How much better could it be?
Love is all that I can see!
I always dreamed about the day that I would find a way to wake up and to finally be free!
And no one's ever loved me like you do!
No one's ever loved me like you do!
I used to hate the things I'd done
(Just about like anyone)
But it was useless not to let it go and now I know I'm just another Servant of the Sun
And no one's ever loved me like you do!
No one's ever loved me like you do!
I used to think I had to fight to change the world
To make it right
But then I learned that everything would burn
And all I had to do was close my eyes and go into the Light
And no one ever loved me like you do!
No one's ever loved me like you do!
It's time to finally be free
Lay your burdens down and follow me
You know I mean it when I say that love and light will show us all the way
No one's ever loved me like you do!
No one's ever loved me like you do!
No one's ever loved me like you do!
No one's ever loved me like you do!
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Out of the Darkness (October 15, 2014)
Come gather with us in a circle
Lock arms to your left and your right
Look up at the sky and follow me into the Light
Between us there can be no secrets
Between us can be only love
That and the warmth and the light of the sun up above
Maybe we're finally ready
Maybe today is the day
To light up the world and finally show them the Way
What will they say when it's over?
When we've come to them wave after wave kicking and fighting our way until everyone's saved?
I hope they see what we're doing
I hope that the Message is clear
I hope it's not too late but I know the Reckoning's here
So tell them to look to their heaven
Tell them to kneel down and pray
Salvation is only a meaningless gesture away
So we're all standing here in a circle
Arms locked to left and to right
Ready to bring everybody back into the Light
Nobody says that they're sorry
Nobody says that it's wrong
Nobody says
But like me they're just singing along
But these are the people who love me
The only love I'll ever know
If this is the end it's the end
I'm ready to go
Lock arms to your left and your right
Look up at the sky and follow me into the Light
Between us there can be no secrets
Between us can be only love
That and the warmth and the light of the sun up above
Maybe we're finally ready
Maybe today is the day
To light up the world and finally show them the Way
What will they say when it's over?
When we've come to them wave after wave kicking and fighting our way until everyone's saved?
I hope they see what we're doing
I hope that the Message is clear
I hope it's not too late but I know the Reckoning's here
So tell them to look to their heaven
Tell them to kneel down and pray
Salvation is only a meaningless gesture away
So we're all standing here in a circle
Arms locked to left and to right
Ready to bring everybody back into the Light
Nobody says that they're sorry
Nobody says that it's wrong
Nobody says
But like me they're just singing along
But these are the people who love me
The only love I'll ever know
If this is the end it's the end
I'm ready to go
The Message (August 15, 2014)
Step outside and take my hand and come into the light
They call it delirium but I call it delight
You'll never be alone again
You'll never be afraid
You'll ashamed of the decisions that you've made
But every single step you took was on your way to me
You walked beneath the sun and now the sun will set you free
Fell it washing over you
Feel it free your soul
Feel it lift your spirit up and let it take control
And feel the Message deep inside of you
It loves us all no matter what we do
I know about your life before you looked into the sun
I know you were afraid to love
(You're not the only one)
I know you see the kinds of things that no one else can see
I know you haven't been the kind of man you want to be
I know about your failures
I know about your fear
I know about the madness but the madness broought you here
I know they call you sick and sinful
Twisted and insane
So let me take you in my arms and wash away the pain
And feel the Message deep inside of you
It loves us all no matter what we do
But we're never going to learn our lesson here unless we all confess
And you are never going to hear the Message here unless you give yourself to me
I promise you'll have peace
I promise you'll have love
I promise you'll have happiness and that will be enough
I promise you'll be safe here if the monsters come again
If you believe the Message I will always take you in
I promise you the kind of future only I can share
I promise you will always have somebody here who cares
All of this I promise
And all I ask you in return is to stand here with me arm in arm and watch the world burn
And feel the Message deep inside of you
It loves us all no matter what we do
They call it delirium but I call it delight
You'll never be alone again
You'll never be afraid
You'll ashamed of the decisions that you've made
But every single step you took was on your way to me
You walked beneath the sun and now the sun will set you free
Fell it washing over you
Feel it free your soul
Feel it lift your spirit up and let it take control
And feel the Message deep inside of you
It loves us all no matter what we do
I know about your life before you looked into the sun
I know you were afraid to love
(You're not the only one)
I know you see the kinds of things that no one else can see
I know you haven't been the kind of man you want to be
I know about your failures
I know about your fear
