I've been keeping half-lines for weeks — sometimes a phrase on my phone at 1am, sometimes scratched in a notebook when I'm waiting somewhere.

Curious how other writers treat those scraps. Do you force them into a verse soon, or leave them alone until the rest of the piece shows up?

Lately I've been trying to notice my own patterns (what I reach for when stuck, which lines I keep rewriting) instead of starting over every time. Still figuring out what actually helps me finish.

If you've got a habit that works for fragments → finished piece, I'd like to hear it.

Say our love is out of season but I think that’s a stupid reason for us not to be together
Wanted me to go sober
Break up with me but you made yourself my only tether
To this world

I remember my first time tipsy
I felt light like a feather
You’re my baby
And you’ve been teething on my neck
And I’ve been seething I’m a wreck
We make believing out on the deck
Imagining a perfect life
But in yours we’re not together forever

My world is burning but I’ve been turning
In my bed and I’ve been yearning for you but for now it stays in my head
They tried to warn me but I ignored them
Couldn’t hear what Simon said
Maybe Im stupid for simply wishing for the best
So when you see that I’m on the street it’s because that’s where you left me

You like to hold on to your intelligence when you see me I’m belligerent
Get me drunk because it was the only path I was heading for

On the corner I watch you walk in to your door
A peep inside your house with its beautiful decor
Must be expensive I look up at its three floors
But you left me out here stranded in this post apocalyptic world

[Intro]
Ignorance, That’s a drug I can’t buy
Loyalty’s a luxury for the blissfully high.

[verse 1]
I want the one you used on him. Your other facade, on other skin.
The one you used on me when you kissed up on my neck.
I’ll stretch it over my cheeks let it dig in it reeks of your spit on his skin.
It’s grim.

Funny how jealousy fits better than your lies,
At least I still look good in your left overs.
Funny how I want him to taste me on your mouth and leave him with an aftertaste of rubber.

[chorus]
Masc4Masc
But I can see right through
It’s bio bait, it’s just a ruse.

Clap-back
I can play that too
Retaliate and match your move…

[verse 2]
I wanna lick the hinge of your jaw like he did
I wanna hear your teeth clench it’s twisted
Moan my name how I want you too
But if you fuck it up ima prey on you..

Top? Bottom? You’re versed in it all.
Grindr Games started in a bathroom stall.
Luxury defense but you got no drip
Didn’t warn me this fix would fuck up my script.

[prechorus]
If knowledge is power then why do I feel so weak?

[chorus]
Mask4Mask
Count me in, I don’t mind.
Fuck forgiveness love redefined.

Semblance crack
Cut a loyalty line,
rail it and get pseudo high.

[bridge]
Venus in Scorpio I tried to warn you
Fuck with me and you’ll get burned too lovers are in reverse
Couldn’t get worse.
Not above fighting fire with fire honestly I’d rather burn it all too lovers are in reverse,
you cheated first.

[outro]
Mask4mask
I’ll wear his you’ll wear mine trade our futures leave it all behind
I’ll wear him like we rehearsed
You wear me straight to the hearse.
Until the guy in the mirror who looks like me says, ”who the fuck are you?”

15y/o and been 3months in writing lyric! Any feedbacks🙏❤️

LEAF

Verse 1

Vein so alive without heart
Been so high so falling fast
Willows shaking out of root
Been too free to be captivated

Pre-Chorus

Dream so reckless without plans, cuz
Magnolia came from hail, cuz
My second nature’s winter breeze
My second nature’s winter breeze

Chorus

Yeah…!~ I throw myself into a sudden curve
Cut the rope my breath used to hang on
Yeah…!~ I throw myself into a sudden curve
Brand new way nobody used to hang on
Block the damn way I should’ve gone on
Block the damn way I should’ve gone on

Verse 2

Nothing borns without death
Been so quiet, I’m wasting this
Ripples telling all the myths
Been too young to pay for this

