destination further (take 3)

Destination further and we're going insane
until hangups never happen while they remain.
How much further can we go
from everything we know?
As the time lags speed to zero,
speed is the end game of our hero
but a step behind Kerouac's drama.
Neal Cassady came close, said Jerry Garcia.
You are perfect, said Ariana.
Save it for Shiva, I said, will ya?
How far out does this bus go
as hangups let go of the flow
as the time lags speed to zero
in the end game of our hero
and destination further the further we fly
as we arrive it's like saying goodbye?
As we arrive, it's like saying goodbye
just as we're saying hello, you know,
when then it's goodbye.
We just get here and then it's goodbye.
Goodbye. Hello. Goodbye.
Hello, we've just arrived, Goodbye, 
Goodbye.
We're on our destination further toward going insane.
Our hangups never happen while they remain.
How much further can we go from everything we know
as time lags speed to zero and the end game of our hero
is but a step behind Kerouac's drama?
Neil Cassady came close said Jerry Garcia.

Charles Ashurst 2021 7 12

destination further 2021 7 12

Taking what's mine

I can't Lie

[Intro]
Slow breath, silent room
Rain taps on the window, shapes in the gloom
Your footsteps crossing carpet, my name on your lips
I count every second before your hands fit over mine

[Verse 1]
Kitchen lights spilling, I’m stuck at the sink
Spilled coffee, steadying, scared what you’ll think
You slide in behind me, safe and steady arms
Thumb tracing circles, rhythm that calms
I flinch, then I soften, you just hold me tight
You don’t ask questions, you just stand by my side

[Pre-chorus]
Brave face, soft-spoken, steady and sure
You never flinch, you never turn

[Chorus]
These hands shake less when they’re holding yours
These hands shake less when they’re holding yours
Every shiver slows, every storm seems small
These hands shake less when they’re holding yours

[Verse 2]
Bedroom at midnight, you smooth tangled sheets
Your laughter’s a lantern, pulling me to my feet
I stumble, you steady, you know just when I need
A gentle word or silence that lets me breathe

[Chorus]
These hands shake less when they’re holding yours
These hands shake less when they’re holding yours
(Ohhh—)
These hands shake less when they’re holding yours

[Bridge]
Some nights I falter, fall and fold
Still your voice is the anchor I hold
And I remember, I remember
These hands shake less when they’re holding yours

[Chorus]
These hands shake less when they’re holding yours
These hands shake less when they’re holding yours
(Whoa oh—)
These hands shake less when they’re holding yours
These hands shake less when they’re holding yours
These hands shake less when they’re holding yours
These hands shake less—when they’re holding yours


These Hands Shake Less

Track 444am

So right

baby I love you

Far Away

I’m okay I guess
Just feel like a mess
Though I gotta confess
Don’t wanna get dressed

We’ll meet on the stairs
Going nowhere
But here is where
I really should care

First impressions count
Don’t want you to think
I’ve got something to hide 
Or I’m some kinda jinx

Alarmed, now I’m suitably calm
Thanks to you
For turning on the charm
Now you’re turning on your charm
Calming me down
Turning on your charm  

I know I said that
I’ll soon be extinct
Leaving you with just
A memory print 

I didn’t want you to
Think I was so mean
As you’re the only one alive
In my dreams 

First impressions count
Don’t want you to think
I’ve got something to hide
Or have some kinda kink

Alarmed, now I’m suitably calm
Thanks to you
For turning on the charm
Now you’re turning on your charm
Calming me down
Turning on your charm 

Rampant individualism 
Doesn’t mean you’ll get your own way
More than likely I’ll be accused
And the piper I’ll have to pay

Alarmed, now I’m suitably calm
Thanks to you
For turning on the charm
Now you’re turning on your charm
Calming me down
Turning on your charm 

DF118 ℗+© 2025

DF118 - Charm

Time To Get Nasty

I’m alive
One more day for me to
Realize
What you’re going through
State of mind
Focused on what I can do
To understand
What you’re going through

No perfection
Everyone comes up short
So commit to repair
Any shattered rapport
Build up, not tear down for sport
And listen not waiting to retort

No illusion
This whole world is all our concern
Too many live their whole lives and never learn
That ignorance is the fire in which we burn
What we send out to the universe will return

So I‘ll send out love starting now, starting now
And everyday that my life will allow
Tell this whole world ‘you will make it somehow’
So send all your love starting now, starting now

I’m alive
One more day for me to
Realize
What you’re going through
State of mind
Focused on what I can do
To understand
What you’re going through

Far Away

Viva Cristo Rey

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