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I can feel the weight of your words crushing my rib cage,
shattering the already weak bones in tiny swords,
which stab into my lungs,
leaving me breathless,
into my heart,
leaving me broken,
and all my other internal organs,
leaving me,
well,
crushed.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Look at the grass grow,
look at the spirits flow,
look at the sun glow,
look at your sons go.

Look at the rip tides,
look at the grey skies,
look at the black flies,
look in your own eyes.

Look at the hurricanes,
look at those in pain,
look at the pouring rain,
look at those showered by fame.

Look at the burning coal,
look into the black hole,
look deep into the soul,
look at the world as a whole.

Corporate conquerors conquer the economy.
Seven sickos ****** with ******.
Honest Al has no honesty.
Endogamy?

Some poor sinner selects to sin.
Whiny woman want to win.
Crazy killers **** their kin.
Fin?

No! Lets keep the show going!
Skies are clear, but it is snowing.
Rowing, flowing, with the stream,
is this all a dream?

A dream?
Awaken me!
I scream!
I flee...

I'm floating on a stream,
crying in a dream,
waiting to be seen,
by you.

See me,
hug me,
kiss me,
love me.

Hate me,
shun me,
as long as you loved me,
then I can die,
I can dream,
in peace.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Cry out to the Fathers,
the Innovators,
and the Sinners!
The Creators of a modern day catastrophe,
and the Saviors of a nation once free.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Less is more and more is less.
We sit upon our thrones atop this mess.
Our lies pile up beneath our feet.
I live for a love I cannot feel.
The suns sets on another day.
And I know we both don't feel the same way.

This house is quite after you leave.
I feel my weak legs trembling.
Lies and deceit seep through the walls.
I love the feeling before I fall.
I can't escape the guilt and the shame.
this evil inside me plays me like a game.

The insanity is flowing through my brain.
I feel only shame, but I can't confront it.
Down on both knees, I cry out in pain.
My heart torn, I will never be the same.
The sun rises on other day.
Memories slowly begins to fade away.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Every year autumn comes around,
and everyone deals with it.
But I sit on the ledge,
thinking,
rocking back and forth hoping just maybe I'll fall.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
There's something about the sound of the wind,
on a cold chilly night, puts goosebumps on my skin.
I feel the Earth turning right beneath my feet,
the thought of dying is just so bittersweet.

I see people on the streets with planets in their eyes,
they look down at the ground as they walk on by.
It's like every person is a world apart,
walking around aimlessly with a broken heart.

I never thought I'd see a day where people on the streets,
were just as seclusive as dreams are obsolete.

It's absolutely crazy,
how we've all grown.
It's drives me crazy,
how much is still unknown.

Sometimes I hurt in my head and in my heart,
but for what it's worth, I can't tell the two apart.
I've spent years upon years trying to help myself,
but what makes me feel the best is when I help someone else.

I see people breaking down, falling to the floor,
begging for help, looking for an open door.
No one wants to ask for a savior in their life,
because their all afraid of saying the word Christ.

I never thought I'd see a day where people in need,
would rather die alone than with something to believe in.

It's absolutely crazy,
how we've all grown.
But it drives me ******* crazy,
knowing how much we've lost.

People think before they feel and act before they think,
this strange world we live in really needs to rethink,
how we got here and how we can still grow,
before we lose touch with what we use to know.

It's driving me crazy,
how much we don't know.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
The warmth from her body,
radiates onto mine,
giving me a cool sweat.
I sweat mostly,
because I am nervous.
I am usually never nervous when we are together,
but that is probably because I have never been this close to her.
The closest I have been was when I walked by her at the Jumpin' Joe's coffee shop on the corner of Caesar Street and Melanie Lane.
That was a great day.
I had never felt so close to her,
but now, I was even closer.
I begin to slowly grin,
showing off my pearly whites.
The love of my life,
standing right in front of me.
My one and only,
true love.
She busts out a few dance moves.
They startle me,
so I step back.
She is so **** ****.
I move back in.
I try not to get too close,
I don't want to startle her.
I feel overjoyed to be here with her tonight.
Like a child when he sees the ice cream truck.
That is just how happy I am.
I move in even closer.
I am breathing down her neck.
Now if only she would turn around and dance with me instead of her husband...
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
The dandelion sunset,
over the hills of golden grain.
The flowers in the fields,
and the grassy plains.

