In this castle where I lay,
With the angels and queens,
As they bow down
To pray.
And in these dreams,
Of which I sleep,
My tormented soul,
The demons shall keep.
And with these thoughts,
My pen does bleed,
Onto parchment composed
Of guilt and greed.
And in this hell,
Of which I dread,
Upon a rock,
I rest my head.
And with these hopes,
My wings spread high,
In dreams of returning,
To that castle in the sky

To see him play,
Is like nothing else,
He gets lost in the rhythm,
And lost in the time,
He bows to the song,
And lives for the rhyme,
A single note turned brilliant,
By the magician's hands

No one sees
The moon as it rises,
Peeking its head,
Above the horizon,
Hidden behind,
The sun's enterprises.
Yet there it sits,
Silent and waiting,
Patient desire,
Anticipating,
As nighttime arrives,
And the sun slowly fading,
The moon shining bright,
As the world succumbs,
To conniving dreams,
Until nighttime is done,
Slipping once more
Behind morning's sun.

This fire slowly burning
As it
Takes its toll of learning
From a heart
So young and yearning

This grave I keep on digging
So my
Lonely heart keeps cleansing
All its
Fears and past forbiddings

Take all that I'm forgetting
To live
This life worth living
Seems so
Simply unforgiving

The burdens of luxury
Love
And loss...
Thrown together
In a crude little box...
Strapped to our backs,
Heavier than thought...
Growing greater
And greater,
And never
To stop

The demons of the dark,
That fought the beating
Of your heart,
Swimming swiftly
Through your veins,
Taking pleasure
In your pain
Never giving you a moment
To fight away their torments
Dreaming only of the kiss,
Of a shot gun barrel's bliss
Finding temporary peace
In the face of their deceit

Can I take another heart break
Can I have another smile
Losing is a heartache
But you will last a while.
I've settled down my hopes,
I've compromised with dreams
There's nothing I can give,
To bring you back to me.
And there you are,
Waiting for me still,
Everything I have done,
And everything I will.
You see me as my best,
Though I am at my worst,
I don't know how to love you
And loving is what hurts.