Harder than titanium
Slick as chicken grease
Going out to Hollywood
Coming from the east

Plastic people all around
Fake smiles saying cheese
Photogenic superstars
Trying to appease

Feeling I'm in danger
Cold from winters breeze
Praying that I'll be safe
I got held up by a thief

Asked me for my wallet
Said I'm being cheap
Masked with gun in hand
This man was a real creep

Took from me my dignity
Where is the police
Likely at a coffee shop
Waging war on peace

Rethinking my decision
This place is not for me
Needles in a homeless man's arm
That's how you catch disease

You can have your actors
Your Indians and chief
Leaving here for good
My stay was not too brief

Back to my surroundings
The company I keep
That's too much of an adventure
For anyone to see

Now you know my story
I hope to one day teach
Standing on my soapbox
Listening while I preach

No longer am I on holiday
Cleaned myself with bleach
Far from where I came from
Way too far to reach

I aspire to be
A big shot V.I.P.
Dancing with the angels
Above a sea of green

Striving for the fame
And notoriety
Failure looming large
But it means too much to me

To reach the peak
On bended knee
My body is inspired
By all of what I see

Ribbons and balloons
Catering to my needs
A bottle of champagne
To toast and well received

It's hard to know the outcome
Buying sight unseen
But the truth of the matter is
I need some validity  

***** on the inside
But the outside's very clean
Resting on my laurels
For someplace I've never been

I know that I will get there
I think we can agree
Turning nowhere into somewhere
To roam and to be free

Sweeter than honey
You have me intrigued
Mystified by your beauty
Is a goal that you've achieved

Suckle on a honeycomb
A golden sugary treat
Sticky gooey goodness
Delicious disbelief

Bravery is required
To take honey from its hive
Make no mistake about it
You're lucky to be alive

Still it was all worth it
For the candy-like snack
A very risky endeavor
Fearing a counter attack

Protection from the onslaught
That is sure to ensue
A stinger to your torso
I'm glad that I'm not you

Will you know my name, in the years to come
I set the world aflame, just me, the only one
My inner voice is screaming
With the beating of the drums

No, i'm not conceding
I will continue breathing
It's pointless to go carrying on
When it hasn't any meaning

Speculate and gravitate
Towards the vibrant light
Stare into my crystal ball
A vision of your plight

Plummet to your deepest fear
And let go of the reins
Cast your thoughts out into space
Disregard the pain

What to see with a trained eye
Louder than a falcons cry
Must always do and never try
Stop waiting for Mother Earth's reply

Until that day, just move along
Mumbling some forgotten song
Men in power, weak and strong
Must it be, that we belong

I pray someday you'll know my name
I'm someone different, not the same
As is everyone proud and shamed
We mustn't dwell on who's to blame

Make our mark, leave a stain
To wash, and wash, yet still remain
Thoughts percolating in my brain
There's really nothing more to say

I'm just your average idiot
Let me make that clear
I am nothing special;
A failure, but sincere

Clever are my thoughts
But I never follow through
In a lie detector test
I answered every question "true".

I smile through the pain
Feeling a sense of shame
Maybe I'm insane
Not right in the brain

Or am I just a nitwit
A simpleton at best
Gathering my twigs
To someday build a nest

Screaming out "I'm normal!"
But still not like the rest
Never fitting in
No matter who I'm with

You would understand the truth
From one day in my shoes
No need to feel pity
After all, I've got nothing to lose

The wind, it blows
With great speed
It mows
Down houses and homes
To the degree,
unknown

Lives lost in its wake
Crumbled buildings,
Can wait
Lives lost, lives lost

Total destruction
Devastating
Flood waters
Not done taking

Floating cars
Shipwrecked boats
Start anew!
Heard someone shout

Memories and furniture
In the neighbors yard
Trees uprooted from the ground
No power near or far

These times when Mother Nature
Stirs up so many lives
We will rebuild ourselves
Its just a matter of time