Forever young

Let's go for a beer,
See you at the bar,
Need no reason to cheer,
The night's still young ..

Pop out for a smoke,
Borrow or lend an ear,
Pop in for another beer,
There's another song to be sung ..

It all seems like a blur,
When the nostalgia takes over,
To the times that we were,
Feeling forever young ..
Drinking wine at noon,
Strumming a random tune,
Acting like a loon,
In a time far flung ..

The tables start to creak,
More beer we seek,
Last one for the week,
We say, in an almost foreign tongue ..

Why stop, lets go hop,
They say, let's live until the last drop,
Or until they shut up shop,
But the life in me is wrung ..

As I trudge forlorn,
And stifle a yawn,
I realise, the show will go on,
Until they come unsprung ..
But I slip into a daze,
And dream up many ways,
To lead me back to those days,
When we were forever young ..

Contemplation

Looking at the world below,

With the wind across my face,

Collecting my thoughts as they go,

Lost in a void, staring into space .. 

The feeling of the need to be alone,

With my wounds still sore,

Like a lone boat in a cyclone,

And the lonely wave breaking on the shore ..

The kings who rule the lands,
Seem to be playing a game with us pawns ..
And when it's the right hand,
I might not see tomorrow's dawn ..

What has this world come to ?
Why does tomorrow scream of nothingness ?
I pause in that thought,
As I aim my crosshair onto his head,
And pull that trigger,
And I continue to contemplate ..

Hipsters

Another glorious day,
Lets go murder,
Lets go plunder,
Let our minds go astray ..

It's just another coin,
It's just another life,
It's just another strife,
We can end it all with a knife ..

Hell, this is too much fun,
Let's leave another scar,
Let's start another war,
Let me become your tzar ..

But hey, you, hipster,
Why you doing good for ?
Stop it, before it catches on,
What good is peace for ?

Fade away

Fade away, bright star,
Fade away, into your slumber,
I'll sit with you, by the bar,
While you fade away, sober ..

Fade away, bright star,

Fade away, into the dark,

I'll play you a song on my guitar,

As you lose your spark ..

Fade away, bright star,
Fade away, into the distance,
Don't you leave a scar,
While you fade into the silence ..

Fade away, bright star,
Fade away, into the night,
This life might seem bizarre,
But come tomorrow, it'll all be alright ..

Starting from scratch

Its been a while,
Since I have sung a song,
I've lost my voice,
I feel I don't belong ..

My friends far away,
We say nothing, but, hey,
Before we let that boat sink,
We need another drink ..

Is this what life is,
Like the beginning of the month,
With coffers full of gold,
And a heart full of hope,
Asking us to start over ?

A stranger somewhere did some good,
But with not a loud enough sound,
For a mob set a city to fire,
And in this madness, it drowned ..

On the the cusp of mankind,
We fight these petty wars,
How long before we find,
All it leaves are the terrible scars ..

Is this how it feels,
To sing another song,
To have another drink,
To have a little peace,
To start from scratch ?

State of denial

Listen to their cries of help ..

Listen to nobody ..

Listen to what they cry about ..

Listen to the nothing they say ..

You and the one next to you,

See no one in rue ..

For power your brothers you slew,

Nobody just grew ..

You're an old man now, time just flew,

Nobody would feel sorry for you ..

Chasing fame, fortune and greed,

Shaking hands blind,

And those sanctions you signed,

A deal with the devil you agreed,

The sight of all the gold,

Making you nothing but bold,

But at the end of the candle,
You knew you would stumble ..

Little did you know you'd be so washed up,

Nothing but another of humanity's hiccup ..

Today, the same rules, they would apply,

Say all you want, no one will hear you deny ..

You were just living in a

State of denial ..

There was never turning back from this

State of denial ..

