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The Covered Bridge

As we traveled along in our horse and buggy
The air smelled heavy with dew 
Our horses were tired and hungry
And most of us were too

We only have a days travel at least
we might as well rest for a bit
So I set up camp by this covered bridge
and decided to have a sit

My bread and dried meat tasted bland
so I washed it down with some mead
Set up my bed, and unpacked my things
fell asleep in the summer heat

I awoke to some movement off in the woods
was my mind just playing games
i heard nothing more, so I laid my head
fell asleep to the crackling flames

The fog became dense, much too thick to see
A scream shattered through the night
i grabbed my things, pulled sword to hand
running, ready for a fight

I heard the clash of steel ring through the air
the smell of battle on the rise
I met the enemy head on
screaming bloody battle cries

Casting soldier after soldier down to the ground
I heard their grunts and moans
Taking them down quickly
Before their brothers hear their groans

But there were just too many to hold off
The bodies were starting to pile
So I grabbed a few guys
and got every women and child

We ran down the road to the Covered Bridge
and hid down in the ravine
We heard the horses hoofs overhead
and we were never seen

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Silence Among the Many

Silence among the many, comes most when justice is blind
For among the few lies have a weakness, and the weary you will find
If the few turned to many, and the lie be that bold
Then the trust of so many come to all those who were told
The hope that is now, that has breath, that has life
Is impenetrable by any gun, sword, or knife
I pray I keep hope for our few become many
Or our message will only be Silence among the many.

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Our Destiny

We in our existence our like no other
so we that we experience life in all its fullest
We will live out our destiny

Love, death, and creation all meant for one thing
So that we may understand
We were created for a purpose

Every decision we make, every move
has a ripple effect, hitting all
This was expected

What do you do when you fall down?
Mistakes are encouraged
We were meant for more

Embrace your fellow man
They mean more to you than you think
Together we will live out our destiny

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Still Wrong

I tried not to see all the things girl
You’d been doing to me
I wanted to tell you, all the time
What you were doing wrong 
But now I’m trying

Not to think about it, 
Cuz I know your wrong
For doing what you’re doing
And now that it’s on
I’m torn between

The thoughts and the feelings
And girl I’m dealing
With it all, yeah
Trying to get over you, and move on, yeah

But I’m tired of your hypocrisy
Of you doing everything
You accusing me of
And it hurts, to think of it all
Now you’re gone, and still wrong

I know that you know you’re wrong
That you and me are over
And maybe eventually girl
We can start over, but
Until then you’re gone

I was beginning to think
At one time
We were best friends
And baby that we would be
Together forever, til the end

 That nothing could break us
There was no giving in 
To the pressures of all these stresses
Dramas and problems 

Baby we solve this, together 
Cuz that’s what we promised
But now you’re gone
And I’m just being honest

I’m tired of your hypocrisy
Of you doing everything
You accusing me of
And it hurts, to think of it all
Now you’re gone, and still wrong

I know that you know you’re wrong
That you and me are over
And maybe eventually girl
We can start over, but
Until then you’re gone

I tried for an instance
Not to see
The way you’d been looking
At him and not me

And at least, from a distance
The pain can’t be
As much as it’s been
With you and me

Together I know
We both admit
We tried to grow up
And get over this

You know I love you girl, but I 
Just can’t sit back
And do nothing about
This relationship

When I’m tired of your hypocrisy
Of you doing everything
You accusing me of
And it hurts, to think of it all
Now you’re gone, and still wrong

I know that you know you’re wrong
That you and me are over
And maybe eventually girl
We can start over, but
Until then you’re gone
And still wrong

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A Place Without Meaning

If emotion didn't exist, would life mean the same
Would education, drugs, or games be around
Wars, religion, or maybe even fame
Speakers from a television ever uttered a sound
Or would we live in a place without meaning

Boxes littering the streets, would they be occupied?
Would homes and Cities be teaming, 
Or would life itself be simplified
A place without meaning

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Anywhere But Here

My reflection has changed since my earlier years
but only slightly can you tell
Eyes give away the secrets of the soul
it's my voice I will have to sell
and it leaves me thinking, anywhere but here

Trinkets and gadgets hung around the store
the place filled with dust
Most people just walked on by
allowing my forgotten shop to fall apart and rust
and I am thinking, anywhere but here

I sit for days, and patiently wait
for a customer to stumble inside
the longer I wait, the more weary I grow
and still no one, not even a hi
now I am wishing, anywhere but here

The menacing shops that surround me
are like poison in my veins
my shop fought hard, but still no luck
they had corporations at the reins 
now I yearn, anywhere but here

On a quiet day not long ago
a man entered my store
He told me his name, and why he had came
Now I wanted to hear more
I don't want to be anywhere but here

An opportunist by nature
and a salesman at heart
I made a deal with the nice fellow
and got enough for a new start
now I can go anywhere but here

As I look at my shop
I think of all the times we shared
the memories i will never forget
that makes me scared
can I go anywhere but here?

