Tales of the shadow
Creeping in the night
Tales of the hunter
Searching with keen sight

'Tis an endless dance
The pair of them make
The hunter to save
And the shadow to break

The Soulstealer comes
In the witching hour
While people are dreaming
His chosen prey cowers

The hunter steps light
With his weapons in hand
When he finds the dark beast
There he'll make his stand

For 'tis his sworn duty
To guard and to save
From the dark in the night
And the shadow in day

Tired, eyes bleary with sleep
But I force them open again
I can't doze off just quite yet
You have to go to work at ten

Sitting in front of my screen
My mind begins to wander
But I can't sleep quite yet
'Cause I still have to call her

I can see the sun glinting
Just through the window glass
But I just want to talk to her
Five minutes, that's all I ask

Well past four in the morning
My phone lights up the room
A smile fills my face
It says, "Hey honey, I love you."

Coffee rings stain my desk
And your fingerprints mark
Where your hands lingered
Last night in the dark

The morning sun shines bright
And your hair spills across the bed
I can't focus on anything
As you fill my head

Your arms stretch towards the ceiling
And I smile as you catch my eye
I think to myself again
How I never want to say goodbye

Faerie flitting through the trees
Please, oh please, don't come near me
I don't want your taunts and tricks
Your words are worse than stones and sticks

Though you look so fine and pretty
With your voice that's so bewitching
Your fair, fair face hides mischief well
And all the secrets you won't tell

Your glistening wings, they flutter fast
As you loop and circle past
Lost in the maze of tangled leaves
A shining speck on the summer breeze

It doesn't seem so far
When I hear your voice
You know that I'd be there
If I had a choice

But when I'm in my bed
Where it's dark and cold
I've never felt so lonely
I need someone to hold

The distance is so far
Though I wish upon a star
You and I remain
So far apart

You know that I'll come home
To hold you close and tight
You know I wished upon a star
A star that burned so bright

We're miles and hours away
And there's an ocean in between
But I love you so much
The distance isn't what it seems

The distance isn't far
Though I wished upon a star
You and I are still
So far apart

But I'll come back to you
No matter what it takes
I'll make it back to you
If I have to walk all the way

Chin up, head up
Bad days never
Last forever

Eyes dry, don't cry
I'm here to say
It gets better

I'm here for you
If you need me
And I won't leave
Believe me

She lays on the bed
Eyes half closed
And I wonder if
She really knows

What she does to me
How she makes me feel
Pinching myself roughly
I wonder if it's real

You are everything
That's good to me
And I just hope
That you can see

How much you are
To me

This whimsical mask alight in my arms
Such a light, cheery laugh
Surely I mean no harm

Just a little, slight push and it's up on my face
Now I tumble and flip
To the clouds I give chase

For I am the tumbler, the jester, the clown
I make people smile
I chase away their frowns

With a flip of my hat and a twist of my tongue
I make all the oldest
Of tales seem young

I am the gleeman, the poet, the bard
I see your future
In the face of my card

So come watch me now, as I put on a show
I'll make you laugh
As this happy crowd grows

Who am I?
Who should I be?
What makes me me, what do others see?

Who am I?
A broken man?
Shattered and weak, unable to stand?

Who am I?
Lost and alone?
Have I misplaced the light that You have shown?

Who am I?
Just a small, dreary soul?
Have I given up hope; have I lost all control?

Red hair, soft lips
Eyes closed tight
Let me be the one
Who wakes you up tonight

With a soft, soft kiss
And a gentle touch
Girl, I need you
So very much

Just open your eyes
And hold me tight
Let me be the one
Who stays with you tonight

Here I stand
With the world in my hand
Yet somehow I feel so empty...

Covered in blood
This doesn't feel as it should
This victory feels so empty...

