Dark coil constricts
around my gasping body
all the air is gone

It was my best friend's birthday
So I went to the store

I got a balloon
And a serving spoon
And some fruit cubes
And frosting tubes

I bought a cake with her name on it
I bought a cake tray with a crack in it
'Cause I dropped it on the floor...
When I was walking out the door

I tripped on a plastic plate
Dropped by some girl named Kate
She left it rolling around the place
And made me fall right on my face

My right hand fell into the cake
The fall made all the cookies break
My shoe went and popped the balloon
My elbow made a dent in the spoon

All the fruit cubes on the floor
The frosting tubes were full no more
There was frosting on her card...
Heck, nothing but frosting for at least a yard!

I think the manager got a little stressed
Before too long, he was only half dressed
Mopping frosting off the floor
Rushing, running through the store

Cantaloupe and melon soup
Rainbow chocolate frosting goop
Big ole hand print in the cake
My fancy party was at stake

I went to go and buy some more
But the manager kicked me out the store
I took my spoon and crushed balloon
My cookies and my mangled cake

I grabbed the fruit cubes off the floor
And ran them to my friend's front door
When she came and answered me
I held them out for her to see

And though I thought she'd cry and pout
She laughed till all her tears ran out
We ate the cake and fruit together
She said it was the "Best Birthday Ever!"

Once Upon a Time
as most stories go,
there was a prince
with an mule in tow

And what really made
a lot of folks balk,
was the weird fact that
the mule could talk

Now this grumpy prince
was not too amused
so he sat right down
and for a day, mused

What ever could he do,
with some old, talking mule?
He was a royal prince!
Not a babbling fool!

He took the mule to town
And put him up for sale
With an old bale of hay
and a watering pail

And so the mule was sold
to a very old man
and his very old wife
of the Coconut Clan

The family was nuts
but they gave the mule hay
and let him run amok
in the pastures all day

And at night the farmer
would talk to the mule
and when the mule talked back
all the neighbors would drool

No one would believe
that the mule could speak
and to all of them
the future was bleak

Until one day, the old man died
The man's wife and the mule cried
Then the woman went to sleep
Never made another peep

And the mule was sad
he ran far away
to a far off castle
all night and all day

He crossed the deep, dark moat
And went to the throne room
when the King saw the mule
he knew he'd met his doom

"Hello old prince" said the mule
"Hello" the prince replied
and ran for his life
despite all his pride

The mule sat on the throne
and let out a defeated drone
He didn't have a clue
for there was nothing else to do

"I guess I'm king now" he said
And placed the royal crown on his head

Soaring through the wind
Nothing matters anymore
Just the sky and me

I'm cemented to a bitter stone
Frozen on empty lie
Something never understood
Trapped in an eternal state of
Why?

I watch you through the frosted glass

Standing here
Watching through the glass
Everything is so unclear.
Standing here
Miles and miles away
Through the smoke I disappear
Far away
Where your eyes don't see me
Standing here

Translucent wishes,
Fogged up memories
Secrets never uncovered
Unsaid words begging to be
Free

I watch you through the frosted glass

Standing here
Watching through the glass
Everything is so unclear.
Standing here
Miles and miles away
Through the smoke I disappear
Far away
Where your eyes don't see me
Standing here

Get out of my head
Get out of my mind

It's like I can't run
and I can't hide

Standing here
Watching through the glass
Everything is so unclear.
Standing here
Miles and miles away
Through the smoke I disappear
Far away
Where your eyes don't see me
Standing here

Sunlight filters through my window
I feel the warmth of sun rays' touch
It helps me know, it helps me see
Just why I love my life so much

If you're missing love,
find it.

If you've lost your way,
ask directions.

If you've fallen,
climb.

If your happiness left you,
chase it.

If a storm's approaching,
find a tree.

If you can't find work,
make it.

If you're thirsty,
drink

If you're hungry,
eat.

If the fridge is empty,
find a store.

If the store's closed,
What is dirt for?

If you're flying,
watch your head.

If you're running,
watch you're back.

If you're 'too tired',
sleep's overrated.

Out of breath?
Well so is air.

Life doesn't live you
You live life.

Life is like the trial version of a computer program.
If you want full benefits, there's a price to pay.

If you owe it,
pay it.

If something's undone,
do it.