Pick Your Poison

The world is an eternal plane of illusions

The people and the past

It is impossible to tell what is real

Or what is really a lie by omission

There are always strings attached

We must NEVER forget that

Because the one string that is overlooked

Could bring the whole thing crumbling down

Soulmates or mortal enemies

What is the difference really?

Neither exist and it's much more likely 

That both will break your heart at some point

So how do we decide

Which fine print we are willing to accept?

Its presence is inevitable

It is up to us to pick our poison

How can we be so wrong

So many times

Fall for the worst 

And break the hearts of the best

It is a naturally flawed system

And yet it only takes one...

Dream Big, Act Bigger

Why do we do this?

Drown ourselves in a fantasy that we think is out of reach

When in reality it is more feasible than we think

The mind is the greatest limit to eternal happiness

A little bit of courage and effort is all we need

To take that Leap of Faith

And if we're lucky we might land on our feet

Where we always dreamed we could be.

As awful as it feels, rejection is temporary

While the joy of acceptance can last a lifetime

So isn't it worth it?

To find your answer rather than live a lifetime of uncertainty?

Be careful what you wish for

Because you just might get it all

There's nothing stopping you but yourself

So get out of your own way.

Dignity is overrated

Don't think

Just do it

Deal with the answer

When it comes.

Holier Than Thou Cat

I see you pointing your nose down at me

When I've given you no reason to believe

That I am anything less than a decent person

And I don't appreciate your smug attitude

When I know for a fact your closet has skeletons too

So turn your finger around

Because I'm not going anywhere

I am who I am, if you don't like it I don't care

Just walk away

Take your pompousness and class

And shove it up your perfect little ass

Just leave me alone

Because I'm a socially incorrect suburban rockstar

Enjoy your home

Cause while you're here you'll know my dreams are cruising far...

Changes

Change is good
But there must always be a base
A theme for variation
Or an axis for the wave
Progressing through time and space
But always checking in at home
To make sure the path does not lead astray.

Outside Looking In

It's strange to me

How we are always looking up for guidance

Looking for the answers in someone else

Because we are too lazy to search for ourselves

It fascinates me

How we can throw it all behind us

The laughter, the love and the memories

The cost of a few discrepancies

Isn't it sad

How we go so mad

Over things we will never agree upon

Wouldn't it make more sense

To move past our flames

To stop pointing fingers 

And assigning blame

So long as man there will be war

That is probably true

But I don't see why it has to happen

Between me and you

I don't care what you think about this or that

I've got my own views as a matter of fact

And that is the way it's supposed to be

I'll like you for you, you like me for me.

Conflict is so easy to come by

And often hard to stop

But if we put our pride aside

You'll see a friendship can fly

Trick of the Mind

Did you ever have a dream
So amazingly real
When you reached out to touch things
You knew that you could feel?

Did you ever have a nightmare
Where you woke up with a scream
You're confused at what surrounds you
And you pray it's just a dream

But that's the trick of the mind
And it only happens to the kind
Of people
Brave enough to trust themselves

Just the trick of the mind
A flickering light
A poisonous stranger
On your red-eye flight

So you get back to your job
And everything feels just fine
But you can't help but wonder
How it will be in future times

And you do your best
To try and keep it all straight
But you can't help but wonder
If it's all left up to fate

But that's the trick of the mind
And it only happens to the kind
Of people
Brave enough to trust themselves

Just the trick of the mind
The smoke and mirrors of time
The greatest illusion
Of all man kind

So you kick and you scream and you run
To catch up to the setting sun
Knowing you can't but trying anyway
Hoping tomorrow won't start without you
Hoping today won't leave you behind

But that's the trick of the mind...

Struggle

Struggle
All through the day
Just to get my say
Into the world's quotation
Bubble
You know it's always hard
When you're fenced in the yard
Watching the world just pass you by...

Tell me how do I compare?
When did I suddenly derail?
My world doesn't seem quite right
I could really use a friend tonight

Struggle
It doesn't matter what you say
As long as you're willing to pay
To get the word up there...
(Struggle)
And if we'd all just stop
We'd know that the race to the top
Isn't as lovely as it seems