1. |
To the Grey
02:36
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Said the fire to the grey
I've grown tired
a dying flame
Then cold rain fell
like tears of pain
hope extinguished
and faith the same
Understand me, I have climbed
through branches begging
and rooftops blind
With smoke on the sky
above my eyes,
I've drawn a new breath
and whispered "why"
I'll wander through death
and trudge through time
for pieces of myself
I'll never find
Oh god above me
disguised by sky
Darkness does not end
it only hides
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2. |
Sky Walk
02:41
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I never thought I'd see a night
so brutally antagonized
A scarlet line, a window pane
a painful sigh, I'll never cry again
I'm walking out the door
as I have done too many times before
to pace these silent streets
and contemplate my tired memories
They're walking next to me
and we both could use some sleep
They're walking next to me
keeping me company
But in the sky I feel a guide
beaming from a watchful eye
with stars like headlights dancing still
around its strong envisioned will
It's setting in, I'm trembling
Flowers among dying leaves
are so hard to find and even harder to keep
I'm seeing myself in the moonlit pavement now
wishing I could just stop and lay down
Another wasted night
has taken me from home to find
comfort and clarity, but I know better than to try
Grey clouds like time
are passing high, above, and over everything
Hurrying me, worrying me, meaning nothing
Quietly I sing
I never thought I'd see a sky
so beautifully unrecognized
The hardest part is passing pain
I tell myself I won't look back again
Somehow I always do
remembering what once stood as the truth
But that was yesterday
and the sun is rising back into my face
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3. |
The Boy on the Porch
03:42
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Time's moving forward
and I'm getting older
I'm still trudging along this road
and I'm singing, but nobody knows
It's a summer night and I'm thinking
about the things I can't see
they're growing closer and they' re mine for the taking
I'm counting on them and they're waiting for me
It's the summer time and I'm drinking
to every memory
that got me here, but I can't help but wonder
when I'm looking back on this, where the hell will I be?
Because when next summer fades
fall will never feel the same
So when the choice is made
what will I say?
I've been waiting for a long time
to capture the peace in my mind
with closed eyes because I still believe it
I'll always believe it
But for now, I'm on the front porch
singing to all of my friends
because someday we might have to leave it
but we'll always keep it
Oh oh oh thinking through the smoke
I try to hold onto my breath
but it makes me choke
Oh oh oh if you only knew
the things I could never forget
that cry over you
The porch is stained
with the long lost blood of every season
We made our choices
and fled the scene with guiltiness and reasons
I've been waiting for a long time
to capture the peace in my mind
with closed eyes because I still believe it
I'll always believe it
But for now, I'm on the front porch
singing to all of my friends
because someday we might have to leave it
but we'll always keep it
There's too much that I've left behind
I said I'd always keep
and every boy I used to be
has found his deepest sleep
But awake in their minds
their dreams are mine
and they sing inside of me
For what is gone burns on
in all that I am and I'll ever be
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4. |
Dead Man's Song
03:44
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In the darkest room
the blood and tears of doom
are stained into these four familiar walls
And they run onto the floor
where a black rose blooms
"She loves you not," the last petal says as it falls
(the last petal says as it falls)
I still feel it sometimes
when the pale moonlight
shines through my window at night
Yeah, I still feel it sometimes
when the pale moonlight
shines through my window at night
The silence froze my eyes
I'd lay awake all night
Much the same as every broken story goes
A boy became a man
who was too afraid to stand
and on his knees he sang of solitude because he was all alone
(he was all alone all along)
I still feel it sometimes
when the pale moonlight
shines through my window at night
Yeah, I still feel it sometimes
when the pale moonlight
shines through my window at night
In the end it's just a cold, dark song
but every body in the graveyard is singing along
Yeah, in the end it's just a cold, dark song
so won't you sing with me this midnight, dead man's song?