My armies flood the plains
Trampling bodies of the slain
And yet, I am alone

Above the crowd
I stand tall and so proud
But I am hollow inside,
Left with no fight

Under the mountain
The dragon does sleep
His silver and gold
Under guard does he keep

Make haste, flee away
From his fiery breath
For his eyes they see far
And his claws they bring death

He flies through the sky
With a vengeance filled mind
An anger undulled
And unwearied by time

His enemies burn
From the flames of his tongue
He slays one and all
From the old to the young

And once he is sated
He slumbers once more
And pray ne'er again
Will we hear his great roar

Late night sadness
Always haunts me
Thoughts of you
Are so depressing

When I wish that
I could hold you
And I don't know
What to do

Creeping shadows
Lonely moonlight
My companions
So late at night

Late night sadness
Darkens my room
But don't worry
Morning comes soon

You have
Always been there
Somehow
You've always cared

You are
More than I deserve
Somehow
You always end up hurt

You've got
The most amazing smile
And the
Most beautiful eyes

And all I ask
Is that you don't give up
On me

You know what?
I don't even care
I'm ******* wasted now
With all my usual flair

You might know
I could give a ****
I'm drinking down this bottle
To get rid of the sham

When I'm drunk
I can't think for ****
And I don't remember
Not a little bit

So ***** you
I'm getting wasted
And this sweet, sweet burn
Is just the *** I'm tasting

You and I
Used to be something
Talk all night
Used to mean something

And now we're
Strangers on the street
Share a glance
Strangers who won't meet

You and I
Used to be happy
You and I
Used to mean happy

And now we
Barely talk at all
A small word
Whispered in the hall

You and I
Used to be best friends
You and I
Will never be again

And I thought
That I got
Something good

But I was wrong
All along
Just as always

So I will
Drink away these sorrows
'Cause **** what comes tomorrow
I don't care anymore

And you can
Do whatever you please
Just don't ask for **** from me
I don't care anymore

Happiness
You are so elusive
And you are
Always so reclusive

Like a ray of sun
When the day is done
Disappear
Beyond the horizon

And I look around
You're never found
Disappear
Into a darkened room

Happiness
Always somewhere else
And you can
Never offer help

Like a fleeting dream
Dissipate like steam
Disappear
Into the black night sky

Like a quick half smile
Never seen in a while
Disappear
Into the impossible

You are
Everything I want
Being close to you
I just can't get enough

I am
A helpless fool
Falling in love
Madly with you

You are
Perfect, at least to me
And I know
That you're just what I need

Sometimes
I just want to
**** myself

Why don't you just
Rip out my ******* heart
While you stand there
Just watch me fall apart

Why don't you just
Tell me what I need
Instead of laughing
While I bruise and bleed

Why don't you just
End this here and now
Applaud your great work
Then stand and take a bow

Instead you just
Look on as I die
Collapsing again
As I'm screaming why

This poison
Is coursing through my veins
And I need to get it out
Because it's driving me insane

I'm angry
I need to yell and shout
Because the world can never know
What this is all about

I am a walking disaster
Destroying everyone
That does their best to come after
And fix this mess I am

I am strangely empty inside
But angry, full of doubt
I've got nowhere I can hide
As they fight to get out

I poison
Everyone around me
No matter what I do
Why can't you look and see

That this
Is
Me

Dark and dreary
So depressed
My mind in shambles
My room a mess

I need to get
This through my head
But I'm just lying
On my bed

No energy
Or will to live
I have nothing
Left to give

So please,
don't leave me here
Please

I love to dream
'Cause when I sleep
it just seems
That life is so much simpler

And you're with me
I see you smile
So wonderfully
For a moment, I am happy

For in my mind
The world is right
And I can find
You, always there right by my side

That feeling I get
When he's there
Taking your attention
You've got none left to spare

Makes me want to scream
To the sky
How much I want him
Just to go away and die

Because he is
Everything I hate
And he knows it
He thinks that he's so great

But I just want to
Smash his face in
With
A really
Big
Rock

Slit my wrists
What happens next?
The blood drips down
On to my desk

The pain feels sharp
Inside my mind
It clears my eyes
No longer blind

The world is clear
I'm able to see
How people can show
Such cruelty

Why stay here?
There's nothing left
And nobody cares
About my death

So I deepen the cuts
Lean back in my chair
And fade away
'Cause I don't care

X marks the spot where the blood bleeds out
So silent and thick, without even a shout
A man falls to a floor, so lifeless within
And worn on his face is a small depressed grin

He took his own life on this dark, dreary day
Now his spirit has flown somewhere far away
And his body lies cold on this hard, ***** ground
With nobody to mourn, for nobody's around

No rest will he have, because his soul is ******
To wander forever in the grey realm of man
But better, he thinks, 'tis to suffer this curse
Then to live one more day on this cruel, heartless earth

I never believed before
For so very long
That karma was real
But I guess I was wrong

