Temerarious

We are overcrowded
Yes we are, yes we are
But who are we
To turn each other away?
We are all divided
Yes we are, yes we are
But who are we
To lead each other astray?

I'm not sure where the road is headed
But I can tell that it ain't lookin' good from here
No I'm not sure when it all started
But I wish I'd never given into fear

Where do we go from here?
Can you look at me with honesty
And tell me that you're sure of everything?
When it all disappears
Let's begin anew - eternity
This time I won't be missing anything

We are underfunded
Yes we are, yes we are
But who are we
To withhold what we have?
We are torn asunder
Yes we are, yes we are
But who are we
To keep from feeling glad?

We're not sure where the road's been heading
But we can tell that we're all in it just the same
No we're not sure when we all got started
But we will never fear our fate again

Where do we go from here?
Can you look at me with honesty
And tell me that you're sure of everything?
When it all disappears
Let's begin a new eternity
This time let's all don't miss a single thing

I've spent too long trying to be productive
I feel like I haven't produced at all
I've spent so long trying to be selective
I look back and see I could have had it all
What did I give up? Did I trade freedom for security?
And I'm not free nor am I secure
Why did I give up? Was I a victim of uncertainty?
I'll never be sure - I can never be sure

So where do we go from here?
Can you look at me with honesty
And tell me that you're sure of everything?
When it all disappears
Let's begin anew - eternity
This time I won't be missing anything

Where do I go from here?
I am looking at you honestly
I can tell you I'm not sure of anything
Before I disappear
I must give to this life all of me
Refuse to say I missed out

No I won't miss out

On anything

Difficult

Difficult
Another broken day
Memory is fading by choice
If I didn't force it upon me
Film would play inside my eyes
Like a flood of light
Tying everything back to a beginning
So warped and dismembered
Forgotten?
No, nothing is forgotten here
Don't you forget that
But remind me just in case I do
World turns and destructive winds circumnavigate my life
What does it all even mean?
Life, winds or world?
There's only time to answer one
So I begin to run and shout a question
I will chase it till my body is dust
All others will fall to a wayside
Lingering in my mind like a shadow at midday
Stinging my soul like a hornet on a mission
Why did I pursue one instead of all?
Why did some pursue all instead of one?
What is different between lost and found?
Answers discovered right before we are six feet down 
That's when we find they are so
Difficult

Caesar's Last Hand

We had time in the sunlight
Remember it gently, will you?
The veil of reddened darkness
That followed our aspiring day
You stared me over, our fingers grazed
We spoke words as time faded
Your face embedded in my eyes
Like a stained glass painting
Adorning a cathedral I've not left
For centuries
I once believed that we were all there was
Now I know better but I wish that I did not
I would trade everything to feel another touch
Does this in Caesar seem ambitious?
Destroyed like grass in winter's bane
Withdraw and try to let you live your own way
Separation from the body and the heart
All things between are consequential at best
Played what I thought was my very last and best hand
A decent pair, a decent flop, I'm all in
Should've known you had me covered
Should've known the river would favor you in the end
This isn't even about love
But I couldn't find the message even if I tried
I guess all bets are off
My ransom will not fill the coffers
Praise me not

Six

Comatose
Another dose
Sink beneath the river of ashen waste
Violence
Silence
A broken vow is screaming out your name

Pity how the mighty avalanche
But every crack exposes evidence
Fault lines in your soul will guide you
Shifting earth will paralyze you
All our destinies are entwined - six feet down

Come alive
Love your life
For all we know we're guaranteed one
Disavow
Awaken now
And we can sleep in peace when we're done

Pity how the meek give up the ghost
If only you had known that you were so close
Fault lines in their fortress cracking
Shift the earth, the temple's crashing
All our destinies still entwined - six feet down