Microwave life

Wake up frozen,
To the ringing clock,
Set the timer,
Aah, and then starts the day ..
Tut tut tut,
Waste no time,
You're walking on a line,
Delay no more,
Or the train would have passed ..
Get working,
Push a button or two,
Be alert, be awake,
You could be eaten up by a snake ..
Say cheers, say please,
Get out of the way,
There are always some beers,
And don't forget to say thank you ..
Some say chill,
But aren't I on a hill ?
I'm here just for a meal,
So what's the big deal ?
There comes my meal,
With it's own seal,
It's safe it says,
To warm it up a bit,
But then, who really cares ?
Crawl back,
With a heavy head,
With thoughts of nothing,
And hopes of everything ..
All I want is a warm bed,
And dreams of you ..

Maybe dream I would,
Of waking up warm,
When I wake up next,
With you by my side,
Aah, if only it were,
A microwave life !

When I rest

I cared not for the fame,
I cared not for the fortune,
Nor for the song I sung,
Out of tune ..

I was good, I was evil,
I was an angel, and I was the devil ..
All those things people say,
Reminded me of the rising waves at a bay ..

But I have walked the road,
Been there, done that ..
I look towards west, bored,
And walked into the sunset ..

As those doors of dusk open,
Showing the light out,
Here I lay cold and broken,
Speaking the words I never wrote about ..
For as sure as I'm about tomorrow's morning,
I knew ever since I was born,
That I would lie to rest, wondering,
Never knowing what it says on my tombstone ..

(RIP Steve Jobs ! You did great, in case you ever wondered !)

Riding on thoughts

Riding under the sky so blue,
A million people I see,
Everybody of a different hue ..

My thoughts wander, as they always do,
To memories of when it was just us two,
And the world was just who ..

Then, life filled within me,
From sunshine through the morning dew,
And of love pure and true ..

Now, live I need to,
And wait, for you,
Wishing time just flew ..

I was here looking for a clue,
But as I always knew,
Without you I cannot be ..

Almost making me feel,
Like the only part left of me,
Are thoughts of you ..

Picture of the sun

In the morning when this world began,
I could see nothing else ..
Apart from the light I got,
From the picture of the sun ..

No more sounds of birds chirping,
No colour left in the trees ..
If only I could go and show them,
The picture of the sun ..

Picture of the sun ..
Picture of the sun ..
Picture of the sun ..
Of the one that never sets ..

All my memories of the sunny days,
Only seem to get darker ..
Like the colours fading,
From my picture of the sun ..

In this world devoid of all daylight,
There's no light even in the night ..
If only the moon was wise enough,
To keep a picture of the sun ..

Picture of the sun ..
Picture of the sun ..
Picture of the sun ..
Of the one that never walks away ..

The last leaf ..

When you were dying girl,
You never looked elsewhere ..
But at the seed you planted,
Grown into life, flowers everywhere ..

You lived together,
You could relate to each other ..
The plant turned out bright,
Like it grew from your beautiful smile ..

Folks call you this,
Friends called you that ..
You responded to both,
You thought you both were called life ..

Autumn's never a good time to go out,
You could feel for the flowers outside ..
But yourself never cared to go in,
And that made you lie sick inside ..

The leaves had begun to fall,
The less you began to speak ..
The breeze was getting colder,
The circles under your eyes darker ..
Almost like you were wishing aloud,
From the tears streaming from your eyes,
That when the last leaf falls,
Everybody calls you dead ..

That night was rough,
The rain hard ..
No moon to smile at us,
No stars to smile at ..

All you could manage was a wink or two,
All leaves fallen but a few ..
And before long,
All that were left were two ..

As another leaf drifts downward,
Your memories get clearer ..
You could see the smiles,
You could feel yourself smile ..
The people you loved,
And people who loved back ..
You wanted to share life again,
With the last leaf ..

The rain must have been weak,
Or the leaf strong, you wondered,
But when it was daybreak,
You couldn't wait to run to feel it ..
You never felt better,
You could feel the sickness break ..
You wanted to live forever,
Feel that life no storm can take ..

You must have felt the plain white wall,
On it painted a little green leaf ..
It has been my only masterpiece,
I now live with the last leaf ..


