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Yesterday I took a trip,
into the morning sun.
And it was really great,
man it was really fun.

Yes I took a trip,
into the morning sun.
And it was really great,
man it was really fun.

I woke up in the morning,
and I brushed my hair.
Went and fed the dog,
he gave me that same old stare.

That's when I decided,
I need to have some fun.
That's when I took a trip,
into the morning sun.

Oh yes I took a trip,
into the morning sun.
And it was really great,
man it was really fun.

Oh yes I took a trip,
into the morning sun.
And it was really great,
man it was really fun.

So I found my girlfriend,
and I told her the news.
Told her I found a way,
to get rid of the blues.

Told her I took a trip,
and it was really fun.
And when she asked me where,
I told her into the sun.

And we took a trip,
into the morning sun.
And it was really great,
man it was really fun.

Oh yeah, we took a trip,
into the morning sun.
And it was really great,
man it was really fun.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Sometimes I sit on the curb,
and watch the city come alive.
Sometimes I sit in the park,
and watch the clouds roll by.

I've been thinking and thinking about how I'm shrinking,
I've almost disappeared.

I live in a basement and I'm some what complacent,
with how I'm living in fear.

I spend every Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
exchanging strange glances with peers.

But for the first time in years,
I'm happy.

I haven't seen any of my friends,
in about over a month.
It's strange how we live our lives,
like we don't realize we live once.
There's no time for teary eyes,
your smile's as bright as the sun.
Let love and life inside,
and you'll realize your life has begun.

Look forward to each new day,
let go of the days that have passed.
This life we live is a joke,
don't forget to laugh.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Shaving seconds,
manipulating minutes,
trying to beat time.

Breaking down,
without a sound,
send me a sign.

Reading waves,
vibes and phases.
I can't help,
if you don't try.

There's a world waiting,
a world worth saving,
and I see it in you.

I'll fight the battle,
I'll win the war,
I'll do all I can do.

Give me a moment,
a second at least,
I need to explain,
my heart is true.

I'll save you,
if it's the last thing I do.
I'll save you.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I saw a man fly today
As he latched onto a last hope
A one way ticket to a land unknown
Didn’t care if he lost it all

I saw a man fly today
Thinking he was freedom bound
But he lost his grip and was earthbound
Strangers wept from the ground

I saw a man fly today
To our capital to give a speech
About a city that had been breached
By radicals who know no peace

I saw a man fly today
On a plane, vacation bound
And while his plane safely touches down
Millions of innocents cries resound
For those in Afghanistan whose lives have been disregarded and tossed aside like a used toy by an absolutely inept American government that doesn’t care about them.
Isolate me,
in my box,
and stuff my mouth,
with many socks,
so no one can hear my screams.

Bound my hands behind my back,
and make the box made of glass,
so I don't feel alone,
as I battle fear.

I watch the people walk by.
I wonder why that can't be me.
I'm trapped inside here,
I can't be free.

I'm not one to fear what I can't see,
but I won't lie,
I fear, fear.

I'm trapped in here.

I watch the people go by.
I wonder why that can't be me.
Someone smash the glass,
someone free me.
But no one can see me.

I'm not one to fear what I can't see,
but I won't lie,
death scares me.

I'm not one to fear what I can't see,
but I won't lie,
your love saved me.

I'm trapped in here.
Will you save me?

The power of your love,
it scares me.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I don't want to grow old,
alone, by myself.
My heart has grown cold,
for I love no one else.

This isolation brings pain,
I don't think you understand.
I'm sane but insane,
I'm just a broken man.

The world is so big,
and I am so small.
I find the deeper I dig,
the farther I fall.

I feel beaten down,
and lost without hope.
I'm nowhere to be found,
just another lost soul.

I will rise from the ash,
of my burnt up past,
when I find you again,
if I find you my friend.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Why did he take it?
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Tongue, lungs, brain, and heart,
you don’t know where it will start.
Smoke, cigars, and cigarettes,
they are all major threats.

The answer,
it’s cancer,
an anti-enhancer,
a super advancer,
with one goal,
take your soul.
The answer,
it’s cancer,
an anti-enhancer,
a super advancer,
with one goal,
take your soul.

