take me out of this stress

~
Tapping fingers haunt me
Clock hands tick away
Frustration all around me
Conscience begins to sway

Pulse is racing faster
Can't take another minute
Gotta find a way
To make a change or fight it

Go cry me a river
About how you are marred
Cause nobody shivers
And nothing is hard

Lines are getting longer
Messages delayed
Every second's torture
An endless masquerade

Hurry up and wait
You can't escape this fate
I'm waiting for a change
You're driving me insane

Go cry me a river
About how you are marred
Cause nobody shivers
And nothing is hard

Lines are getting longer
Messages delayed
Every second's torture
An endless masquerade

Hurry up and wait
You can't escape this fate
I'm waiting for a change
You're driving me insane

Go cry me a river
About how you are marred
Cause nobody shivers
And nothing is hard
~

0069 Hurry Up And Wait

~

Emerging into life
Deciding a path to take
Heartache and strife
Might cause me to break

Masters on every throne
Every field fully sown
I wondered where I'd fit
What niche would benefit?

Dreams start fading away
Living for a payday
The hustle and grind
Losing peace of mind

Had to sacrifice
Dreams and accept 
Brutal facts of life
Like it's all an attempt

Adults don't really know
We all make it up as we go
Don't listen without thought
Or words your brain will rot

Emerge from paralysis
To realize beyond a doubt
That graduation was behind me
That meant I held clout

I was there for a reason;
A vision in my heart.
The turning path is not me.
And I still wanted to start.

Masters on every throne
Every field fully sown
I wondered where I'd fit
What niche would benefit?

Adults don't really know
We all make it up as we go
Don't listen without thought
Or words your brain will rot

Emerge from paradise
Dreams ain't exact but a brutal price
Brutal facts all an attempt
Brutal facts a lot of debt

Choose something sacred
Never make it commodity
Do it for yourself
Not for their money

In a monetary cage
We are demanded to pay
So we work for the man
Career up to meet demands

Masters on every throne
Every field fully sown
I know where I belong
As I write my own song

~

0049 Graduation Paralysis (Midlife Mountain 2)

~
We all know what's happening out there,
News has thoroughly filtered by.
Everyone is paying attention
And waiting on a whistle cry.

Who wants to be a hero?
The best way is to stay lit.
Keep your ear to the ground,
Find a good place to sit.

Shadows hiding shameful cries,
Politics devised with lies,
Media all spouts sound the same
Why defend a sick game?

There is nothing more worth dying for
than fighting for what's right.
Bittersweet bliss please not today, 
 stay vigilant through the night!

Who wants to be a hero?
The best way is to stay lit.
Keep your ear to the ground,
Find a good place to sit.

Come each bitter strife,
Stay lit through the night.
Know whom you will defend,
And fight to see the end.

When the time comes, will you move?
Will you fear getting dirty hands?
Is it NOT right to stop the violence
On innocents born to meet bitter ends?

Who wants to be a hero?
The best way is to stay lit.
Keep your ear to the ground,
Find a good place to sit.

Come each bitter strife,
Stay lit through the night.
Know whom you will defend,
And fight to see the end.

There is nothing more worth dying for
than fighting for what's right.
Come each bitter strife,
Stay lit through the night.
~

0084 Stay Lit

~
I wish I was with you now
But everything's gotten so loud
Inside my head more than without
I think I'm fine, I feel quite proud.

Round and round and round I go
Heart's beat as it takes control
Stripped me down, exposed my soul
Strong and yet vulnerable

You can take me out
Out of all this stress
But you can't take the stress
Outta me no less

A working lad, lady, fellow fair
Shake it out, toss the hair
Believe in yourself and breathe
There is no way but to be

Surrounded by the others
Stressed dads and mothers
Clenching head in pain,
Don't let them your soul drain

You can take me out
Out of all this stress
But you can't take the stress
Outta me no less
I have to find my
Inner Resilience

Twists and turns we make
Taking me away
Memories forsake
We'll forge a better day
Losing sleep and touch
To lack but still have some
In a world so rough
We're grateful for a crumb

As darkness settles on the land
It's as if a giant hand
Pressed all the stress away
Suddenly on pillow I lay

Before my consciousness
Can question the expense
I've worked away the day
My life for life I pay

I have to find my
Inner Resilience
~

0051 My Life For Life

~

Crawling through the seams
Seeming to come undone
Feeling warm despite dreams
Falling far from being won

Crying out
Falling crown
Lost without
Slowing down

Where does it lead
Where do you go
When you succeed
But fail to grow

Believe the words heard
Carelessly absorb
Leaving undisturbed
Spouts beliefs unformed

Feel the breeze
Let go of fear
If you were to die
Would you want to hear
Screaming seize
Or a wish to sigh

It really doesn't matter,
the money, jobs, or friends
Because it's within your heart
That your chance for peace ends

Where does it lead
Where do you go
When you succeed
But fail to grow

The screaming seize of sorrow
Does not have to be where it ends
Loving now and tomorrow
Is how we treasure time with friends

Crawling through the seams
Seeming to come undone
Feeling worn despite dreams
Fleeting, far from being won

