Surrounded by light lying low in the shade
Of a past where the shadows of fear are displayed
Unaware she's involved in the game being played
Her bruised heart is the colour of love

The last tear she felt sink at the end of his call
Pushed the rapids toward a sheer drop waterfall
Before drowning she learned how to master the crawl
Her bruised heart is the colour of love

Cut to ribbons she tied in a butterfly bow
Sorrow's bouquet a fractured emotional blow
Fills with pride as she watches her little ones grow
Her bruised heart is the colour of love

Every now and again shed escape the mundane
Drink and drugs tender hugs *** and unwanted pain
Shackles crash to the ground dancing free in the rain
Her bruised heart is the colour of love

She is glowing again getting ready to shine
Put herself a bit closer to front of the line
Ditched the shame she took on with her no entry sign
Her bruised heart is the colour of love

Freshly cut battle scars merely sharpen her numb
Any comfort once sought couldn't spare her a crumb
Puncturing for release skin as tight as a drum
Closing all roads that lead to her heart

A statistic they say suffering from self abuse
Not that she'd ever use such a flimsy excuse
Many moons have now passed since her demons let loose
Ripped up any path circling her heart

Innocence taken from her when still very young
As the winds of change howled and the pendulum swung
Got her first taste of blood biting down on her tongue
Shredding every string tied to her heart

Chilling loneliness haunting a bottomless soul
Suffocating attempts at regaining control
Her mind wonders down old memory lane for a stroll
Ever further away from her heart

She's a fighter and stands proud at last in a place
Where her undeserved shame finally runs out of space
I'll be first off the mark in the ultimate race
For a chance to get close to her heart

I realise
I fantasise
Tap dancing in the rain
On pointed stars
With chocolate bars
Replacing crack *******
No trippy stones
Still jumping bones
Swinging from chandeliers
Filling up holes
Picked in my goals
By overwhelming fears
Try taking care
Of those who dare
To differ from the norm
With healing hands
Bring troubled lands
Some shelter from the storm
Embrace the sun
See all as one
And silence every scream
I'll try my best
Like all the rest
I'm living in a dream

The image I mirror
It breaks down and cries
Another reflection
Without a disguise
I no longer see
Any soul in these eyes
The fairest of alls badly cracked
They stripped out my innards
To get to my core
Trampled over ambitions
To even the score
Sent me back with an invite
To knock on deaths door
The fairest is barely intact

Nothing left
But your breath
Bringing warmth
To my frost
Nothing left
But the heat
You provide

Nothing left
But your breath
On the lines
It had crossed
All that's left
Ebbs and flows
With the tide

A graveyard"s rusty creaking gate
Obeys the wind's urge to create
An atmosphere sliced open by the knife
The dark his blanket from the cold
A flying fox's wings unfold
His take off brings the dead of night to life
A mist rolls over antique stone
He tips he's not in here alone
As something scurries quickly out of sight
His isolation closes in
The reek of his most recent sin
Is sensed by every creature of the night
The demons want to flay the lot
A witch shines up her cauldron ***
The werewolfs put their bid in for the bones
A vamp already claimed the blood
The organs bring a tidal flood
One zombie and her thirty seven clones
Fears roots hold firmly to the ground
A screeching almost deafening sound
Has cleared the field with supersonic stealth
The gods he always heard were near
Decided not to interfere
The big man's here and wants him to himself

She hovers over hallowed ground
Creates the most delightful sound
Runs with the fox hunts with the hound
The goddess of the night

A heart as cold as arctic ice
Thaws every time she takes a slice
Her virtue doubles as her vice
The goddess of the night

The power to bring giants to their knees
Unlocking hearts with master keys
Her hug disguised her fatal squeeze
The goddess of the night

A juggernaut of wit and charm
When reapers took her by the arm
Was they who wound up at the farm
The goddess of the night

She's out there now still standing tall
With scissors for your paper wall
Deciding if your due a call
The goddess of the night

