You had better hope
and to strive,
to get out of here,
alive!!!!!

No one has made it yet,
but do not fret as of yet,
There might be a way,
Who am I kidding? There is no way.

No one gets out alive,
No life support no dice,
You get pushed from the plane,
First jump? Don't complain.

No one gets out of life alive,
No matter how hard you strive
The riches in your super
means nothing to the reaper.


Ahhh ahhhhh
I wish you just understood this.
Ahhh ahhhhh
Nothing good has ever come from this.

Life!
No one gets out of it alive.
Death.
Everyone gets to see it in their last breath.

So as I tell you true,
Life has something to offer you,
grasp it with both hands,
It's a fleeting moment my friend.

Ahhhh Ahhhhhhhh
You can try to run away.
Ahhhh Ahhhhhhhh
Death will find you just another day.

No one gets out of here alive,
no matter how hard you strive,
The things you thought were memories
are now just part of history.

You are going into the Dark,
Becoming one with it in part,
You know that when you die,
No one gets out of here alive.

Are you Alive? No.....
Well everyone dies.
No one survives,
No one gets out of here alive.

Noone gets out of life alive

Standing under the memorial at night,
The Stars and Stripes shine so bright,
But I remember back to another time,
When they were covered in mud, blood and grime.

We landed in Da Nang in 69,
Shipped out towards the front ahead of time,
Bright lads bright faces around me shone,
Little did I know most of them will soon be gone.

Soon we were, 
riding Hueys into battle above the trees.
On the ground every tree, 
whispered words in Vietnamese, 

It's kill or be killed, 
that's for sure.
You lead your patrol out, 
seeking more,

Make contact with the enemy,
Hunt him down, 
and kill many, 
that's the plan.

Every pathway lined with fire,
triggered by a tripwire,
every step could be your last,
blown apart by the blast.

Fathers lost along every trail,
Their sons still enlisting without fail,
How do we stop this war machine,
that is consuming everything.

I still wake up to the sound,
of Hueys coming to the ground,
dropping men into the fray
None still live to this day.

We came home, 
but no one cheered,
we did our duty, 
without fear.

Now we are all forgotten by time.
But I still see me in my prime,
Fighting to keep my men alive,
as our Government denied and denied.

I look back to the Memorial,
I Think of the men I lost, 
that did never see another light of day,
Those that gave all for our today. 

My time in Vietnam

The silence hit like thunder in my chest,
World went cold while I was catching breath.
Everyone vanished when the sky turned black,
But I held the spark — and I ain’t giving it back.

I’ve been the broken, I’ve been the blamed,
I’ve walked through fire and the flames.
But even a whisper can carry a scream —
Even a flicker can fuel a dream.

Be the candle in the darkness,
When all other lights go out.
Let your flame defy the silence,
Let it burn away the doubt.
They can drown you in the shadows,
They can bury you in pain,
But be the candle in the darkness,
And light the night again.

I’ve lit my hope with shaking hands,
Watched it dance through shifting sands.
You don’t need to blaze to lead the way
Just shine enough to face the day.

I’ve seen the wreckage, I’ve worn the scars,
Still I walk beneath burned-out stars.
But I’ve got a fire they couldn’t take,
And I light it every time I break.

One light…
In a storm of fear and noise.
One voice…
In the static of the destroyed.

But that’s enough, It always is,
Because darkness never wins
When just one light won’t give up.
You raise your candle high above.

Be the candle in the darkness,
When all other lights go out… 

Candle in the Darkness

FireProof Kisses

It's dark,
The rain is pouring down.
I pull into a little town,
Just looking for some food,
maybe board and a room.

I find the bar,
I grabbed a stool,
a beer,
and ordered food.

Looking a round I see,
a mix of the locality,
most just enjoying drinks
then my eyes afix.

One lone soul,
eating his food ignoring all,
transfixed in his own time,
He surely was a sailor!

