prone

once upon a time i held a pencil in my hand and scratched my heart on to paper without thinking of consequences now i hold my heart to keep it from falling apart cuz it feels like someone stuck a pencil through it who would do that...

what lessons have we learned
we know the world has turned
and days turn into nights
and then back into days
again and again

what crosses do we bear
because we want to care
in a world so full of fear
we are the fools who dare
prone in the air

there was a time

there was a time
not long ago
less than ten years
the words would flow
so full of hope
and dreams of love
the first promise
the memory of
the first passion
the innocence
the magic moment
the great suspence
the beautiful
innocent lust
unconditional
love and trust

there was a time
the rhymes would flow
three four a day
creative glow
the mind would dream
the heart would speak
the spirit flew
above the peak
of every love
that came before
whatever was
that one was more

and she gave herself to me instinctively
and she gave her love to me innocently
and she gave her heart and soul and more
like no one ever gave before
the greatest dream ever dreamed
the greatest love ever loved
the greatest trust ever trusted
the greatest belief ever believed
the greatest greatest great
well, this was more

there was a time
when everything
was in her eyes
and the passion
between her thighs
was sudden bliss
and i was lost
within her kiss
and in her arms
and i could die
oh i could die
i could die
happily
but i would live
forever
and a day
just for one more moment
that she'd love me
just for each moment
she'd love me

there was a time
decades ago
when words would rhyme
and love would flow

did you forget?

when this all began
there was so much more emotion
from pleasure to pain
and there was so much more hope
running through my veins
so much more devotion to the dream
but nowadays it seems
there is just a blank stare
and i can't help but wonder
what happened?
did you forget how to care?

when this all began
there was so much more to be said
fantasy and confusion
exploding from my head
was it all illusion
just so much delusion i believed
lies my senses received
as if truth was really there
now i can't help but wonder
what happened?
did i forget how to be aware?

there was a time when the meaning of life
could be summed up in these simple words
falling in love and being in love
everything else was window dressing
now i am not sure why i am alive
are my memories all for the birds
is falling in love and being in love
replaced by some holy confessing

what has really gone wrong
did fear replace love
in my love song?

did i dream when all this began
or was it erased by some master plan
have i gone insane
lost part of my brain
why do i carry on
when all that is left is wondering
what is gone

when this all began
there was so much more here there and everywhere
now i can't help but wonder
what happened?
did we forget how to share?
now i can't help but wonder
what happened?
did we forget how to care?

for love (and for romance)

time passes
it seems so long ago
since I was in love
with someone real

fear masses
it seems to stop the flow
of love, oh love, I wonder
can I still feel?

has the chance for love
passed me by
is there nothing left to do
but die?

will I ever see another
look into my eyes
with love, oh love, I wonder
has it all been lies?

the first dream I remember
the last dream I recall
the only dream that matters
the greatest dream of all
for me there is one story
the same old song and dance
to fall in love, to live and die
for love and for romance

but time passes
it seems so very long
since I was in love
with someone real

fear masses
the longer I’m alone
oh love, my love, how long
will I be on my own?

has the chance for love
passed me by
is there nothing left to do
but die?

will I ever see another
look into my eyes
with love, oh love, how long
has it all been lies?

the first dream I remember
the last dream I recall
the only dream that matters
the greatest dream of all
for me there is one story
the same old song and dance
to fall in love, to live and die
for love and for romance

so I will go on dreaming
beyond my last breath
I will go on believing
in love after death
and I will continue hoping
there’s always hope that I
will fall in love again
once more before I die

as time passes
and it seems so long
since I was in love
with someone real

fear masses
and I become immune
to love, oh love, I wonder
is my love song out of tune?

has the chance for love
passed me by
is there nothing left to do
but die?

will I ever see another
look into my eyes
with love, oh love, I wonder
is there a heart without lies?

still…
the first dream I remember
the last dream I recall
the only dream that matters
the greatest dream of all
for me there is one story
the same old song and dance
to fall in love, to live and die
for love… and for romance
to fall in love, to live and die
for love… and for romance

what are you doing tonight?

what are you doing tonight
is someone holding you tight
do you live with a stranger or all alone
has everything turned out alright?

what are you doing tonight
do you long for morning light
is life full of danger or safe at home
has everything turned out alright?

counting the years, there are more than a few
counting the changesd between me and you
but counting the memories we never knew
do we wonder what happens when dreams come true
has everything turned out alright... for you?

the children i would have called my own
the children that i never knew
the life you share is it all that you wanted
is it real, is it right, is it true?
has everything turned out alright... for you?

you can say i'm still waiting
for perfect love's return
for i knew it once
and nothing else burns
as sweet or as bright
as pure or as true
nothing else compares
nothing else will do
unless you never knew

what are you doing tonight
is someone holding you tight
the life you share, is it all that you wanted
is it real, is it right, is it true
has everything turned out alright... for you?
i hope everything's turned out alright... for you.

wrap

and if i wrap myself around you
would you melt into my soul
would you wriggle as if resisting
only to enjoy the rub

and if you wrap yourself around me
would it be losing control
would you deny conscious choices
like the ring around the tub

how many times will you turn away
from the obvious experience you deny every day
how many times will you run and hide
from the euphoric experience you can know inside
when you come inside

holy men have haunted you for years
challenging your passion and your pain
so afraid of feeling that they condemn feeling real
drinking your tears, washing your brain, killing your zeal
until you don't know how you feel or if you feel
or what is real

and if i wrap myself around you
would you understand a thing
would you play the social game boy
fingering all the right keys

and if you wrap yourself around me
would you want a wedding ring
would you place rules and conditions
on the birds and the bees

how many times will you play the fool
in the natural experience that you try to rule
how many times will you play the game
exchanging love and peace for guilt and shame
and laying the blame

on holy men ahead of you for years
feeding you false hope between their lies
so afraid of living that they fixate on despair
and death as cheers pretend the fears are all you share
until you don't know how to care or why you're here
or who cares

time enough for love
if you live so long
answers wait for you
just like this song
all you have to do
is open your mind
the truth is there
where's it's always been
while you look elsewhere
instead of within
fear has made you blind
to your own mind
no wonder you think
life is unkind

and if i wrap myself around you
what would it mean?
was it all a dream?