To Get By..
I saw you this morning, you were moving so fast
Can’t seem to loosen my grip on the past
And I miss you so much
There’s no one in sight
And we’re still making love, in my secret life
I smile when I’m angry, I cheat and I lie
I do what I have to do
..To get by
But I know what is wrong
And I know what is right
And I’d die for the truth in my secret Life
Hold on, hold on, my brother
My sister, hold on tight
I finally got my orders
I’ll be marching through the morning
Marching through the night
Moving cross the borders of my secret life
Look through the paper, makes you want to cry
Nobody cares if the people live or die
And the dealer wants you thinking
That it’s either black or white
Thank God it’s not that simple in my secret life
I bite my lip, I buy what I’m told
From the latest hit to the wisdom of old
But I’m always alone and my heart is like ice
And it’s crowded and cold in my secret life
Can’t seem to loosen my grip on the past
And I miss you so much
There’s no one in sight
And we’re still making love, in my secret life
I smile when I’m angry, I cheat and I lie
I do what I have to do
..To get by
But I know what is wrong
And I know what is right
And I’d die for the truth in my secret Life
Hold on, hold on, my brother
My sister, hold on tight
I finally got my orders
I’ll be marching through the morning
Marching through the night
Moving cross the borders of my secret life
Look through the paper, makes you want to cry
Nobody cares if the people live or die
And the dealer wants you thinking
That it’s either black or white
Thank God it’s not that simple in my secret life
I bite my lip, I buy what I’m told
From the latest hit to the wisdom of old
But I’m always alone and my heart is like ice
And it’s crowded and cold in my secret life
Preyer
At night, I pray
And when I do
The fear comes through
I pray the angels to keep her safe
To keep me in her life
I pray the angels keep me healthy
And I pray for her life
But its not a God I pray to
Although I imagine his light
Shining down upon me
I recognize his plan
And the threads of divinity
But I know its not him
That I need plead to
Angels surround my sleep
Facing outward with stoic eyes
Because Death taps my doorways
Nightly whispering winds of welcoming
The hills face downward
And her eyes can be seen
In every periphery
Brothers, Sisters, Rivals
And us, their prey
As they too pray
We are not
Alone
They walk among us
They listen to us
They feed upon
Us
We all sense it
Feel it, within us
Around us, the aging fire
Upon us
But of me
Love has come and gone
As has, the revolution
Tasks to inspire the young
Where life leads them into less
Worthy of distractions
Come back to you
Come back to
Why
We
Come here
Your Angels know better
Your Death waits
With patience..
Count
Your blessings
Your heart's inventory
With pride..
Know This Day Wasn't Promised
Know Tomorrow isn't either.
Know Everything you do,
Matters
ⓒ 2014 Shawn Michael Quinn
And when I do
The fear comes through
I pray the angels to keep her safe
To keep me in her life
I pray the angels keep me healthy
And I pray for her life
But its not a God I pray to
Although I imagine his light
Shining down upon me
I recognize his plan
And the threads of divinity
But I know its not him
That I need plead to
Angels surround my sleep
Facing outward with stoic eyes
Because Death taps my doorways
Nightly whispering winds of welcoming
The hills face downward
And her eyes can be seen
In every periphery
Brothers, Sisters, Rivals
And us, their prey
As they too pray
We are not
Alone
They walk among us
They listen to us
They feed upon
Us
We all sense it
Feel it, within us
Around us, the aging fire
Upon us
But of me
Love has come and gone
As has, the revolution
Tasks to inspire the young
Where life leads them into less
Worthy of distractions
Come back to you
Come back to
Why
We
Come here
Your Angels know better
Your Death waits
With patience..
Count
Your blessings
Your heart's inventory
With pride..
Know This Day Wasn't Promised
Know Tomorrow isn't either.
Know Everything you do,
Matters
ⓒ 2014 Shawn Michael Quinn
Along With The Ancients
Retire
Interpreting the hieroglyphs
Wounds spelled out
With spit,
Blood
And tears
Wash it down
Staring at the ceiling
Of years
This dance is with yourself
Acknowledge no victim
No villain, no hissing…
These words will never
Make sense
To her.
There is no escaping
No need to indulge
Not even in embracing
Just move
On…
And never look back again
Never let it hurt again..
This battle’s with yourself
Acknowledge no burden
No hell and no heaven
This heart will never
Make sense
To her.
There is nothing left there
Nothing to hold on to
Not even to let go of
Just move
On…
Let go
And purge out your insides
Old wounds spit out
Black blood
Dripping from your lips
Staring at the sky
Blessings set free
Along with
The
Ancients
This love is with yourself
Acknowledge no other
No without from within
And this vision will never
Make sense
To her.