The whispering wind kisses,
the side of my face.
There's no where I'd rather be,
than this place.

The rain,
oh the rain,
how it races from the sky.

The sun,
will shine again,
its rays warm and bright.

The falling leaves,
float down from the trees.
I love the buzzing,
of the bees.

There are many shapes,
in the clouds in the sky.
Can we admire them together,
as they go by?

The rain,
oh the rain,
how it races from the sky.

The sun,
will shine again,
its rays warm and bright.

Don't let me go.
Don't let me go.
Don't let me go.
I promise I won't let go.

The rain,
oh the rain,
how it races from the sky.

The sun,
will shine again,
its rays warm and bright.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Dark, grey, stormy nights,
with little light.

A cool, soft, whispering breeze,
with something to read.

You, here, lifting my spirits higher,
next to a warm fire.

A nice, warm, cup of tea,
with you next to me.

And I feel,
so alive,
with you,
by my side,
on this,
stormy night,
on this,
dark stormy night.

You walk around,
without making,
a single sound.

You pick me up,
and walk me to,
my bedroom.

You tuck me,
into bed,
and kiss me on the forehead.

I'm the luckiest man alive,
to have you by my side.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
My bones are shaking,
rattling, aching,
and I'm still waiting,
for you.

My body's on fire,
I'm feverish, tired,
my mind is wired,
I'm blue.

I can feel you fading away,
so listen to me when I say,
I need you to stay,
I need you.

My eyes lids are heavy,
my breathing unsteady,
legs feel like confetti,
I'm weak.

I feel like a fool,
thinking about you,
but it's your love,
I seek.

I can feel you fading away,
so listen to me when I say,
I need you to stay,
I need you.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I am a wounded animal,
licking my own wounds,
resting in the ruins,
of a broken heart.

I am a wounded animal,
blood all around,
from when you shot me down,
flesh torn and weak.

I am a wounded animal,
once gallant and free,
until you wounded me,
and faded into the horizon.

I am a wounded animal,
and only you can heal me,
only you can free me,
I need your tender love.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Am I a lover, or just an object?
Trapped in time,
in perpetual rhymes,
navigating without signs,
blind.

Am I the one, or am I just another?
Just another face,
in the lovers race,
for your faith,
replaced.

I've searched far and wide,
for a love I can't find,
I've begged and plead on my knees.

I must know,
before I go,
what did I do to make you leave?

Because I tried so hard,
and I fought,
and I loved you,
like no one else,
has ever loved you.
But now I sit here,
alone and confused,
wondering,
what did I do?

And so I wander.

Am I a fool,
chasing gold,
without a clue,
of the consequence?

Or am I just another lover,
chasing a love,
so innocent.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Sometimes I wonder,
what makes you tick?
What makes you feel?
And when will it click,
in your beautiful head,
that I loved you?

I've been faithful,
and I've been strong.
They say four months,
isn't that long,
but to me,
it felt like an eternity.

I sit and ponder,
now that you're gone,
what exactly happened,
what I did wrong,
to make you, of all people,
hate me.

I will sit here,
for the rest of my days,
till I find out what I did,
to push you away.
No matter how long it takes,
I will wait.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
What crime did I commit,
to deserve this?
The pieces don't fit,
might as well just quit.

But something keeps me driving,
keeps me moving forward.
Something keep me smiling,
keeps me moving homeward.

I feel it coursing through my veins,
my heart beating faster,
it's driving me insane.
My mind is on fire,
I'm on a crash course,
with you, someday we'll meet again.

My hope,
my dream,
my one desire,
is that I'll see your face again.

