the shining sea

There is a war in your eyes
so blatant it makes me blush
bonfires, war, rape
lust beyond all lust
you want this with a force
that brings me to my knees
how can something
so dark and dirty
burn with such a bright light

there is something between us
something stopping us
and you hate me for it
it's the last fighting synapses
the last of my good intentions

so you will bore into me
and find me empty
move on, pretty girl
move on, as I have
beyond this hollow place of
harassment, molestation and noise
move with me
to the shining sea
where broken bodies
and broken souls go
to live a better way.

love like winter (AFI)

Warn your warmth
to turn away
here it's december
every day
press your lips to the sculptures
and surely you'll stay
for of sugar and ice
I am made

it's in the blood
it's in the blood
I met my love before I was born
he wanted love
I taste of blood
he bit my lip
and drank my war
from years before

she exhales vanilla lace
I barely dreamt her yesterday
read the lines in the mirror
through the lipstick trace
por siempre
she said
it seems you're somewhere
far away
to his face

it's in the blood
it's in the blood
I met my love before I was born
she wanted love
I taste of blood
she bit my lip
and drank my war
from years before

love like winter.

a thousand days

He's not sick
but he's not well
that man
has walked through
a living hell
what he needs
is a thousand days
to surface and recover
to decompress and discover

that man
is hate and noise
and cancerous hope
his days are treacherous
his nights are insufficient
golden were his promises--
rusting now in disuse

when the wind blows over him
his heart races
his mind sharpens
and his body kicks against the pricks
what a way to end up
sold into slavery
chomping at the bit
broken down
but ready to run
beyond this belligerent place
and into
the blinding sun.

murderous boys

Little baby red
you just bled and bled
little baby girl
head full of curls
what do you know
about the end of the world?

there was nothing
but red skies
the day you were born
nothing but rain
ever since
little girl
will you make it
to see tomorrow?

the world is hate
the world is noise
it's overgrown
with murderous boys
keep your eyes on the skies
because a change is coming soon

keep your innocence
keep your wonder
keep on praying
for a change to come soon.

Rachel weeping for her children

Give me
the cold and the stars
give me
war and burning cars
give me
all the sin behind your eyes
what do you know about it, man?
I'm doing everything I can
to keep the heavens
from falling

give me
filth and sad songs
give me
endless excuses and retribution
give me
mankind on its knees
who keeps score
when we're all dead?
I'm disgusted
but I can't get away
you constrain me
to stay in the fray

the world needs hope
but hope's not enough
can you hear your mother pleading?
can you feel
the evil in your land?
tonight
we all cry for you.