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Getting Back Up

The undebatable policy
I put above any pride
Is I would rather be hated for honesty
Than be loved for my lies
'Cause see, to me in these matters
It is the sanctity of battle that matters
More than my love for the prize
I wouldn't call it a code of honor
It's just a part of the code I honor
And I'll admit my loyalties tilt
I'm one of the furthest there is from perfect
That's my admission of guilt
So you can judge me to any verdict
But just like a story isn't the same if you've only heard it
And you can't teach a lesson until you've learned it
Just like creating the wheel doesn't make it real
Until you've learned how to turn it
My words were only a sentence
Until I finally served it
Got busted putting trust in the undeserving
Put in the cuffs by the bluffs of vermin
Sent to rot on the bottom without a hope of returning
But instead of losing all hope and just burning
I went deeper and touched down,
Went for and got me that conversion
And now I'm back on the attack
At the epitome of determined.

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Sleep In

She's got eyes I could fall asleep in
Then dream of while I'm sleeping - 
In fact she's probably the reason
That I constantly sleep in

She is the stars in my night sky
She is the air that I breathe in
She may not be the god that I pray to
But she's the faith I believe in.

She's a perfectly grilled steak
I love sinking my teeth in
She's the chance that I took
When I put both of my feet in
She's the dream that I sleep to
And every morning wake up to
Every day that I sleep in

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But You

I've had everything but you
From fast cars to women and drugs, too,
And still don't want anything but you,
But you won't even let me tell you I love you.

Things have gotten so different so fast.
When was the last time I hugged you?
That's a scary question for me to ask
When you're the one that it comes to
Because for literally years now
This is the only wish I've wanted to come true

We both know this situation
Is one I've had to adjust to.
To go from seeing you everyday
To maybe twice in a month's new,
But I have fallen apart before,
And you've been there when I've unglued

But now it differs from day to day,
And I feel as if I'll just interrupt you.
Still no different way to say
I don't want anything but you.
I'm quick to give up on a lost cause
When it comes to anything but you.

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Out of My Sight

She might be outta my sight
But never off of my mind
And if she asked me for the world
Than I would offer her mine
Without a thought or a care
Of the cost upon I
I'd pay the loss of an eye
And wear the patch with a passion
As a badge of my honor
I've got this heart full of love
That I just wanna lather upon her

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Angel Face

She's got the kind of eyes
Dreams are made of.
She's got the kind of body
Made to make love
Until the sun's in the skies


She's got the kind of smile
That makes hearts melt.
She's got the kind of voice
That's so heartfelt
It couldn't possibly lie

 
She's got the kind of laugh
That can dry tears.
She's got the kind of face
That defies years
And only angels should have.

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The Will

I'm on my last will and testing it
So, before I go
This is my last will and testament

To the reader, I leave a warning:
If you're thinking of mourning,
Don't, for I am happier now
No longer dreading every morning

I leave my love to my mother
Seeing as I never got it from another
And can only hope that she recovers
After finding out what her son is

I leave my hate for the world 
To the girls that I know I loved
And told I loved
Something I wasn't told enough 

I leave my paper and pen to my friends 
In case they think it doesn't make any sense
Read and then think of me 
And know I couldn't have had a better end
And then through them find proof
That in spirit and truth I will never end 

I leave my apologies to none,
Except for maybe my father
For killing off his prodigy son
Because compared to this life
Hell is probably as fun
Sober and signed -
 John Mayo,
The monotony has won.

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All Over Again

I lost the closest of friends
And can't explain just what it meant to me
It's like a piece of me died
While letting something else enter me
And now the thoughts of seeing him
Will be the only thing that gets to me
Because for longer than I thought
I was more than hard to handle
Like a knife with a sharpened handle
But now the blunts have dulled the edge
So when I see him on the mantle
All the pictures of the times
That I've pictured in my mind
More than riches, more than wine
Will keep his vision still alive
More than anything I wish
That I could have a little time
But when I get to the gates
I can't begin to describe
Exactly how it'll feel
When I look into his eyes
And see the oldest of friends
And when I finally arrive
I shouldn't show with a pen
What we'll do, but I know in the end
We'll have the times of our lives
All over again.

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Making Amends With the Inner Demons

Simply calling me crazy
Would be nothing short of ignorant
And so much more than lazy
‘Cause it’s deeper than that
When my demons aren’t freely 
Beating up or running up 
A costly fee on my mind
They’ve got a special place to sleep in the back
And just when I think I’ve out-thought them
They repeatedly prove
That it was me I made a fool of 
As what I think I've fixed is shattered
And the clouds begin to gather
Making lightning bolts of pain
Followed closely by a thunder
That'll drown out even rain
And just as I begin to think 
That this storm could be a cool one
They get bored and start a hurri-
cane the way they hoola-
Hoop with my medulla
And overload my frontal lobe
Creating a reaction within
My cranium that's a
Lot like splitting a uranium atom
Feels like my brain is gaining weight
And as the load upon my shoulders
Quickly, steadily grows
Until I think my head’ll explode
And try to think of an escape
Suddenly just as fast as
It came on it passes
Like an overfed fire
That just as quickly as it catches
Burns itself into ashes
It's either burning or it's cold
No middle ground 
It's either up or it's low
I call it a calming panic
But have heard doctors call it manic
Sometimes it’s dark as any blackness
Sometimes blindingly it flashes
I’ve learned to just let it go
Don't dam the river, let it flow
And ride the wave until it crashes
Ride the line between careless 
And just barely careful enough
To not get bit by a shark
Let all the thoughts - 
The good, the bad, and the insane,
The glue as well that which rips me apart
The worst of it won't see the day
I might have to think with my head
But I still live with my heart.

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The Stars That Hide

Force yourself to do your best
And the only begging you'll ever do
Will be to your very self
To do better than the rest

All these limits that we set
Are the ones we have to test
Are the ones we must surpass
To continue our success

Failure's not a real thing
It's just another path
That forces us to feel things
We never thought we'd have

Every one of your shortcomings
Are just hiccups in your stride
That for certain weren't for nothing
And aren't something you should hide

Every star that's in the sky
Is a sun during our night
And yet they try to hide
Behind the beauty of the light
Our favorite one of them provides

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Live First, Ask Questions Later

Some people look for reasons to live
As if they need them to live
As if without them they’d die
While either way they’re alive
Just as much and just as surely
As they’re wasting their time
Looking for a hidden meaning
That isn’t trying to hide
So many want to leave a mark
And have a star in the concrete
And work so hard to impress
Someone they’re never gonna meet
Life's just as much like a sword
As it is like a pen
Because the point's the smallest part
And isn't found 'til the end