(O'Henry's idea totally ! Image stolen from here !)

Dragons & Tea

When we meet up,
Never when I'm by myself ..
The same way you come,
The same way you go ..
The things we speak,
The things you hear,
Are no different,
From what I've heard ..

Dragons and tea is what I think about,
Sometimes I wonder what it was all about ..
But then, it always made perfect sense,
And now, nothing seems to have changed at all ..

We plot a thievery,
We plot an assassination ..
It never dawned,
It was right round the corner ..
We plan mass bunk,
We plan world peace ..
We discuss life,
As it is meant to be ..

Lets get another drink !
Can you light the smoke for me ?
You got some change on you ?
Shall I light the smoke for you ?
I'm beside you,
We're gonna do good ..
We might as well plan of Rome,
But for now, I'll see you get home ..

Dragons and tea,
Is this how life's meant to be ?
Dragons and tea,
How much better can life be ?

Before / After

And then when I felt like I had to look for a door,
I took the second one I came across ..
Never knew what lay the other side,
I could have been greeted with frost ..

I wasn't running away,
I wasn't hiding the facts ..
I had a choice,
I could have ended up with the rats ..

The room was bright,
Not a rat in sight ..
Don't know why I felt so light,
But I was sure it felt right ..

And then there you were,
Like a fire to my grief ..
Before you, it was stuffy emptiness,
After you, it has been life ..

Soul for sale

Through my eyes I've seen destruction,
and the emptiness left behind ..
It ain't the day of resurrection,
stop the madness before it's late ..
Tales of pain and tears of sorrow,
will remain your only friend ..
It's just today and maybe tomorrow,
you'll still have a soul to relate ..

Is there no one in this world who can hear all the screaming ?
Turn blind, turn deaf, turn away, turn your soul into the devil ..

Stop killing in the name of religion,
War is not an idle past time ..
Put an end to discrimination,
Skin's always red from the inside ..
Enough with all the corruption,
The blood stains can be seen on those hands ..
Seek a life of the needed redemption,
Souls sell well but there'd be no one left to buy ..

Bloody Mary

Clouds decided to unite,
And pour until midnight ..
Got done with my chore,
When heard a knock on the door ..
A woman wearing bright red,
Soaked but was well bred ..

Wine from the potato,
Juice from the tomato,
And some salt & pepper,
All put in a shaker ..
And I ask her,
How about another ..

Bloody Mary ..
It's dark and red,
But it ain't blood ..
Bloody Mary ..
It'll get to your head,
Faster than a flood ..

We spoke by the fire,
Ask if she wants to retire ..
She wanted to play a game,
Refused to give me the name ..
It was just an urban legend,
About a lady seeking revenge ..

Candles we lit,
She moved closer by a bit ..
My neck felt her breath,
It felt cold as death ..
I stood on the floor,
Spoke to the mirror ..

Bloody Mary ..
Show yourself to me,
Hide no more ..
Bloody Mary ..
I need to see,
You're just a lore ..

For thine protection I now pray,
Let all evil turn away,
Protect me night, Protect me day,
And keep misfortune well at bay.

Bloody Mary ..
Bloody Mary ..
Bloody Mary ..
Bloody Mary ..
Do you wear red ?
And covered in blood ?

She looks eerily familiar,
I've even seen that attire ..
Can't look away from her eyes,
Only blood she cries ..
She can't be in my house,
She can't be my spouse ..

My heart went wild,
The cold seemed mild ..
The image began to blur,
And I turned to look at her ..
The way she did spawn,
She was gone ..

Flying High

Where do u see yourself in 5, she asks.
I give it my best, wait for the impact.
she's not impressed,and she says we're all done .
Its all over now, its back to square one.

Its 5 minutes before the bell rings at last.
time just flew by, it was so damn fast.
it takes sweat and tears to bell the cat.
the way it went, I know i dont stand a chance.

Chorus : I just wanna fly, so high, into the Blue & Velvet sky.
Reaching for the stars, fly so high.
Turning back to look, at the wasted years gone by.
There is hope, of a new start in life.

