crackjaw

Paper chains
pages in clouds
Patrickburke 2025 
hmmmmmmmmmmmm,
ohhhhhhhhhh,
i can't get,
you out of my head.....
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Chorus
Echoed cries,
In broken halls.
Truth denies,
But silence calls.
Verse 2
Letters bled,
Ink like rain.
Words we said—
Now just stain.
hmmmmmmmmmmmm,
ohhhhhhhhhh,
i can't get,
you out of my head.....
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Chorus
Echoed cries,
In broken halls.
Truth denies,
But silence calls.
Bridge
Ash and thread,
Bones and dust.
What we fed
Turned to rust.
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Final Chorus
Echoed cries,
Still remain.
Ghosts arise—
Whisper pain.
hmmmmmmmmmmmm,
ohhhhhhhhhh,
i can't get,
you out of my head.....
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Paper chains,
Love in flames,
Paper chains,
Love in flames,

pb2025

Paper chains

Produced by Mark Xenophontos 

Lyrics by Mark Xenophontos 

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Walking by the shoreline, salt air fills my chest
Fighting for a vision, put my heart up to the test
But the waves came crashing, knocked me to my knees
Broken but still breathing, learning how to believe

Fear runs like poison
Through my weary veins
But I'm done with all the voices
Driving me insane

No time left to waste, can you hear my beating heart?
Won't stay lost and fading, falling apart
There's a place where the restless find their home
Come and find me, come and find me
I don't want to drown alone

Every dawn's a reminder of the dreams I let slip by
Growing tired of the questions, tired of asking why
This ain't how I planned it, this ain't who I thought I'd be
All I ever wanted was for someone to see me

What a fool to trust in
Promises that fade
I'm done with empty shadows
Time to break the chains I've made

No time left to waste, can you hear my beating heart?
Won't stay lost and fading, falling apart
There's a place where the restless find their home
Come and find me, come and find me
I don't want to drown alone

Give me one more moment
Give me room to see
I've been calling through the darkness
God, set my spirit free

All these broken pieces
Scattered on the ground
I'm tired of the silence
And this empty sound

Of my voice just echoing
In this hollow space
I need something real now
I need to see Your face

No time left to waste, can you hear my beating heart?
Won't stay lost and fading, falling apart
There's a place where the restless find their home
Come and find me, come and find me
I don't want to drown alone

I'm reaching out, I'm calling out
I won't drown alone
Save me now, save me now
I don't want to drown alone

Come Find Me

Produced by Mark Xenophontos 

Lyrics by Mark Xenophontos 

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In another world...
(Another world...)
I see you there...
(I see you there...)

I see you in another world
Your heart so pure, untouched by the wicked
Can it be so sure
That you live in the now?
In the chaos of this sound
Ringing inside the minds
Of the broken but breathing
(Broken but breathing...)

You see me like I matter
Though my world says I don't
You tell me I'm special
Though my world calls me a fault
(Am I worth it?)
(Am I worth it at all?)

Who gave you these eyes to see so long?
Though you're not here, I still hear your song
Like it matters, like it's sacred
I never knew it could be true
I fell so far, drowning in this pain
Is it possible to be made anew?
Made anew?
(Tell me it's possible)
(Tell me it's true)

She walks past me like a shadow
Yet you stand in mine
She calls me a fool
But you see the divine
These shattered pieces scattered
On the ground where I fell
But your voice keeps calling
Through this war inside
(Keep calling me home)
(Through this war inside...)

You see me like I matter
Though my world says I don't
You tell me I'm special
Though my world calls me a fault
(Am I worth it?)
(Am I worth it at all?)

Who gave you these eyes to see so long?
Though you're not here, I still hear your song
Like it matters, like it's sacred
I never knew it could be true
I fell so far, drowning in this pain
Is it possible to be made anew?
Made anew?
(Tell me it's possible)
(Tell me it's true)

Need to get back right with my father
Though it's still a long road to forgiveness
I know he's out there
On a heavenly throne
(He's waiting there)
But I could use the help, you know
I can't just fight it alone
There's mercy for the seeds I've sewn
(Seeds I've sewn...)
(I'm ready to come home)

Maybe she's still out there
Maybe she'll fly away
Maybe she'll never exist
But for your heart, I will pray
Who gave you these eyes to see so long?
Though you're not here, I still hear your song
'Cause yours is a heart worth fighting for
A heart worth fighting for
Worth fighting for
(I'll keep fighting)
(For you, I'll keep fighting)

Who gave you these eyes?
(Worth fighting for)
To see so long?
(Worth fighting for)
I never knew it could be true
(It's possible)
But now I know it's possible
(Made anew)
A heart worth fighting for...
(In another world...)
(I see you there...)