I know about the madness but the madness broought you here
I know they call you sick and sinful
Twisted and insane
So let me take you in my arms and wash away the pain
And feel the Message deep inside of you
It loves us all no matter what we do
But we're never going to learn our lesson here unless we all confess
And you are never going to hear the Message here unless you give yourself to me
I promise you'll have peace
I promise you'll have love
I promise you'll have happiness and that will be enough
I promise you'll be safe here if the monsters come again
If you believe the Message I will always take you in
I promise you the kind of future only I can share
I promise you will always have somebody here who cares
All of this I promise
And all I ask you in return is to stand here with me arm in arm and watch the world burn
And feel the Message deep inside of you
It loves us all no matter what we do
Bliss (August 15, 2014)
I stay up late most every night wondering if it will be all right
Wondering if they can see the monster that's inside of me
You come to me and take my hand
Tell me only you can understand
You tell me not to worry
That the monster isn't coming after me
But when I finally hear it call there's nothing I can do at all but close my eyes and wish it all away
I want you with me every night
Say your name until I get it right
Light a fire they can see from Bleecker Street to Battersea
But I can't always see you there
And sometimes you don't even seem to care
If I can't see the difference I might as well find someone else to be
But when I finally hear the call there's nothing I can do at all but close my eyes and wish it all away
You came to see me one last night
You told me I should go into the light
You told me you would set me free
That Bliss would wash right over me
But all it did was cut me to the bone
You left me bleeding and alone
You left me cold and terrified and knowing that I never would be free
And when I finally hear the call there's nothing I can do at all but close my eyes and wish it all away
Wondering if they can see the monster that's inside of me
You come to me and take my hand
Tell me only you can understand
You tell me not to worry
That the monster isn't coming after me
But when I finally hear it call there's nothing I can do at all but close my eyes and wish it all away
I want you with me every night
Say your name until I get it right
Light a fire they can see from Bleecker Street to Battersea
But I can't always see you there
And sometimes you don't even seem to care
If I can't see the difference I might as well find someone else to be
But when I finally hear the call there's nothing I can do at all but close my eyes and wish it all away
You came to see me one last night
You told me I should go into the light
You told me you would set me free
That Bliss would wash right over me
But all it did was cut me to the bone
You left me bleeding and alone
You left me cold and terrified and knowing that I never would be free
And when I finally hear the call there's nothing I can do at all but close my eyes and wish it all away
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Home (1992; revised ca. 2012)
Welcome to the world of crippled spirits yearning to break free
Of bowling alleys and bingo halls and preachers on TV
Of antique stores and truck-stop whores and thieves in in cowboy hats
Bar-room brawls and drug control
I'm home
Imagine that
Welcome to the world of missing persons stolen by routine
Dead-end job to dead-end job and sadness in between
Make the most of nothing
It's all you'll ever get
(That and time enough to light another cigarette)
My independence depends on what you say
The only penance has cut and run away
I had a few too many
And a few too many more
Until I'd drunk enough to see we've done this all before
Welcome to the world of the burning cross
A ghost town in white hoods
"GLORY UNTO GOD!" we shout because He says we should
"Kill a queer for Christ!" we sing
"The Lord is on our side"
The Lord didn't even thank us
He'd covered up his eyes and turned Himself away from us
But we still take His name and use it as we always have
It suits us just the same
Of bowling alleys and bingo halls and preachers on TV
Of antique stores and truck-stop whores and thieves in in cowboy hats
Bar-room brawls and drug control
I'm home
Imagine that
Welcome to the world of missing persons stolen by routine
Dead-end job to dead-end job and sadness in between
Make the most of nothing
It's all you'll ever get
(That and time enough to light another cigarette)
My independence depends on what you say
The only penance has cut and run away
I had a few too many
And a few too many more
Until I'd drunk enough to see we've done this all before
Welcome to the world of the burning cross
A ghost town in white hoods
"GLORY UNTO GOD!" we shout because He says we should
"Kill a queer for Christ!" we sing
"The Lord is on our side"
The Lord didn't even thank us
He'd covered up his eyes and turned Himself away from us
But we still take His name and use it as we always have
It suits us just the same
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Out (January 9, 2014)
Looking up at the sky
Looking out at a life that is passing us by
We could break for the gate and climb over the fences before it's too late
Go as fast and as far as we can
We could make for the trees and keep going and going until we are free from the fits and the screams
And the monsters and voices and sleepless dreams
Would they keep to themselves if we ran?