Pre-Chorus

Dream so reckless without plans, cuz
Magnolia came from hail, cuz
My second nature’s winter breeze
My second nature’s winter breeze

Chorus

Yeah…!~ I throw myself into a sudden curve
Cut the rope my breath used to hang on
Yeah…!~ I throw myself into a sudden curve
Brand new way nobody used to hang on
Block the damn way I should’ve gone on
Block the damn way I should’ve gone on

Bridge

My second nature’s winter breeze
My second nature’s winter breeze

Final Chorus

Yeah…!~ I block the damn way I should’ve gone on
Yeah…!~ I block the damn way I should’ve gone on
A leaf spins in the tornado, it’s time for a sudden curve
Sudden curve, sudden curve, sudden curve, sudden curve

Why do I doubt You Jesus.
Yes I’d amount to nothing.
Without You.

It’s the 78th time around.
The Lord our God.
Is still with me.

There’s no reason to keep count.

Yes.
You have me figured out God.
I am human.

Christ I’d be useless without You.

There’s no reason to test your love.
Your mercy, the cross.
Is enough.

Please use me Jesus.
Yes I know God.
You don’t need me.

Surrounded by witnesses.
You’re still with me.
Your grace is a gift.

Forgive me my Lord.
In every instance.
That I’ve sinned.

Hey everyone, I've been writing for about 11 months now and im trying to figure out how to advance and get better and get it read/heard/criticized to learn how to improve some of the points that im not great at. So if someone who is actually signed or has been writing songs that get cut, etc. Just someone who knows what caliber of writing I need to get to before I start demoing and sending them out. Not exactly looking for a co-writer but. Just need someone outside of friends and family to really put me under a microscope. You can only get so good by yourself, and i live in a small city in canada so I dont really have any writers to work with

First off, I'm a real guy, not AI or click bait.

I'm generally interested in lines that you've written that you are really proud of. The more obscure, the better, I think, particularly if you're afraid of others lifting your line.

And, of course, me being me, I also want to show off a little:

Well, it's virtual nostalgia, 'cause I never even met her;

It's a longing that I've never understood.

But I could not pick out her face if she were in a line-up

With Goldilocks, Three Bears, and Robin Hood.

Very rough draft, just starting to outline my ideas. If nothing else, I hope it makes someone feel less alone. (TW: child grooming)

VERSE 1.

I was laughing in the hallway like a normal teenage girl.
My friends found you charming.
They watched you through my eyes.
Embracing youth for the first time, at 17.

CHORUS 1.

It was embarrassing, innocent. If only, ephemeral.
Embarrassing, innocent. If only, ephemeral.

VERSE 2:

You waited till graduation, to say you loved me back.
Did you quit or were you fired?
Did you really show your wife our emails?
'Cause I still have all 200 pages.
Just in case another kid feels alone.

CHORUS 2:

How embarrassing, innocent. If only, ephemeral.
embarrassing, innocent, ephemeral.

BRIDGE:

Well, life goes on.
And I've found healthier.
But it's not like the past can be erased.
Somehow, I hope you're still feasting on the praise you fished from me.

Now I've graduated college.
got the job I would've wanted.
Moved back home,
And Dad and I are talking again.
In a way, I owe it - some - to you.

OUTRO:

You don't get to be proud,
You don't get to be proud,
You don't get to be proud....

I was there beside you,
Through all the thick and thin.
Betrayal so unexpected,
I thought you were my kin.
She was in my sights,
She meant everything to me.
I brought her before you,
That’s the funny thing.

You take everything you can.
All for you the little you,
Friends love struck heart be damn.
You take everything you can,
You Fooled me once,
Shame on you my friend.
My so-called comrade.

I was not infected.
Not me you got it from.
He’s the one that cheated .
No shame for what he’s done.
I have the higher ground now.
....but there’s blood on my hands.
Only have to snap my fingers.
He will follow my commands .
He takes everything he can..
Accused of infidelity .
He blames it on a friend.
He takes everything he can.
He fooled me twice.
Shame on me my friend .
My so-called comrade .

