thoughts come crashing out of sound
my fingertips just jotting down
the words and all the feelings too
with depths as vast as the ocean blue
the lyrics flee my mouth and mind
as quickly as this watch tells time
each second ticks to match my pen
etching this paper from end to end
we’re emptying the flowing cup
of tears and smiles, it’s not enough
to cleanse me of those dying days
of barking dogs and kids at play
forever shadows in my brain
they’re never to be real again
but nothing will change for me
for i will never be set free
until words fall from outer space
into this soundproof plastic case
where they can scream but won’t be heard
for nothing is quite more absurd
than silences that shriek aloud
and chatter mouths who can’t be found
only fools attempt to understand
and that is why we walk this land
Oct 16, 2012
Oct 16, 2012 at 10:23 AM UTC
thoughts come crashing out of sound
my fingertips just jotting down
the words and all the feelings too
with depths as vast as the ocean blue
the lyrics flee my mouth and mind
as quickly as this watch tells time
each second ticks to match my pen
etching this paper from end to end
we’re emptying the flowing cup
of tears and smiles, it’s not enough
to cleanse me of those dying days
of barking dogs and kids at play
forever shadows in my brain
they’re never to be real again
but nothing will change for me
for i will never be set free
until words fall from outer space
into this soundproof plastic case
where they can scream but won’t be heard
for nothing is quite more absurd
than silences that shriek aloud
and chatter mouths who can’t be found
only fools attempt to understand
and that is why we walk this land