Slithering through the blood in your veins,
creeping through your body causing pains.
Most people will start to ache,
others begin to break.

One thing that we can assure,
is that there’s no definite cure.
It will only give you a fighting chance,
be prepared for your final stance.

You went to the doctors a week ago yesterday,
and the results finally came in today.
Everyone asks you why you’re crying,
and you tell them its because you’re dying,
of this vicious disease,
it will **** you with ease.

The answer,
it’s cancer,
an anti-enhancer,
a super advancer,
with one goal,
take your soul.
The answer,
it’s cancer,
an anti-enhancer,
a super advancer,
with one goal,
take your soul.

This vicious disease,
It will **** you with ease.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio- From Traveling Through Time
The world's long gone,
it's lost and thrown away,
lost in the greed of society.
There's no way out of this judgement day,
why can't we understand that.

The world is such a crazy place,
so might as well get lost inside it.

******, war,
it's just your average day,
what happened to this **** country?
This world is beyond ****** up now,
and that's an understatement.

There is no longer peace or grace,
they both have been devoured,
by power.

And now we have to face the fact,
judgement day is here at last.

Don't fear,
there's no reason to be scared,
it will all be over soon,
all be over in a minute.

Don't fear,
the end is coming soon,
and we will all die,
we will all die.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Systems fail,
we're going down.
In the air,
questions roam.
Do not care,
about you.
Break me down,
is all you do.

I'm ejecting,
I'm perfecting,
every step I take,
is away from you.

Going down,
with the ship.
You put a hole,
in the side of it.
Sabotage,
you hated me.
And so this ship,
I'm abandoning.

I'm jumping ship,
you'll sink with it,
I hope you drown,
in your ocean.

I'm escaping,
don't need your ****,
I'm sick of it,
I'm getting out of here.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I caught you,
in a glimpse of time.
I can't seem to find the photo,
half burnt in the fire.

Golden sky,
painted with fire.
I hear the voices,
in unison, like a choir.

Jump start my heart,
make me move.
We both know,
we have nothing to lose.

Take a photograph,
take one of me.
Then tear it apart,
and watch it bleed.

I know there's love,
I just don't know where.
I can see,
right through your stare.

Jump start my heart,
make me move.
I'm stalling out,
I'm yours to lose.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
We’ve taken a turn for the worse,
with problems we can’t reverse,
like our disgusting behavior.

We’re slowly losing our minds,
and at just the wrong time.
Now where is your savior?

I don’t think they care,
but they're killing our country.
I don't think you care,
but we're killing our country.

While other countries unite,
we continue our wars and fight,
when we need to stay together.

The government says they have a plan,
but they don’t understand,
we can’t wait forever.

I don’t think they care,
but they're killing our country.
I don't think you care,
but we're killing our country.

We’re doing the crime,
and we’ll soon do the time.

I don’t think they care,
but they're killing our country.
I don't think you care,
but we're killing our country.

Terror from the sky,
we’re all gonna die.

Please don’t cry.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio- From Traveling Through Time
We started with Jesus,
ripping him to pieces.
And that's not where it ceases,
the violence, it increase.

Life.
Death.
We ****,
the best.

Jesus died,
Judas lied.
"Free Barabbas",
the people cried.

Jesus died,
Judas lied.
"Free Barabbas",
the people cried.

The people killed Jesus Christ,
they killed Mr. King.
The people killed Kennedy,
they **** everything.

Then there was King,
just doing his thing.
But his life was stopped short,
due to a killing.

Poor Mr. King,
just doing his thing.
Innocent man, dead,
due to a killing.

The people killed Jesus Christ,
they killed Mr. King.
The people killed Kennedy,
they **** everything.

Mr. Kennedy,
best president to be.
His term didn't last long,
killed while on T.V.

John F. Kennedy,
the president to be,
never got the chance to change,
the shape of our country.

The people killed Jesus Christ,
they killed Mr. King.
The people killed Kennedy,
they **** everything.

Killing is their stimulant.
So they **** the innocent.
How can they live with it?
Knowing they **** the innocent.

The people killed Jesus Christ,
they killed Mr. King.
The people killed Kennedy,
they **** everything.

