ETC SESSION

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Seahorse
By Christopher D. Hillsgrove
Seahorse
Tethered to something one lost never to be found
never to be found
They float by you 
without making a sound
look down their snout at you
while the other fishes
mope around and pout
eyes shifting independently
seeing all to be seen
Pectoral and Dorsal fins
unlimited possibilities...possibilities...possibilities
keeps you swimming in circles
up and down
up and down
If the world is an ocean
where are you
Alone in the deep blue
forced out by the tide
in plain sight you hide
your shyness is your camouflage
soft sands from distant lands
beneath the sunken ships
of Ancient Civilizations
obsessed with war
Co-existing on the ocean floor.
If the world is an ocean
where are you?
tethered to something once lost never to be found.

Seahorse

I Know I'm Not Here For Long
By Christopher D. Hillsgrove

Walk through the door
unaware of what's in store
finish what we start
watch things fall apart
watch things fall apart
missed a spot but hit the mark
can't simply by-pass my bleeding heart
I know I'm not here for long
I know I'm not here for long
We feel so right but end up so wrong
You wanted to be lifted up so your feet don't touch
can't escape the hush
accused of not caring that much
I regret not being enough
Not sure what any of this means
Draped across your face, your hair is a beautiful sheen
tangled wires and pull strings
hanging from your neck
I'm a wreck...I'm a wreck
White porcelain cloud skin
Sunrises and sunsets
unable to forget your delicate silhouette
swaying back and forth
keeping time of the last seconds
you were mine
I know I'm not here for long

I Know I'm Not Here For Long

Blacked Rimmed Barrel
By Christopher D. Hillsgrove
She Forgets to lie
she is an angel
who didn't deserve to die
buckle up
she is going forward even in reverse
sitting in silence
waiting for
the ominous figure to speak first
pull over
she is moving on without you
she is moving on without you
she barely made it across the county line
veer off by the railroad track sign
couldn't quite see the big city lights skyline
her fingernails dug in
traces of his skin
in her mind it wasn't how she dreamt it to be
a fallen star that burnt so bright
they said she put up a fight
disposed of 
in the bottom of 
a black rimmed barrel
she is moving on without you

Black Rimmed Barrel

This morning

Heaven is Postponed
by Christopher D. Hillsgrove
Heaven is postponed
there is an uneasiness
scaling in her bones
everything taken from her
so suddenly
so suddenly
withdrawn
even from her family
she slept half the day
away
away
peering out her window
she looks for you
she looks for you
sadden drifting in a daze
she wept uncontrollably
her soul resides in you
longing to be free
so she can finally relax and breathe
so much pent up rage
she confides in you
incoherently, she attempts to convey
her feelings she has for you.

Heaven Is Postponed

You're The Embodiment of This Song
By Christopher D. Hillsgrove

I enter the room
Sadness is written
all over the blank walls
I keep asking what is wrong
You're the embodiment of this song
Recognizable, you're permanently in their minds
I just hum along
and trail further and further behind
in a chorus of missteps
I just don't belong
unmotivated to play along
All is said and done
The rhythm of loneliness is here to stay
waiting for a tempo change
You finally breakdown
I take you aside and lead you away

You're The Embodiment Of This Song

Dust Off A Miracle
By Christopher D. Hillsgrove
Dust off a miracle
on the outskirts of town
I'm gonna need it
I'm gonna need it
Take a detour from my predestined path
following the clean scent of nature's bubble bath
Carefree, she enters with a welcoming smile
and a cute comforting laugh
the sun sets and rises
when she twirls
when she twirls
a safe haven from this fast pace world
I feel like its always on the verge
of crumbling....caving in
There is something lingering with in me
but I block it from surfacing
the best I can
Dust off a miracle
on the outskirts of town
I'm gonna need it
I'm gonna need it

Dust Off A Miracle

Tiger Shark  (Kid song)
By Christopher D. Hillsgrove

Tiger Shark
Tiger Shark
I'm bleeding through
Tiger Shark
Tiger Shark
What am I suppose to do?
Tiger Shark
Tiger Shark
I'm still in love with you
I'm still in love with you
Free floating
in the depths
of the ocean blue
going around and around with you
fragments of flesh
in circle you
half eaten and slightly chewed
people are so fearful of you
Everything that is said I hope is untrueTiger Shark
Tiger Shark
I'm bleeding through
Tiger Shark
Tiger Shark
What am I suppose to do?
Tiger Shark
Tiger Shark
I'm still in love with you
I'm still in love with you

Tiger Shark

There Will Be No Peace
by Christopher D. Hillsgrove

Unjust
This is your chance to speak
Honestly
There will be no peace
Chaos
People gather in the streets
Wide awake
How can you go back to sleep?
History will be written by the bold
We refuse to be under their control
They'll Try to silence us
once and for all
Divide us 
our bodies will lay where they fall
Unjust
This is your chance to speak
Honestly
There will be no peace

There Will Be No Peace

Hallelujah
By Christopher D. Hillsgrove

Hallelujah Hallelujah
Riding shotgun in a hearse
loneliness brings out the worst
we're driven by more than lust and this unquenchable thirst
Trace your intentions
to the moment when
You felt it was slipping away
Hallelujah Hallelujah
I've known for awhile
Your hand conceals your unapologetic smile
An unwilling sacrifice
part of your off beat plan
This misguided flesh that alone can barely stand
She asks "Are you a religious man?"
Hallelujah Hallelujah
I need to get something off my chest
Its always been you and me; who created this mess
She patiently waits and contemplates...as you drift off
Do you dream of her? Do you dream of her?
Picking wildflowers on the countryside
some will truly live while the rest try not to die
Hallelujah Hallelujah
We finally made it
the last piece of the puzzle
bend the corners to make it fit
The fire in us will always remain lit
We reach for one another and burn our finger tips
Hallelujah Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Violently Free is Christopher D. Hillsgrove, it began as a composition of poems that gradually morphed into songs (rough demos). Within each song there are elements of the artist and bands that influenced me as a person and a musician. Bands such as brand new, taking back sunday, hum, neutral milk hotel, vision of disorder, machinehead, at the drivin, social distortion, pixies, nirvana, slipknot, dropkick murphy's, flogging molly, joy division, iggy pop, modest mouse, the honorary title, deftones, manchester orchestra, rancid, mars volta, blink 182, and violent femmes. As a song writer I try to convey complex social and life issues into a simple metaphor. I always thought there is something to be said about a simple catchy song that people can take something from.

Heaven Is Postponed

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