CAN’T RESIST

MY BEATING HEART REPLIES

TO THE CHEMICAL BLISS

STUCK IN A WRINKLE IN TIME

TRYING TO FIND MY HEAD

JUST GIVE ME A SIGN

I’LL WALK THE LINE

LIKE STEVE MCQUEEN

IN A BULLET, I’M HARD TO FIND

STILL STICKING WITH THE BEAT

IT’S THE SOUND UNDERGROUND

THAT TURNS ME UPSIDE DOWN

TOWN, WITH THE MASSES ON THE STREET

PUSHING FOR A BUZZ THAT WILL SURELY

SET ME FREE

CALL A LOVER WITH A DIME

PICK ME UP AND KICK BACK WITH THIS RHYME

ALL THE STARS ARE SPINNING DOWN

EVERY IMPULSE TO THE GROUND

DID YOU GET THE CHANCE TO SEE

THE FRAGMENTS FLY FROM YOU TO ME

FIRE BELOW

YOU FIGURED OUT

YOU’RE A MILLION MILES FROM HOPE

THERE’S NOTHING TO CONSIDER

THERE’S A FIRE BELOW

SO YOU CONTINUE TO CLIMB THE ROPE

THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER

AND ALL THESE FACES

IN THE STATION

WAIT SO PATIENT

FOR YOUR FINAL REVELATION

AND I STILL PREDICT

THAT YOUR PRESENCE WILL BE MISSED

WHEN YOUR NAME FALLS FROM THE LIST

I DIDN’T MEAN TO DISAPPOINT YOU

I DIDN’T MEAN TO LET IT RIDE

YOU SHOULD NEVER LET THEM HOLD YOU

TO WHAT YOU WHISPER IN THE NIGHT

AND THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT REPLIES

TO YOUR HEARTBEAT CALM INSIDE

TO YOUR BODY FLOATING

MY MIND’S STILL HOLDING

ENDLESS NIGHTS AND PASSING TIME

DO YOU RECALL THE NAMES OF ALL

THE LOVERS YOU’VE LED BEFORE YOUR BED

AND HOW THE TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS

FORGIVE YOU THOUGHT THEY MIGHT

LEAD YOU UP,

ABOVE THE COVERS..

