This song is from like, September. I have no idea why I never posted it.

A Plot for Sleepless Nights

The signs, they tried to warn me
Of the path that I had taken
Second glances, so mistaken
But I don’t think I’m that important

Clenched so tightly, it’s a night of regret
The very air I breathe constricts my lungs
And holds me in these thoughts of
Who I am and what I should have done

I wish it’d never gone so far
That I could never forget who you are

Seal those lips and close your eyes
There’s no charm in telling lies
You would have me assume truth
But I don’t think I’m that important

And if I could find the love
I’d supply you with the drug
That would cure you of your sickness
But I don’t think I’m that important

Teasing with words, inaudibly
Memories insist on whispering
From the melancholy corners of my mind
They speak the answers I could never find

Stop, stop don’t speak to me
I’m bound with guilt and jealousy
You’ll never really know what you’re getting into
Until you’re staring up from six feet underground

I wish it’d never gone so far
That I could never forget who you are

Seal those lips and close your eyes
There’s no charm in telling lies
You would have me assume truth
But I don’t think I’m that important

And if I could find the love
I’d supply you with the drug
That would cure you of your sickness
But I don’t think I’m that important

I wish it’d never gone so far
That I could never forget who you are

These two are pretty damn recent:

Idling in the Driveway as a Paying Occupation

The echoes of a symphony conducted from the highest point of hope
Resonate in the morning light, break down the walls
Of this prison you called home

But as you rise to face the door
You struggle with the notion of what it’s for
Overcome with memories of the
Ones you tried to love

Don’t close your eyes
These nights will drift away like water
To the back of your mind
Wait for sunrise
These lonely dreams were never much worth
Crying over
Like the night, they die

Lives lead by the patterns of the swaying lines on a dirty tv screen
Wading through the static after the shadow of a dream
But it’s lights out,
And I doubt
That we’re living
When we’re living for the remnants
Of a love long lost and fading in our minds
But could you break the ties that bind?

Don’t close your eyes
These nights will drift away like water
To the back of your mind
Wait for sunrise
These lonely dreams were never much worth
Crying over
Like the night, they die

And the door you feared is nothing more than ashes resting on the threshold
But as you endeavor to cross over, your body freezes, numb and cold
Looking down you find that the lock is hanging right around your neck,
The key is buried in the rubble of the life that you have wrecked

Don’t close your eyes
These nights will drift away like water
To the back of your mind
Wait for sunrise
These lonely dreams were never much worth
Crying over
Like the night, they die

Don’t turn around for too long
One wrong word and it’s all gone,
These fleeting chances never really wanted to help anyone
Stand up, pick up your heart
Read them their rights, they’ve no right to
Tear you apart
No one ever told you that it’s not a crime to run

Don’t close your eyes
These nights will drift away like water
To the back of your mind
Wait for sunrise
These lonely dreams were never much worth
Crying over
Like the night, they die

If You Cared Half as Much, There’d be a Letter in my Mailbox

Lying on a dusty floor
Taking photographs of things that never interested me
Or caught my eye at all
You’re the only thing on my mind
You leave me gasping for breath
Just when I think there’s
Nowhere left to fall
No further down
No further down

All those times when you wanted nothing
Were the times when you ended up with
Everything that you could ever need
And when you’re lying, broken, crying
Begging, praying for just a bit of hope
To break your fall
Those are the times that you get nothing at all

Stay for a while
Force another smile
It couldn’t possibly kill you like it’s killing me
The shine of your eyes
Mistaken for lies
All I’m asking is a bit of your honesty
And you cut through me
With every word you say
Kiss me now, and let me be

And if you don’t take this chance
I’ll give it to another
I’ll give it to another
Set the fire to this romance
Don’t let it burn for another
I won’t burn for another

Stay for a while
Force another smile
It couldn’t possibly kill you like it’s killing me
The shine of your eyes
Mistaken for lies
All I’m asking is a bit of your honesty
And you cut through me
With every word you say
Kiss me now, and let me be

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more coming soon.

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