Like-minded

Dear dar(lin'),

Your mom (my friend) left a message on my machine 

She was frantic, saying you were talking crazy

That you wanted to do away with yourself

I guess she thought I'd be a perfect resort

Because we've had this inexplicable connection since our youth

And yes, they're in shock, they are panicked

You and your chronic, them and their drama

You this embarrassment, us in the middle of this delusion

If we were our bodies

If we were our futures

If we were our defenses, I'd be joining you

If we were our culture

If we were our leaders

If we were our denials, I'd be joining you

I remember vividly a day years ago

We were camping you knew more than you thought you should know

You said "I don't ever want to be brainwashed"

And you were mind-boggling, you were intense

You were uncomfortable in your own skin

You were thirsty, but mostly you were beautiful

If we were our name tags

If we were our rejections

If we were our outcomes, I'd be joining you

If we were our indignities

If we were our successes

If we were our emotions, I'd be joining you

You and I, we're like 4 year olds

We want to know why and how come about everything

We want to reveal ourselves at will, and speak our minds

And never talk small, and be intuitive

And question mightily, and find God 

My tortured beacon, we need to find like-minded companions

If we were their condemnations

If we were their projections

If we were our paranoias, I'd be joining you

If we were our incomes

If we were our obsessions

If we were our afflictions, I'd be joining you

We need reflection

We need a really good memory

Feel free to call me a little more often

1998 Soundtrack

Small

This girl I know needs some shelter

She don't believe anyone can help her

She's doing so much harm, doing so much damage

But you don't wanna get involved

You tell her she can manage

And you can't change the way she feels

But you could put your arms around her

I know you wanna live yourself

But could you forgive yourself

If you left her just the way you found her?

I stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow

Protection

I stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow

Protection

You're a boy and I'm a girl, but you know you can lean on me

And I don't have no fear, I'll take on any man here

Who says that's not the way it should be?

And I'll stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow

Protection

I stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow

Protection

She's a girl and you're a boy

Sometimes you look so small, you look so small

You've got a baby of your own, when your baby's grown

She'll be the one to catch you when you fall

I stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow

Protection

I stand in front of you, I'll take the force of the blow

Protection

You're a girl and I'm a boy

You're a girl and I'm a boy, yeah

Sometimes you look so small, you need some shelter

You're just runnin' 'round helter-skelter

And I've leaned on you for years, now you can lean on me

And that's more than love, that's the way it should be

Now I can't change the way you feel, but I could put my arms

Around you

That's just part of the deal

That's the way I feel

I'll put my arms

Around you

Give it all to you, then..

 

I want them to know it's me, it's on my head

I'll point the finger at me, it's on my head

Give it all to you, then I'll be closer...

Smiling with the mouth of the ocean

And I'll wave to you with the arms of the mountain

I'll see you

I will let you shout no more, it's on my head

I'll pick you up from the floor, it's on my head 

I'll let you even the score, it's on my head

Give it all to you, then I'll be... closer

Smiling with the mouth of the ocean

And I'll wave to you with the arms of the mountain

I'll see you

Give the same to me, then I'll be closer, closer

Give the same to me, then I'll be closer, closer

Smiling with the mouth of the ocean

And I'll wave to you with the arms of the mountain

Give the same to me, then I'll be closer, closer

Give the same to me, then I'll be closer

Closer

Given

"and he still gives his love

he just gives it away

and the love he receives

 is the love that is 

saved..."

It's Just A Little Piece

Get away from me

Get away from me, this isn't gonna be easy

But I don't need you, believe me

Yeah, you got a piece of me

But it's just a little piece of me

I don't need anyone these days 

Feel like I'm fading away

But sometimes when I hear myself on the radio

Have you seen me lately?

Have you seen me lately?

Have you seen me lately?

I was out on the radio starting to change somewhere

Out in America, its raining

Could you tell me one thing you remember about me

Remember about me

I remember me

And all the little things that make up a memory

She said she loved to watch me sleep

Like she said, "It's the breathing

It's the breathing in and out and in and..."

Have you seen me lately?

Have you seen me lately? Have you seen me lately?

I was out on the radio starting to change somewhere

Out in America, its raining

Could you tell me one thing you remember about me

Remember about me

You know, I thought that someone would notice

I thought somebody would say something if I was missing

Well can't you see me?

Come on color me in, come on color me in

Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on

Give me your blue rain, give me your black sky

Give me your green eyes

Just give me your white skin

Give me your white skin, give me your white skin

I was out on the radio starting to change somewhere

Out in America, it's raining

Could you tell me one thing you remember about me?

Just one thing you remember about me?

Just one thing you remember about me?

Ah one thing you remember about me?

Remember about me

Big Enough

 

I dreamed about you again last night

You never have the same face twice

But I always know it's you

And you're always looking better than you really do

Than you really do

And I walk around the whole next day

Feeling like I've still got something to say

But I don't know what it is

And I don't know how to reach you even if I did

Even if I did

Do I want to hear that you forgive me?

Do I want to hear you're no good without me?

Am I big enough to hear that you never even think about me?

Why should you ever think about me?

And I thought that I'd outgrow this kind of thing

Tell me, aren't we supposed to mature or something?

I haven't found that yet

Is this as grown-up as we ever get?

Maybe this is as good as it gets

And years may go by

But I think the heart remains a child

The mind may grow wise

But the heart just sulks and it whines 

And remains a child

I think the heart remains a child

Be happy, now, without reason.. or you never will be at all

Leave 'em On

Appearance is strong

Surroundings are weak

Keep the optics in view

Everyday dreams to seek

Keep it going for all

Nothing left to keep it up

If only they knew

No one strong enough to help

Never was one to cry out

Never was one to scream aloud

Show signs in the I’s around

Always was one to be too proud

Extremist in every way

Smiles brighter than the day

Laughter, tears, pain and love

Bitterness is my escape

Disappear for time in time

Almost realize all I want is this

Carried it long enough into nothingness

Leave the lights on

Snuff out the candles

Cool kick to the gut

Never could be that cruel

You all are the reasons

You are all the reasons

Why I want this

And why I cant have this

I forgive but I can’t forget

I can’t even speak of these things

Deal with what I’ve been dealt

Does it not have its reasons?

There always are…

I’ll leave the lights on…

ⓒ 1998 Shawn Michael Quinn

Whip-Ch..

courtesy of Bruce LEEroy