The people killed Jesus Christ,
they killed Mr. King.
The people killed Kennedy,
we **** everything.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
He's a crystal glass sitting on the kitchen table,
and he's sliding off 'cause the legs are too unstable.
So he shatters on the floor,
like so many times before,
the boy weeps.

Now I tell him to pick himself up and get on the table,
and he tells me he can't 'cause the legs are too unstable.
But he's just too small,
that's really all,
holding him back.

So I tell him to be the legs for the kitchen table,
'cause I didn't do my job and I couldn't be his savior.
I tried to hold him up,
but I let him down,
and I can't bear to tell him that it's my fault he's on the ground.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
The madness of money,
exploiting the human mind.
Never enough money,
never enough time.

The disasters of our time,
the result of natures resistance.
Rebelling against mankind,
Mother Nature can be persistent.

And while we watch the tide,
slowly go and rise,
we must remember, it won't be long,
till we are all gone.

Tornados and hurricanes,
wind whipping cyclones.
Heat waves and solar storms,
disrupting cell phones.

Landslides and flooding,
from torrential downpours.
Forrest fires and blackouts,
from ruthless lightening storms.

Some may say the sky is broken,
some may say the sky is crying.
This is natures rebellion,
Mother Nature is dying.

But our motive right now is money,
and nothing will stop our addiction.
We will pollute this world till the skies are black,
and when we do, there's no turning back.

Let the gaping hole in the ozone layer,
grow until it's big enough,
to burn our Earth down to the core,
till we are ashes, nothing more.

Mother Nature has sent her warnings,
Mother Nature, wish us goodbye.
Mother Nature will slowly die,
and nothing she does can change our minds...

We will destroy ourselves for money,
we will commit,
without knowing,
our own suicide.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
The world is so **** dark, I can't see a thing.
I'm blinded by my own insignificance.
Something tells me I need to run away,
but I can't find the strength to stand.

Broken bones shelter this broken heart,
the outside looks okay, but I'm falling apart.
I'm trying to find the right words to say,
but I know I can't make you stay.

Lacerations on my heart,
you cut so deep,
you left so many scars.
And I thought you were not the girl,
who would take it all and run,
but clearly I was mistaken.

Now I sit here on my doorstep,
thinking of all the spider webs,
tangled up inside my head,
I can't seem to escape.

The more I struggle, the worse it gets,
like I'm fighting an undertow.
I'm fighting for my hopeless life,
maybe I'll just let go.

I hope I die real slow.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
We don't want hypocrisy,
we just want a democracy,
living, in the United States of America.

We denied aristocracy,
because it wasn't fair to you and me,
we are living, in America.

We fought many years ago,
for our peace.
Now that we have it,
all fighting must cease.

There are people, who disagree.
Foreign countries, just don't see.
There's a reason, we're the land of the free.
Because of people, like you and me.

We don't want hypocrisy,
we just want a democracy,
living, in the United States of America.

We denied aristocracy,
because it wasn't fair to you and me,
we are living, in America.

We like in the land of the free,
that's how the founding fathers wanted it to be.
We live in the land of the free,
thanks to the Sons of Liberty.

There are people, who disagree.
Foreign countries, just don't see.
There's a reason, we're the land of the free.
Because of people, like you and me.

And now we want to change our ways,
because of peoples ridiculous complaints.
We're becoming to politically correct,
finding unknown rights to protect.
Religion disagrees with same *** love,
saying God doesn't like it above.

We're slowly losing our freedoms,
that we fought so hard for,
because we're getting greedy,
and we always want more.

Why do we always want more?
Why can't we be grateful for,
being born into this glorious country,
welcome to the land of the free.

We don't want hypocrisy,
we just want a democracy,
living, in the United States of America.