But love is my enemy.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I had a dream last night,
you sat across from me,
at a small, nicely decorated dinner table.
We talked of nothing.
Our mouths moved,
but no words came out.
Your pale complexion brought out the spectacular color of your blue eyes,
which sparkled in the light from the chandelier above.
Your hands were warm,
and soft.
My heart began to beat again,
strong, triumphant,
like it once did before.
Suddenly, the room grew dark.
Tears streamed from your eyes as the room faded into black.
I took your hands,
and mouthed,
"I love you."
You looked into my eyes,
and smiled,
as the table began to stretch and push us both in opposite directions.
Your hands slipped out of mine,
as I watched you fade away to the dark,
as I felt my heart slowly stop.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
The bland grey walls,
and cold steel bars.
Thoughts in my head,
I lie in bed.

Thousands of days gone by,
never to be seen again.
Thousands of words alive,
written in the letters I send.

Evil casts itself upon me,
sin secretes from my pours,
but I am just a man,
and nothing more.

My mind is twisted,
corrupt, perturbed.
And all I can think,
is one simple word.

"Death" comes calling,
"Death" shall find me.
"Death", take my soul,
for you are all I see.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Sassafras,
kiss my ***.
Wash your hair,
with mayonnaise.
Death rays of the dark days.

Tissues, for the weak,
crime’s, at a peak.
Do not stain your white clothes,
play the oboe of hope.
Listen to the music cry,
now fly, now fly, now fly!

Death rays of the dark days.
Death rays of the dark days,
death rays of the dark days,
death rays of the dark days!

The dark days, the dark days,
the dark days, the dark days.
The dark days, the dark days,
the dark days, the dark days.

See the way,
the moon shines on the water.
A beautiful image,
the death of a brother.

We are looking for change,
that we can’t find.
But we are in range,
we’re not far behind.

Death rays of the dark days,
didn’t last long,
just a phase.
Death rays of the dark days,
to a false god,
we will praise.

Death rays of the dark days,
didn’t last long,
just a phase.
Death rays of the dark days,
to a false god,
we will praise.

We will praise, we will praise,
to a false god,
we will praise.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio- From Traveling Through Time
Buried underground,
tombstone sixty one.
Was it really worth it,
just to hold a gun.

Went into the army,
sent him off to war.
Thought he would return soon,
but we begged for more.

Another life was taken,
at the hands of war.
Another family mourning,
rocked down to the core.

But the world keeps fighting,
have we gone to far?
We chose to take peace, and replace it,
with a giant scar.

Young men, marching forward,
to an open grave.
Fighting for their country,
something they can't save.

Death is watching over them.
with his piercing eyes.
Waiting for them to die,
so he can takes their lives.

Another life was taken,
at the hands of war.
Another family mourning,
rocked down to the core.

But the world keeps fighting,
have we gone to far?
We chose to take peace, and replace it,
with a giant scar.

Death is on, the enemies side,
waiting for us to die.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Sitting on,
his front porch.
Watching, the people,
as they walk by.

Wonders,
what will they do?
When it's all over,
the end of time.

He's gone off the deep end,
lost in his thoughts.
He's gone off the deep end,
lost on his thoughts.

Lost in,
all his thoughts.
Thinks the worlds ending,
when it is not.

Screaming,
his prophecy.
Always asking himself,
what can't they see?

He's gone off the deep end,
lost in his thoughts.
He's gone off the deep end,
lost on his thoughts.

Laughing,
at people.
No one, had listened,
to what he said.

Now we're,
fading away.
Destroyed, our planet,
now we're all dead.

We've gone off the deep end,
can't save ourselves.
We've gone off the deep end,
killed our planet,
can't save ourselves.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Quiet remains the room,
with paintings on the walls.
Silent is the tomb,
in which I lay in unrest.

Leave no stone unturned,
in search for sacrifice.
Live and die by word,
is to live a life of love.

No questions please, I'm a dancer,
some of the best questions,
go unanswered.

And so I will be,
what I am.
And so I will do,
all I can.

And so I will feed,
you by hand.
And so I will teach,
you to stand.

Delivered by love,
I will send you.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Black and white,
the starry night.
Suns shine bright,
darkness consumes.

Both the sky,
and my mind.
Over time,
I will collapse.

Love relapse,
fall into the past.
I lose my grasp,
on reality.