Such a powerful balance to the balance of power
Whether we're kings for a life or an hour
In the blink of an eye, we all come to die
And this struggle will matter no more
You will not be remembered for what you amass
You will live on in hearts left behind as you pass
In our final release we will welcome this peace
And we'll question why we ever went to war

Pity how we all clash together
Shameful to know that we will do this forever
Fault lines in the world remind me
Hate will never hypnotize me
All this conflict won't mean a thing when we're six feet down

Nameless Love

I dimmed the lights as I watched your body rise and fall
You thrust yourself upon me, lost in the meaning of it all
The charades are gone, lines in the sand long since drawn
Pain sharpens in my mind as you grind away in ecstasy
'I wanted this, I needed this,' you whispered in my ear
But 'this' isn't 'me,' this is a need, and you have made that clear
I cannot help but think, as I feel you on the brink
Pulsating on me, you will find a way to be the death of me

Overcome
Under tongues
I am just the vessel
You just might
Be the one
But I am nothing special

Thoughts pervade, escalate as your voice quivered wryly
I was game when you said 'I want you deep inside me'
I struck beyond your surface, and yet I feel so worthless
If I wanted to be yours, I know for sure that you'd deny me

Overcome
Under tongues
I am just the vessel
You just might
Be the one
But I am nothing special

And as you lay open wide, I am collapsing inside
This is our first time and I know it will be our last
You pull me closer to you, my heart is tearing in two
This is the best night, yet the worst night that I've ever had

You shared your secrets with a smile on your face
Then you sank onto me and said you liked the way I taste
Before your lips touched mine, I asked you one last time
But you kissed my mouth shut before I could get your name

Tall Order

Back in the day
There was a promise broken
A couple lies, a couple fights
A couple damning words were spoken
Two souls with no business crossing paths
Brought forth two souls lightning fast
But that love wasn't made to last
It was made to burn

As cold as clay
The color red like where I'm from
A burdened fear, such wasted years
I watched you all turn tail and run
'Cause when the going gets tough, the tough get going
Guess you're goddamned right that I'm not worth knowing
If you ever loved me, the hate I feel would not be growing
That's another lesson learned

So stay
Yes, stay the hell out of my way
Love is nothing more than a charade
Self made malady
I just wanted to belong, but there's no way
No, not with the choices I've made
The tools I've been given don't make any grade
Such a travesty
The only thing I've done right is knowing I'm wrong

Second best
Your guess is as good as mine
I've given my all just to watch it fall
Underneath the hands of time
And when I get close enough to touch my dreams
They transform into that snarling beast
That's been mocking me for centuries
In the confines of my soul

So depressed
I've found no way to escape
I could tell a bold lie about the times I've tried
But these are chains I cannot break
And when you came to my heart and called my name
I thought you would help me ease my pain
You were there for the sunshine, gone for the rain
In this darkness I'm alone

So stay
Yes, stay the hell out of my way
Love is nothing more than a charade
Self made malady
I just wanted to belong, but there's no way
No, not with the choices I've made
The tools I've been given don't make any grade
Such a travesty
The only thing I've done right is knowing I'm wrong

So, stay
Yes, stay the hell out of my way
I haven't got a damn thing left to say
This symphony of sympathy
I sicken myself in song, but that's okay
Time to deal with the choices I've made
With these tools I will dig my own grave
Such a tragedy
The best time I had here was when I was gone

Painting

You created me
With your bare hands
And an austere vision
I am a piece of you
Displayed in frame
A glorious commission

You hung me in an obvious spot
You loved and hated every blot
This collection of time you forgot
That's me on the wall up there

I watch you walk by
Every single day
I fail to see the good I've done
I collect dust
I require explanation
And you're too overrun

I saw you take me down and sell me
When were you planning to ever tell me?
It's not like I'm afraid of what hell means
I just wanted a fair chance

You scoff at me
Turn your nose in apathy
Start a new painting, mine is killed
Say I no longer represent you
You don't think I was ever meant to
But I think I always have and always will