We denied aristocracy,
because it wasn't fair to you and me,
we are living, in America.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio.
I learned a foreign language
It lives within my soul
I learned a foreign language
It filled a bottomless hole

I learned a foreign language
Carved it on my heart
I learned a foreign language
It gave me a fresh start

I learned a foreign language
It’s light as a feather
I learned a foreign language
It’s strength keeps us together

I learned a foreign language
You can learn it too
I learned a foreign language
It’s inside all of you
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Oh, the fire is gone,
my life crackles,
like the last embers.
Burning bright,
exploding high,
they glow and they dim and they die.
Their last life blows into the night,
and disappears as I lay asunder.
In my smoldering ruins,
I cry,
as my tears evaporate off my charcoal cheeks.
Covered in soot,
I fizzle and die.
Tomorrow,
my ashes will burn.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
It is up, to the mind,
to take out thoughts, and divide,
all the truth, from the lies,
we are fed, while alive.

For the truth, it will hide,
behind fear, and its lies,
it becomes, hard to find,
so we must, use our minds.

Over time,
it has changed.
History,
rearranged.

Faults by man,
lost in time.
Cover up,
all our crimes.

Generations,
lied to.
By people,
like me and you.

It is up, to the mind,
to take out thoughts, and divide,
all the truth, from the lies,
we are fed, while alive.

For the truth, it will hide,
behind fear, and its lies,
it becomes, hard to find,
so we must, use our minds.

Conspiracies,
built on lies.
**** the truth,
watch it die.

It's time to,
open our eyes.
It's time to,
realize the lies.

It is up, to the mind,
to take out thoughts, and divide,
all the truth, from the lies,
we are fed, while alive.

For the truth, it will hide,
behind fear, and its lies,
it becomes, hard to find,
so we must, use our minds.

Don't let the lies,
penetrate your mind.
Because over time,
they can hypnotize,
they can hypnotize,
they can hypnotize,
the weak mind.  

They can hypnotize,
they can hypnotize,
they can hypnotize,
the weak mind.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Life, so magnificent,
so glorious,
so rare,
would you find yourself in me?

I think and I feel,
but is that enough?
Or do I think too much,
and not feel enough?

We all think we are living,
but being alive is not all we think.
It's what we do with this life,
what we do while we're alive,
that makes this life live.

Look at yourself,
and think,
is there life in me?
Not are you alive,
or are you living,
but is there adventure,
beauty,
an infatuation with love?
Is there music,
is there motion,
is there poetry,
is there art?

Are you full of life,
or are you just living?

Feel the energy,
all around you,
waiting to be set free.

Feel the life,
all around you,
let it consume thee.

Let there be adventure,
let there be beauty,
may you be infatuated with love.
Let there be music,
poetry in motion,
let there be art inside and out.

Let there be life,
let there be life.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
There's a sour taste in the air,
our room's been ransacked,
everything is gone.
You smile but say nothing,
you look me in the eyes,
something is wrong.

I can feel the house crumbling,
the pressure is too much,
nothing to say.
Your mouth moves, spitting venom,
but nothing comes out,
there's too much pain.

I can see you standing there,
you make no movement,
like a brick wall.
You look right through me,
like a sheet of glass,
I'm nothing at all.

Then you walk out the door,
walk right through me,
I'm nothing.
You don't look back,
don't turn back,
I'm nothing.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
They stand in a station,
waiting for the train to leave.
Her husband leans out the door,
she gets down on one knee.

As the train begins to depart,
his son asks, "where's daddy going?".
Mother looks at the boy, as tears slowly fall,
"fathers fighting the fight that's ongoing".

Years pass by,
the boy grows older waiting for his dad.
Mother sits in her room,
looking at pictures of what she had.

The boy walks in the room,
asks, "Mother, why do you cry?".
She turns to him, wipes the tears from her face,
you're father, my son, has died.

Years pass by,
mother sit in a cold train station.
She hold in her hands, a book,
as she reads a section called Revelations.

She hears her name called,
as the train begins to push forward in the dead of night.
She looks up as tears fall from he aged eyes,
her son is leaving to fight the ongoing fight.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
When I walk in the room,
and see you sitting there,
I can't help but stare,
at your beauty.

Your smile from ear to ear,
and your gorgeous eyes, my dear,
leave me with a feeling,
of elation.

But I can't help but feel,
that I am letting you down.
I know I'm not the definition,
of perfection.

But when I hear you say,
you love me,
I don't know whether to be glad,
or feel lucky.

But you, on the other hand,
you want perfect, there she stands.
Right in front of me,
as I kiss her lips softly.