Crying out
Falling crown
Lost without
Slowing down

Where does it lead
Where do you go
When you succeed
But fail to grow

Where does it lead
Where do you go
When you succeed
But fail to grow

Where does it lead
Where do you go
When you succeed
But fail to grow

~

0042 Crawling Through The Seams

~
Miss a chance but stay in flow
Better safe, so take it slow
If you can wait it out to know
Rather than rush where fires blow

Plans fluctuate like evening skies
No one can predict these tides
It's a shame to waste or fail
It's crucial you know when to bail

There's really no press to rush
The impetus is on us
To make the call, set the stage
Show others the game at play

Getting home safe in mind and more
Better missed than lost on the way
Let each moment not be a chore
Take a breath, it will be okay

Work can wait just hold on tight,
You might miss a party, flight,
or evening you would sorely miss
Better than a death glimpse

Choose your lane
Feel the peace
Let go of strain
Feel at ease

Life can wear down any edge
Stress drives in you like a wedge
Please do not push so hard
It's okay to drop your guard
~

0163 Impetus Is On Us (In Mind and More 2)

~

You don't know me
yet I want to know you
There's so many
things to say and do

Do you fare
well on this night
I would chance
Your soul is bright
Would you share
A rare delight
Would you dance 
with me tonight

Losing ourselves in 
the waves of sounds
I want to lose myself
with you around

Losing ourselves in 
the waves of sounds
I want to lose myself
with you around

~

With You Around (2)

Peanut Butter Cup

~

Sharing time with you
Like an evening breeze
Washing away the heat
With pleasant tease

Break the boundaries so that we
Can create a whole reality
Chains that held us, shall we
Take back from propriety

Raking my memories
Loving what we made
Hoping, wishing, please,
Let we live to see better days

If I could I'd shoot the breeze
Just to make you smile
If it were possible, I would
Walk or go any mile

Walking between layers 
Fight through the mist
Wishing I could court you
Ask your hobbies, kiss

Break the boundaries so that we
Can create a whole reality
Chains that held us, shall we
Take back from propriety

Raking my memories
Loving what we made
Hoping, wishing, please,
Let we live to see better days

If I could I'd shoot the breeze
Just to make you smile
If it were possible, I would
Walk or go any mile

Walking between layers 
Fight through the mist
Wishing I could court you
Ask your hobbies, kiss

Break the boundaries so that we
Can create a whole reality
Chains that held us, shall we
Take back from propriety

Sharing time with you
Like an evening breeze
(Washing away the heat
With pleasant tease)

Walking between layers 
Fight through the mist
Wishing I could court you
Ask your hobbies, kiss

Break the boundaries so that we
Can create a whole reality
Chains that held us, shall we
Take back from propriety

Sharing time with you
Like an evening breeze
Washing away the heat
With pleasant tease

~

Our Reality (2)

0168 Kipper the Cat

~

Carved into a stone
We must take up space
In order to live
Where else is our place

It takes a village
Oh to survive
It takes a village
On both sides 

In this tethered life,
Burdens Bountiful.
Many hands make light
Commitments communal

So someone said freely
We think that if you ask
If you are a burden
You will just need a task

Individuals
Out for themselves
Can't be considerate
Let alone commit
To taking the time
whether to wait in line
Or to smile and nod
For they are too far gone

It takes a village
To keep moving
It takes a village
to survive
It takes a village
for improving
Costs and benefits
on both sides

So someone said freely
 freely
We think that if you ask
 if you ask
If you are a burden
you
 if you ask
If you are a burden
You will just need a task

It takes a village
to imp
pra- proving
It takes a village
to serve
ve- vive
It takes a village
for improving
Costs and benefits
on both sides


~

Takes A Village

~

They walk in circles
 but never see
Blind to the chaos
 they choose to be
Their hands build fires
 they can’t contain
I watch it all and
 feel the strain

They laugh at shadows
 that scream too loud
Dance in the wreckage
Heads unbowed
I reach for words
They slip like sand
A bitter taste I
 can’t withstand

I’m mad
I’m sad
I’m breaking apart
The weight of watching
 tears my heart
They harm
They burn
They won’t refrain
And here I am going
 a little insane

Their echo chambers
A deafening hum
My heart wavers
Their laughs are numb
I feel the dreamers
dying in our young
The least I can do 
is
provide a light 
to some

How do you save what
 won’t be saved
When their own choices
 dig their graves
It’s like a dream that
 twists and falls
A maze of mirrors with
 winding halls

I’m mad
I’m sad
I’m breaking apart
The weight of watching
 tears my heart
They harm
They burn
They won’t refrain
And here I am going a
 little insane

I’m mad
I’m sad
I’m breaking apart
The weight of watching
 tears my heart
They harm
They burn
They won’t refrain
And here I am going a
 little insane

~

Breaking Apart

I'm Letting Go

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· Digital Musician · Performance Artist · Video Creator · 
~Thought of love in my heart~
Bi/NB/Poly/Agnostic
There is beauty in all. I work with AI generated music and art. We create pop, rock, punk, folk, bops, ballads, shanties, bangers, etc. Through it elements of violin, Celtic vibes, jazz, and alternative, as well as influences from electric swing, edm, shoegaze, chill ambient instrumentals, and avoiding constant drum beats.

Generating music may be the new thing, but I feel no lack of authenticity in this. It may not be just my own, but nothing exists without learning from what came before.

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0084 Stay Lit

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