Thin

The dawn of day

New things we do and say

This sense of the unseen

Makes me wonder

How could I feel stuck

But I do

Though in revelation I see

That I'm not

But before too long

My heart will catch up to my head

When we wake

We're still in our skin

When we dream

What we see seems so thin

But when I dream

I dream of tomorrow

And what is better than today

But today is where tomorrow begins

So my song is hope

The shore my mind washes up on

Is sometimes far from others

My heart is heavy

And I feel alone

I would never take it back

These years

That seem so long

And when I look back...

by: Drew

written: March 11, 2009

(# 130)

Could It Be True?

Wasted time

We're putting our pennies in a jar

Saving for that ship

We're waiting for our ship to come

It's been at sea for so long now

Not sure I believe it was ever meant to port

So then I say

All I need is you

Tired of all this play

And it's true and it's true

I need you, only you

We've walked too long

Convinced it's just over the next peak

But some journeys never end

Could it be true?

Could we be lost?

Could we be not as smart as they say we are?

That's clear to me

So I say

All I need is you

Tired of all this play

And it's true and it's true

I need you, only you

This argument has been in vain

Thought I knew best

But I've always been wrong

It's like arguing for something

That you know is wrong

Just because of my pride

So then I say

What I should have said long before

Please don't walk out that door

All I need is you

And I still get that feeling

When you're near me

Tired of all this play without you

And wasting all this time

And it's true and it's true

I need you, only you

by: Drew

written: October 13, 2008

(#128)

I See

Peel back the gray cover

You can't really see

And for all my trying

Since I've been under the vail

Once again I seem to fail

There is still only one that I want

And it's not that bad I guess

Running is never the key

It's more slowing down enough to see

And I see, you see, when I seee-m to just sit and be

It's such a sad thing to be me right now

Fell in love with a little girl quite a while ago

Opened my heart, but have yet to close it to her till now

Loved her for what seems so long

Sad and weary, cause sure she won't want me by the end of this song

There is still only one that I want

But it's hard to see past that

Running is never the key

But sometimes you need to run to settle me

And I see, you see, when I seee-m to just sit and be

The heart can be deceiving

Can't rely on it, but its significant of life

Maybe I'll just set it aside for a time

Cause it's only lead me astay

Since I've been listening to it as it runs away

Hold it down

No time for a frown

Or tell yourself whatever it is

That makes you feel good for now

There is still only one that I want

And it's not that bad I guess

Running is never the key

It's more slowing down enough to see

And I see, you see, when I seee-m to just sit and be

Hold it down

Life's more than you think it is

by: Andrew

written: September 27th, 2008

(#127)

Vision is Only One of Five

An unsensed fear

That I'll have none left for me

I will live that fear

You say believe in what I can't see

But I do see

Where is this disconnect?
Why do we feel disoriented, out of context?
You say you probably can't make it out
So what happened along the way?
How'd we lose touch?

Vision is only half with these eyes

The rest is with these pages

Given to aid these eyes

Vision is only one of five

But it is one that burns memories
In our mind

Fears are not realized
If you fear something that never comes
Despite this, I never realized
All these subtractions, I add the sums
Clear eyes and vision comes

Doldrums on a wake in my mind
You ask, do I ever feel like a misfit?
Well life does drone on and on
Do you feel out-of-sorts?
Do you ever feel like a ragamuffin?

Vision is only half with these eyes

The rest is with these pages

Given to aid these eyes

Vision is only one of five

But it is one that burns memories
In our mind

Sun seems so bright
But am I just looking outside?
Can I only half as bright?
Am I meant to be on the other side
I just need some movement, to the outside

It's so much greener
So much brighter than here
Are you gonna let it glow?
There's plenty of space to move
Don't let memories weigh you down

Vision is only half with these eyes

The rest is with these pages

Given to aid these eyes

Vision is only one of five

But it is one that burns memories
In our mind

It's half with these eyes

But also with these pages

Vision is only one of five

But memories burn in my mind
They burn less with more time


by: Drew
written: April 24, 2008
(#126)

Blood Returns

It seems so long and belated 
Same thing, again and again 
Is it that difficult to find 
Is there an answer 
 
It makes me question myself 
Am I doing something wrong 
Do I come off too strong 
Am I living in the past 
 
I wait while the blood returns 
To my body 
Living in the past 
Will do that to you 
Slap my face, blood returns 
I'll just sit while blood returns 
 
It seems to me, hard to see 
If I'm waiting for my ship to come in 
Then maybe I'll miss it 
Cause my lantern's not lit 
 
It's like chasing a breeze 
Can't grasp, can't feel 
With all we meant to each other 
There's not a call, not a word 
 
I wait while the blood returns 
To my body 
Living in the past 
Will do that to you 
Slap my face, blood returns 
I'll just sit while blood returns 
 
It seems like so long ago 
My shoes seem brand new 
Cause I haven't run through your mind 
In quite some time 
 
It doesn't make sense 
Why am I so off kilter lately 
I should show some teeth 
Close my eyes, reset my mind 
 
I wait while the blood returns 
To my body 
Living in the past 
Will do that to you 
Slap my face, blood returns 
I'll just sit while blood returns 
 
It's not that there's no time 

It's just that I'll only ask one more time 

I can't bear to drag it out 

As if there was a reason 

 

It's all laid out on a timeline 

There's ups and down 

But two years now, nothing's moved 

How is that 

 

I wait while the blood returns 
To my body 
Living in the past 
Will do that to you 
Slap my face, blood returns 
I'll just sit while blood returns 

 

It doesn't make sense 

That you can't offer anything better 

Than what you said 

We'll never look at each other the same 

 

It doesn't have to be all bad 

Let your face glow, smile awhile 

Just cause I won't see you much 

That's just how it has to be 

 

I wait while the blood returns 
To my body 
Living in the past 
Will do that to you 
Slap my face, blood returns 
I'll just sit while blood returns 

 

It has to resolve somehow 

What a mess we've made 

Things will turn up 

Just smile 

 

You don't have to hear or see me 

To know that we're okay 

I just can't see you 

Till I deal with the past 

 

I slap my face 

The blood returns 

Leave past with past 

I'll be around, dear 

by: Drew

written: April 2, 2008

(#125)