I can never be,
all she wants me to be,
but I can try the best I can,
try to be a better man.

She loves me,
like no other.
So I will do all I can,
because I love her.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
What happened to the child,
the one that smiled all the time?
What happened to the boy,
that made the sun shine?

I don't know why I feel,
the way I seem to.
Buried in my grave, alive,
don't know what to do.

I've spent years and years,
listening to doctors say I'll be fine.
But that doesn't really mean,
I'm alright.

If I believe in the doctors,
swallow all the pills they say,
will there ever come a day,
I finally feel okay?

I wish I was taller,
stronger,
faster,
smarter.
My heart hurts,
I'm emotionally unstable,
don't sit across a table,
or a room,
and tell me about my mind.
Don't sit there and tell me,
I'll be fine.

I'm afraid of myself,
of being alone,
I have no home.

I fear the disease,
it eats at me,
and I can't stop it.

But if I keep a smile on my face,
if I wake up to a new day,
that's good enough for me,
that gives me a little faith.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Life is a joke so remember to laugh,
death's a punch line that no one can out last.
Remember to laugh at the little things,
and even the things that sting.

We come and we go like a common cold,
I can still remember when I wanted to grow old.
Now I'm almost there and I'll say,
I miss the good ol' days.

We cherish the memories that won't go away,
so I'm telling you now, cherish every day.
It's the simple things that we miss,
like the first snowfall and a kiss.

Spend time with your families, spend time with your friends,
because before you know it, your time will end.
Don't look at death as the end of you life,
but the perfect time to reminisce old times.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Sitting on a cliff,
the wind pushed him towards the edge.
Wounds he self inflicted,
on his arms and hands.

Soon he stood and then,
he let himself go.
He fell down and down,
to the ocean below.

What does it mean?
The life he lives.
It has him wondering,
what he's worth.
Is there worth,
in the time he's spent?
Or is he just the living dead.

When he crashed into the waves,
they tossed him up and down.
But he was not shaken,
he just kept trying to drown.

It wasn't till,
he saw a beach,
when he began to swim,
to loving peace.

He lived love,
and he lost.
Had he gone,
far enough?
Is there no,
turning back?
He's living death.

When he reached the shore of hymns,
night had fallen.
So he praised the moon,
guided by it's light,
he survived,
he's alive.

There is life,
and there's death.
There's an in between,
in which some of us live.
Those few of us,
lost in our heads,
we are the living dead.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Crying ******* the side of the road,
a broken girl and nothing more.
A tainted soul, unguided *****.
A broken girl and nothing more.

Homeless man begging for some change,
a homeless making minimum wage.
****** his life and threw it all away,
for a ***** white in some nice lingerie.


Tattooed man behind cold steel bars,
thought he'd get away with stealing cars.
Looks like he didn't get too far,
another ****** ******* up our tax dollar!

Drugged up man on the beaches of L.A.,
took his life and threw it all away,
for used needles and a little *******,
thought addiction was a game he could win, what a shame.

**** it all and throw it away,
looking for life in all the wrong places.
I will admit though, just this one time,
their life sure sounds more interesting than mine.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Lying here on a cold concrete floor,
thinking there has to be something more.
I know there's a God, but where is he now?
Please pick me up, from this lost and found.

I've been lying here, for what feels like years,
thinking about all my many fears.
So lifeless, so ready to die,
can you make me feel alive?

The room is flooding, filling with my blood,
I'm fine with drowning, 'cause I've had enough.
So watch me die, outside your one way glass,
and don't you dare save me, I want this feeling to last.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I sit here now, afraid, unsure,
should make another move?
Or should I surrender?
Where would that put me and you?

I've stressed my love in many fashions,
hoping you would see the truth.
But nothing ever seems to happen,
leaving me without a clue.

I've shot for the moon and pulled it down,
but that wasn't enough for you.
So I sit here in the remaining sounds,
of a fight, a goodbye too.

The world is spinning round and round,
leaving me dazed and confused.
My feet are lifting off the ground,
as I hold the gun shot wound.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Hey you, lets run away,
find a quiet place to stay.
Lie under the morning sun,
and realize that we are one.

Lets turn our hate into love,
make peace with whatever is above.
Spread our love throughout the land,
and we'll do it, hand in hand.

