
I traveled far from the ocean
to see what secrets are hidden there
I am a being of motion
a changing design with hopes and fears
Perspective came to me so clearly
the world turning on it’s axis
we stick to it because of Gravity
us being here is no accident
I swam deep into the ocean
to find what treasures are buried there
the sea is a body of motion
changing tides and restless air
Travel on…
The rhythm turns into a pulse
the earth breathes in and out
we cling on, we won’t give up
dancing forever in a perfect waltz
People avoid people
that’s the way that it goes
on the bus line commute
in the elevator stalls
watching numbers light up
looking down at their shoes
or within empty spaces
where there’s nothing to lose
And I picture myself
making a scene
I picture myself
breaking their daze
I picture myself
going against the grain
but I’m sitting here silently
writing down Words On a Page
I like to steal glances
at the people around
but I look away
when they turn around
I check out their beauty
I check out their style
I pretend I’m not looking
when they catch my smile
I’d make fun of the moment
I’d say “hello”
tell them my name
ask them to let it show
tell me “what are you here for?”
tell me “what makes you glow?”
can’t you give me a moment
you can call your own
Something’s in the way
of me seeing Clearly Today
and that fog that surrounds my brain
is getting thicker now
thicker every day
Tell me, tell me nothing’s wrong
tell me I am here now
so this is what’s going on
growing, growing in the light
coming into focus, figures
colors burning bright
Sheltered by an umbrella, I’m dry
but then I wander out into the rain
I’m cold, I’m wet, but I’m alive
and water runs into my face
into my ears, into my eyes
and I am crying but I am alive
Andy’s hating what he loves
cause he’s working all day long
Ted’s working like a dog
so his kids don’t lose a home
the more we seem to have
the less we get to feel
we think we’re moving forward
but we’re spinning on our Wheels
He’s working in the day time
he’s working in the night
he’s working on the weekends
but everything will be alright
’cause he’s got a paycheck coming
he’s raking in the bills
never mind he’s lost his passion
and given up his will
All of Mexico is praying
to somehow cross the border
and I’m wishing I could tell them
there’s something wrong with this new order
maybe we’re just spoiled
getting lazy, rich, and fat
but there’s something more than this power
and I’m not forgetting that
Step up to the edge
it’ll be alright
we can fly off into heaven
like birds taking flight
we can dance around the garden
Rattling Our Cages
anything tonight
anything tonight
You’re hanging
hanging around my door
because your house
doesn’t welcome you anymore
looking for truth
looking for something more
thinking I know how to take you
There’s nothing
nothing there to show you
it’s a mystery to me
I’m just here for the program
I won’t settle for any ordinary show
I’m sticking around for the encore
Then these words come to me
like a whisper
like a breeze gently blowing
through my sweater
chilling me
yet I chase the sound of thunder
knock me off my feet and Send Me
Like a taste, sweet yet bitter
not the news I want to hear
but something better
that sound shakes me awake
jars my splender
that sleepy, half awake,
comfort center
Your troubled
troubled mind shows through
your gaping eyes
with that crazy smile
looking ungrounded
looking miles high
thinking I know how to land you
I walk to see the darkness
I walk to see the sun
I journey through the ages
return to fit my glove
I look inside and all I find is love
I walk to find the devil
I walk to find a god
wrestle with salvation
tap out to smell the smog
I look inside and all I find is love
now why would I
want more to find than love?
My love’s a Rainbow
many colors deep
a drunken fool
an angry beast
A light to bright for eyes
a black to thick to see
current too strong for courage
a slope to steep to ski