brave
The land was barren, the sky was black...
And she knew that the King's Men were back
On their horses, complete with grins
They have come to conquer and win
But her people were strong, and she was their strength
To fight they would go to any lengths
So as the King's Men grew close to her land
She gathered every woman and man
And took up swords, every single one
Able to fight, able to fight the ones who would come
The Butcher took up a wieldy blade
The Healer's sons came to her aid
The Mason hefted a hammer of war
The Messenger called that revenge will be borne
Upon the shoulders of a single girl
Who through the enemy will spin and twirl
With the Dragon lending her wings
She marched on and on
The people's anthem she sings
The bloody vengeance song
"The Men of the King can wait," she cried
Hearing them knock at the gate outside
"But we will bring God's fury down
Upon the scum, they'll burn and drown!"
She raised her sword, of the best steel
Light as a feather, slick as an eel
Swept it through the brightening sky
And then, a furious roar she cried--
"Halt, whoever goes forth!
For the Lord here does not welcome you onto his land.
I am the daughter of my Lord, and thus
You will perish by my hand."
A wave of fire scorched the land
Avoiding the fort so heavily manned
Then the plague of a thousand seas
Leaving shadows of men on a broken frieze
And thus, the war for them was waged
But the tale has died through this age
So I dare you, yes you, to spread the word
About the girl who dared to hold a sword.
the wand
It's glowing, glowing
Bright and bold
Shiny
Shiny as steel,
Shiny as fresh blood spilled.
It's sharp, but smooth
Sharp
Sharp as a knife
Smooth
Smooth as the preceding words
Precedent to the lethal blow.
I pick it up.
It's beautiful, covered in gold
Old as legends told
Beauty, the downfall
Of the best, and
Of the victims.
I wave it around.
It's natural, but strange
As if it shouldn't
Be there, but now that
It was in my hand, we had
Merged into one.
It's scary, but quiet
Shadows, a cacophony
Ringing in my head,
Mixed with the
Echoes of a lost harmony.
I drop it.
It's vanishing, dissipating
Electrons simmer
It's not there, anymore, but
I can still feel the tingle in my hand
and
I walk away.
run
The clock struck midnight
And down went the axe
The pumpkin, glass slipper
All that was left
The clock struck midnight
And it all disappeared
Ball gown, carriage
Nothing is left here
The stars are old
And the day grows cold
And the cards all fold
And the twisted darkness grows
All that is left
Is a piece of glass
Worthless and obsessed
She runs far away...
--
The clock struck midnight
And the lone werewolf cries
Left and so lonely
He wonders if it's time that he should die
Glass shards cut into
Every piece of youth
He underestimated the
Things that love can do
Forever destined
Denied his family
The only hope
Has run away barefoot
If he wishes
To catch his Alice
Then Romeo's gotta
Run far,
far,
far,
far away...
When The Struggle Strikes
The clock struck midnight
As he sprung out of bed
The sounds of explosions
Playing in his head
He's up on his feet
Making enemies of chairs
Lost in his past
Tripping down the stairs
He's deep in a war zone
She's fast asleep
Undisturbed by his fighting
She's counting her sheep
Until a firm grip of the throat
Awakens her with fright
It had been so long
Since he had this kind of night
She's writhing and gasping
As she slaps him awake
He snaps back to reality
And cries about his mistake
He's at a loss for words
He doesn't want to be this way
She embraces him and cries
As night gives way to day
He takes steps to deal
With the demons that possess
Hoping that his efforts
Will bring much needed rest
He lays down and tries to relax
As the day comes to an end
And just when he thinks he is healed
The clock strikes midnight again
edelweiss
Flames, fire, drought-ridden field
Who knows how many tears may yield
Sunflare, sadness, lost in despair,
Slowly, the water disappears
What is this, this silver ray?
Banishing the thirst and evil away?
A glint of green, it could not be seen.
Because it was covered, killed in the fray
The edelweiss, small and bright is she
Forever in peace, a beauty we agree.
sinner, lover
A cacophony of shadows, and all I feel is fear.
Deadness in my heart as the time draws near.
Glancing at him out of the corner of my eye--
I wonder what he'll feel when I finally die?
- -
A cacophony of shadows, and all I feel is fear.
Looking at his face as his time draws near.
Tears in my eyes and sadness in my soul
I cry out a final wish- -
"Please, don't go!"
and i was saved
A cacophony of shadows
And all I feel is fear
Listening to the howling wind
As my fate draws near
Deathly silent, deathly cold
Waiting in the wind
Thinking of the places that
I could’ve been
Footsteps, voices
Who the hell are you?
Let me be where I am
Suffering from the truth
Warm arms, soothing voice
And all I feel is grief
I am such a sinner-
How could this ending be?
A cacophony of shadows
Weaving into tunes
A harmony of whispers
Beneath the silver moon
surreal
seven letters
i'll let you take me
far, far away
where nothing is different
and everything is the same
where we can go around, around
sparkles and circles
a game, just a game
a dream where lights flash and continue on endlessly
a limit?
ah, but can anything limit the beauty of your eyes
and your words, which drag me in deeper
in deep
deep into
a surreal underworld