Tell you what I'm going to do,
I'm going to lose myself in you.
Lets show the world what we got,
and lets do it while we're still hot.

Lets do it while we're still young,
sing every song that can be sung.
Lets show the world just what we got,
run forever, till we get caught.

Now I know that you’re still young,
but I know you want to run.
Run until we're old and weak,
but our love will still proceed.

And our love will still go on,
proving we did nothing wrong.
Our love will always be here,
it will never disappear.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Converse among your enemies,
find ways to not disagree.
Resolve conflicts among each other,
love everyone like a brother.

We shouldn’t have to live like this,
just to survive.
We shouldn’t have to fight like this,
just to stay alive.

There’s no need to live with such hate,
there’s no need to eliminate.
Your wars and violence are unnecessary,
this is not our final plea.  

We shouldn’t have to live like this,
just to survive.
We shouldn’t have to fight like this,
just to stay alive.

We are done,
we will no longer stand for your ignorance.
We are done,
we will no longer live with fake innocence.

Drop your guns,
all violence must cease.
Unite as one,
and lets all live in peace.

Rise up to the challenge,
take action.

Because we shouldn’t have to live like this,
just to survive.
We shouldn’t have to fight like this,
just to stay alive.

Greed and money,
control our world.
Love and peace,
fight it, so bold.

Just love,
just love,
just love the world.
- From Traveling Through Time
As of late,
I've had some troubles.
And seems like,
they're about to double.

But everything,
will be alright.
As long as I,
have you by my side.

Everyday,
I work to the bone.
Just to bring,
some good food home.

But everything,
will be alright.
As long as I,
have you by my side.

I open my eyes,
and I awake,
everyday,
to your beautiful face.

I close my eyes,
and I go to sleep,
always thinking,
"who's doing better than me?"

Because everything,
will be alright.
As long as I,
have you by my side.

Everything,
will be alright.
As long as I,
have you by my side.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
What lurks inside me,
what keeps me up at night,
is of no concern to you.

You're delicate soul,
pure and whole,
would be tainted by me.

We aren't not meant to be.

I am wrong,
I am black,
I am darkness,
I will attack,
and tear at,
your innocent flesh,
and leave you alone,
and full of regret.

I will destroy you,
and then decimate whatever purity you have left.
And I won't care,
at least not like you want me too.

So please,
for both of us,
leave here tonight,
and never come back.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
There's a silence in the air,
a breeze that's cold and fair.
Lurking shadows stop and stare.

They cower from the light,
from the fluorescent moon, so bright.
I hear them speaking but no one's there.

The mind tries to deceive,
when it can't believe.
We know to look but we don't know where.

Figures in the night,
some almost out of sight.
They screech and cry in the frost bit air.

I wait inside my room,
inside my poorly lit tomb.
Sitting in my electric chair.

I sit and wait all night,
for something I can't find.
Sanity is out there, but where?
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Opposites attract,
the loving dove.
Rules of magnetics,
that apply to love.

The north and the south,
are no different.
Other than their names,
which are irrelevant.

Magnets never fail,
magnets never die.
As will our love,
as will you and I.

I am finally here,
I am here to stay.
I will give you the love you deserve,
always, everyday.

Magnets can't attract,
when they're far apart.
But we're always together,
inside our hearts.

The strength of a magnet,
cannot be compared,
to our love,
for our love is rare.

Magnets never fail,
magnets never die.
As will our love,
as will you and I.

I am finally here,
I am here to stay.
I will give you the love you deserve,
always, everyday.

But unlike our love,
anything can get,
in between the connection,
of a magnet.

Forever and always,
always and forever.
When will we see the end,
never, we will never.

Magnets never fail,
magnets never die.
As will our love,
as will you and I.

I am finally here,
I am here to stay.
I will give you the love you deserve,
always, everyday.

Magnets can't attract,
when they're far apart.
But we're always together,
inside our hearts.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I've had dreams recently,
dreams of happier times,
where I have my mind.

I wake up every morning,
thinking they were real,
at least that's how they feel.

Walk into the bathroom,
see myself in the mirror,
if I listen, I still hear her.