FROM THE OVER CRASHING THUNDER

AND I STILL PREDICT

THAT YOUR PRESENCE WILL BE MISSED

ON SUMMER DAYS LIKE THIS

WHEN ALL I HAVE IS SOME GOODBYE

AND A PICTURE OF THE TIME

YOU SANG SO LOUD

YOU CRIED SO PROUD

AND I’M WIRED TO THE NIGHT

AND IT’S LIMITLESS DESPAIR

FINDING HIDING PLACES

FIGHTING EVERY SIGN OF CARE

MY BEATING HEART DIVIDES

FROM THE SLIDING MINDS OUTSIDE

SAVE ME BITTER

SAVE ME BLISS

LET CASTLE WALLS COLLIDE

I’M WIRED TO YOUR WORLD,

AND I AM SO AFRAID

I AM MOVING FASTER INTO

OUTER SPACE

LET’S START IT UP ALL OVER

LIVE YOUR LIFE SLOW WITH ME

I’M STANDING SOLID ON YOUR LINE

WON’T YOU ANSWER ME

 COME TO THAT

IT’S COME TO THAT…

FORGIVE THE PAST

A GRACE THAT FELL TO INFIDELS

A SIGN OF CLOSE AT LAST

WITH MUMBLED WORDS

I CRASH THE CURSE

AND I DIVE INTO

A BLIND RECLUSE

I BREAK YOUR SEA OF GLASS

ON SHEETS OF WHITE

OUR LIMBS APART

THIS MURDER BORN INSIDE YOUR EYES

I’M GUNNED DOWN IN CLEAR SIGHT

I’M WINDING DOWN

TO GIVING ALL

WITH THIS OPEN ENDED QUESTION

WITH NO SIGN OF REPENTANCE

AND NOW I’M DRIVING TO YOUR HOME

TO WATCH THE SHADOWS MOVE BEHIND THE SHADES

OF THE MOON, THEY’RE GLOWING STRONG

LIKE LAMP SHADES PAST YOUR WINDOWPANE

SO TAKE YOUR TIME

I’VE GOT ALL NIGHT

TO THINK ABOUT THE WAY THIS MUST BE FATE

I’M HANGING ON THE WALL AGAIN

I’M DREAMING OF THE TIME

AND HOW IT COULD BE BETTER NOW

IF I COULD GET A SIGN

THE T.V. IS SITTING QUIETLY

BY THE CANDLE BURNING BRIGHT

AS I SLIP INTO THE ENDLESS SLEEP

OF A HELPLESS SUMMER NIGHT

I’M HANGING ON THE WALL AGAIN

I’M DREAMING OF THE TIME

AND HOW IT COULD BE BETTER NOW

IF I COULD ONLY CRY

THE T.V IS SITTING QUIETLY

BY THE CANDLE GLOWING BRIGHT

AS I SLIP INTO THE ECSTASY OF A HELPLESS

SUMMER NIGHT

COLORS BURNING EDGE

I HAD A VISION

SIMPLE WINTER PALE

THE COLORS BURN THE EDGE

MY HANDS PULLED THE VEIL

AND I FIXED YOU EYES

SO THAT THEY’D SHINE

AND YEAH I FEEL LIKE I’M BURNING UP

INSIDE MY HEAD

TO MY SOUL

I DON’T FEEL ALRIGHT

NOT EVEN YOUR SMILE COULD FIND

THE SUNLIGHT IN MY MIND

I FIXED YOU IN A GOLD

SEWING STAGE

WHERE YOU DANCED WITH ME

DAY AFTER DAY

AND THE SEQUINS

FELL FROM HEAVEN

JUST LIKE RAIN

AND YOU TOLD ME

YOU WERE QUITE AFRAID

BUT DON’T LET IT BOTHER YOU

DON’T LOOK SO SURPRISED

DON’T LET IT BOTHER YOU

DON’T OPEN YOU EYES

HAD IT

YOU HAD IT, BUT YOU THREW IT AWAY

YOU HURRIED FOR THE NEXT PLAY

SO YOU’RE SITTING BY THE LONELY SIDE

TOO FAR FOR THE SATELLITES TO FIND

YOU HAD IT BUT YOU THREW IT AWAY

NOW SOMEONE’S GONNA HAVE TO PAY

IT’S THE ONLY THING THAT YOU COULD GIVE

IT’S YOUR TURN TO LIVE

YOU’VE GOT A TICKET, BUT THERE’S NOTHING TO CLAIM

YOU’RE PICASSO, BUT YOU DON’T HAVE A FRAME

YOU’VE GIVEN YOUR DECISION

I’M SORRY, BUT THERE’S NO REVISION

AND IT SEEMS LIKE A SORRY SURPRISE

A LIFE FROM A DREAM THAT DERIVED

ALL THE LETTERS RECALL THE REASON

HOW IT STUMBLED FROM ODD TO EVEN

AND YOU WONDER WHY IT IS

THE SKY CAN CRY

DESPITE THE HOPE YOU STILL IMPLY

BUT IT’S ALRIGHT

IT’S GETTING CLOSER TO THE STARS

ABOVE THE WORLD INSIDE

