Cough Syrup - Young the Giant
“If I could find a way to see this straight,
I’d run away to some fortune that I should have found by now.
And so I run to the things they said could restore me,
Restore life the way it should be
I’m waiting for this cough syrup to come down.
Life’s too short to even care at all, oh,
I’m losing my mind, losing my mind, losing control.
One more spoon of cough syrup now…”
Blink-182 - Story of a Lonely Guy
“She makes me feel like it’s raining outside”
I know that things are broken.
And though there’s too many words left unsaid,
You say you have spoken.
Like the coward I am, I hang my head.
And you lie careless, your head on my chest.
And don’t even look at me looking my best.
And all these things I can’t describe
You would rather I didn’t try.
But please, don’t cry—you liar.
They told me love was a fortress
And I had never put it to the test.
All the while, I relied on this “honesty”
Well, in love, we are all amateurs at best.
But please, don’t cry—you liar.
You lean in for your last kiss,
And who in this world could ask me to resist?
Your hands, cold as they find my neck.
All this love that I’ve found I detest.
I Am A Rock - Simon and Garfunkel
This has always been pretty high up on my list of all time favorites.
Don’t talk of love.
Well, I’ve heard the word before
It’s sleeping in my memory,
I won’t disturb the slumber
Of feelings that have died.
If I never loved, I never would’ve cried.
I am a rock. I am an island.I have my books and my poetry to protect me
I’m shielded in my armor.
Hiding in my room, safe within my womb,
I touch no one and no one touches me.
I am a rock. I am an island.
Smarter - Eisley
If I had one wish, it’d be for you and all your friends that didn’t like me.
If I had one wish, it’d be that we had danced more at that apocryphal wedding.
If I sound angry, I’m sorry.
This body can only cry for so long.
And if you want to blame me, then go on:
I’m smiling now ‘cause I’m smarter than you think.
I’m smarter than you.
I’m smarter than you think.
I apologize for not telling you that my halo was cut from paper,
Sliced from the fibers that made up all the parts we were together.
Even though I miss you, I’m thankful.
It’s obvious that this war was futile.
So put your hands together and clap for the painful choice you’ve made,
‘Cause it’s right.
I’m smarter than you.
I’m smarter than you think.
You are the narcissist. You’re everything you saw in me.
Into the sea you fell in love with the reflection of yourself.
I felt the ocean’s grip and swam away to watch you drift.
You failed to see that I’m smarter than you think.
I’m smarter than you think.
I’m smarter than you (I found out).
I’m smarter than you think (The hard way this time).
I’m smarter than you (We were right).
I’m smarter than you think (This was all wrong).
The following are the lyrics to a song that I wrote (along with my good friend Cassandra) back in 2009. I’m posting them because I love them and frankly I’d like to share.
Here goes:
Oyster Diver
by Janette Holmes and Cassandra Corbin
Come out of the closet and step into the world.
Some may despise you, but that’s just absurd.
Let’s be honest: you like ‘em hot.
Big tits or small ones; as long as they’ve got a twat.
‘Cause you’re an oyster diver.
You can’t deny her.
Put on your plaid vest
And say ‘fuck you’ to straightness.
‘Cause when you’re an oyster diver, pussy is the best.
Some like them hairy, and some like them clean.
Some like a runway with some in between.
Some like ‘em juicy, some dry to the bone.
No matter your preference, just make sure that she moans.
‘Cause you’re an oyster diver.
You can’t deny her.
Some may call you a dyke
When pussy is what you like.
But you’re an oyster diver. Stop trying to fight.
We’ve all had issues with living the lie.
But come on, let’s be real: You act like a guy.
You’re an oyster diver.
You can’t deny her.
No matter what they say,
You know you’re totally fucking gay.
We’re oyster divers.
And you can’t deny us.
We’re not trying to hide.
We’re just showing off some pride.
‘Cause we’re oyster divers. Let us live our lives!
Well, if that’s love, it comes at much too high a cost.
People talking without speaking.
People hearing without listening.
People writing songs that voices never shared, and no one dared disturb the sound of silence.
It was a murder, but not a crime.
Take It All - Adele
Didn’t I give it all? Tried my best?
Gave you everything I had, everything and no less.
Didn’t I do it right? Did I let you down?
Maybe you got too used to having me around.
Still how can you walk away from all my tears?
It’s gonna be an empty road without me right here.
But go on and take it, take it all with you
Don’t look back at this crumbling fool.
Just take it all with my love.
Take it all with my love.
Maybe I should leave to help you see:
Nothing is better than this and this is everything we need.
So is it over? Is this really it?
You’ve giving up so easily,
I thought you loved me more than this.
But go on, go on and take it, take it all with you,
Don’t look back at this crumbling fool.
Just take it all with my love.
Take it all with my love.
I will change if I must
Slow it down and bring it home, I will adjust.
Oh, if only, if only you knew,
Everything I do is for you.
But go on, go on and take it, take it all with you.
Don’t look back at this crumbling fool.
Just take it, take it all with you.
Don’t look back at this crumbling fool.
Just take it all with my love.
Take it all with my love.
Take it all,
With my love.
Night Air - Jamie Woon
Night air has the strangest flavor
Space to breathe and time to savor
All that night air has to lend me
Till the morning makes me angry
In the night air, the night air
I’ve acquired a kind of madness
Daylight fills my heart with sadness
Only silent skies can soothe me
Feel that night air flowing through me
In the night air, the night air
I don’t need those car crash colors
I control the skies above us
Close my eyes to make the night fall
Comfort of a world revolving
I can hear the earth in orbit
In the night air, the night air
I’ve acquired a taste for silence
Darkness fills my heart with calmness
And each thought like a thief is driven
To steal the night air from the heavens
In the night air, the night air
Time shows us that all that ever mattered,
All that ever mattered leaves us in the cold.
If you ever believe this is what you need,
It will spin around and shatter,
Throw you to the floor as it leaves us in the cold.
I remember the train you came in on,
Everything I want kept calling.
I remember the chill that came over,
Everything I love went falling.
In the Cold by Acceptance
Strike the Slate by Shaman’s Harvest
Always relevant.
“I’ll sing for the patient mother,
The naive and child-like lovers,
I’ll sing to get out of this place.
And I’m drawn to the sound of silence,
Cracked whip and peal of sirens,
Drawn to this cold, empty space filling with white noise.”
