This year's been so hard
And I'm under all this stress
I need to get away
Before I deal with this mess
Where can I go?

I fill up my gas tank
And I pack my bags
Maybe if you're  lucky
I'll come back

But for now
Its just me and the open road
Just me and me alone
Turn up the radio
And leave me and the open road

Mommy, I love you
I hope you're always around
I know how much I need you
Even if you don't live here now

Mommy, I love you
But I received bad news today
You're very sick right now
There not sure how long you'll stay

Mommy, I love you
Now that you're getting ready to leave
I have a million things to tell you
But I first I need to pick up the phone

Mommy, I love you
But there's nothing I could do
They said that you fought hard
But Mommy, I lost you

Hissing shrieking sounds
How am I supposed to sleep?
Demons, quiet down

L is for the way I couldnt live without you
O you were the only one for me
S is for the silly times we had
E is for eternity
R is for the roses that you bought me

How stupid to think that it would last.

I've got this habit
Of saving
Pictures between the pages
Of my books

Only my favorites
I capture the feeling and
Close the book

I was reading
I turned the page
And there you were
Staring at me

I wanted to
Close the book
But I wanted to
Finish the story

I didn't remove the picture
Just moved it aside
So I could read
But you were still there

They hurt
Destroy and push away
The very ones we want to stay

They create and build
Up walls
They will be the ruin of us all

Hands

They war and make peace
They are scarred and
Tell stories

Hands

Hands can show love
But also show hate
They can never take back
Its always to late

Destruction
And art
So beautiful
But death and pain
Are also results
Of hands

Soft hands
Gentle touches
Rough hands
Harsh pushes

Stealing
Snatching
Hands

Young and small hands
Haven't felt the sting of life
Large and worn hands
Have felt the pain

Hands

She's beautiful tall and thin
So graciously she welcomed me in
I was thrilled as you can imagine
That I was able to be with them
The ones that everyone envied
This wasn't the sort of thing you could leave

She made one of them
Soon I was beautiful and thin
She became like a sister to me
We shared secrets and laughs
It was like a dream

Then I woke up
And life set in
Suddenly I wasn't beautiful
Or popular or thin
I was sick and blind
And didn't want to admit
That it was her fault
She helped me
With something I begged her to

I can't sleep or think
All I want to do is die
Yet I have to live
So I just have to cry
Everything hurts and
Its way too loud
I stand alone but
There seems to be a crowd

I'm slipping away now
Im in too deep
At least I'll finally
Be able to sleep