Make A Promise

(To Jesus Christ)
I always want to be there
As you are there for me
I want to make a promise
That I will always keep
I want to keep you close
For without you, I can't see
All the beauty in the world
All the good in me.

Insecurity

Insecurity
Is so absurd
So time-consuming,
Crazy
All the reasons
We make up
Are all corrupt
And lazy
And all that hours
That we waste
Staring at our
Changing faces
Eat away
Our precious time
Insecurity
Is such a lie.

Life-Savings

I've spent my life-savings
Of care and affection
On a sad, sullen boy
With a bad heart infection
And now I'm too drained
To glance at him so
I'm running away
And letting him go.

Duct Tape

What is my voice
But nothing to you?
You said that you care
But you know that's not true
So here is my duct tape
Here, cover my mouth
Turn up the music
So you'll drown me out
But please, in the future,
Don't ask what I think
Don't tell me you'll listen
Like a friend or a shrink
Just tell me the truth-
That you hear like you're deaf
And talking to you
Is wasting my breath.

To My Best Friend

Everything was soaked in rain
All my dreams were dripping wet
There was no way I could see
How I'd be happy just yet
But then I heard I'd see your face
And angels sang Amazing Grace
Because whenever you're with me
I am whole, I am free.

Lamb

I am no lion
I cannot roar
I am no eagle
I cannot soar
I am a lamb
A small, frightened thing
Trying to fly
Without any wings.

Music

I look around
And all I see
Are people full
Of empty dreams
Their eyes go blind
From fame-filled lights
And pockets stuffed
With cold money
What happened to
The melodies
That calmed my fears
And fed my dreams?
I hate this thought,
This dark machine
Music will never
Be that for me.