The Edge Of The Earth

Gypsy Girls

Another Tribe

The Phoenix

Oh, if I defy the Gods
Will they hold me to the others?
If I fight my fate, the odds,
Will I right the wrongs, or suffer?

(Chorus) 

Holders of the flame.
Older with the days.
Showin’ all their pain.
Growin’ after rain.

This is all to say
That you’ve felt the same.

Keepin’ on, and keepin’ strong.
I have long been pushin’ boulders,
And I smile when it falls down again.
‘Cause I know my purpose I own, 
for the...

[Chorus]

After all the truth has gone.
I am just a lonely soldier.
Fightin’ for the strength to carry on,
And the world is on my shoulders.

[Chorus]

Sisyphus

Pulled down to my knees
Won’t you please...
Give me a reason
‘Cause I’m teasin’ out your words,
and they don’t make sense to me.
They don’t help me see clearly.

Say what’s on your mind
I’m tryin’ to find the answers.
The questions left behind
Have left me kind of concerned.

The door is opened wide
Do with it what you will.
And when you open up your eyes
You’ll see a heart that’s filled.

And we’re tryin’.. to find
All the answers.. inside.

Hopped up on notions
Boastin’ still.
We take our potions,
And our pills.

Tryin’ to shoot first
So fire at will.
No need to aim
Our clips are filled.

[Chorus]

Oh, I see that smile.
Been hidin’ all that style.
Come here, 
and while away the afternoon.

We’ll share some blues,
And write some tunes.

[Chorus]
Oh, the road lies so wide.
Oh I do find you to be a masterpiece,
And oh I don’t mind 
if your heart’s been beat.

I can say that it’s happened to me.
We’ll play, rewind, and repeat.

Once in a while,
We gotta act like a child.
Throw out the files,
And start a new life.

Right, fight for the flight,
Drive far from this place.

Go meet a strangers gaze.
Pick up the pace,
And write a new song.

It won’t be long ‘til you find you.

(Chorus)

Punchline Rewind EP

Oh, look at me now!
I’m holdin’ on to the rush,
And how it crushes so neatly.

My sweet release. 
I need to free this soul.

No question of how.
I touched the light of truth,
And now it’s you and me.
The answer to pleadin’.

Oh, I’ll chase the ends of the earth,
But first I’ll spend a life with you.
My own, my home, my truth.

And all around 
the angels are singin’ out.
Hallelujah! 
Oh, and I’m letting go
Just in time.

Oh what a sweet sound.
It echoes all around.
I found the voice,
The choices,
The unknown bliss.
I kissed the fist.

Oh, I’ll chase the ends of the earth,
But first I’ll spend a life with you.
My own, my home, my truth.

My Truth

Why try in a world 
filled with fear and lies?
You open your mind,
And the truth pours inside.

And you hide from the pain, but it’s there in the shadows.
Dealin’ its blows,
And preparing the gallows.

The shallow black and white
Is all we see,
And when we fight the gray
There’s nothing left to achieve.

I’m grieving the death 
of a reasoned debate,
And is it your victimhood,
Or mine that I hate?

Is it too late 
to turn back the hands of time,
And find the answers 
to unwind the design?

We tiptoe, we must though,
Through the tulips.
These two lips slip,
And I’m feelin’ clueless.

Been through this tryst
In our history,
And I can’t dare to face 
the ignorant seeds;
The ignorant me.

We run from our freedom.
The freed dumb 
Would rather give in then become..

..Free thinkers are few 
and far between.
I see you, do you see me?

This system is a well oiled machine.

I’m breakin’ out of the dream.
I’m questionin’ everything.

One time 
for the ones who fell behind.
In this world that twists and winds,

And the blind lead the blind
With a mic on a stage.
While the wisdom 
creeps through the alleyways.

These days I don’t know 
where to find the truth.
Today I’m a winner.
Tomorrow I’ll lose, 

And proof is a lost cause,
‘Cause OZ is paused,
And I lost my red shoes
When I faced the odds.

When offense is defense
For the right and wrong.
Then everybody judges
What side you’re on.

And it’s gone and spawned 
a new kind of evil.
The kind that feeds 
that fear is other people.

The recourse is equal 
to the evil we try to avoid.
And facing the mirror 
is the way to fill the void.

Free thinkers are few 
and far between.
I see you, do you see me?

This system is a well oiled machine.

I’m breakin’ out of the dream.
I’m questionin’ everything.

Love is an infinite resource.
You can’t force doors to open
If you won’t open yours.

Free Thinkers

Hold on to old songs
This heart is young,
And boasting everlong
Of times when it has come undone.

[Chorus]
I write these words 
to serve a purpose.
Of highlighting nerves
Beneath the surface.

Gimme that pen and paper
I’ll write your God, your Savior,
Letters from the choir.

Ask for hope
I got none.
As for where I came from,
Better not to inquire.

Your restless heart is bested.
Art is vested
In the less devout
Are tested
For their press kits.
They’ll invest in anything.

(Chorus)

Let my aim be sure.
Let my heart be pure.
This and nothing more
Will cure the needs.
Will pull the weeds.

(Chorus)

Better Not To Inquire

Out of line, gettin’ by,
I can say that I tried.
You can live your life,
But don’t set aside mine.

These words 
are sure to stop the Tide.
If they are heard,
But they’re sure to die.
(Like everything else!)

Ya da, da da da die..

One mind, one time,
One man getting older.
While the world whirls by
Yet still on his shoulders.

He would give up his life
To be beholden again.
While the burns and lines
Are just smolderin’.

Ya da, da da da die...

Oh it’s a beautiful earth,
But it’s cursed with the persons.
Are you the you that ya choose,
Or another version?

And when the answers don’t fit
Do you stop searchin’,
And learnin’? 
Please don’t give in.

So I’ll work to fix 
the things that are broken.
And I’ll do what I can
To right the wrongs I’ve spoken

Push through the mud
Just to stay open.
I’m hopin’ that I don’t give in..

Ya da, da da da die...

Michael O

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