Falling Down The Stairs

Some days I can't recall
If I just said what I was thinking
Some days I can't tell where my body ends
and the outside universe begins

When it's gray I always think it's cold outside
I'm always surprised when it's not
Things are just beyond my fingertips
No amount of stretching gets me what I want

Some days I can't be called
By methods, tested and true
Some days I can't tell where I begin and end
Some days not connected to anything at all...

When it's gray I always think it's cold outside
I'm always surprised when it's not
Things are just beyond my fingertips
No amount of stretching gets me what I want

Some Days

Nothing's perfect
Things are rarely personal
Nothing is permanent

Where does a thought go
Once it's passed 
through your head?
A silence bruised by friction
Of any moving parts

Never make permanent decisions
Out of temporary emotions

I can do anything
But I can't do everything
Please don't feed this animal inside
Will I be tortured for information
I don't have?

In relationships
I've begun to be certain
I'm the crazy one
At work 
I've been equally certain
To be the lazy one

I can do anything
But I can't do everything
Please don't feed this animal inside
Will I be tortured for information
I don't have?

Anything/Everything

Startled to realize I was staring when we met
Surprised when I realized
You were staring back at me

I'm not looking to be with anyone but you
To live life as we choose
Whether personal or shared
And if I had a preference for anything I do
I'd prefer to end my evenings with you

We borrow from each other for comfort
Each of us sharing what we have
Toward what we want to be
And what we'd like to do

Evenings With You

You're the kind of person who's got all the lines
I know --- you read them in a book...

You live your life like a three-act play even when
There's no one left to look

No one can see you as you cry at night
I know, the cold wind makes you shudder and shake

No one can touch you unless you want them to
It's what you take

The Actor

Back in the shadows of the farthest corner 
Where spiders live (and thrive) 
Exploiting the contrasts and confusion 
Moving from starkness to darkness

Trying to make sense of each 
Dark or light, or hues of grey 
Riding the border on the razor's edge 
Between light and shadow 
The shadow can't exist without the light 

Starving men will eat with wolves 
I don't want to be beaten 
Before I have a chance to fight 
Not everything is an emergency 
Not everything requires 
An immediate response 

Trying to make sense of each 
Dark or light, or hues of grey 
Riding the border on the razor's edge 
Between light and shadow 
The shadow can't exist without the light

Shadows In The Dark

Maybe I said too many things
Too soon before the facts
And if I promised you the world
I was joking --- it's not mine
Guess I showed my hand too soon 
there's no encore for my act
And if you think that life's too cruel
Please don't blame me - it's for you

I'll write you into my history
But that's the only place you'll hold with me
I'll be on my way
Time to say goodbye

I'd love to have you in my world
But there's not enough to share
And if I promised you the world
I was joking, I take it back
Guess I showed my hand too soon 
there's no encore for my act
And if you think that life's too cruel
Please don't blame me - it's for you

I'll write you into my history
But that's the only place you'll hold with me
I'll be on my way
Time to say goodbye

Time To Say Goodbye

I can't look after myself
Can't imagine looking after someone else
Though I've done it, it's not easy
You learn things you probably should know

It's ok to be selfish
It's ok to be alone
It's ok to want what you want
It's ok to stay at home

Got a case of black hole vertigo
Leaning over an edge too far
I can feel gravity tugging at me
The allure of falling weightlessly

It's ok to be selfish
It's ok to be alone
It's ok to want what you want
It's ok to stay at home

Its OK

I wrote a letter to my future self
But I've never heard back...
Standing between 2 mirrors
to gaze upon infinity

I learned today there's a lag
to everything I think I see
Always living in the past
No matter how hard I try
To live in the moment

I wonder if it's even possible
To see the current version of myself
Is “now” even a thing?
The dance between where I've been
And who I am right now

I learned today there's a lag
to everything I think I see
Always living in the past
No matter how hard I try
To live in the moment

Moment

Bad starts to look good
When worse shows up at your door
Falling down the stairs might be fun
If it didn't hurt so much

Some things we learn by watching
Some things we learn by doing them ourselves
Some things we learn by listening
Some things we learn by waiting to see what comes next

I have a mirror that shows me what I look like
Instead of who I am
Sometimes the only way to learn is to survive
The things we learn help keep us alive

Some things we learn by watching
Some things we learn by doing them ourselves
Some things we learn by listening
Some things we learn by waiting to see what comes next



Falling Down The Stairs

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