But what did I know?
What was to transpire,
I was hardly ready for the words,
Then I heard him utter.

“That must be a pretty ride,
you just got off Sir.
I can see the military in your stride.
I know your navy, whats your stripe?

I turned my head and saw,
the most gnarled man of all my life,
covered in scar's and tattoos,
staring at me, I was in strife.

“You talking to me?'
“Yeah I'm talking to you.”
“Pull up as seat and buy me a drink.”
“I have a tale for you.”

This old timer was pretty banged up,
Looked out of a buck,
and down on his luck,
So I pulled up that chair and gave him a stare.

“Whats this about old man?”
“Do they still teach you naval history?” he asked?
“That they do,” I answered
“Though only in parts.”
“I had to a lot of reading,
To come to a feeling,
That I knew nothing”.

“Fill my glass and I will impart some wisdom to ya.”

Intrigued
I granted his request,
I ordered a round,
He soon held a full beer and toasted.

“Let me tell you of another time”.
“One that is not yours,
but sure is mine.
A time when men were men.”

“A time when lead filled the sky,
trying to kill planes like they were flies,
I was onboard her,
The North Carolina”.

“We were making good knots,
screening the Enterprise,
we were not in disguise
Then they came out of the sun”.

“It was cold and cloudy on that day,
No fighters were up for the fray,
We were caught off guard,
But our flak opened up hard”.

“Not just the Oerlikon's
but the quads,
and then the 5 inch's opened up,
Man that was a din.”

“We were just behind the Big E,
When the first wave came in.
Everything on the ship opened up,
Nothing gave in.”

“I saw Jap planes take hits and die,
The Big E took 3 hits
But she lived,
That's no lies.”

“Our flak wall was so thick,
we got a message,
asking if we were hit.
Are we on fire?'

“NO came the reply,
Thats just our Anti Aircraft fire”.


“We held off those stubborn sons of bitches for over an hour.
They kept coming in,
but we kept firing.
Damn brave men we were shooting down.
They all died,
so did some of our own.
In the end we were struggling to keep upwith the Big E for speed,
But we made damn sure we gave her every bit of gunfire support she could need.
She came out pretty unscathed, 
as did we.
Lucky I guess, 
but probably not for the Japanese.”


I looked up at the old man,
He was holding up his glass,
“To those at sea that day,
We gave them hell and made them pay.”

I drank to this old sailors toast,
put my mug down and rose,
Sorry old timer I have to go,
But give my love to the NC though,

I only wish I could have served,
With men as brave as yours,
However I salute you,
Our country will miss you."

And as I left I heard his muttered breath,
“Son you haven't seen anything yet
But I commend you.
Our Country will Miss you too”.

Brothers in Arms

Mamma
just don't let them know.
I am so afraid.
I really can not play my role.

“Captain to Ball Turret.
Just focus,
breathe
and call out those fighters”.

“I did not sign up for this,
I must be stupid to enlist.
I watched all of the old movies
I thought we killed them.”

“Top turret to pilot”
They are coming in high 11 O'clock”.

“Pilot to crew,
Lock and load,
you know what to do.”

“Shit Sir they are on us”

“We're hit on the left wing Sir”.

“We just lost number one and two engines Captain”.

“I cannot hold her steady,
We are falling out of formation.
Oh dear number four just failed,
It's on fire.”

“Lads now is the time to jump... everybody out”.

“Ball turret to pilot”
“I am stuck.... 
the gun wont move... 
I cannot get out.... 
am I doomed”

Static, no message received.

No matter,
The bomber fell,
no chutes, no bails,
10 men went to hell.

Wait, a moment...
They were in hell already,
No, we need to right this.
They are now in glory!

B-17

The Darkness.
It is haunting you,
Watching you,
always watching you.

The darkness is watching you,
Watching everything that you do.
Breathing just behind your door,
Creeping closer than before.