Now demons never die
if you keep them trapped inside
Your heart and mind decay until your fearless spirit dies
But sing and fight and bleed
until the haunts have all been freed
into the light of day, they'll fade before your jaded eyes
(what better way to spend your demise)
I still feel it sometimes
when the pale moonlight
shines through my window at night
Yeah, I still feel it sometimes
when the pale moonlight
shines through my window at night
In the end it's just a cold, dark song
but every body in the graveyard is singing along
Yeah, in the end it's just a cold, dark song
so won't you sing with me this midnight, dead man's song?
so won't you sing with me this midnight, dead man's song?
so won't you sing with me this midnight, dead man's song?
so won't you sing with me this midnight, dead man's song?
Won't you sing with me tonight?
The dead man's song
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5. |
Ride
02:49
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Through the trees, we roll along
a beaten path in silent song
waiting for the day to die
and bring the night so we can ride
beneath the still moon beaming slow
our eyes reflect her crimson glow
blazing forth unspoken crime
it sickens air and thickens time
The forest burns now as we ride
and circles bright beneath our eyes
The night, as real as it seems,
blurs into a youthful dream
for miles stretching, leading home
our resonating thoughts, unknown
and growing near in distant sight
patiently waits the front porch light
Stay guided by the green
not the red and the blue
Don't worry about me man
you know I'm cool
The ferris wheel will be rolling in her soon
so hold on
With daylight high
we wake and rise
the sun bakes through a hazy sky
coursing warm into our humble eyes
Now gold youth thrives on memory
so hold your breath in long to see
the sacred subtleties of summer nights
I couldn't miss her if I tried
We're moving forward with graceful time
I couldn't miss her if I tried
Look in the rearview one last time
We left that all behind
we keep these wheels smoking
as we drive home tonight
burned out but far from broken
and all along we searched
for something still unknown
just keep on driving man
I think it's further down the road
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6. |
Holden Caulfield
03:30
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The space between
my eyes and the cliff is growing
I'm falling
to what I'll be someday
That cliff was innocent,
it kept a boy well hidden
but became forbidden
and turned my gold into grey
The fall is slow
and I wonder where the hell I'm going
the sky is all knowing
but it won't tell me where
So I'll just accept and embrace
what's below and behind me
trust what my heart and my mind see
and find sleep as they stare
Maybe we die in passing time
but my words tell me that I'm still alive
and I'll hit the ground
before I ever learn to fly
between death and the sky
I'm not going anywhere tonight
Mother
Father
look what's become of me
I'm falling closer to the sullen ground everyday
But mother
oh, father
when I land I will not wake
so raise your ears to the sky and my voice will rain
a song of innocence and certainty
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7. |
Alone
04:34
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I know what it's like to be alone
and I've seen things that have made my heart grow cold
The sun falls with my troubles and my sorrow
but I'll find them when I wake again tomorrow
I'll never dream again
I'll never sleep again
Let go of my hand
and let me sink to the bottom
so I'll never have to feel this broken again
When the moon
lights up the stones on the pavement
I'll be standing there with my heart in my hands
I sit and watch the clouds pass to see clearer
but my mind is filled with smoke and broken glass
I woke last night drenched in sweat, screaming your name
but the rain just fell harder and you never came
I'll never dream again
I'll never sleep again
Let go of my hand
and let me sink to the bottom
so I'll never have to feel this broken again
When the moon
lights up the stones on the pavement
I'll be standing there with my heart in my hands
Just let me go,
these wounds run slow
so sleep well tonight
because I'm all alone
I'm all alone
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8. |
Nine
03:31
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When the sun goes down tonight
we'll be boys and girls at play
led by a holy sign that says
"come inside and stay"
We are the soon to be walking dead
putting our thoughtful minds away
because we've all been wide awake
for too long today
So wont you take a little walk tonight and see
if the moon is calling
and we can set our demons free
we've all been angels fallen
I'm looking to the sky one last time
before the doorman welcomes me
because I know it won't look the same
when I leave
Everybody light a little fire inside
and let it course through every vein
Let your desires come to life and burn deep into your mind
until their calling out your name
(And he'll say)
"Sit down baby don't drive yourself crazy"
and he'll pour you another drink
