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matthewkirn Jul 2013
I asked you
Where you went
You said you're off
In the steeple

I asked you
What you meant?
You sang I've gotta,
Save these people

I am the moon
We are the stars
We are the ships
That go, far

I sang a lullaby
With words we don't remember
You sang all your goodbyes
Wasn't even winter

We sang,

We are the suns
We are the stars
We are the ship,
That goes far

I sang of your melodies
You always sung so sweet
Some dreams we don't wake up,
The others we wind up deceased.
matthewkirn Jul 2013
I know my name
I've seen my face
I've lived the same
I've ****** with fate

Some *******'s song
Some blind man's faith
I know how you want it
You want it the way,
Wanted the wait,
Wanted the way,
Wanted the weight

There you go again
Changing if to when
Said you'd fallen through,
Once again, once again
Quit it you know,
What you've got
Lot of weight
Lot of wait.
matthewkirn Oct 2012
The secret to life is when you realize that you are statistically insignificant.
Just like everyone else.
There is no big bang, secret plan, end game goal.
Only you can care for your wealth.

It would be a disaster to act like at the end of it you get a token,
"Great job at life." no one will tell.
Keep your head down, or up for the matter, it doesn't matter.
If no one is watching, this isn't stealth.
matthewkirn May 2012
I know,
You know
Your way around
This town here

I hope,
You don't
Try to be
Something special here

A cacophony,
Of 4/4
Nothing's upbeat here

No magic,
No slight of hand
Can be seen here.

And you know,
Better than to be something special here.
matthewkirn Dec 2011
I keep waiting on my dream girl to wake up.
Shake off this **** and get out of this town.
I bet you prey on us just to starve to death,
I bet you pray for this just to starve.

Angels can't fly when it storms like this.
No angels can fly when this storm hits.
Thunder will shake those wings right off
God can't be as miserable as you are cold.

Keep sleeping, don't dare forget to breathe
Can't miss a second with those eyes clinched so tight.
I'll just leave if you'd rather go through this hell alone.
matthewkirn Nov 2011
I sit here thinking
I sit here while slowly sinking
Wanting to not be here
Wanting to be just some other place in general
Cliche, the words are true
I am thinking of you

I imagine us in the park
Hanging out, after dark
Just being around you for a while
Just seeing that haphazard smile
This as it may seem
Is just a reward one has to dream

But alas, nothing gets amassed,
I cannot have it yet, or at least not once this hour has passed.
For you think yourself to be a demon or queen, most likely in between,
So treat the last few minutes as nothing.
matthewkirn Nov 2011
Sing a sad song
about a place that never existed
And twist it to suit yourself

Dream about a time
You barely missed and
be bad to your health

Cause she'll only be here once
And you've tried to hard
To take this lighthearted
and not give her your card

Nothing truly crosses over
It gets stuck some place in the fray
But if I have to choose between the both
I'd lose your business in the gray.
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