Lying awake in fear, it consumes my mind.
tomorrow is a new day, hope its better than last.
that uncertain feeling is one of a kind.
I know now what i need to do, and do it fast.

So I check in my bags, Im waiting for the call,
I have time to kill, maybe walk around the mall.
Running away from home, to a new and distant world.
Hope to change my luck, get rich and walk tall.

Solo & Chorus

Now I am what they call, a wise and learned man.
I draw a six figure now, just like i planned.
Then the bubble bursts, and ends all the fun
i am back home now, Im back again to square one.

Chorus......

Feel the steel

Bleeding from my fingers,
Standing on my toes,
Screw all you critics,
I'll write another prose ..

It ain't about the money,
And it ain't about the fame ..
It ain't for the country,
Hell, it's not even for the dame ..

It's always been about this selfish me,
Won't change a bit even if you plea ..
Try sending an army to defeat me,
You'll just see me go on a killing spree ..

All my enemies, I'll make them squeal,
I might even take you out for a lovely meal ..
Or this big bloody deal I might seal,
But my day ain't done till I feel the steel ..

I'm gonna do what I want to do,
Don't care if it's not always something new ..
A lake of fire if I'm going to jump into,
Please don't ever come to my rescue ..

You know it's the next best thing after the wheel,
And it's just something you can never steal ..
I know that this song will make you squeal,
But who the fuck cares, I got to feel this steel ..

Reflections

You must have made some money,
Or you must have found some peace ..
But now you're just angry,
Coz everything seems to decrease ..

You must have shot to fame,
You must have fallen in love ..
You think you've lost the game,
Maybe coz you've lost all of the above ..

Do you want to be a ship without an anchor ?
Do you want to be a question without an answer ?
Don't you want to just get to the next chapter ?
You've got to stop looking at the rear view mirror ..

Look at the road ahead,
Move into a higher gear ..
Just put the past to bed,
But stop for some chilled beer ..

If you come across a fork,
It might look a little obscure ..
But just feel the torque,
Coz there's always a detour ..

Do you want to be a bird with just one feather ?
Don't you want to be the knight with a world to conquer ?
Do you really think you've got no future ?
You've got to stop looking at the rear view mirror ..

Oh ma !

Chopping up everything that looks green,
Leaving us only with memories of what we had seen,
Walking this world like a pirate crew,
Oh mother, what have they done to you ?

Listening to the commands of a mad priest,
And sever heads of many a beast,
Now, the only place to see them is at a zoo,
Oh mother, what are they doing to you ?

These sore eyes miss the sight of your rich brown skin,
Took it for granted, and I used to break into a grin,
From this concrete jungle I wish I could see through,
Oh mother, what have we done to you ?

The sweet milk from you has become so hard to taste,
Even your tears, are all blocked by plastic waste,
How long do we sit and hang our head in rue ?
Oh mother, what are we doing to you ?

Disoriented ?

As you come down from the flyover,
You can't help but notice on your left the glare,
You notice the wine shop and decide to buy some beer,
And you ask yourself, so am I there ?

Looking left, you think you might see founder of the church of Alexandria,
Looking right, as the Scottish say, the man who lived near an enclosure,
You feel the right way is neither,
And you ask yourself, so how do I get there ?

You see a place, and you think about Hendrix,
You see another, and want to own a huge mare,
You stop to have a smoke and you know where to get a few toothpicks,
But you're so confused, you don't know if you're there !

You've had enough & think maybe you should go right,
And show Him how good you can be with a prayer,
You see the palace of the God of heart,
And you can feel you're almost there ..

To enter, you need them to raise the bar,
And you think maybe you ended up nowhere,
But then you might hear the sounds from a guitar,
You would know you're near, almost there ..

You can take the lift, but make sure you close the door,
Or take the stairs, but make sure you don't swear,
Whatever you do, just make it to the second floor,
Ring the doorbell and you might even see me there ..