****** right in,
by my own sin.
I let it win,
I'm giving up.

Losing sight,
of real life,
I'm trapped in an illusion,
delusional again.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Sun rises on the day,
and incinerates the night before.
Bodies stumble to the kitchen,
jello legs drag across the floor.

Silence hangs in the air,
as we sip on our open drinks.
We hate us now, sick and tired,
but one day we'll think...

Think of the drunken friends,
all the spilled drinks,
all the puked out brains,
all the drinking games,
all the endless laughs,
and all the times we crashed,
and all the love we shared,
under one small roof.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
A generation,
of aggravation.
No determination,
to save our nation.

Concentrate on one,
care about no one.
And it's just begun,
the era of one.

****** up is man,
and no one gives a ****,
about our ****** up plans,
we'll destroy all of man.

****** up is man,
and no one gives a ****,
about our ****** up plans,
we'll destroy all of man.

We're the gods of war,
our people beg for more.
Enticed by the gore,
our people must see more.

Created guns,
to **** everyone.
Everyone will run,
from our mighty guns.

****** up is man,
and no one gives a ****,
about our ****** up plans,
we'll destroy all of man.

****** up is man,
and no one gives a ****,
about our ****** up plans,
we'll destroy all of man.

Driven by needs,
we created machines.
They took our work,
and kicked us to the curb.

And while this goes on,
we destroy the Amazon.
Thinking we're not wrong,
this era won't last long.

****** up is man,
and no one gives a ****,
about our ****** up plans,
we'll destroy all of man.

****** up is man,
and no one gives a ****,
about our ****** up plans,
we'll destroy all of man.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Under bed sheets,
through luscious lips,
foreign words slip,
from tongue to ear.
You my dear,
are a diamond amongst the rough.
A soul,
free,
flowing with the wind.
A sin,
I cannot win,
I cannot resist,
your venomous kiss.
I wish,
I could be one with you,
a thought long overdue,
but it can never be,
that is,
you and me,
because we both know how that ends.
With you taking my heart,
and tearing it apart.
Left a broken soul,
I wallow in my hole.
Till death comes calling,
upon my forsaken name.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
We could be one,
together, in unison,
our souls, our beings,
intertwined by sin.

Our spirits synchronized,
our minds mangled,
and tangled together,
so we can be as one.

We could feel each others pain,
and ease it when we need it.
We could be a lovers cane,
and a crutch when needed.

Or we can be nothing,
disconnect and forget.
We can be victims of a lovers quarrel,
hearts trapped in cement.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
We're falling from the sky,
how did we get so high?
Retracing our minds,
for reasons we can't find.

We were so high,
we were in heaven.
While everyone else was on cloud nine,
we were on cloud eleven.

We were invincible,
you and me together.
And you promised this would last,
always and forever.

But now we're falling from the sky,
wondering how we got so high.
Trying to retrace our minds,
for reasons we can't find.

We had the world,
in the palm of our hands.
But it slowly disintegrated,
turning to sand.

And the wings of love,
also did the same.
As our forever love,
became a game.

Now we've fallen from the sky,
wondering how we got so high.
Trying to retrace our minds,
looking for reasons we can't find.

But it doesn't help,
when we can't find,
either of our,
miserable minds.

Forget the sky,
forget the high.
It was all,
just a lie.

Time is irreversible,
and always moving fast.
Do not live with regrets,
you cannot change the past.

We've fallen from the shattered sky,
wondering how we got so high.
But I no longer retrace my mind,
because there are no reasons to find.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Paralysis surges over me,
I feel nothing, not even numbness.
Levitation raises me,
from my bed, I ascend.

I do not look down,
for I fear the ground.
Nor do I wake myself,
for if this is a dream,
I don't want it to end.

The air is cool up here,
far above the Earth,
far above the trees.

I feel weightless,
almost like paper,
as the breeze lifts me.

When I reach the stars,
the skyline, the end,
I stop.
My body drops,
and burns up in the atmosphere.

