As much a part of me as you are now
This darkness still penetrates my soul
In the light I can’t lose sight
Of my evanescent sorrow
Chained, just within its piercing gaze
You set me free, if just for today

[Chorus]
Sweet sorrowful darkness,
I can’t escape it
What would I be but a shadow of myself?
I belong to you, but still, it haunts me so
You know we can fight it together

You see me sinking and you tell me
Don’t worry, love
But don’t you know that it lurks in the corners of the light?
Nowhere is safe
But I want to believe
So I let myself fall into you

[Chorus]
Sweet sorrowful darkness,
I can’t escape it
What would I be but a shadow of myself?
I belong to you, but it still haunts me so
You know we can fight it together

(In a whisper)
Without its claws in my heart
I could not feel
Without your love
This pain would never heal

[Chorus]
Sweet sorrowful darkness,
I can’t escape it
What would I be but a shadow of myself?
I belong to you, but it still haunts me so
You know we can fight it together

I belong to you, but it still haunts me so
You know we can fight it together
If just for today…



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I sit alone in an isolated corner
The silence of a dropping tear is paralyzing.
The dark brings light and visions to my mind
Solutions to my problems, I fail to find.
Dark emotions overflow my body
Breathless gasps accomplish little
Trying to figure this effortless riddle.
Eyes wet with salt
I convince myself nothing’s my fault
My eyes close with reassurance
Hoping the night will last with endurance
When the darkness darkens
All thoughts are replaced
The pains and tears are soon erased.
The darkness is now replaced with light
I no longer feel the need to fight.



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Shattered dreams bring shattering screams
Awakening into reality; impossible, by any means
Trapped in this world and I just want out
Screaming, though nobody hears the shout
Thoughts; scattered and twisted, yet inescapable
I want to unleash these demons but I’m somehow incapable.
Bound by fear and undying night
This powerless effort I hope will bring light
My screams grow sharper as you tear into me
Waiting and hoping for this nightmare to flee.



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Head pounding.
Blood pumping mercilessly through my viens.
Tears streaming relentlessly from my eyes.
I hate this feeling.
I love this feeling.
I need this feeling..
To confine me.
To liberate me.
To bring me to reception and consolation.
Thoughts racing.
Desires picking irresponsibly at my reasoning.
Emotions intertwined carelessly with apprehension.
I hate these thoughts.
I love these thoughts.
I need these thoughts..
To reprimand me.
To commend me.
To bring me to realization and appreciation.
What doesn’t destroy me will fortify me.

You, my friend, are an amazing song writer. WoW.

All i can say to them lyrics is.... WOW. you should be a song writer or somin'!!!!

Well done

Oh,God! I agree with the others!
Your song is awesome!
Very gooooooooood!

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Empty
Though they wouldn’t see it
How could they?
They don’t see me
Windows to my soul are thickly boarded
But you,
You have found a way to permeate the threshold
And still, you can’t feel this weight
But you let me lean on you
And it’s all I ever needed
I feel you reach out to me
Touch my face and let me drop this heavy burden
I knew you could save me
You were all I ever needed
Now leave me to mend my wounds
With the remnants of your love, darling
I have to let myself know I’m real
Without you gone for a time
How can I know the difference?
I am still a ghost of myself
And they can’t see me



This one I just wrote in about 10 minutes time...and...well I guess I'm not too impressed with it...but I enjoyed writing it.

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Still can’t believe
You love me this much
With one hand on my heart
You steady its beat
With the other on my face,
You calm my racing fears
And when you take your hands
To heed yourself
I lend mine to hasten your recovery
Still can’t believe
I love you so much
When I saw our reflections
Side by side
I knew we were happy
Something in their essence told me
Something in that dream world
Enveloped my soul
And now I feel whole
Still can’t believe
We found our dream world
Even amongst the ashes



I also kind of threw this one together...but I'm much happier with how it turned out.




Comments/criticism certainly welcome!

Love Empty, especially the lines "I am still a ghost of myself
And they can’t see me" I really love how, even though they are fairly simple lyrics, they still sound great and moving and they flow so well:3
If you can sing as good as you write, hell, make some music, I'd buy every album

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INSANITY IS THE FIRST SIGN OF INSANITY!!!

Thanks!! I was thinking about trying to write some music for them and POSSIBLY trying to sing. I don't know though how good it would sound because I have never really sang for anyone but myself. Maybe I need voice lessons . I've always respected artists who write and perform their own work, so I would love to do that. It sounds and feels more real that way. But it would probably be more enjoyable if someone else sang them!

Lost
In a vortex of thought
Trying to figure this concept into something real
In this molded reality, you won’t be bought
A prisoner of your own mind
Begging for peace, for contentment
Yet in solitude it deepens
Finding yourself in a pit of resentment
“Just let me rest”
Screams a single breath
Searching for that distraction
But you tire of distractions
You crave answers
Knowing you are part of something bigger
Something that will unfold once you find that loose corner
But you’re still unable to locate the trigger
Longing to be taken deeper, to understand
Yet extending your neck for the breath of ignorance
That your mind is too exhausted to heed
Rest your head
Let your raving mind have its peace
You’ll have an eternity to find what holds you
Rest now and let your spirit roam
You will find what holds you



This was inspired by a conversation that I had with my husband. This was just me putting some thoughts into words. Let me know what you think!

Yay!! another song I love reading your stuff... this one sounds very good, very personal... keep up the good work!

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INSANITY IS THE FIRST SIGN OF INSANITY!!!

Waking to the silence
Of a thousand dropping tears
Pressing hard, screaming breathlessly
Into an iron pillow
That cradles the illusions
Of a truth beyond reality
A piercing scream
Recounting the rapture of this illusion
I flew, danced with the stars
Above even the highest mountains
Away from pain, and lies
Above the gorge of tears
I scream for eternity to accompany me
As I am washed away in the starlit caliginosity
I feel a welcome void wash away my sorrow
This is a gift, to feel nothing but bliss, rapture
Beauty in its purest form
I know this is everything I have ever felt,
Representing everything I have never experienced
The darkened green fields below,
Breathe their secrets into me
I found myself tonight, mid-flight
Feeling the fantasy now
I know this flight can’t be real
But I am alone
Just as it should be
And there is no voice to steal this rapture from me
Just my hallowed escape
Into bliss, away from the valley of lies
Lying deep below my soaring spirit
I can’t find a reason to revisit
Soon I find my form escapes me,
An unplanned downward pull
And I know that I am not meant to be here
I will fall from the stars, a wingless nothing
But not tonight, not on this cloudless night
Resist until dawn forces me down, stripping me of my defiance
Falling, a wingless nothing
Screaming breathlessly, as the wind molests my lungs
And I wake, tear stricken
A wingless nothing
I found myself tonight
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I had a dream the other night that was just very moving. This piece is a set of impressions and feelings that I took from it. I hope it makes you feel something similar to what I felt. Or anything at all for that matter!