Pale Sun

One star filled night a long time ago.
When old friends still lived.
And what the future held, we didn't know.
Surrounded by people we knew in a place
which now no longer exists.
We had the times of our lives.
Young and still unbound by love and work.
Back then we had nothing but certainties.
We'd never walk alone,
come together every week.
And the sun would always come up the next day.
Now that sun looks pale and worn out.
Time's passed on and certainties long gone.
The hardest part in all of this
is the fact that only I remain.
And I face this every day
while I still speak your name.
I lost a brother in you my friend,
may I see you again in the end.

Crawl Out

All this violence and misplaced hate
in the world today.
And everyone who's confronted
with it just turn and run away.
No one dares to make a stand,
afraid of the consequences to their precious selves.
So we just give the go ahead
and let the malignant have their way.
An unimaginable number of people don't
even know the scale of it all.
If they'd just look around and realize
how fucked up our society really is.
Crawl out of your cocoon and start
to make a change.
If we don't do it ourselves,
then we've given up on our futures.

Greed

How come we always seem to want more?
There's nothing to gain from the things we can not use.
Still the greed pushes us forward
into every direction in search of satisfaction.
A satisfaction which can never be obtained.
To bask in the riches is hardly enough.
Why quit while there's so much left out there?
Taking everything untill there's nothing left.
But society has us wanting even more.
Who cares about the poor?
Only the individual possessions matter.
It saddens me to see us destroy ourselves.
While we're too blinded by the riches to notice it.
And nobody cares while we pry
the money out of the hands of the dead.

Dedication

I didn't notice the urges and cravings.
Constant and instant satisfaction was never a problem.
To reach out and take as one wanted,
even though it wasn't what one needed.
As the consumption was gently
massaged into our brains,
we never questioned the motives or consequences.
No longer will I tolerate this without question.
So I analyse myself and ask:
is this really necessary?
Trying to attain a better life,
to be the best that I can.
Questioning my own life with a fierce dedication.
I will rise above and achieve my goals.

Never Surrender

Ten years, a constant struggle for life.
Each battlefield different and filled with strife.
These emotions run deep.
And the prices paid often too steep.
Unbound by a world of hate,
he carries on, that is his fate.
His story is one to which I can relate.
Never to surrender,
and fight the good fight.
Untill exhaustion with all his might.
Whether the odds are up or down,
and he's left all on his own.
He will never cease.
He just keeps carrying on.

Failure In Life

It wasn't long ago,
a complete failure this life of mine.
And I did nothing but look and stare.
Always wondering how this all came to be,
how this life slipped away from me.
Lost sight of the important things
which coloured my grey past,
and kept me going on.
So I sat around and waited
for the day that never came.
Thought it could all change
if I just locked myself up inside.
Accompanied by that unnamed feeling,
loneliness was my part.
Ever waiting for someone
to come and find me here.

Sanctuary

Lay me down to sleep,
because I know this is where I need to be.
My sanctuary in this world full of hate.
You prove yourself every day.
Justify the trust I put on you.
After all this time you still
amaze me with you hidden faces.
You know me like I don't even know myself.
I find everything I look for embodied in you.
I just hope you feel the same way.
And know I'll stay true,
no matter what comes my way.