But I stay here,
my entity stays here,
where I float,
where I will remain,
till I dissipate.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Your skin burns,
don't make me touch you,
don't make me.
Your tears burn,
don't cry on my shoulder,
don't cry on me.
There's a man hanging in your attic,
skeletons in your basement,
don't make me,
don't make me.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I don't need you anymore,
don't need your gentle kiss.
I don't need you anymore,
your lips are venomous.

I don't need you anymore,
you're just another disease.
I don't need you anymore,
so don't come crawling back to me.

I don't need you anymore,
don't need you in my life.
I don't need you anymore,
so don't ask if I'm alright.
Don't ask if I'm alright.

I don't need you anymore,
don't need the love you give.
I don't need you anymore,
don't need your ****** twist.

I don't need you anymore,
don't need you soothing touch.
I don't need you anymore,
don't need your adrenaline rush.

I don't need you,
I don't need you,
I don't need you in my life.

I don't need you anymore,
don't need your alibi's.
I don't need you anymore,
don't tell anyone you're mine.

I don't need you anymore,
but that doesn't mean I don't want.
I don't need you anymore...
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
There's a door inside,
of my heart,
bolted shut.

No one in,
no one out.

Many before have tried,
to break it down,
to dismantle it.

But no one can,
get inside.

There's a key,
somewhere deep,
inside my chest.

Reach inside,
see what you find.

No promises,
you might be,
disappointed.

When you find,
nothing there.

I'm an empty soul,
a broken promise,
a bad cold.

I'm everything,
you hate.

So leave me,
let me be,
closed up.

I'll open my door,
when I'm ready.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I spent the day,
down by the bay.
The sea salt air,
flowing through my brown hair.

I dipped my toes,
in the water, so cold.
Sent chills up my spine,
as rain fell from the sky.

I walked on the docks,
as birds flew by in flocks.
They cried out my name,
I may be insane.

The words in my head,
make complete sense,
to me.

But when they come out,
when I shout,
they always end up being opposite,
of what I thought.

I never mean any harm,
I never mean to hurt anyone.
But in the end, everyone runs away,
I can't help me!

But I can find,
comfort in me,
when I'm down by the sea.

When I'm lost,
and alone,
I am truly at home.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Do you remember the first time we kissed?
I do.
It was quiet extraordinary,
the way we fell right into each others arms.

The girl with no hope,
and the boy with no faith,
tangled into each others lives.

There's not a day that goes by where I am not thinking about you.
Not a single day.

I can spend hours thinking about you,
your face.
You are so beautiful.
Everything about you radiates beauty.
From your innocent little toes,
to your smooth, soft hands,
to your cute little nose.

I try not to think of what life would be without you,
but sometimes I can't help it,
and the the thought slips into my head.
I feel my heart sink,
my body becomes numb,
as I fall into the abyss.

I want to be with you,
forever.
From now,
till the end of time.

And I promise I will always love you,
if you promise too.

Because I want my last kiss,
to be with you.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Some people curl up in a ball
Do nothing with their life at all
I can’t imagine dying

Watch as their dreams go screaming past
Think they’ve got time but it won’t last
Watch their dreams dying

Shackled by their bloated will
With all the time in the world to ****
Every second’s dying

Hold me now but let me go
Push me when I’m moving slow
There’s no time for dying

Dreams are in each breath that we take
In each exhale and valuable mistake
Some rush out our outstretched fingertips
While others stay trapped behind dead eyes
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I don't know why,
you're trying to be so kind.
Every second here,
is a waste of time.

I'm overloading,
my mind is corroding,
and I can't seem to find,
purpose in my life.

Silver tears,
and pearly white smiles,
reflecting off my glazed over eyes.

I'm standing on thin ice,
please don't come near,
or we'll both drown,
in all my fears.

I just want to die alone,
I don't want to take you down.
I don't want to die alone,
I just don't want to take you down.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
You belong to me,
across the electronic sea.
The mind can be electrifying,
but only when set free.

The spire of the mind,
connecting our souls.
Telekinetic soul searching,
searching for what is whole.

Electronic based love,
connecting hearts with sparks.

Electro-love,
I've had enough,
of living in,
a coma.

You belong to me,
across Internet access key.
Two hearts can be unstoppable,
no matter where they lead.

