I’m angry
But why
The world
It’s hurting
We cannot
Stop it
Unless
We work
As one
To end
The suffering

How deep does the pain go
Let’s cut down and see
Watch how much the the blood flows
Like life out of me

How long will the tears flow
Will they ever run dry
I am so surprised
That I can still cry

How far does my love get
Does it reach to your heart
Mine breaks every moment
That we spend apart

What age will my life end
I hope long from now
To watch my kids grow up
And make me so proud

Bound, broken, bleeding
I lay there at your feet
You ask for what you need
But your eyes I cannot meet
I fear that I’ll disappoint
And that makes me pull away
I want to bear my soul to you
To show how I really feel
But even after all these years
I feel you might turn me away
Before my chances dwindle
And the time all disappears
Please know you are the only one
I could have given all my years
If there is nothing else to know
I hope you already do
I love you with all my being
And will forever more

I wonder at the universe
So vast, empty, cold
And realise it’s easy
To feel so all alone
We are all just a tiny dot
Living tiny lives
Insignificant to the universe
Just as tiny flies
So while we live our little lives
Try to make a big impression
So you will be remembered
For a few more generations

How many voices in my head
You are not worthy one has said
Another just wants to be dead
I listen not to these

One says that no one is like me
That’s just because I’m crazy
I’m trapped in here never to be free
I listen not to he

Another says he is a friend
But whispers to me it’s the end
No more he thinks my life should wend
I listen not to him

But in the clamour and the buzz
I here a voice that says I’m loved
I think it comes from heaven above
To that I have to listen

My struggle happens day to day
For love is why I kneel and pray
That’s why I know I’ll be okay
I listen just to me

Heartache is a friend of mine
We are as close as brothers
We walk together everyday
Along with many others
So many think us weak to show
How much we feel inside
A person now is only strong
If they go on alone besides
I shed a tear every day
For those that don’t survive
That feel there is no other way
Than taking their own lives
All it takes to save these souls
Is time and understanding
To be listened to a little
And told they are worth something

I smile to hide the pain away
I laugh to hide the sorrow
I lie awake in bed at night
Fearing tomorrow
Another day of hiding
The way I feel inside
Putting on the mask again
So others think I’m fine
I know I’m not alone at all
I have my family
But no one knows how hard it is
To show my anxieties
So I smile to hide the pain away
And no one wants to see

If your told real men don't cry,
Ask the question then, why?
The soldiers in Afghanistan,
Will cry whenever they lose a man,
They're brave and strong,
Real men I'd say,
They take whatever comes their way,
They risk their lives so you are safe,
They never ask what you can give,
A real man will cry to show,
The death of a comrade is real sorrow,
One hero less upon this earth,
A man that showed his real worth,
So if your told real men don't cry,
Then ask that person,
Really, why?

without you time is endless,
my heart yearns for your touch,
as i draw nearer to you,
my love grows oh so much,
to feel your breath upon me,
the warmness of your skin,
to kiss your lips, caress you,
know that you are mine.

For those that do not know me
I’m a man of little worth
I don’t have lots of money
And all I do is work
I have a quite large family
To house and feed and clothe
But none of them has wanted
For a home that’s filled with love
My family is growing still
My children having more
And all I have is theirs to have
As my love continues to grow
I may not have the money
To buy most everything
But believe me I’m the richest man
I love with all my being

Perfection is unattainable
So everybody says
Then I look at you and fall in love
Each and every day
Your flaws are what make you perfect
Without them what’s to know
Your scars and blemishes and marks
From surface to your soul
The children you have given us
The house you make our home
Is full of love and happiness
Cause perfect is your love

Things I’ve seen things I’ve done
Should be in the minds of no one
In the name of keeping peace
Shots fired lives in pieces
Families torn apart hearts rendered
With all lives by my hand ended
Seeing them in my mind eye
Awake asleep can’t say goodbye
To voice emotions is so tough
Sorry isn’t good enough

Who has many deep dark secrets
Who has voices in their heads
Who believes the world around them
Would be better if they were dead
Who thinks life is too much bother
Who wants all of this to end
Who has nothing left to live for
No one thinking they are friends

Everybody has some secrets
Voices speak to everyone
But just believe that there is someone
Wants you there because you’re loved
This will end these empty feelings
When you live through all the rough
Even when you’re at your loneliest
There are friends with which to talk

When I look into the mirror
Am I happy with the man
The life I’ve lived the deeds I’ve done
Could my life be just a sham
I’ve done some things I’m proud of
Others not so much
But I’ve been around the world
And seen some wonders and such
Although I’ve enjoyed my time away
My heart is in my home
With my wife and all my children
When my travels are all done
My wealth is in my family
My riches are their love
So when I look into the mirror
I thank my lucky stars above

