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“Self Portrait”

Posted: April 9, 2012 in Lyrics, Poem
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“Self-Portrait”
revised on 4.11.12

i hate to let you down
but this time it has to be
time to do what’s best for me
i hate to break your heart
but my life needs to include the art
alive deep inside of me

i need to just be me
not what you want to see
i hide behind this ink
and you don’t see me when i wink
i need to burn bright
love with all my might

i push myself to grow
they may never know
i may have nothing to show
but when i see their tears
it stings for what feels like years
but i’ll sacrifice my life
to save others from their strife

i don’t expect anyone to get me
i care more about saving a life
than finding my future wife
for now i’ll just dream of you in my life
i have to start a spark
to be a light to make this world less dark

“The Other Side”

Posted: March 14, 2012 in Lyrics, Poem
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“The Other Side”
written on 3.13.12

it was only one date
but no matter how things fall
thank you for showing all
that’s deep inside of me

it was just one date
but she showed me my fate
if i didn’t unveil the entire side of me
and now i know why i was always happier alone

i hide a part of me
but not the side you would expect
i smile, laugh, love openly
but that’s not all there is to see

for every romantic line
is a wild side
for every door i open
there’s what i am secretly hopin’

i want to be kind and true
but i want to intimately know all of you
i’ll hold you if you look over the ledge
then we can hold hands and jump over the edge

i want you to feel i’m your knight
but i’m not just black and white
i want life to be a wild ride
but i’ll keep you safe by my side

i want you to sing with all your might
to know that love is worth the fight
i don’t want things to ever become routine
’cause it spells the end with me

don’t worry what others say
we deserve to live life as we may
with passion and love every day
always dreaming of what will come our way

“Heart on Paper”

Posted: February 14, 2012 in Lyrics, Poem
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“Heart on Paper”
written on 2.11.12

i put my heart on paper
wear it on my sleeve
share it with you
for all the world to see

isn’t it ironic
how strangers can get to know me
know my deepest secrets and feelings
better than those i see every day

the older i get
the more i yearn for intimacy
not superficial conversations
but the ones that keep your mind up all night

i spend a lot of time wondering
why people waste their breath on small talk
instead of bearing their soul

my mom always warned me to take it slow
but life is short
so i seek what’s beneath
true beauty is always underneath
i want to see your soul

“Swim”

Posted: February 11, 2012 in Lyrics, Poem
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“Swim”
completed on 2.11.12

all my life
i only had to swim downstream
the rain showered me in love
and storms always passed over me

but then a hurricane
threw me into stormy seas
felt like i was drowning
life’s sadness washing over me

this time i have to swim my way out
even though i’m choking
and gasping for air
i won’t stop kicking ’til i reach the shore

no one may notice
and i don’t really care
this time i have to fight for a better life
smile until they can’t help but stare
’cause we all need love as much as we need air

“Left You”

Posted: February 5, 2012 in Lyrics, Poem
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“Left You”
written on 1.31.12

what if i never left you
what if i never walked away
we both say it happened for a reason
but what if we say we’re happy
’cause that’s just what you say

what if i would have said this
would it have changed that
if i held you that time
instead of holding my pride
maybe you would still be mine

i’ll pretend that i’m ok
that my life was supposed to be this way
but when i look back
i can’t help but think that
things will never be the same

i hope i never stop your dreaming
that i never got in your way
i hope you always find the rainbow
even without me being your light

“Spotlight”

Posted: January 21, 2012 in Lyrics, Poem
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“Spotlight”
completed on 1.20.12

all the world’s a crowd
’cause you’re the only one i see
i know you shine so bright even without
the spotlights pointed at you on stage

don’t skip any of your songs
i want to hear every single line
to know all that’s on your mind
so i can understand your melody

please don’t let the curtain fall
i’ll do whatever it takes for an encore
anything to spend more time with you
’cause you’re the music that my heart beats to

everyone adores you
you have fans everywhere you go
they all scream for your attention
but i just want to make you feel loved
long after the spotlight fades

(chorus)
just sing me one more line
i swear i’ll sing it back to you every time
hoping you wrote it just for me
just sing me one more line
i’m praying it’s a sign
that your heart was meant for me

“Let You Go”

Posted: January 16, 2012 in Lyrics, Poem
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“Let You Go”
written on 1.16.12

you make me smile
make me shake
there is so much about you that is so great
but you don’t give as much as you take
so i think i have to let you go

when i call you just let it ring
have to admit that i feel the sting
when i want this more than you
i wear my heart on my sleeve
but i don’t think you truly believe

i’m strong on passion
full of love
it’s the only thing i’m sure of
sometimes i come on too strong
just didn’t know it could be wrong

if there’s one thing i’ve learned
love’s for giving but must be earned
i just wish you would have tried
before you made up your mind
to really look inside my heart to see what you’d find

i hope one day you find the right one
who makes you smile for the long run
maybe some day your heart will change
and lead you back to me
but for now i have to let it be

“For Jen…”

Posted: January 13, 2012 in Lyrics, Poem
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“For Jen”
written on 1.9.12

i wanted to sing you a love song
but knew my notes would be out of tune
wanted to paint you the sun
to warm your life like you have mine
but i can’t draw a straight line
so i’ll give you a gift
not sure what it’s worth
but i’m giving my heart for the last time

i don’t care how long it takes
you are worth the wait
because every movie and every trait
that made tears run down my cheek
that made my heart feel weak
i see inside of you

i’m not smooth
in fact you make me shake
’cause i can see so much love inside of you
and i’ve learned enough to know
you’re too good but it’s true

i don’t care how long it takes
you are worth the wait
because every movie and every trait
would make me hate
a life without you by my side
’cause you’re the only one i’d date

“At My Door”

Posted: December 16, 2011 in Lyrics, Poem
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“At My Door”
written on 12.15.11

at my own front door
but it won’t open for me
’cause it’s locked
and it seems that you’re my key

i should know better by now
then to allow love to keep me out
but my heart won’t beat without
knowing if she’ll come about

i gave up on love long ago
strung along for far too long
decided to just let go
tired of settling for only so-so

but then your hazel eyes
and warm smile
made me feel butterflies
pictured us walking down the aisle

but then i blink
not sure that you care
guess i have to rethink
if this was just a one-sided love affair

at my own front door
not sure if it will unlock
i’ll be in shock
until i know if our hearts will interlock

“Breach”

Posted: November 25, 2011 in Lyrics, Poem
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“Breach”
written on 11.24.11

i’m almost 28 and i can’t stand this strife
i pictured my future wife
expected more out of my life
thought i would accomplish so much more
didn’t expect to have to guess at the door

all i want to feel free
but i’m not sure what that means to me
i can’t figure out who to be
it’s not in any book
or anywhere i seem to look

i feel trapped inside a cage
feel so much older than my age
if i ever want to find the key
i need to find the happiness inside me
start dreaming of who i will be

i need someone who has heart
appreciates life and sees it as moving art
i love when you open up to me
that’s how we were meant to be
love as immovable as a tree

my smile is the key to my soul
happiness is not my only goal
i want to burn so bright
but sometimes it takes all my might
to try to be their light

i want to wrap myself in your love
fly free like a dove
i admire all the lives that you’ve reached
all the hearts that you’ve breached
but you still have so much more to teach

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