I see the ways of this world
Full of selfishness and hostility
It makes no sense to me
Why can't we just get along?
If we put aside our differences
And stop making inferences
About one another
Maybe if we stopped all the greed
We could be a world full of the freed
No more racism or rich or poor
None of the cruelty
Or and if that brutality
All of us truly equal
Then maybe the world would be better
And we could all stand together
On this planet we call home

I hope you become happy
Even make it yourself
Either from love or faith
Maybe friendship as well
No one can do it for you
People can't force it on you
It's something that's built
You have to work for it
If you don't
Then it's obviously not important enough for you
It can't be taught
And there's not a "How To" book on it
No.
You have to want it
You have to push through the bad times
Giving up isn't an option
Even if you think it is
But I don't think that's the case
Most people want happiness
And I hope you find yours

Lord please forgive me
For all that I've done
All the mistakes I have made

Lord please help me
I am lost
Show me the way

Lord please love me
I cannot love myself
I need your help

Lord please lead me
Into your arms
To feel your grace

Lord please save me
My soul is searching
Bring me to eternity

Most dreams are all the same
A bunch of colors mixed together
So that when you wake up
You don't remember it
But are still engulfed with a sense of tranquility
Except this one
A dream of a life ended too short
Of how she was sent to hell for it
The sorrow and fear that filled her soul
Oh how it pained me to watch this
Though as the dream continued a hero came
It was her Savior
He rescued her
Saving her from the land of the dead
Giving her eternal life
And bringing her to live in Heaven forever

I want you
That is all
I want your kindness
And your passion
To fill me with joy
I want your voice
And your music
To lull me to peace
I want your flaws
And your mistakes
Because they make you, you
I want you to know
And I want you to feel the same way
*I just want you

Words hurt
More than anything
It can **** someone inside
All it takes is one mean thing
And every bit confidence they have
Just shatters
They start questioning themselves
Believing what you say
What you've started is a storm
That won't stop
Until its wrecked everything in its wake
It's easier just to be nice
Even if you don't like the person
No name calling or cussing people out
Don't use words like ******
Or ***** or emo
Don't call people too fat or too skinny
Remember
You don't know where they've been
Or what they're going through right now
You never know if the last thing you say
Will be the last thing they ever hear
So be careful
And choose wisely
Because in all reality
*Words can ****

I'm fine
The biggest lie ever told
I say it so often
You'd think it'd get old
But I don't want people to know
Whats really going on
It saves me the trouble
From explaining all that I've gone
Through and through
I don't mean to lie
Yet this is way easier
I'm conflicted inside
I want to let you in
On this charade I play
But you'd only judge me
And soon turn away
Just like others have
Long before you
Be honest with me
Can I trust you with truth?

This is the tale of a girl
Who lived a tough life
Though not what you think
It almost ended with a knife

Her mom didn't beat her
Daddy wasn't a drunk
No her worst enemy
Is someone you'd never have thunk

She didn't have a brother
Who made her life hell
And didn't spend her days
Mostly in jail

No, her worst enemy was herself
That was all it took
No need for a bully
She even had the look

She called herself names
Beating herself up
Sometimes it was worse
Then she started to cut

People tried to help
But only made it worse
She want to die
And be free from the curse

Still she pushed on
And tried to make it better
It didn't change any
She only wanted to be deader

I know what you're thinking
Why not just get over it?
Well it's harder than that
It's some really tough ****

The girl knew her life
Was a crumbling mess
So she decided to give up
She'd given her best

Something stopped her though
Whether it could've been fate
Of some higher power
She still remembers that date

And is forever grateful
For whatever it might have been
She's decided to live her life through
Until its truly meant to end

Anger
In its true form
Can counter
Even the toughest storm
It takes all your love
And tears it apart
It can't be broken
It just cripples your heart
Makes you say things
You soon regret
Reminds you of your past
It keeps you upset
It'll never disappear
At least not completely
As long as there's fighting
We'll never be free
Although there is hope
If we all stand together
Maybe we'll stop it
I can think of nothing better
So who'll stand with me?
In this fight to the death
If you think this is crazy
Then please, just save your breath
I don't want to hear it
We must defeat this enemy
This has gone on too long
C'mon stand with me

We all know the feeling
That unescapable sense of dread
It makes everything hard
Even just getting out of bed
You probably know someone
Who has felt it too
We can't stop it
The feeling is true
Now I know what you're thinking
That'll never happen to me
But I said the same thing
And now it's all that I see
People try to help
Though the have no clue how
Soon you'll come to realize
You are your only way out

People always ask
"Why cut?" and
"Why don't you stop?"
But they don't understand
Without it I am nothing
Without it I am lost
I'm too far deep
And drowning in misery
I can't see past it
I can't ever end it
No matter how hard I try
It reels me back in
My only feeling
My only source of life
The pain of cutting
Can't even compare
To the pain of nothing

The marks on my arm
Remind me of where I've been
Yet don't determine where I'm going

The voice in my head
Reminds me of my failures
But doesn't define who I am

The person in the mirror
Reminds me of me
Although looks nothing like I once was

The people all around me
Remind me of hope
Even though I have forgotten

The world still quite different
Reminds me of the future
And I know that is my goal

I'm done being weak
There's so much to live for
There's so much unknown

I'm done with this pain
It drowns me
It keeps me from hope

I'm done with the darkness
That blocks out my light
That just won't let go

I'm done with it all
And ready to start over
*I am done

I wish you could see me
For who I am
Not just the mask I put on
Nor the costume I wear

I wish you could see me
For what I have done
Not just the charade
Nor the games that I play

I wish you could see me
For I am not what you think
You are blinded by my lies
You are kept from the truth.

I only wish you could see
Yet what would you think?
If you saw me for me
If you could truly see

Storm clouds covered the light
They turned it all black
And forced me to fight
My days were long and dreary
My nights full of horror
I couldn't stay hopeful
That I'd ever see morn
A break never showed
I was to stay imprisoned
In my own mind
Stuck, forever frozen
I began to decline
The voices drove me to madness
My own thoughts against me
Bringing me great sadness
Nothing ever was good
They hoped I would fail
Just one little fault
And the demons would prevail
So I gave them what they wanted
Little did they know
That if I surrendered
They too, had to go.

Oh to be free
Would be most wonderful
To finally see the light
The world truly colorful

To be free from my pain
And free from my sorrows
No more doubting
If I can hold on til tomorrow

To be free from this sadness
No longer confined
By such monstrosities
That were once mine  

To be free from the chains
That once bound my soul
And to feel warmth
Spread through my whole

To be free from it all
How astounding it would be
Forever walking on sunshine
Oh to be free

Some wait for lovers
Many wait for wealth
I wait for happiness
While I'm going through hell
Nothing stops the pain
I can't ever think
Somedays I feel so lost
I'll eventually sink
The waters pull me under
I'm completely out of breath
I let the sea take me
Wherever it feels is best
Yet all I want
Is to see the sun shine again
So I wait
Until my happiness begins

I can't hold on any longer
I can't fight anymore
I'm all out of hope
I cannot be stopped
Just one tip of the bottle
Just one slip of the trigger
Then nothing else will matter
No one will even care
I'll have no more pain
I'll have no more sorrow
It'll all be gone
And so will I

The more I pulled away
The stronger He held on
He was the One who kept me safe
Even though I was scarred
He was the One who taught me to love
Who I truly am
He was the One who loved me
No matter where I'd been
He was the One who knew where I was going
Although I was lost
He is all that I need
He is the One and Only God