'Cause some of the things
I did in the past
Came right back around
And bit me in the ***

And all of the lies
And the things that I said
Are making me wish
That I could just be dead

All the things that she knows
And the **** that I did
Knocked me down flat
And sent me through a skid

I left blood on the pavement
I hit hard and fast
Because karma's a *****
And I'm caught in the blast

So I'm lying here broken
Scraped, bleeding, and bruised
Crying on the ground
Feeling so abused

I imagine
That glint in your eyes
And that teasing smile
'Cause you have a surprise

I imagine
Your laugh ringing out
When I tell you a joke
No matter what it's about

I imagine
That we almost touch
And that tingly feeling
Is almost too much

I imagine
That you're here with me
We can do whatever
And I make you happy

I imagine
A lot of things
But you're so far
Away from me

You know
You've hurt me so much I cry
You know
Sometimes I just can't get by

And I wish
You were dead
That you never
Came up in my life

You know
That I gave all that I had
And you know
That you make me feel so bad

Like I failed you
And I've never ever
Been good enough

So tonight
I'm saying *******
I'm walking out of here with head held high
'Cause tonight
I'm getting drunk
So I don't remember how you say hi

Because you made
Me feel ecstatic
And like I was amazing
But now I'm
Absolutely nothing
So *******, and everything you were

Because
I'm good enough
Without you
Sorry
But I'm good
So I guess, this is my last adieu.

I think that I'm
Addicted
To this emptiness inside
To this secret pain of mine

Because I don't
Feel happy
I've got all I want
But it's all a front

Because I want to feel sad
I want to be mad
At the way I'm shut out
Of everyone's groups

And when I'm empty
I feel complete

I'm caged in
By these thoughts of you
So many things
I wish I could do

But you, you're holding me back

You're so young
So ******* immature
Seems like my life
Is passing in a blur

'Cause you, you're holding me back

I'm leaving now
Throwing away my key
This is the last
You'll ever see of me

Now you, you won't be holding me back

Don't say goodbye
I'm not listening to you
'Cause you and me
We're done and through

You cry and plead
And you're driving me mad
I can't even think
Of all the good times we had

See, this is why
I'm leaving you
So get a grip
You always knew

That you, you were holding me back

Death come quickly, take me now
I lay here cold, sweat on my brow
I have failed
I can't go on
Please take me
I'm unworthy

Death come quickly to my bed
Take these dread thoughts from my head
I can't do this
I'm far too weak
Please bring me peace
This sweet release

Death come quickly, end this life
End my struggles, end my strife
I've tried so hard
But all for naught
Please lay me down
Far underground

Those in glass houses
Shouldn't throw stones
But I never cared
Let's break a few bones

Let's shatter these windows,
And smash through the wall
I'll throw the first stone
And I'll break it all

Entropy happens,
So let's speed it up
Let go the fury
As it erupts

Now there's no stopping
This avalanche rolls
Now stand here and watch
As the rush takes it toll.

I want to cut and run
Say that I don't care anymore
But I know that you know that I care too much

I want to say goodbye
Act like I don't feel this way
But I can't bring myself to tell you any lies

So I'll stay here
Almost miserable
'Cause you act
Like I'm invisible
But I've got nowhere else to go
So I'll stay here
And take it slow

I want to take your hand
And pull you away with me
We can go anywhere, we can do anything at all

I want to hold you close
Feel your body pressed against mine
But I know that you'd never let me get that close

So I'll stay here
Almost miserable
'Cause you act
Like I'm invisible
But I've got nowhere else to go
So I'll stay here
And take it slow

Yeah, I don't know
So I'll take it slow
How long can I wait
On you?

I'm only a man
So why do you think
I'm more than I am?
I don't know

I can't save the day
So why don't you want
Me to go away?
I don't know

I don't know
Why you want me
Or keep me around
I don't know
Why you pick me up
When I fall down

All I know
Is I'll stay here
As long as I can
And I'll love you
But I'm only a man

Blood
Rushing through my veins
Pumping to my heart
Driving me insane

Blood
Giving me this life
Giving me my breath
Filling me with strife

Why am I still standing?
What do I have here?
Why am I so different?
I am only a mere
Human
Filled with blood
Filled with flesh
And all these bones

Blood
Flooding my insides
Filling up my lungs
There's nowhere I can hide

From this...
Blood