You try to smile, try to pretend,
But shadows know how stories end.
You light a match, but you still know,
The dark always finds you somehow.

It waits when you're alone,
Follows you home.
Whispers in your ear,
Feeding your fear.
No matter what is true...

The darkness is watching you.

It knows the things you never say,
The masks you wear, the games you play.
It hides inside the mirror's face,
Fills the silence, takes its place.

You feel the chill beneath your skin,
It draws you out, it pulls you in.
A ghost of all you've failed to prove,
Yes, the dark remembers that too.

Maybe it’s guilt, maybe it’s fate,
Maybe it's just too late to escape.
But with every lie, and every scar,
Is written where the shadows are.

It waits for when you're alone,
It follows you to your home.
Whispers in your ear,
Makes you disappear.

Whatever you try to do…

Remember..

The darkness is always watching you.

The Darkness

I just want to rage quit out of life,
There is nothing here for me,
just strife,
I want to go over to where it is fun.

What's over there?
Oblivion!
But damn it looks fun.
This is what I will become.

I need to run.
Hide.
I have faced all the rules,
now,
I want to break them.

There is a rebellion in me,
it is growing, you will see,
Can I stop it? No,
But do I really want to though?

FUCK THE WORLD.

STOP IT.

I  WANT TO GET OFF.

After that mess of a life I presented,
I will leave quietly,
no silly things no games,
just quiet departure, I promise.

Thank you Ladies and Gentlemen
For being there.

Rage Quit

I stand on a cold and lonely hilltop at dawn,
A red sky greets me and I am forlorn.
Is it a warning of what is to come?
Around me, war drums start to drum.

From the mist, the dark foe forms,
Steel and shadow, a thousand storms.
Their banners black, their torches ablaze,
A sea of death bathed in a crimson haze.

Shadows crawl like wolves through the trees,
Whispers ride on an evil breeze.
The earth remembers, the lost bones still cry,
A storm is coming, and no one will survive.

Their War drums thunder, the end has begun,
The black sun rises, there’s nowhere to run.
Knights of the realm, with swords held high,
Ride into glory, beneath a dying sky.

Their steeds are restless, their armor gleams,
Eyes like fire, bound by oaths and dreams.
They know this night will swallow the brave,
Yet still they charge like a tidal wave.

Hear the omen, feel the dread,
The air is poison, the rivers red.
Blades will shatter, and shields will bend,
The drums are calling the final end.

War drums thunder, the silence is gone,
The blood moon rises, the darkness has won.
Knights of valour fall one by one,
But their names will burn on like the endless sun.

On the hill I stand, I am alone,
The drums keep beating, a hollowed tone.
The sky is burning, the prophecy sung,
The war has started—the end has begun.

Drums of the End

Everything is in turmoil,
I want to try and rectify this.
But I can't
I am fucked.

My life used to be so stable,
So calm and complete.
But my mind now fractures this,
and it is in retreat.

Retreat from people.
Retreat from sound,
Retreat from just anyone,
I cannot stand to be around.

Fight......

I must fight myself,
to stay in the game,
focus on the goal,
keep it in frame.

Wouldn't it be nice,
If we all just got along?
THATS WHY...
I made this song.

Retreat from people.
Retreat from sound,
Retreat from just anyone,
I cannot stand to be around.

That could be you.
I wont tell you,
But the look I give you,
WILL.

I am dying to be alone,
yet needing people by my side,
I do not want to leave this place,
I want to survive.

Dying alone inside,
but just staying alive.
It's not life for me,
It's just what will be.

Retreat from people.
Retreat from sound,
Retreat from just anyone,
I cannot stand to be around.

Just don't come near me.
I am dangerous.
To idiots that talk to me.
Make sure you think first.

Just don't talk to me.
Just don't interact with me,
Leave me be,
Just let me die alone.

Retreat

I am just an older guy making music because it pleases me to do so.

Drums of the End

OldManMusicMaker