PULL ME FROM THE PAST

I’M GOING MAD

SHOW ME YOU CAN SMILE

GIVE ME SUNSHINE FOR A WHILE

I THINK ABOUT WHAT I WANTED TO SAY

HOW THE WRINKLES THEY GROW EVERYDAY

THIS ISN’T HOW IT USED TO BE

I’M NOT THE PERSON THAT YOU SEE

I COULDN’T BE THE PET BY YOUR SIDE

A LOVER OR A FRIEND TO CONFIDE

I WONDER WHY I SHOULD KEEP

I THINK IT’S TIME TO GO TO SLEEP

PULL ME FROM THE PAST

I’M GOING MAD

SHOW ME YOU CAN SMILE

GIVE ME SUNSHINE FOR A WHILE

PULL ME FROM THE PAST

I’M GOING MAD

SHOW ME YOU CAN SMILE

GIVE ME SUNSHINE FOR A WHILE

YOU HAD IT, BUT YOU THREW IT AWAY

YOU HURRIED FOR THE NEXT PLAY

SO YOU’RE SITTING BY THE LONELY SIDE

TOO FAR FOR THE SATELLITES TO FIND

ORANGE SILHOUETTE

IT HELPS ME LIFT

THE THOUGHTS THAT RUN ADRIFT

FROM BEHIND THE LINES

OF THE BRUISING RHYME

PUSHING NERVES

INCRIMINATING WORDS

MY MIND DISSECTS THE BODY IT SERVES

MY HANDS, QUICK SHAKING

MY SKIN KEEPS BREAKING

A SWEAT TO THREAT THIS MALICIOUS NEGLECT

ENTRANCE THIS STANCE

THIS FEVER ENHANCED

THE ANGER SPREADS

THE WORDS TURN TO RANTS

THE IMAGE OF YOU WON’T LET ME SLEEP

IT REPEATS A DREAM THAT CAN’T LET ME BE

THE SUN IN YOUR SKY

THE PRIDE DEEP INSIDE

THE BEAT IN YOUR HEART

THE LIGHT HYPNOTIZED

AND I’M TRYING TO LEAVE THIS BEHIND

WHO CALLED OUT YOUR NAME

           I THINK I’M HEARING THINGS AGAIN

WHO SAID THINGS WOULD STILL BE THE SAME

           I NEVER THOUGHT THAT THINGS COULD CHANGE

WHO STEPPED THROUGH MY DOOR

           I THOUGHT I TORE THIS LOVER FROM MY HEART

OF WOODEN BEADS

AND PASTEL LEAVES

ORANGE SILHOUETTES FROM AND AUTUMN EVE

PROPHECIES GLIDE TO THE DREAMS DESCRIBED

NAILS ACROSS MY BACK

THE MOTION TOTALLY INTACT

THE PICTURE’S SPINNING

MY LIFELINE’S THINNING

MY FIST TO THE WALL

THE SUNSHINE BLINDING

FINDING PEACE

IN DAMAGE AND DISEASE

THE EVIDENCE FALLS

CAUSE HISTORY REPEATS

MY THOUGHTS TURN BLACK

BACK TO THE EXACT

BIRTH OF MY VISION

TO THE FIRST INCISION

SUBMIT

REMIT

ALL THE TICKETS TO THE TRIP

SUBLIME THE CLIMB

THE STATIC TO THE SHRINE

AND I’M TRYING TO LEAVE THIS BEHIND

WHO CALLED OUT YOUR NAME

           I THINK I’M HEARING THINGS AGAIN

WHO SAID THINGS WOULD STILL BE THE SAME

           I NEVER THOUGHT THAT THINGS WOULD CHANGE

WHO STEPPED THROUGH MY DOOR

           I THOUGHT I TORE THIS LOVER FROM MY HEART

PASTEL SKY

THE DAYS A LITTLE LONGER

MY SKIN IS LINED AND PALE

I DAZE INTO FOREVER

TO KEEP THIS SCENE ALIVE

WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES TO DREAM

I’M CROWDED BY THE WORDS THAT KEEP

ME BUILDING SOME ANXIETY

ME WISHING YOU WOULD WAIT BY ME

THE STAIRS REMEMBER EVERY STEP

THE MIRROR WAITING TO REFLECT

THE SHADOWS MOVING MORNING LIGHT

WITH DRIFTING DUST

TO PASTEL SKIES

THE PICTURES COULDN’T MATCH

ALL THE THINGS I USED TO HAVE

THE TREASURES SHINING FROM YOUR EYES

THE STORIES FALLING FROM YOUR SMILE

THE COUCH A LITTLE BIGGER

THE ROOM A MILE WIDE

AND THE SILENCE PLENTY PAINFUL

MY TOUNGE HAS GROWN SO SHY

AND I DAZE INTO FOREVER

JUST TO KEEP THIS SCENE ALIVE