From the darkness
The hands reaching out
Pulling on strings no one sees
Ties that bind the world together
Even if you try
You can’t break free
From a connection
No one really knows or feels
Except late at night
When the pressure drags
And the silence falls
And those hidden fingers
Pull you in
Somewhere in her dreams
She’s still that cute little girl
Standing strong and tall
Against a world that tries
To bring her down
And even as the words
Slice her skin like knives
Even as fists and knuckles
Find their way home within
Even as the dark times
Threaten to shallow her soul
She finds a strength to draw from
And carry on forever
In need of something else
That just won’t seem to find her
A man is supposed to be the strong one
The pillar of stone that stands through the storm
But that strength can only hold so long
Without a woman to draw from and build on
And a reason to keep on standing
I’ve been looking for so long now
To find that foundation from which to rise
Somewhere out there my home is waiting
Someone to build those walls around
To shore up the battered walls I bear
It’s funny how the failures of the past
and the lessons that we think we’ve learned
can lead us right into our next mistakes
like a never ending feedback loop
taking us down the different roads
that lead all in the same direction
Away from what we really want
and right into the hands of self-defeat
The challenge is in knowing
what we’re supposed to take away
from each and every moment
which is hardly ever obvious
but a;; these opportunities
are meant to build to something in the end
Aren’t you tired of standing still
While life just passes you by?
There’s something out there somewhere
Just waiting for the two of us
So take my hand and let’s go
Off on that new adventure
Let’s find that place
Just over the horizon
Seeking out that little piece
Of paradise awaiting us
Further down the road ahead
Don’t look back and don’t think twice
Just hold on tight and on we run
Forget waiting for somethihg
We both know it’ll never come
It’s up to us to find it
And bring it home ourselves
The scars and the bruises are starting to show
And getting back up from the blows takes much longer
But I’m still here and still kind of standing
I won’t let this world take me down quite that easily
Set the bones, bandage wounds, patch myself up as needed
Get it all back together as best as I can
Bace myself for the next wave of blows and oppression
Turn this face of stone to the struggles at hand
It’s far too late now to give up or give in
I’ll weather the storm far as long as it takes
To see the sunlight hiding on the other side
Lost among the undergrowth
Of this urban jungle mightmare
There’s some little piece
Of the way things are supposed to be
This half-forgotten fever dream
Is out there waiting for the day
We find ourselves strong enough
To dig it loose from the wreckage
We’ve spent so long piling on top
Hiding what we’re meant for
Burying belonging
All in the name of progress
Somewhere in the midst of all
This bitterness and greed
We will one day bring to light
The joy we’re meant to feel
If only we can dig it out
And show it to the world
May your heart never be too heavy
May your burdens not hold you down
May the road you wander take you
To where it is that you belong
May the winds always be at your back
And never in your way
May the nights be short and quiet
And the days pleasant and mild
May you one day find your home
And all that you are searching for
And may that moment set you free
I’m stuck in this dream
More like a nightmare
The never-ending feedback loop
Much like that old movie
Each day just feels the same
And I wish that I could break
This monotonous cycle
I’ve tried all I can think of
Maybe I’m just waiting
For someone else to help
Or maybe I’m just meant to be
Stuck here for forever
I guess I did it to myself
This must be my reward
For all that I ever did wrong
It’s all come back to haunt me
Holding me in misery
The same old song and dance
If anyone can help me
Find my way free of all this
Please show me what I’m missing
So I may finally find out
What comes next for me
Clinging to a dream
From when I was a spoiled kid
Working hard for something
That can’t be realized
Hanging on so tightly
To goals and aspirations
That just won’t fall in line
With the way the world has turned
Feel like I’ve walked forever
In the opposite direction
Towards a new horizon
A line I’ll never cross
The fallacy of sunken costs
Keeps me moving onward
Maybe it’s just time
To give up and turn around
Or could it be that it’s lying there
Just beyond this next hill
I’ll never know for sure
I just know I’m tired
And I’m not sure there’s anything to say