Now I am on the beach
sipping from my drink
I am now head of a corporate chain
and i can't help but think
I can't imagine, anywhere but here

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Circle

A man and a women stepped in tempo
walking in opposite directions
One walked slow, the other faster
Staring directly at their reflection

The man thought, the women pondered
They both continued there course
Neither stopped they both just wandered
Stuck by Centripetal force

both their paths crossed upon occasion 
Experiences good and some hurtful
but eventually their lives gave into persuasion
and ended in a perfect circle

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The Caller

The night was cold, wet, and dreary
The creatures whispered off in the night
Th fog rolled in, a chill set in
and a knock rang out in the night

The air had a tingle of mystery
Opportunity waiting around every bend
The Countess awoke to a knock at the door
and no servant around for her to send

The Countess kept yelling
but there were no servants in sight
She would have to get up herself
and find out why the knocking in the middle of the night

The house was dark and dreary
The Countess's light didn't shine very bright
She held the lamp high when she opened the door
And peered outside to see who it was in the night

The caller was slender and handsome
His demeanor was soft, like his voice 
But he had kind remarks, so she invited him in
The Countess would entertain no other choice
She had always been a good hostess
She took his coat at the door
The caller thanked her kindly
and began explaining what he'd came there for

The caller seemed genuine and true
His eyes lit up when he spoke her name
She could tell that he loved her
No other man had looked at her the same
The Countess was thrilled
ecstatic down inside to her little girl
A prince had to come to sweep her off of her feet
She was the luckiest woman in the world
He bowed to her every wish
needed to follow her every command
She basked and reveled in the attention
Cherish every moment she was in demand

The passion he showed for her ideas
the need so apparent in his eyes
Made it difficult to tell him no
the caller saw right through her lies
The Countess was holding back
you could read it in her eyes
it was difficult to tell him no
The caller saw right through her lies
She saw the passion on his face
the raw desire in his eyes
The Countess couldn't bare to tell him no
the caller saw right through her lies

Her mind wanders
absently peering off into the morning light
Quietly reminiscing
thinking of the caller from the middle of the night

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The Painter

A painter once waited day and night, for a beauty to arrive at his door
Day after day when she did not arrive, he figured he'd wait one more
Soon he grew weary, hopeless, and a little distraught
For he still hadn't found the beauty he sought
He set out on foot to lands far and lands wide
To find this rare beauty for wherever she may hide

He painted the valleys, the rivers, and fields
All the cities, the buildings, the knights and their shields
The men, woman and children were all painted too
Provided they paid a few nickels or two
He traveled wide and far; much time was spent
To find the beauty for which his canvas was meant

One day he came across a small town off a path
He got a room to clean up and take a bath
As he sat by the window pondering who she might be
The beauty he so desired is what he did see
He jumped and hollered, but she was just too far
So he ran down real fast and jumped in his car

Buckled his seat belt and sped off real fast
Narrowly missing some people as he passed
So focused on her, he ignores all the cries
Swerves hits a pole, crashes and dies
The beauty ignores him, and walks on by
Not even batting an eye lash, or leaking a cry

His obsession was too much, imperfection in everyone
He found no beauty where there was none
All the time searching and money he earned
Only made him more hungry for what he yearned
Beauty is found in every King, peasant or crook
You can enjoy it if you take the time to pause and look

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Bed of Misery

I hate the way this makes me feel
Every time I roll this blunt
I feel like its a deal
that I'm signing with the devil
right on that dotted line
Just to get up in this booth
I would probably sign
yeah i would probably give 
Anything away
Its been my dream
Been haunting me everyday
Now I sit and write
Think About it and fight
Back the urge to ignite
This verse to your ears
And extinguish the 
light that you see
when you  
just believe
that there's hope
In the distance
That this pain
Cannot be
Forever lodged in your brain
Making you go crazy
Or just feel insane
It ain't all in vain

I cannot stop it
These walls are closing in
Deliver me from this
Addiction 
that is setting in
I just cant let it go
Its taking over me
I have to lay in my 
own bed of misery

yeah I got to hide
I just seem cant let it go
And now I feel as if
I'm about to lose my soul
....anything has got to be
Better than laying in 
my own bed of misery

I keep walking along
This path 
That I feel I just
quite don't belong
I'm confused and I'm anxious
And I'm all types of stressed
I got to get these thoughts
Off my chest
Cuz I ain't going to rest

Til I can grow strong
enough To wrap my mind
Around whats going on
I feel like fate is playing me
But I don't know the rules
So I keep making mistakes
And feeling like a fool
Trying to see
And just believe
That there's hope
In the distance
That This pain cannot be
Forever lodged in my brain
Making you go crazy
Or just feel insane
It ain't all in vain

I cannot stop it
These walls are closing in
Deliver me from this
Addiction 
that is setting in
I just cant let it go
Its taking over me
I have to lay in my 
own bed of misery

yeah I got to hide
I just seem cant let it go
And now I feel as if
imma bout ta lose my soul
....anything has got to be
Better than laying in 
my own bed of misery