Along the crooked fence we walk
Until our silhouettes of chalk
Are stenciled on the concrete floor
Hollow, void, alive no more.

Where does the money go?
I work, I toil, I bleed, I sweat;
But I have not one thing to show.

Maintaining highs but forever low,
I smoke, I fear, I fall, I fret;
Where does the money go?

Whichever way the wind does blow.
To myself I am in debt,
But I have not one thing to show.

An omnipresent malicious glow,
Resounding like a string quartet;
Where does the money go?

Perhaps I know...
Do I regret?
But I have not one thing to show.

Life's everlasting ebb and flow
Just goes to show how I forget-
Where does the money go?
But I have not one thing to show.

For some,
There's no escaping the daily grind;
Only the inexplicable tortures which plague the mind.
For others, however, there's a blooming gap
Which presents itself
In the form
Of a nap.

How simple a pleasure;
An enchanting endeavor.
Those words do not rhyme,
Though I do not care,
For I've just awoken and tainted the air;
Clouds of tobacco smoke poison my lair.

A dream lingers briefly so I jot it down.
Angels from heaven appear -
Oh the sound!
An orchestra plays something I've never heard;
It's hauntingly beautiful -
Mildly absurd.

A box pushed its way to the surface through dirt
And inside the box is a sparrow;
It's hurt.
I do what I can
To help it to heal,
But a cat comes along and decides it's a meal.

"I know you're a cat, and that's what cats do,
But wouldn't you say you were just a bit rude?"

It replies in baritone, southerly voice,
"I am what I am and I hadn't a choice.
I'm driven by instinct,
As you may not be;
However, these feathers
Taste curiously..."

The cat then exploded;
Its innards now out.
That bird was a bomb,
I haven't a doubt.

"No one chooses who they fall in love with, just like nobody chooses when to fall over, but even if no one is there to catch you, you're going to have to get over the fall someday, even if not today or this week, but someday, and whilst you might be a little hurt, even pain goes away someday, and there will always be more falls and more pain, but we'll just have to let life take us to them".

Karl Franssen

Who are you
Who am I
I’ve got something to tell you
And I don’t know why
But I’ve…
I’ve kinda fallen for you
Again

And there’s still another girl
I’ve got my eye on
And I’ve seen her looking at me
Yeah I think she’s perfect
And god knows she's worth it
Yeah I think I could make this work

[Chorus]
Because sometimes all that’s needed
Is a simple…                  distraction?
And yeah she looks just like you
But she loves me too
Maybe it’s just my mind
Craving something new
But when I’m with her
I can’t seem to remember you…

And I know
I don’t know how
I’m going to tell you
But I can’t keep these feelings bottled inside
Yeh I gotta let them flow
But I’m afraid you won’t feel the same
And if you don’t then you might let all your friends know

[Chorus]

But every time you look my way
Can I say it makes my day
I just can’t keep the feelings away
And I’ve just gotta tell you
Whenever I’m with you
Life just feels okay

[Chorus]

Yeah yeah
My heart no longer wants…
You…

Up until my insomnia meets me
I lied when I said I forgot
I was scared what you'd think
If I said that  I love you a lot

People have only cared for minutes
Leaving me to care for days
When I look at you all I can think
Is please don't go away

I can see me in your eyes
I dream of dreaming with you
I can trace your scars with mine
My thoughts are bleeding through:

My Talia, I know what it's like to not be seen;
what it's like to be alone in a crowded room.
For you, my star, I want you to know:
that no one shines as bright as you.

I can taste you moving on my skin.
My gasp is air you sustain.
hand in hand, under an umbrella
with you, I am safe.

A Song For Us All Lyrics

You see me now
You see I’m nervous
You see how
This isn’t how I want to be
But you just keep telling me
Yeah you just keep telling me
That I’ll never be anything
Because I’m not as confident as you

[Chorus]
But I won’t let it bother me
Cause someday I’ll find out where my voice is
Someday, somewhere
Oh too many choices
Someday I’ll say
This is the place, this is the time
This is day
For me to shine
I’ll be singing my song
And I’d hope you all could start to sing along

Suddenly I’m up on stage
My eyes skim the crowd
And I see them all looking back at me
And suddenly I don’t know why
But my legs feel weak
And here come the butterflies
The words just sort of leave my mouth
And I try to sing
But no more words come out
I just want to run and cry
Because now
I’m feeling super shy

[Chorus]

I know we’re not all the same
But if you can let your confidence shine through
I promise I’ll never forget your name
Because if you can do it, then we can too
So don’t ever let them bring you down
No matter what they say
Your confidence can be found

So why should you let them bother you
Cause someday we’ll find our voices
No matter when, no matter how
Life’s so full of choices
So let’s all shout it out loud
This is the place, this is the time
This is day
For me to shine
And soon the whole world will be
Singing your song

And you might say that
I’ll never be anything...