COLOR WHEEL (2018)
Second Sight
I'm keeping on the track
No need to settle scores
No time is like the present
Presently counting yours
I recognize the right
To live and breathe and see
Do you recognize the difference
From how it used to be?
Falling, astounded; reveals who we are
Down to the bottom, again from the start
Sought to Divide
Strive to Unite
We're as one, as you are one
And you'd wish for second sight
Not worth it's weight in gold
I feel a great divide
We're more alike than different
And still we're picking sides
So now we speak the words
That put us all at odds
And we're just wasting time
And we're just playing god
Guilty of silence, is guilty the same
What can we say when we all share the blame?
Color Wheel
Fell into the dream
Of the information stream
The world inside
The other world you hold
In spite of all the grey
On your color wheel today
You do your best
But you can't look away
Running the Race
Standing in Place
Blue just seems to grow
But you never let it show
Behind your eyes
A disconnected Ghost
It's easy to pretend
when we're living in this age
of exaggeration, pure-perfection fakes
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh,
You're hanging on to what's inside
But if the color red, would get into my head
And paint the inside of my mind...
Gazing Down Below
At the incandescent Glow
The solitude devoid of dreams and hopes
The void it calls again
and you think that it's your friend
But light is fading fast and it's the end
Running the Race
Standing in Place
Weight of the Word
Gravy, we'll eat it up and lick the plate
Can't believe the taste these days
So save me, a seat up front to see the play
and they'll make your day
Now the flowers are all red and blue
But stand on the same shade of green
You say, what we say, is all we say
What is, and what should never be
I've heard that the weight of the word
Is getting too much to take
While it stands and demands that my back won't bend
My back may break
In dreams, it seems that the words melt away
Up above or down below
You better make your get away
I'm scared, i'm spread so thin that I might slip through the cracks
If you could see that the door's unlocked
You might run away
If you could see that there's so much more
Than these re-run plays
Go on and on, ghosts will come and ghosts will go
Go on and on, ghosts move fast cause' they all know..
How High You Fly
Far beyond this crazy world
You say "What should I be?"
Gracefully, and full of life
You understand your free
Joining all the others
Where the days are filled with light
"I could never fly so high; I finally made it right"
Meet each other on the way
What's it like to be there, anyway?
We all lost, but you have won
You made your mark on everyone
And now you've got to see how high you fly
Driving down the water line
I had the strangest thought
Two old friends, or so to speak
Had crossed the far beyond
And both could share a drink or two
And maybe they could see me too
And I'll be down here waiting for my time to run with you
Pay your debts, and pay your dues
Cause' we're not alone down here
And even though we've said goodbye
No we're not alone, down here
Good Enough
Bow to the master
And give in to the rule
When it's all getting faster
There's really nothing I can do
And Hail to the power
God damn, is it me?
If this is my real life
Why does it feel like a dream?
Living on a shoestring
And counting change in the jar
And on a Monday or a Tuesday
Singing "Fuck the alarm"
If I'm in my head again
And I'm noticing what's wrong
I just realized the problem
It was me, all along
Running so fast, but I'm thinking so slow
Got my sights set high but I'm feeling..
So low
I'm floating on the wind
But what else can I say?
I float along, alone
I float there everyday
A solitary flight
A secret that I've known
I keep it all done up
I'm floating all alone
I'm guilty in my own way
Another day slipping' by
A frequent flyer on the phone screen
Pretend we're never gonna' die
I've been dealing with the problem
And getting used to the thought
Another solemn reminder
Another lesson I was taught
Running so fast, but I'm thinking so slow
Got my sights set high but I'm feeling…
So low
How do I say what I need to say
And get out of my head and start living…
Today
Realize Your Light
Clear your mind
Clear the day
It doesn't matter what you said before
All in good time we'll see the end
Let it in
Let it out
Don't take what you don't need
We wander until we plant the seed
And we can see where this can go
Around the corner is still unknown
And all the time that slips away
Will come back to you someday
Just for today
Just for you
Lay your body down and soothe your soul
Reduce the things that take their toll on you
Run with me
Or run alone
No need to fight, make the day bright
Take the time and realize your light
And we can see where this can go
In chilling snow, the thrill can still grow
And if the back is all you read
Your words won't succeed
And all the time that slips away
Will come back to you
Someday
Be anything
Not just anything
Realize your light
Like a spark in the night
Half In, Half Out
When you break it down
It's funny what you might see
When you're the talk of the town
Is it science or philosophy?
Red roses, adorn the highway
They brought it all into frame
No things are not all the same
In the light of the day
In the dark of the night
Images start to turn grey
That before were black and white
Red roses, from me to you
To whom it may concern
You'll have to wait your turn
And bridges may burn
How much you take will be what you deserve
Take it slow now, don't be lazy, you should be heard
It all sounds so familiar, half in and half out
And then you'll run
Armed with all words to say
Still, it's easy to lose your way
After years and miles have passed
What stands is what will last
Red roses, given birth to your worth
But together they work
It's Heaven, Hell and the Earth
Half in, half out
It's been a long day
Half in, half out
It's sometimes sad to say
In It (For Me)
When there's nothing left to take
Wondering simply what to make
Of the feeling that's around
Soon you'll be buried in the ground
It's all so loud, yet hard to hear
Nothings ever been less clear
Everyone has gone to bed
Everybody left for dead
No time to kill, no space to fill
What will you do, when life comes at you?
You say, "What is in it for me?"
Now I am afraid to say
What’s been on my mind for days
Disenchanted with the old ways
Subdivided we must stay
It's what lies beneath, the talk is cheap
No mystery, re-write history
What will you do, when life comes at you?
You say, "What is in it for me?"