Wash my face, brush my teeth,
swallow my pills and make believe.

I don't want to keep on fighting,
if it's just going to hurt,
even more than before.

I fear the world and all it has,
all it can take,
all that's at stake.

The odds are against me,
my chances of surviving,
as slim as getting struck by lightning,
a second time.

If I swallow these pills,
and let them control me,
what will become,
of me?
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Slyly,
swiftly,
silently,
secretly,
sweating with a breeze.

In, out,
get out,
hurry up,
don't make a sound,
and come back soon please.

Night,
after night,
after night,
after night,
and we know this isn't right.

But do we care,
no one cares,
pull my hair,
please do share,
you do this so right.

Keep going baby,
make my night.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
It is my right,
to own a gun,
to fight revolutions,
if there is one.

It is my right,
to own an A.K.
If you think that,
then you're insane.


It is my right,
to speak my mind.
I can say what I want,
it's not a crime.

It is my right,
to protest,
a soldiers funeral,
they are the cause of war!


I need guns to protect myself,
and protest the cause of war.
I need guns to protect myself,
and protest the cause of war.


Silence!
We have gone, too far.
We abuse,
and misuse,
our rights.
And why?
We have gone, too far,
we misread, the stars.
We abuse,
and misuse,
our rights.
Why!?*

I need guns to protect myself,
and protest the cause of war.
I need guns to protect myself,
and protest the cause of war.

I need guns to **** others,
and so I can start a war.
I protest to protect myself,
soldiers are the cause of war!
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Hello Margaret,
this is a message for the future.
I bet I look like a real loser,
but this was the past.

My darling,
I'm sorry I can't be with you.
But if I was, you'd be dead too,
I had to stay behind.

Now I know you're probably confused,
but there's so much to explain.
I just want to assure you,
that I loved you.

Hello Margaret,
please listen to your mother.
Don't pick on your brother,
you're a family.

My darling,
always hold your mothers hand.
Don't go out in the wastelands,
the radiation will sting.

Now I know you're probably confused,
but there's so much to explain.
I just want to assure you,
that I loved you.

My darling,
I made this video for you,
in case I didn't make it through,
the nuclear apocalypse.

My dear Margaret,
no matter what you go through,
remember I always loved you,
Sincerely,
your dad.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Is there no peace,
that can cease,
all the war,
caused by man.

Is there no peace,
that can cease,
all the violence,
caused by man.

Premeditate it,
we create it,
and in the end,
we all hate it.
We're the masters of war.

Try to deflate it,
eradicate it,
but in the end,
we still create it.
We beg for more.

We love war!
The killing of innocent civilians,
the killing of millions and millions.

War!
The taste of revenge is so sweet,
but only after you've tasted defeat.

We love war!
The sounds and the scenes,
and everything in between.

War!
Tension between mankind,
will lead to our demise.

Stop!

Look at what they represent,
look at our government.
The masters of war,
they have us begging for more.
All their lies and scams,
we have become the ******.
It's time to overthrow our government,
and show we want to represent....

Peace!

War!
War!
War!
War!
Those mother *******,
they love war!
Those mother *******,
they love war!
Those mother *******,
they love war!
Those mother *******,
they love war!
The scenes, the sounds, every bit of it all!
And every single drop of oil!
Those mother *******,
they love war!
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
I feel the glow of the sun,
slowly absorbing into my skin,
while the light within my chest,
is growing rather dim.

Millions of miles away sits a heart,
that I can only dream is mine.
Its everlasting glow and warmth,
are what I miss inside.

My heart is clunky, missing pieces,
and coated with a layer of rust.
It's chugging on like a locomotive,
omitting only bad love.

Someday I'll find what I'm looking for,
and replace this pile of scraps,
with the everlasting, shining sun,
that I envied so much in the past.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
My heart bleeds,
and beats to the rhythm,
of the flow of my mind,
trapped in love's lost prison.

Fingers feeling numb,
hands and legs are weak.
Lost looking for the love,
I so dearly seek.

When I'm near you,
I melt,
down to my skeleton.
When I'm with you,
I feel,
the goosebumps on my skin.

I know I'm insane,
but take this to the grave,
I love you.