In Another World


[Verse 1]
She got snakeskin boots and a black Cadillac
Red lips loaded like a heart attack
Hair teased high and her heels even higher
She burns through gas like a four-alarm fire

[Pre-Chorus]
Rollin’ dice with the devil’s grin
She don’t lose, she just begins

[Chorus]
She’s lowdown chrome, built to run
Like a midnight bullet in a smokin’ sun
No brakes, no prayer, no way home
If you ride with her, you're ridin’ alone
Yeah, she’s lowdown chrome
(Slick paint, bad to the bone)

[Verse 2]
Smoke in her laugh and sin in her smile
She'll take your soul, then drive a mile
Neon love in a ghost-town bar
You won't forget where the wild things are

[Pre-Chorus]
She don't ask, she takes the wheel
One touch burns, but damn it feels real

[Chorus – Repeat]
She’s lowdown chrome, built to run
Like a midnight bullet in a smokin’ sun
No brakes, no prayer, no way home
If you ride with her, you're ridin’ alone
Yeah, she’s lowdown chrome
(Slick paint, bad to the bone)

[Bridge – Guitar Solo Over Swampy Groove]
(Slide guitar screams like a warning)
(Drums stomp with boots on the floorboards)

[Breakdown – Spoken]
Ain’t no map, no rules, no time
Just that V8 purr and a bottle of shine
She’s the storm behind your calm—
A rock ‘n roll hymn in a lipstick bomb

[Final Chorus – Full Power]
She’s lowdown chrome, runnin’ red
Like a shot of fire straight to your head
No brakes, no chains, no safe zone
She don’t stop, she don’t moan
Yeah, she’s lowdown chrome—
And you’re already gone.

lowdown chrome

The final reckoning. With a haunting melody running through every section

The End Carries My Name

[Verse]
A shadow moves across the wall
It lingers there then starts to fall
A whisper breaks the silent hall
Was it ever here at all

[Chorus]
Nothing stays nothing holds
Time slips through our trembling folds
Impermanence is all we own
A fleeting spark a breath alone

[Verse 2]
The river bends it carves it takes
The mountain crumbles flake by flake
A mirror cracks a heart will ache
All that’s built the world will break

[Prechorus]
Hold it tight it slips away
Grasp it soft it still won’t stay

[Chorus]
Nothing stays nothing holds
Time slips through our trembling folds
Impermanence is all we own
A fleeting spark a breath alone

[Bridge]
The clock unwinds its ticking lies
The stars collapse they dim the skies
We build our castles high and grand
But waves will claim the shifting sand

Impermanence

[Verse]
The dark
The light
A shadow's flight
A maze that twists through day and night
A mirror cracked
A thousand skies
Where truth dissolves and silence lies

[Chorus]
Dive into the abyss
The abyss of imagination
No map
No guide
Just pure fascination
The dark
The light
The diverse insight
A spark in the void ignites

[Verse 2]
Whispers crawl where echoes stay
A thought that bends
Then fades away
The stars don't blink
They only stare
At secrets lost in open air

[Prechorus]
Do you dare to fall
To lose control
To let the unknown swallow you whole

[Chorus]
Dive into the abyss
The abyss of imagination
No map
No guide
Just pure fascination
The dark
The light
The diverse insight
A spark in the void ignites

[Bridge]
The canvas bleeds in shades of gray
Dreams unravel
Thread by fray
What’s real
What’s fake
What’s in between
A puzzle cracked but never seen

The Abyss of Imagination

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Ride The Pain


I woke up this morning...
Didn't know how I got home...
It was a birthday party last night...
I hope I kept my clothes on...
I haven't heard from anyone about things I may have done...
So I'll roll on through my day thinking we all just had fun... ohhhh boy... boozy Tuesday...


A little shot of tequila...
with a squeeze of lime...
A lick of salt... and a smile make it seem so damn devine... 
Until you wake up in the morning...
Looking for your car...
You realize your not home and you wonder where the hell you are... my... my....  my. my. my.


But then on Friday...
more clowning around...
seemed like a good idea when it all was going down...
until you got cuffed for fighting... 
in the hotels front lounge... 
They tossed you into that cop car with your feet and hands all bound...
You should have seen you screaming, as they dragged you out to the parking lot... oh man...
Sometimes life just schools you and helps you understand...


A little shot of tequila...
with a squeeze of lime...
A lick of salt... and a smile make it seem so damn devine... 
Until you wake up in the morning...
Looking for your car...
You realize your not home and you wonder where in the world you are... oh my God... ohhh yaaa...


The next morning you're a free man...
Still can't find your car...
Ya start calling buddies to see if they know where you are...
Nobody answers, cause they got drunk too...
But they didn't start fights and break the golden rule...
Don't get yo ass drunk and think your Super Man...
It's very likely someone's gonna kick yo can...
You never end up winning when you start from a stooper like that...
Best that you take it home and forget you even wore that hat... 
click clack. imagine that.


A little shot of tequila...
with a squeeze of lime...
A lick of salt... and a smile make it seem so damn devine... 
Until you wake up in the morning...
Looking for your car...
You realize your not home and you wonder where the heck you are... mmmm... my. my.
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Skulls for the skull throne 

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