The dungeons of the heart,
are dark, deep, and cold.
But when a flame is lit inside,
the traveler becomes bold.

But we are two screens apart,
two screens too far.

Electro-love,
I've had enough,
of living in,
a coma.

Databases overload,
my heart's going to implode.
Over heated hard drive,
brain is lost, brain is fried.

Electro-love,
I've had enough,
of living in,
a coma,
a coma,
a coma,
a coma.

Electro-love,
I've had enough.
Electro-love...
Copyight Barry Pietrantonio
I've traveled far and wide,
I've been through space and time.
I've seen the war machines,
I've seen wicked disease.

But nothing stops my endless run,
nothing stops my endless fun.
I flow with my conscious stream,
follow my electronic dream.

The fields, they burn in fire,
the seas, they rise higher.
The enemy drops bigger bombs,
and there are more teenage moms.

Did I mention the sun?
It explodes, killing everyone.
But that means nothing to me,
electronic dream sets me free.

I feel my brain waves flow,
I see the after glow.
I smell a burning fire,
I taste bitter desires.

I hear the world screaming,
their words are echoing.
Our future is alive,
inside all of us,
inside electronic dreams.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Falling back, I'm losing speed,
please know that I'm not free.
Don't turn around, don't stop and wait.

Tied down, I'm all chained up,
trust me, I've had enough.
But there's nothing here to break my bonds.

I don't expect you to understand,
my brain's not like other men's.
It turns me down, it beats me up.

Metaphysics stretches my mind,
it breaks me down sometimes.
There's nothing here,
there's nothing at all.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I'm freezing over,
an icy frost,
consumes me,
my mind is lost.

The ice is cold,
and thickens fast.
Memories,
they never last.

Soon the ice will melt inside my mind.
Spring is coming, but not for long,
summer brings fire.

Soon my mind,
will be encased,
in thick ice,
memories erased.

Teeth chatter,
I can't explain,
but the snow soon,
will turn to warm rain.

Soon the ice will melt inside my mind.
Spring is here, but not for long,
summer brings fire.

The ice hasn't melted and spring is here.
Summers fire will soon be coming,
I'm going crazy dear.

The ice still hasn't melted,
and summer is here.
My mind can't make up its mind,
so I live in fear.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
The world came crashing down,
lead raindrops on my trembling hands,
no one else around could ever understand.

Down the pathways, I stumbled broken,
through the crowd, I made my way,
down to the river where I cried,
and all my tainted tears washed away.

Chest collapsed and heart compressed,
I fell to the cold soaking pavement,
never had I ever felt so much disappointment.

I held her heart, it was ethereal,
it was mine to have and mine to break,
and I made the worst mistake of my life,
when I dropped it on the ground.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Marble skies roll over golden fields,
in the silent winds, whispers travel to the ears.
Their faces are free, painted with joy,
under the setting sun.

Born on rocks and forged with hate,
their worlds collide and separate,
and now they find themselves sown together,
under the setting sun.

Warm air swirls and curls and flows,
down from the sky, and through their bones,
waiting for an event horizon,
they feel the setting sun.

Gods are known to tear apart,
the sacred chains that bind two hearts,
but nothing can stop their everlasting love,
under the setting sun.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I must be quite frank,
that when I see your face,
I am filled with delight,
and literally melt inside.

You're beautiful blue eyes,
make me tingle inside,
from my head to my toes,
and even in my nose.

And when I hold you in my arms,
with your body close to mine,
I wonder in my mind,
why are you with me?

How did pure perfection,
end up in my arms?
And how did someone as stunning as you,
end up with me, a loser?

Truth be told,
you are gorgeous,
you are brilliant,
you are perfect.

Everything about you,
from your hands to your feet,
to your cute voice,
which I find so sweet.

Everything about you,
I find to be amazing,
or perfect in some way,
I promise, it's true.

So take this to heart,
when I tell you,
I truly love you,
and that is the truth.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Evil finds its way,
into the skin.
of a kid,
once pure.