ⓒ 2014 Shawn Michael Quinn
Interpreting the hieroglyphs
Wounds spelled out
With spit,
Blood
And tears
Wash it down
Staring at the ceiling
Of years
This dance is with yourself
Acknowledge no victim
No villain, no hissing…
These words will never
Make sense
To her.
There is no escaping
No need to indulge
Not even in embracing
Just move
On…
And never look back again
Never let it hurt again..
This battle’s with yourself
Acknowledge no burden
No hell and no heaven
This heart will never
Make sense
To her.
There is nothing left there
Nothing to hold on to
Not even to let go of
Just move
On…
Let go
And purge out your insides
Old wounds spit out
Black blood
Dripping from your lips
Staring at the sky
Blessings set free
Along with
The
Ancients
This love is with yourself
Acknowledge no other
No without from within
And this vision will never
Make sense
To her.
ⓒ 2014 Shawn Michael Quinn
Leave them kids alone..
No brain scans
Nor x-rays
Nor blood tests
Nor genetic tests
can prove these 'illnesses', 'imbalances', etc
Yet children are stigmatized for life with these psychiatric 'disorders'
and then prescribed dangerous, life-threatening
Drugs
Polar Bear
I see you chippin' away again
Your own icicle island
Haulin' alone, the lies and the bones
Hopin' to fade and disappear into the white
..a polar bear
A moat of icy water
No end in sight, save your own
I know that look
Of fear, I'm well aware
No need to brave it all alone
I'll be there, I'll be there
I see you chippin' away again
Your own icicle island
I know that look
Of fear, I'm well aware
No need to brave it all alone
I'll be there, I'll be there
Hopin' to fade and disappear
Into the white
A Polar..
Setting Fires.. and Floods..
Shadows settle on the place that you left
Our minds are troubled by the emptiness
Destroy the middle, it's a waste of time
From the perfect start to the finish line
And if you're still breathing
You're the lucky ones
Cause most of us are heaving through corrupted lungs
Setting fire to our insides for fun
Collecting names
Of the lovers that went wrong
The lovers that went wrong
We are the reckless
We are the wild youth
Chasing visions of our futures
One day we'll reveal the truth
That one will die before he gets there
And if you're still bleeding
You're the lucky ones
Cause most of our feelings, they are dead
And they are gone
We're setting fire to our insides for fun
Collecting pictures
From the flood that wrecked our home
It was a flood that wrecked this
And you caused it
And you caused it
And you caused it..
Well I've lost it all, I'm just a sillouhette
A lifeless face, that you'll soon forget..
My eyes are damp from the words you left
Ringing in my head
When you broke my chest
Ringing in my head
When you broke my chest
And if you're in love, then you are the lucky one
'Cause most of us are bitter over someone
Setting fire to our insides for fun
To distract our hearts from ever missing them
But I'm forever missing..
And you caused it
And you caused it
And you caused it...
Contraptions
Well I ain't saying I'm innocent
In fact the reverse
But if your heading to the grave
You don't blame the hearse..
Worthy
I have to accept this
Loss
And powerlessness
Life is handing it to me
For reasons
I am forced to also accept
Maybe that
I asked for this
Maybe that
My dreams foresaw this
That rattlesnake under the pillow
Sleeping
Amidst a house full of rats
Abandoned
Like hope
In a place
Like hell...
She is not like me
Nor will
She ever be
Acceptance,
Made pretty
Well,
I understand loss
And what to abandon
Exactly..
When the bully card won't work
And the angry words don't hurt
Count blessings
Rebreathe faith
Don't bother with the why
Know that some things matter more
Like communion, and the doors
To a future yet unseen
With beauty, love, and..
Washed clean
She
Is not my angel
But more importantly
Nor is she my devil
I can release her
Free
Unlinked to anything
That is truly
Me
Pure
heartfelt
And
Worthy
ⓒ 2014 Shawn Michael Quinn
Loss
And powerlessness
Life is handing it to me
For reasons
I am forced to also accept
Maybe that
I asked for this
Maybe that
My dreams foresaw this
That rattlesnake under the pillow
Sleeping
Amidst a house full of rats
Abandoned
Like hope
In a place
Like hell...
She is not like me
Nor will
She ever be
Acceptance,
Made pretty
Well,
I understand loss
And what to abandon
Exactly..
When the bully card won't work
And the angry words don't hurt
Count blessings
Rebreathe faith
Don't bother with the why
Know that some things matter more
Like communion, and the doors
To a future yet unseen
With beauty, love, and..
Washed clean
She
Is not my angel
But more importantly
Nor is she my devil
I can release her
Free
Unlinked to anything
That is truly
Me
Pure
heartfelt
And
Worthy
ⓒ 2014 Shawn Michael Quinn
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