Am
Waves crashing in the ocean
C
Spark my memory
Am
Times I'd much rather forget
G
The water speaks to me
Am
On an island made of glass
F
Is where I try rest
C
But the weight of youthful innocence 
G
Crumbles underneath
Am           F
Can I find a place
Am           G
Where I can be alone
Am           F
Can I find a place
C              G
Where I can sit and mourn
Am                                                 G                                         C
Opening up my mind and finding the cut diamond of who I used to be

Memories (updated)

D                           Em               A
Sunlit playground, rain dappled red leaves
D                                      Em             A
Children yell like it’s their last day on earth
D                                     Em         A
My mind laments on this gem of a memory
D                 Em            A
Of times so simple and pure

D                    Em                   A
Bloody knees scraped on the concrete
D                                         Em            A
Feet hit grass as they would run for their lives
D                                Em            A
Teachers mad at their nails full of loose earth
D                                           Em    A
cause they were playing with ants

But now I’m

D       Em
19 so full of fear
                          Bm                          A
Tryin to find my niche in spite of the times
D                                  Em
Struggling to write the simplest of rhyhms
                 Bm
But here I am
                 A
Out in the open
             D   Bm   Em   A
Getting byyyyyyyyyyyy
Gettin by

D                                 Em              A
Lovestruck schoolboy stuck on his first crush
D                                Em                A
Her face a portrait of pubecent desire
D                                          Em            A
His heart was racing on his way to her locker
D                                   Em          A
To tell her what’s on his mind

D                                     Em         A
She had been hinting at him for a while
D                                    Em          A
He’d finally made up his mind
D                                 Em         A
It turns she wasn’t looking for a lover, just
D                                  Em        A
Another to leave behind

D       Em
19 so full of fear
                          Bm                          A
Tryin to find my niche in spite of the times
D                                  Em
Struggling to write the simplest of rhyhms
                 Bm
But here I am
                 A
Out in the open
             D   Bm   Em   A
Getting byyyyyyyyyyyy
Gettin by

Bm             A                           D                  Em
Honeysuckle boy singing in the corner to the crowds of none
Bm              A                       D                     Em
Teenage ambition and report cards weighing like a ton
D                                    Em
Lunch is served but the meds say no
D                                           Em
Made some new friends but the they had to go
D                                    Em                        Bm
And older me is looking at him to say don’t fret, you’ll grow

D       Em
19 so full of fear
                          Bm                          A
Tryin to find my niche in spite of the times
D                                  Em
Struggling to write the simplest of rhyhms
                 Bm
But here I am


D       Em
19 so full of fear
                          Bm                          A
Tryin to find my niche in spite of the times
D                                  Em
Struggling to write the simplest of rhyhms
                 Bm
But here I am
                 A
Out in the open
             D   Bm   Em   A
Getting byyyyyyyyyyyy
Gettin by




Getting By


Gray clouds rolling over green hills
Sending chills down my spine
Lights on inside my living room
But the lights don't seem to shine

When you wake up to a dark and stormy day
And all you wanna do is stay in your room
You try your best to keep the clouds away
But nothing ever seems to stop the gloom

Wake up, open the bottle and take the pills
Sending chills in my mind
Looking around, everyone sees right through you
Like a ghost, and they're doing fine

I guess it's one of those days        
When you go through your routine in a mindless haze
The doctors said you'll be ok soon
But nothing ever seems to stop the gloom

Gloom (wip)

Where I'm from
There are no blue skies
Only rain clouds
And stars at midnight 

And pine trees
And s'mores at twilight
We'd never freeze
Next to the campfire

But I still remember 
That sad day in September
The trees cried out in pain
The day it didn't rain

 Skipping stones
 In my memories
 Those treasured times
 Can never be.  Again

A small mistake
Is sometimes all it takes
To send someone's childhood
Up in flames

So I still remember 
That fateful day in September
The trees went up in flames
The day it didn't rain  

Aidan Inlay