A place for my scribbles...poems, songs, stories, musings and ramblings.

A place for my scribbles...poems, songs, stories, musings and ramblings.

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Fallen Angel

I heard a story ‘bout a girl
Who wanted to live in the world
Being an angel, you see
Just ain’t all it’s cracked up to be 

With legs that refuse to run
Lips that won’t carry a tune
Eyes that can’t seem to cry
And wings that forgot how to fly 

If heaven just ain’t enough
And you’d trade it all for love
Cut your wings down to a stump
And then you just have to jump 

Get a good running start
Jumping’s the easiest part
Let go and learn to forgive
The hard part is learning to live 

And she stands on the edge and says I have to try
Since you cut off my wings I’m not even sure I can fly
But if I jump on my own I might have a chance to survive
More than survive I might even end up alive 

More than survive, I might have a chance to end up alive

My halo fell from my head
It’s down around my feet instead
Shiny shackles are starting to rust
Tarnished metal will one day be dust


And she stands on the edge and says I have to try
Since you cut off my wings I’m not even sure I can fly
But if I jump on my own I might have a chance to survive
More than survive I might even end up alive 

More than survive, I might have a chance to end up alive

I heard a story ‘bout a girl
Who wanted to live in the world
Being an angel, you see
Just ain’t all it’s cracked up to be

Thursday, June 27, 2013

My new song


Word Dancing

You hear what you want to hear
Filter my words with your own fear
You run when he comes near
I hear your silence loud and clear



We both live in our own mind
Looking for peace we never find
Life can be so unkind
I always feel one step behind


Can’t you just be happy for me?
I’m just trying to get my arms around me
Desperately trying to hold my breath
Living my life scared to death
If you happen to see a smile on my face
I’m sure there’s a line of a tear you can trace
But if you care so much about me
Can’t you just be happy for me?

Voice so cold it breaks my heart
Wall so thick can’t tear it apart
Word dancing is an art
Words withheld when teardrops start


Broken down trying to be tough
And anchored down by too much stuff
Might drown if seas get rough
Maybe love just ain’t enough


Can’t you just be happy for me?

I’m just trying to get my arms around me
Desperately trying to catch my breath
Living my life scared to death
If you happen to see a smile on my face
I’m sure there’s a line of a tear you can trace
But if you care so much about me
Can’t you just be happy for me?

Word dancing
Spin me round and round the floor
Word dancing
Always leave me wanting more
Word dancing
Spin my head, spin me around
Word dancing
Send me spiraling down

Why can’t you just say what you mean?
Why can’t you be happy for me?
Why can’t you just say what you mean?
Why can’t you be happy for me?
If you care so much about me
Can't you just be happy for me?

The Matriarch


I am woman
I am strong
Hard as I need to be
Soft as I can be
Without falling apart
Or breaking my heart

Mother, Matriarch, bitch
I’ll take the part, accept the script
Do what needs to be done
Knowing I’m the only one
Who’ll play the role
Who’ll pay the toll

Call me mother
Call me Matriarch
Call me bitch
I don’t care which
Those who will
And those who won’t
I can’t sit by
Can’t let sleeping dogs lie

If I cry when I’m alone
Or sometimes wish them gone
If the happy face slips
Or the smile leaves my lips
Nobody knows but me
Nobody knows me

So call me mother
Call me Matriarch
Call me bitch
I don’t care which
I know that I’m the only one
Who’ll do what needs to be done
I’ll play the role
I’ll pay the toll
Call me mother
Call me Matriarch
Call me bitch
I don’t care which