His reign of terror's stranglehold
Saw fresh first love succumb to mould
Light dims when covered by the cloak of fear
A heart as delicate as lace
Has long since lost it's resting place
Her innocence will never reappear
Another jumpy nervous day
Part of the price she has to pay
For letting feelings overrule her head
He'll stroll home in an hour or so
Put out her aura's golden glow
Demanding she become a ***** in bed
She'll run his bath and cook his food
Smile softly asking are you good
Hand over the remote and lose control
Blood curdles underneath her skin
Alone no friends or kith n kin
Keeps moving to avoid being swallowed whole
The time had come to make a stand
Acquired poisons grace her hand
His favourite meal is taken from the shelf
The **** of all his filthy jokes
Waves goodbye as he slowly chokes
Her love returned this time it's for herself

Imagine night without the stars
A jail with windows free of bars
The busy roads deprived of cars
And know how much I miss you

Imagine snow without the flakes
An alleyway without the jakes
A detox free of any shakes
And know how much I miss you

Imagine there's no crescent moon
Or birds or flowers alive in June
The sun not in the sky by noon
And know how much I miss you

Imagine fire without the smoke
A crisp score note without the coke
A punchline searching for it's joke
And know how much I miss you

Imagine life without the pain
Where peace falls on your weary brain
The dreams you have come true again
And know that I am with you

The lady floated with the lamp
Attended to a jaundiced *****
He slipped away despite her stamp
She fell upon her knees

She stumbled on in laddered tights
The nip that comes from working nights
A mountain view and fear of heights
She fell upon her knees

With love she had a rocky ride
Her so called beau is super snide
Another dent in fading pride
She fell upon her knees

A star that twinkles lost full beam
A nap replaced her wildest dream
A ninja of the silent scream
She fell upon her knees

The lady found some space to think
A brand new note pad pleads for ink
Discarding every fear and kink
She rose up from her knees

She asked him if he had a light
I have he said to her delight
And reached into his pocket for the flame
Her strangely dyed unnatural hair
Warned any bold enough to dare
To ask her for her number or her name
She gave his arm a gentle stroke
Then bounced a little as she spoke
I've asked six others none could help me out
The bus is overdue I'm late
I'm not quite sure how long he'll wait
Forever going by that bone jangling pout
The horror he tried to disguise
By closing up his tell tale eyes
Was felt by every soul for miles around
His hands had done the rounds to find
An emptiness that filled his mind
The promised spark was nowhere to be found
He turns on heels to walk away
The echo from her it's ok
Left every nerve end screaming for a guide
His saving grace a local shop
The standard goods for readies swap
She had a smoke while waiting for her ride

If I say
Sail away
For the day
We could lay
On a beach with the finest of sand
Hit a bar
Play guitar
Go too far
Name a star
Dance whilst singing along with the band
When we're done
We could run
To the sun
Have some fun
Take my heart  heal my soul hold my hand
Don't be shy
Let's get high
Laugh and cry
Question why
We keep trying to keep up with demand
Up the game
We're the same
Call my name
Burn the flame
Take a chance and let's see where we land

The gods conspired to keep apart
Two souls who share a single heart
Somehow they found a way to start
The light it had returned

They found each other in the crowd
A clear blue sky without a cloud
With her in tow he felt so proud
The light it had returned

In love his soul it was immersed
A feeling he had not rehearsed
She shed her clothes his gloom reversed
The light it had returned

The deed is done they join as one
A holster with a loaded gun
He basked beneath her rising sun
The light it had returned

This moments taken quite a while
To sleep she drifts with beaming smile
He'd marched straight through the rank and file
The light it had returned

You touch me without any use of the hands
Accept me without the outrageous demands
Throw a dream in the air just to see where it lands
Hug my soul with your daily embrace

You look at my darkness without showing fear
Sift through all the garbage to keep my feet clear
Tell me truths I may think I'm not ready to hear
Hug my soul with your daily embrace

You put love in my heart without snapping at strings
Let me soar through the air with a flap of your wings
Have me feel like I'm walking the valley of kings
Hug my soul with your daily embrace

You enchant me without any use of a spell
Quench my thirst with a free go on your wishing well
March your heavenly body straight into my hell
Hug my soul with your daily embrace

You have opened a door without slamming it shut
Chased the terrors who ripped out a hole in my gut
Slipped right under my skin without making a cut
Hugged my soul with your daily embrace