because he's the devil baby
and in the morning you won't remember anything
We're gonna keep ourselves warm tonight
inside the comfort of these walls
holding reflections in our glasses
watch them fall
So line them up and knock them down to size
because pain's a terrible thing to waste
and we've all too many wounds
we dare not display
So won't you take a little walk tonight with me
because the moons been calling
and we've all set our demons free
we are the angels falling
I'm looking to the sky blurry eyed
with two north stars over me
because no sign's gonna keep me straight
when I leave
Everybody light a little fire inside
and let it course through every vein
Let your desires come to life and burn deep into your mind
until their calling out your name
(And he'll say)
"Sit down baby don't drive yourself crazy"
and he'll pour you another drink
because he's the devil baby
and in the morning you won't remember anything
Oh summer sky
won't you try
come inside we'll take care of your pride
before it runs dry
oh won't you try
it's alright
Everybody light a little fire inside
and let it course through every vein
Let your desires come to life and burn deep into your mind
until their calling out your name
(And he'll say)
"Sit down baby don't drive yourself crazy"
and he'll pour you another drink
because he's the devil baby
and in the morning you won't remember
that he's the devil baby
and in the morning you won't remember
that he's the devil baby
and in the morning you won't remember anything
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9. |
Somewhere
03:47
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Waiting on your heart to change
I thought about how it got started
Don't think I'll ever feel that way
but that remains a sacred day
so where's the moon
I'm gonna need an answer soon
Something's laying in the leaves
but it's too dark for just two eyes to see
I know you're somewhere losing time
waking up to that northern sky
I'll lay down somewhere and close my eyes
I'll die by your hands and you'll die by mine
So will I be your only friend
the one you call when you've been slated
or will I be a silent dream
a colorlessly painted scene
It's hard to tell
where any given heart will dwell
so watch the smoke drift through the sky
and wonder why
and wonder why
and wonder why
I know you're somewhere losing time
waking up to that northern sky
I'll lay down somewhere and close my eyes
I'll die by your hands and you'll die by mine
Wait for the summer to bring us an end
and wait for the leaves on the trees to pretend
they don't see us watching them
all the way down to the ground
Wait for the summer to bring you an end
and wait for the leaves on the trees to pretend
they don't see us watching them
all the way down to the cold, cold ground
I know you're somewhere losing time
waking up to that northern sky
I'll lay down somewhere and close my eyes
I'll die by your hands and you'll die by mine
you'll die by mine
you'll die by mine
you'll die by mine
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10. |
Everyman
02:14
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And so this haunting silence
you'll always know
fades in like fog
to hide our souls from below
But Satan knows their faces
and how they glow
like jack-o-lanterns
down a hell bound road
It's the end and you'll say that you're sorry
for every crimson sin untold
but you'll find them again when it's mercy you're fed
the evil art of a rotten soul
The moon finds no surprises
she guards our nights
We sleep with open hearts
that sing to the sky
For every damning nightmare
and dream alike
she cries a ballad while the stars harmonize
It's the end and you'll say that you're sorry
for every crimson sin untold
but you'll find them again when it's mercy you're fed
the evil art of a rotten soul
From consequences
and weakened pride
a life led senseless
you just try to hide
woah woah woah...
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11. |
Winter Blues
03:56
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Why is it
that all that lives must die?
I helplessly revisit
the darkest shadows in my mind
just to watch each day die sadly
when cold winds start to blow
and fallen leaves surround me
until their buried under snow
It's fitting
to hide enslaved by pain
While your bad heart beats, barely living
I serenade the mistakes you've made
And then I count a billion blessings
falling from the sky
and silently they spite me
because I know none of them are mine
and my demons always find me
when I'm wondering through my mind
I fear the ones I love around me
because it's so easy to leave or die
So go with grace,
fall dim and fade
I'll freeze unfazed
I'll wait, I'll say
So long,
sweet summer
you've gone,
but I'll see you in my sleep
in dreams where sunsets warm my troubled eyes
with sacred memories
So please
find peace wherever you go
when cold wind stings and breathes
until you find me
where you left my eyes high
grey with waiting
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Russ Knight Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
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