anyway, where was I?

Something close to me


Love hurts more than hate
But I’d rather be punched than to waste away
From the loneliness that anger creates
And the bitter taste from every breath one takes

I moved on
By breaking the bond
That kept me down

You can’t be more than yourself
Closing off, cut down everyone else
Till the only reflection you see 
Is an outline you can’t stand to be 

Frozen in fear
That’s why you’re here
In a circle of one

Would you be inclined
When life is in decline

To make your last words be
Something close to me
We can forgive and forget
But don’t leave full of regret 

People refuse to see
Truth can’t be revised into shapes they want to believe
When everyone within 6 degrees
Are picking shards from shattered memories

I moved on
By breaking the bond
That kept me here

Frozen in fear
That’s why you’re here
In a circle of one

Would you be inclined
When life is in decline

To make your last words be
Something close to me
We can forgive and forget,
But don’t leave full of regret 

So, make your last words be
Something close to me...

Written and performed by Stephen Hewitt

Something close to me

Porridge from a bowl

Once upon a time 
We were living
Under sunshine gold
Now we're all just swimming
In a porridge bowl

Got no form or flavour
And getting cold
Got no plans to save it
Just hate eating alone

Porridge from a bowl
Porridge from a bowl

Written and performed by Stephen Hewitt

Porridge from a bowl

Arthur jumped

He takes three buses downtown
Where passers by just past him by 
Anonymous 
Doing God's work
A New York Doll in shirt and tie

But he thirsts for your glory
And how you drown in their love

When he saw you on the big screen 
The tremor of a drunk
Shook him till he couldn’t see
Fell down then Arthur jumped

Oh no you could always find him there
Lying flat on the ground
Something tells me He lost her in his rage
Swallowed the key to his cage

Oh no you could always find him there
Lying flat on the ground
Something tells me he lost her in his rage
Sorrow never saw what he found

Written and performed by Stephen Hewitt

Arthur jumped

Turning circles

Got nothing to say 
Alot less to do
Prison yard walks
Offer the same view

Just turning circles
Dreaming of escapes 
But praying for miracles
Is just the way i wait

Life’s on hold
The seconds still tick, tok, tik, tok, tik...
Prison cell nods
Are my only fix

Dreaming of miracles
Returning to a day
When turning in circles
Is how I waste away

When the outside is in
Will I walk straight lines again
To find my place with you
To mind my space, it’s hiding in plain view

Behind these walls
There’s a world within
Worried 'bout leaving
And starting again

Praying these circles
Will never end
But that’d be a miracle
My long lost friend...

Written and performed by Stephen Hewitt

Turning circles

Morning cold

I can see the morning cold
In the words you spoke

it breaks my heart that you
Planned to start anew
Always buy never sell
Collecting tiger tails

I can feel the winter rain
Coursing thru my veins

The art of all good lies
Is telling truths disguised
Keep it to yourself
I'm not feeling well

Supposed to know who you are
Is like
Unmasking the stars
Unmasking the stars

Written and performed by Stephen Hewitt

Morning cold

506 (Haven't seen you in days)

Prophet sent a text
Said she must leave
These big skies for citylines
To teach the blind to see

That's how I met her here
Riding the 506
Mending souls that no one knows
Needed a fix

Follow these street lights 
Ta worlds I've never been
Stay invisible, in daylight. 
Away from those who can see
Those who can see...

Why were you sent?
But had the faith to go
Above these skies for citylines
To the tracks below

For what has been done
And now left undone
This streetcar has led her far
To kingdom come

Sister Holley salvation comes
In mysterious ways
Crossed the border with Brigham Young
Hasn't seen you for days
Seen you for days...

Written and performed by Stephen Hewitt