Peel back my skin,
to see the pain within.
Kiss my sores and wounds,
and say everything will be okay.

Don't let my heart burst,
stay with me,
for better or for worst,
through sickness and the rest of the ******* I carry.

When I'm holding you,
I cry,
because I know I am not worthy.
When you run,
I smile,
because I know you will hurt me.

And I know I'm insane,
but take this to the grave,
I love you.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Infinite grains of sand,
sprinkled on the shore,
each carrying a memory,
of days shared before.

Silent winds shift the sands,
swirl and toss and rearrange,
till memories scatter far away,
but remain the same.

Raging ocean pounds the shore,
tears the memories from their place,
and gently rests them deep at sea,
but they still remain the same.

Infinite grains of sand,
sprinkled across the world,
These memories never fade,
they just come and go unheard.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Somewhere along the line,
I lost all self control.
Reckless actions led to reckless feelings I've never felt before.

I tried to fight them off,
but I just can't get enough.
These reckless feelings have me touching the ceiling and ending on the ground.

Because every time I push,
they pull me in again.
And every time I pull,
they push me down.
I'm on my hands and knees,
begging for mercy,
when the only I can give mercy to myself.

Broken things don't mend themselves,
love doesn't grow without proper soil.
My brains got rust on all the gears but I won't give them any oil.

I love to fly 'cause I love the high,
even if I crash and burn.
I'll relive it over and over again because I know I'll never learn.

I will start the fire,
and let myself burn.
And I will break my bones,
and end up on the shelf.
I'm on my hands and knees,
begging for mercy,
when only I can give mercy to myself.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
The air brushes, cool against my skin,
it hits me like a new day.
Warm pitter patter on my arms,
undercutting scent of soil,
and a heavy pull on my life force,
dragging me out,
pulling me in.

The dim light shimmer on the wrinkled tar,
cracked and patterned,
like the skin of a gecko.
I've been walking for years but it's been a millennium,
and I'm tired of walking but I want the future.

Now I'm at my car,
now I'm at my car.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Breaking barriers,
beyond the brain.
A mindless mind,
is a foolish game.

Beyond the brains waves,
a smile saved.
Mother Nature grins,
we have sinned.

The chainsaws growl,
a horrific song.
Teeth tear into wood,
this feels so wrong.

Looking at a forest,
and seeing a profit.
As Frost once told,
"Nature's first green is gold."

The minds behind the mindless,
that chop, cut, and ****.
Corrupt money makers,
bending the workers will.

Will we ever yield,
turning forest into stumpy field?
Or does money dictate the mind?
Only time can tell.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Crashing through steel beams and concrete,
like a bullet through skin,
layer by layer, into the abyss,
hit the ground like a soft kiss.

Deep in the cracks,
covered in dirt,
blood runs through the Earth,
rushing through its open wounds.

Among the many skeletons,
lies a broken wreckage,
of skin and flesh,
blood and bones.

And through the fading sight,
of the shattered soul,
there's a glimmer of hope,
but it's just a mirage.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
Back against the wall,
advancing,
towards me,
there's no way out of here,
except for down.
I can't escape.
I can't fall down.

I will not fall again,
emotions flee,
to parts of my mind,
that I can't find...
I'm through with,
your games.

I'm leaving,
you and your game.
It's over.

I'm leaving,
before I go insane.
It's over.

Bring me back,
to sanity,
to sanity, yeah.

And I'll laugh,
as I finally,
I finally leave.

Never thought I would,
escape your game,
I was,
trapped for what felt like forever,
and ever,
but I got away,
and showed you,
I don't need you,
I am free,
I'm finally free,
so leave me alone,
alone,
forever,
did I make a mistake,
what am I to do?
Just promise me,
you'll always remember,
who I am,
because I will,
always remember,
you...
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
It's like pulling teeth,
every time we make eye contact,
it hurts to even glare.

I've been ripping out my eyelashes,
hoping maybe someday,
you might not stare.

It's a desperate case of misinterpretation,
and one of us is going to lose our mind.
It's a hopeless battle as we both unravel,
both of us so fragile as we unwind.

I hear your name sometimes,
and a fire ignites behind my eyes,
fueled by misguided lies.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio
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