What makes him turn,
to the other side,
him and himself alone.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
The words of the thousands,
the masses,
they explode,
from the mouths of the people,
their voice,
unheard.
Their minds and freedoms,
they're *****,
every word,
silenced and scattered,
they burn.

Actions speak louder than words,
when the words are silenced, unheard.

Crushed under the weight of a collapsing nation,
congress creates bills,
using imagination.

They slit our throats,
we are the ****,
as they run to the top,
of Capitol Hill,
to avoid the flooding of blood from our wounds.

And when we revolt,
when we rebel,
when we speak up,
they tape our mouths.

There is no freedom in the land of the free.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
It's crazy how people transform us,
they change us and rearrange us.
We help, but they do most of the work,
whether it be with a smile, or a hand to hold.

If you look into someones eyes,
and you stare at them just long enough,
something clicks and fireworks fly,
it's a crazy thing, that word love.

No one can deny,
that feeling inside,
the butterflies,
when the stars align,
how good it feels,
just to be alive,
just to hold you tight,
hold you by my side,
and to call you mine.

No feeling is greater,
than that of love.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
The paper unfolding,
in front of my face,
words written with grace,
as I reach out to grab them.

The suction of space,
pulling me away,
as the words are erased,
I can't have them.

I can't have you,
and if I do,
I will be the fool,
who ******* himself.

When your eyes of gold,
turned inside out,
I began to doubt,
our existence as one.

Now I float here,
in my own space,
looking for the face,
that brought me here.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
When you look in the mirror,
don't look at yourself,
don't look for your flaws,
don't compare yourself to someone else.

When you look in the mirror,
look at your life.
Look at your accomplishments,
look on the inside.

Then when you're done,
look at yourself,
and you will see a champion,
a warrior of life.
Battle tested and successful.

Because at the end of your life,
when you lay in your casket,
they don't remember you for your face.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I have something,
that I must confess.
As of late,
I've been a complete mess.

But I love,
that feeling when you fall.
So please don't try,
to save me at all.

I like my ways,
like my ways.
I like my ways.

Guess you can say,
I'm a bit ****** up.
But to be honest,
I just can't get enough.

My life is perfect,
wouldn't trade it for a thing.
Nothing's wrong,
with being self righteous.

I like my ways,
like my ways.
I like my ways.

Set myself up,
set myself up.
Set myself up,
for the fall yeah,
the ******' fall, yeah.

Set myself up,
for the ******' fall.
Set myself up,
for the fall.
Set myself up,
for the fall.
For the fall, yeah,
the ******' fall, yeah.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
These feelings,
that I'm feeling,
leave me confused,
feeling used.

Now I'll hang myself,
by a thread,
and if I fall down,
hang me up again.

Feelings rising,
feels like I'm falling.
Feelings rising,
up and down,
now I'm fallin'.

Pay no attention,
to my feelings,
they're just there to,
be played with.

Feelings rising,
up, I'm fallin'.
Feeling rising.

Put my life,
in the hands of God.
But it's really,
in the hands of you.
Feel the pain,
I'm going through.

Now I'll be fallin',
down, down, down.
And I'll be fallin',
my friend.

Feelings rising,
feels like I'm falling.
Feelings rising,
up and down,
now I'm fallin'.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
How couldn't I,
see the pain in his eyes.
The burden he carried,
was far too heavy.

To be perfect,
just the right fit.
The mask he wore,
soon became permanent.

He was the one,
the one and only one.
He was the one,
and you threw him into the sun.

He was the man,
who could do anything.
His life, his fight,
was to do it all right.

His family first,
for better or worse.
He gave you his life,
threw it all on the line.

He was the one,
the one and only one.
He was the one,
but you pushed him towards the gun.

And now he rests,
with both hands on his chest.
The man of the hour,
and a life gone sour.

The man of the hour,
and a life gone sour.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Farewell dreamscape,
full of mystery,
full of history,
full of life.

Farewell dreamscape,
land of love,
shining suns,
brilliant moons.

Farewell dreamscape,
my one true home,
now my mind roams,
into the unknown.

Farewell dreamscape,
my one escape,
I know I can't take,
you with me.

I fear I can't,
take you with me.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
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