The Cards

The cards lay before you,
The game is about to begin,
There is a fight to attend to,
You have to stand before you can win.

Sharpen up your teeth,
And bite the hand that feeds,
Push the enemy down beneath,
For the future sow seeds.

Because you are your own judge,
The jury of your past defeats,
To clear your name of its smudge,
You must overcome that past repeats.

Bury the skeletons locked away,
And face the ghosts that haunt you,
Evolve to predator from being prey,
Your reign is overdue.

To own your own life,
You must load your gun and fight,
To battle through misery and strife,
All to protect what you feel is right.

Because there is no one to defend your dreams,
So you must take yourself by the hand from the start,
Nothing really matters it seems,
If you can't uphold your heart.

Nothing Can Change That

We paint a portrait of many a word,
Trying to express what we feel,
I scream it though it can't be heard,
Because a strong enough word isn't real.

I'm fighting looking only to find,
An answer to the question that I ask,
To know what to call what's on my mind,
The word that hides behind the mask.

So I keep saying I love you,
And nothing can change that today,
The feeling resonates true,
And no one can take that away.

They say I'm running in place,
That my effort is not enough,
Searching for a card without a face,
But I'm determined to call their bluff.

Because I know more,
Than they can even pretend to,
For I have a cause that's worth fighting for,
And I believe in you.

So I keep saying I love you,
And nothing can change that today,
The feeling resonates true,
And no one can take that away.

The feeling they say is blank,
I will put a word to be one and the same,
To my sixth sense I give thanks,
I bestow this feeling your name.

And in your clouds,
Is my heaven,
I say it out proud,
I feel Megan.

Another World

I can't walk away,
No, no, at least not today;
Living for a chance at life,
Holding on for my future wife.

I can't turn my back,
If I want the odds to stack,
No one can make me feel this way,
So I will wait another countless day.

Cause I dream big for her,
And I have never been so sure,
That she must be from another world,
Cause I could never love another girl.

I wish to live more near,
So I could hold her dear,
Flying high hopefully soon,
Her eyes take me to the moon.

My religion is in her smile,
If only she would stay a while,
I don't want just a pretty face,
I want her voice as my saving grace.

Cause I dream big for her,
And I have never been so sure,
That she must be from another world,
Cause I could never love another girl.

The clothes that she wears,
The way sun shimmers off her hair,
I promise to always care,
Heaven, she takes me there.

The door, knock knock,
The clock, tic toc,
The tears, drip drop,
I have brakes but cannot stop;
At least not today,
How do you make me feel this way?

True Romance

If I had a choice,
I'd be there to hold,
I'd follow your voice,
Until my blood runs cold.

I'd open every door,
Comfort you when you cry,
Kiss better every sore,
Until my heart runs dry.

Give me the chance,
And I will be all I can,
May I ask you for a dance,
I'll be your gentleman.

If you want something true,
Just call my name,
Grace me with your virtue,
And we can put an end to pain.

I'd make you warm,
When the air is cold,
I'd protect you from harm,
And together we'd grow old.

I would tuck you in at night,
I'd write you songs,
About how your smile is so bright,
And I'd sing them all night long.

Give me the chance,
And I will be all I can,
May I ask you for a dance,
I'll be your gentleman.

If you want something true,
Just call my name,
Grace me with your virtue,
And we can put an end to pain.

When the world turns its back on you,
I'll hug you tight,
I'll say: "Baby, don't be so blue,
I promise everything will be alright."

If I had a choice,
Your hand I would hold,
I'd follow your voice,
Until my blood runs cold.

Just give me a glance,
I won't be a waste of a dance,
Just give me a chance,
And I will show you true romance.

Decietful Face

Tie up my dreams,
Go ahead, hang them from your tree,
The hope is never as real as it seems,
Happiness isn't ever for free.

Rip apart the seams,
Go ahead, blind my eyes before they see;
The stitches that held together my dreams,
Faith stripped away, making prey of me.

I will never move forward,
No oasis is within my reach,
There is no path to move toward,
Just a sun painted black and bleach.

With every step I take,
I stay in the same place,
With every hope I make,
I paint another deceitful face.

I wait for you in fear,
When even the dedicated scatter,
No one sees that I'm here,
It doesn't even matter.

I'm catching every tear,
Even when I face thrash and batter,
I'll make it right if you let me dear,
But to you it doesn't even matter.

I will never move forward,
No oasis is within my reach,
There is no path to move toward,
Just a sun painted black and bleach.

With every step I take,
I stay in the same place,
With every hope I make,
I paint another deceitful face.

Don't count me out just yet,
I'll give you my hand and you'll see,
Make memories you will never want to forget,
Please don't close your door on me.

Don't cut me down just yet,
Before I let you see,
Please don't forget,
Don't close your blinds on me.
On me......