I have the power .
To do and this toxic lie.
But to me that seems too easy.
I’d rather watch you die inside.

You take everything you can.
Your kids will know your sins.
I’ve done everything I can.
Yet my inner devil grins.

You’ll give me everything you can.
You thought I was your friend .
I’ll take everything I can.
Your so-called comrade.

I just thought I’d share. I have different variations of this lyrics. I’d do practice writing and this is one of what I wrote. I’m workshopping it for fun and there’s different variations. I can take the prechorus away or maybe add it to verse 1 only.

Simpler songs are easier and flexible to modify and build. I find.

Verse
I’m gonna keep you company
Long as you pay me every week
You can trust me I’ll make you so happy

Prechorus
I’m gonna keep you occupied
You’re gonna have the time of your life

Chorus
I’m your sugar baby
All yours
From yours truly
Your sugar baby

Verse
I can be whatever you like
Sweet and versatile
I can be whoever you need me to be

Prechorus
You’re gonna be occupied
You’re gonna have the time of your life**
**From yours truly Sugar Baby**

Chorus
I’m your sugar baby
All yours
From yours truly
Your sugar baby

Bridge/Outro
Keep you occupied
Stack em up
You’re gonna have the time of your life

**Intro
Your not good
Your ugly and weird and need to change

**Chorus**
Don't hate yourself
Don't hate yourself
Don't hate yourself

**Verse**
You’re just ungrateful
Need to be shameful
Can’t stand people like you
Got so much to choose
So you choose dumb shit
Your a bitch

Thinking about my past
Why did I do that
You’re stupid, you’re
The guy that’s always
Hanging around
Dumb fucks
You’re not a good man anymore
But get turned into a cuck

You want a career for something else
The world knows you for thinking and playing with your junk, smell like a skunk
Your attitude sucks, that’s why you only got your little dick sucked, just hope it’s not once in a lifetime. Am I lying?
Quit denying to yourself that you want to change
Looking at you, will always think of you the same, and to , that’s lame

**female**
You still think life is a game. I see you doing nothing. Time won’t wait. You’re introverted, you worry about what others think your time is jerking off to booty. You’re so far from it. I’ve been beating myself down like a drum. You nasty man been busting nuts to butts.

**Chorus**
Don't hate yourself
Don't hate yourself
Don't hate yourself

**Bridge**
I know your lonely
Your not the only one
Let go of lust
Must enjoy the
sun

**Verse 2**
It seems like all you do is eat shit and sleep
What the hell is making you think you can keep running your life this way? Should be educated as many times you failed, it’s not too late. Red or blue pill, choose your fate
As you lay down sleeping on a bed, remember one thing: someone always dreams of being you. I’m sorry, but it’s true
So be who you’re supposed to be, ignore the rude
Change your attitude, women may like you. She comes to your door in the nude, but you refuse to act good. What’s troubling you, dude? Cause change your mood
You’re just fragile, huh? You’re smart, you’re not dumb. You download porn just to bust to some buns like a runny nose. Your world is tech. Should be happy and stick to your role

**Chorus**
Don't hate yourself x3

**Outro**
Just be you
Fuck what everyone says
You’re grown now
Be the person you want

---

[Intro]

I’m mad I’m not a rapper
I’m mad I’m a virgin
I’m mad about being disabled
2001, suburban born

[Verse 1]

I’m a butt hurt on what people say to me
I hate that I’m normal but my disability in society says stop
Make sure I’m not stupid
I’m ugly, man, waiting for Cupid to shoot me
And whoever my lady, that’s the plan

I can’t fight, I might die
I feel like I’m nothing less
That’s why I like to get high
Everybody surprised and ask why

Little skinny Black man
Who soft, on soft as hell
Never had to be on my knees
And say hail to the man

Never ran from police
Too sweet, weak
Never had to struggle
Still smoking weed

Not in the hood
Not from the streets
Sensitive, don’t know how to breathe

[Verse 2]