We'll change our faces and our names but the story will still be the same:
You and me and the ones who'd have us both in chains
But they're gone
Gone gone gone
You were cool when we met but you hadn't had time to get used to me yet
We were young and naive
And despite what you say I still have to believe that you wanted what I wanted too
Every kiss
Every touch
Every cry to the heavens was almost too much
We were fools
But we knew that we'd have to get up and get out of here soon or we'd be here until we were through
But then we took it all too far
We threw our wishes at the stars
It doesn't matter who you are or who you want to be
It's gone gone gone
Now it's dark
Almost black
We can head to the ocean and never look back
I'll find work where I can
You'll be my woman
I'll be your man and the father that I never had
But you stop and you say that I have to go but you have to stay
You say go and be free
That you'll stay where you are and be finished with me and that staying here isn't so bad
I turn my back and slip away
And every single night I'll pray
And take it day by terrifying day
Now you're gone gone gone
Looking out at a life that is passing us by
We could break for the gate and climb over the fences before it's too late
Go as fast and as far as we can
We could make for the trees and keep going and going until we are free from the fits and the screams
And the monsters and voices and sleepless dreams
Would they keep to themselves if we ran?
We'll change our faces and our names but the story will still be the same:
You and me and the ones who'd have us both in chains
But they're gone
Gone gone gone
You were cool when we met but you hadn't had time to get used to me yet
We were young and naive
And despite what you say I still have to believe that you wanted what I wanted too
Every kiss
Every touch
Every cry to the heavens was almost too much
We were fools
But we knew that we'd have to get up and get out of here soon or we'd be here until we were through
But then we took it all too far
We threw our wishes at the stars
It doesn't matter who you are or who you want to be
It's gone gone gone
Now it's dark
Almost black
We can head to the ocean and never look back
I'll find work where I can
You'll be my woman
I'll be your man and the father that I never had
But you stop and you say that I have to go but you have to stay
You say go and be free
That you'll stay where you are and be finished with me and that staying here isn't so bad
I turn my back and slip away
And every single night I'll pray
And take it day by terrifying day
Now you're gone gone gone
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Rage (in progress, last revised August 18, 2013)
Good God Almighty
Thanks for all you had to give
But if you really loved me you'd have never let me live
This useless body
These unfamiliar eyes
Theses senses made for nothing more than processing the lies
The baby boy you didn't have the heart to kill
The faithful vessel you can punish as you will
The fingers grasping for a hand that isn't there
A creature begging to a man that doesn't care at all
The Universe is beautiful
I should be delighted
But fuck the universe and everything inside it
Every single sermon brings me closer to the past
But every single footstep takes me closer to the last
I walk beneath the sunlight like I'm never going to die
Receiving signals from an old man in the sky
Searching for the Answer
Something simple but profound
Shake the pillars hard enough to bring the temple down
Good God Almighty
Do I really have to fight when it would be so easy just to go into the light?
And let it burn
And let it burn until I'm done for good
I swear to God Almighty I did everything I could
I never reached the summit even though I kept on climbing
But it will all be over soon
(So there's your silver lining)
Life's a game I had to play
I knew I'd never win it
So fuck the universe and everybody in it
Thanks for all you had to give
But if you really loved me you'd have never let me live
This useless body
These unfamiliar eyes
Theses senses made for nothing more than processing the lies
The baby boy you didn't have the heart to kill
The faithful vessel you can punish as you will
The fingers grasping for a hand that isn't there
A creature begging to a man that doesn't care at all
The Universe is beautiful
I should be delighted
But fuck the universe and everything inside it
Every single sermon brings me closer to the past
But every single footstep takes me closer to the last
I walk beneath the sunlight like I'm never going to die
Receiving signals from an old man in the sky
Searching for the Answer
Something simple but profound
Shake the pillars hard enough to bring the temple down
Good God Almighty
Do I really have to fight when it would be so easy just to go into the light?
And let it burn
And let it burn until I'm done for good
I swear to God Almighty I did everything I could
I never reached the summit even though I kept on climbing
But it will all be over soon
(So there's your silver lining)
Life's a game I had to play
I knew I'd never win it
So fuck the universe and everybody in it
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