If I ever seem a burden
Please remember what I’ve done
Taken care of you and loved you
Since you popped out of your mum
I worked all hours just to feed you
Keep you clothed and toasty warm
Held a job to keep you sheltered
Safe and dry against the storms
I missed maybe a birthday
Or a play in which you starred
But my child I’ll always love you
Which is why I worked so hard
I know you have a life and family
And you work all hours sent
To keep your children’s bellies full
And make the money for the rent
Please remember that you’re doing
All the things that I have done
I hope that now you realise
And that you understand

From the moment that I met you
You stole my heart away
It’s you I want to wake to
Each and every day
I will be complete when you’re my wife
Forever you are mine
Together we created life
Our futures looking fine

See the enemies approaching
Closing in from every side
Wake up screaming I was dreaming
They dissipate with open eyes
They were real not a figment
Only from time left behind

They were people we were fighting
Flesh and blood like you and me
Scared of dying
Dodging bullets as they run across the field
Bodies falling voices crying
Wishing nothing else but peace

After seeing all the carnage of a ****** battlefield
Can you ever be the person you once were
Or will you yield
To the voices you are hearing in your never ending dreams
Take the pain away
Just **** me
Will the anguish ever cease

You will go where you are told
Into places hot or cold
You will as I have said
**** that man make sure he’s dead

You will do as you are ordered
Go forth secure our borders
You will follow toe the line
Invade that country make it mine

I will sit here at my desk
To me there is no consequence
To you though
Search your own conscience

If you refuse
You’ll go to jail
Obey my orders
Live through hell

When you are spent
Another I’ll find
To take my orders
And break his mind

If you think that man is weak
Look at his life
Take just a peek
The freedom that you have today
Comes not without a price to pay
He volunteered to keep you safe
And that he did in that he gave
He lost his friends and brothers too
Not for himself but all for you
And on return asks not for praise
But for respect to those been slain
That gave it all in selfless acts
With no regrets on looking back
So if you see that soldier weep
Know that it’s not because he’s weak
It’s all for that great price he’s paid
Of friends and brothers all been lain

See the bullets
Flying far
Through the night
Like shooting stars
Keeping back the enemy
Big bad men
You will not see
On the news the battle rages
The tv screen seen by all ages
Miles away the fight is fought
Once seen not given another thought
Except the men that fight and die
Have wives and kids in their minds eye
To keep them safe is their mission
They volunteer to give their lives
So you can stay safe with your wives
A debt is owed to all those men
Forever please remember them

That man you see
When it’s dark
Upon a bench
In the park
Without a roof
Or room to stay
In all weather
Snow, wind, rain
Served his country
Proud and true
Came back broken
Can’t fight through
Society looks down on him
Don’t see the man
Or what he did
They see a drunk, addict, ***
A down and out
Use to no one
His family a distant dream
His end will come
Cold alone and lonely.

Drifting aimless
Have no bed
Thoughts are swirling
Through my head
Could it be
I’m really dead
No one even sees me.

Drifting aimless
Town to town
If I’m seen
Always a frown
Don’t look up
Forever down
They know not what I’ve done for them.

Drifting aimless
In my mind
The gunshots ring
I try to hide
I see the bodies
Try to find
Some peace from all the memories.

Drifting aimless
Battling on
Feeling tired
No more can I run
Time to rest
Life is not fun
This soldiers time has ended.

Where the brave soldiers
Out on the field
Fighting the battle
Never to yield
Love for their country
Brothers in arms
Telling their stories
Spinning their yarns
Do not forget them
For they gave their all
To give you your freedom
For that they did fall

Lotions, potions, powders and pills
Nothing I take ever cures my ills
The pain in my muscles
Fatigue in my bones
It seems at the moment
All I do is moan
The one thing I want
Above any other
Is to be pain free
For just 24 hours
That would be so perfect
It could be such peace
To not have this agony
I can dream at least

When life is pink and fluffy
And it's clear in the sky
The voices are all silent
They say nothing to my mind

When there's a cloud that's noticed
And it looks a chance of rain
The voices start complaining
They explode inside my brain

I don't want any problems
I just want an easy life
Just let me plod along my path
I don't want any strife

My life is full of hardships
Like everybody else
It has no rhyme or reason
Nor does it make sense

So do not worry daily
Take your life just as it is
The strife and trouble happens
Solve the problems as they come