Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Dead Men Don't Sing

Could be in your car with the radio on;
Could be tuned in to our favorite song.
Could be caroling with my hand in yours;
Ringing bells and knocking on doors.
Could be crying cause we had a fight;
Could be dancing in the rain all night.
But dead men don't sing;
Dead men don't sing.
Don't tell me all your dreams went up in flames,
And there's no point in trying again;
Don't you know I'll miss you if you're gone?
Don't tell me that you're burned out,
And all you got from life was doubt;
Is that all that you think our friendship was?
Dead men can't say a thing;
So sing, sing, sing.
So sing, sing, sing.

Could be on your bed with your eyes closed;
Could be running off, crying all alone.
Could be with your friends at 2am,
Feeling like your life's put together again.
Could be out of tune because you've been ill;
Could be quiet because the air's so still.
But dead men don't sing;
Dead men don't sing.
Don't tell me all your dreams went up in flames,
And there's no point in trying again;
Don't you know I'll miss you if you're gone?
Don't tell me that you're burned out,
And all you got from life was doubt;
Is that all that you think our friendship was?
Dead men can't say a thing;
So sing, sing, sing.
So sing, sing, sing.

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Making Friends '15

It's so strange to call you friend,
When I've never heard you laugh,
And I've never seen your smile, 
And I've never shook your hand.
All I have are words
From the past four months,
And a little bit of trust,
And a little bit of fun.
I've told you things I shouldn't have;
Asked things I've no right to know.
I haven't met you yet,
And yet I miss you when you go.
We stay up late talking,
And I worry that it's wrong,
But then catch myself wondering
If you miss me when I'm gone.
I don't know why I trust you;
I don't trust easily.
I guess part of it comes
From you trusting me.
And I kind of want to meet you,
But I'm kind of afraid,
Because what if I'm not the friend
That you think you made?




Prayers

You're the kinda crazy
I like just enough
To put up with you
Night and day.
And I don't have all the answers,
But I still have some prayers left,
And I know that you're praying for me.
And I don't know how to cope
If you take away my hope,
And I just need to know
If you feel the same.
And I won't know how to cope
If you take away my hope,
And I just need to know
If you feel the same.
And I don't know how to cope
If you take away my hope,
And I just need to know
If you feel the same.
And I won't give up on me
If you don't give up on me;
If you don't give up on me;
Can you trust me?
Do you love me?
We don't have all the answers,
But we still have some prayers,
And I'm praying for you,
Because no matter what happens,
I'm always going to care.

Trying To Keep You Safe

I wouldn't call it giving up,
But it's time I let you go.
I've cared so much I cried at night,
But you don't need to know.
I don't know where it's coming from,
But it needs to go away;
I have to choose between loving you,
And trying to keep you safe.
Yes, my love, I trust you,
But I can't make you my crutch;
You have a life also,
And I'm treating you as such.
So I can't tell you everything,
If you really have to know,
And I'm not forsaking you,
Just... giving you space to grow.
If I can't stop from feeling,
I'll just keep it inside,
And though you'll never hear it,
This is my goodbye.

Friday, December 11, 2015

A Walk

Walking down the sidewalk,
My mind a perfect blank.
For a moment I don't care
What other people think.
The sky and trees and ground
Are everything I need,
And nobody I pass
Can take them away from me.
I wonder for a moment
If I'll ever go home,
Because with other people
I start to feel alone.
And I don't know how to tell you
That you're everything,
But even if I never do,
At least a girl can dream.
And if a dog passes,
I might just say hello,
And smile at his person
Before I let them go.
The sunshine makes me happy,
And the flowers, 
And the heat,
And if the swing set's feeling lonely,
I hope that we meet.


Your Hat

Well, this song pretty much sucks. This is what happens when you just want to write a song about someone putting a hat on your head, boys and girls. XP XD

I'm ready to go home,
But it's too soon to leave.*
I can't help but wish
You'd come sit across from me.
I don't know why I'm here;
I never should have come,
But it's not too late to prove
What I just said is wrong.
Come hang your hat on me,
And try to make me laugh;
All the lonely will be worth it,
If you just treat me like that.

The crowd feels thick as honey,
And the noise just seems to grow.
Even my closest friends
Feel like people I don't know.
I know I put myself here,
And I pushed them all away,
But a little voice inside me
Is begging them to stay.
I wished that you'd come over
And put your hat on my head,
Like in some kind of book
That I'm better for having read.

I have to close my eyes,
Just to keep myself sane,
But if you'd talk to me
You could take away this pain.
I'm dreaming of the things
That I would say if I could,
But I can't get out the words
That I know I should.
Put your hat on my head,
And maybe it will work again.
*Remind me what I mean
When I tell you you're my friend.*

*But it's not time to leave?
**Remind me what you mean when you tell me I'm you're friend?

Finally

(This has been waiting to be edited and it never was. It got tired of waiting for me and decided to tell its story itself.)

I give up;
I thought you cared,
But I don't anymore.
Honestly
Honesty
Is all I can afford.
Honesty and silence,
And a lack of self esteem,
Because every bit of pride I had
Was stripped away from me.
The happiness I felt
Wrapped in a warm hug;
The joy of loving someone,
And knowing I was loved.
The things I liked, like Christmas,
Easter, and Halloween...
Suddenly even everything
Means nothing to me.