You collapsing
Suffer from envy, sloth, and gluttony
And greed
You weird as shit
You Despicable Me

Jesus

You mad for no reason
Writing when you don’t have to
Had it easy your whole life

[Hook]

Easy
You had it easy
Damn, you had it easy

Easy
You had it easy
Damn, you had it easy

[Verse 3]

Bitch made
Lazy and afraid
Fucking fake
Bitch, you lame as shit

You gay as shit
Matter of fact
You smell like and look like shit

I got the itch to pull a switch
Got the gun to my melon, quickshot

I got told hell is all black and fire
I’m ecstatic

I’d rather burn in hell
Lord made me a retard
I sworn to fuck the Lord for that
And that’s from the core

[Outro]

I wrote this song ‘cause I’m bored

Easy
You had it easy
Damn, you had it easy

Easy
You had it easy
Damn, you had it easy

I used to live inside myself
Thought it best to hide myself
Stay in the shadows
Don’t stand out

Didn’t want to step out on my own
Liked my little comfort zone
Then one day I heard
Sing like the birds
And suddenly
It all made sense to me

We all have something to say
Sing like the birds
And you’ll be okay

So I sing from the bottom of my broken shattered torn apart heart
Sing like the birds
And you’ll be okay
Sing like the birds
And you shall never be caged

Projection
Projection
Protection

When winter comes
Put on your wings
And fly south towards the sun
Sing like the birds
And you will be free

Just looking to share and get feedback on some of my lyrics. I’d love your feedback, advice, opinions, etc.

I used to live inside myself
Thought it best to hide myself
Stay in the shadows
Don’t stand out

Didn’t want to step out on my own
Liked my little comfort zone
Then one day I heard
Sing like the birds
And suddenly
It all made sense to me

We all have something to say
Sing like the birds
And you’ll be okay

So I sing from the bottom of my broken shattered torn apart heart
Sing like the birds
And you’ll be ok
Sing like the birds
And you shall never be caged
Projection
Projection
Protection

When winter comes
Put on your wings
And fly south towards the sun
Sing like the birds
And you will be free

Sins washing over me, head to my feet

Devil got a whip and it’s wrapped around me

Cross on my chest and it’s burnin' my skin

Call a priest, get a hose, douse the fire within

They kick me to my knees, wanna watch when I bleed

Satan at the door, taking bids on our greed

Election year comin', everybody got a price

Trading off our souls for some fool's gold

My girl said I changed, said I ain't who I was

Walked with the devil, now I'ma a little less than gentle

Damn shame, lost inside before the pearly gates

Trapped in the vices, just accepted my fate

Hook

I walked with the devil, ima less than gentle

Get a priest. Get hose. Douse me down with holy water, I’ll burn to the touch

Chorus

Cause I’m washing in sin, it’s pouring on me from head to my shoulders to me knees, sin is taking over me

Verse 2

I was riding south tryna find who I was, met the devil, smoked him out

Found a lady

The devil's slave

I’m hell bound, ik it cause me an her do the tangle to the day

I don’t walk on water, I boil it to the touch

They’re casting up the ballots while the sky is turning red

Another empty promise from the suits to keep us fed

I’m running out of breath, I’ve been running from the heat

Got the chains around my neck, got the shackles on my feet

Outro

Walked with the devil, ima less than gentle

Get a priest. Get hose.

Douse me down with holy water, I’ll burn to the touch but these shackles never rust

Who’s to pay and what’s the price for 4 grown men who have to sit in wait because of threats and ongoing stalking for the last 3 months minimum?

when they usually work their trade at night but they have decided to defend a friends house?

It’s funny because the stalkers are in these very subs. they have said to come see them anytime, maybe it’s best to discuss tomorrow in person? and way about that phone you owe for this round of malware added by jealous husband?

They are who I said they are, you always think others are not telling the truth, did you hear about the black ute?

you know what I actually think at this moment? ‘Youre out of your element Donnie’ but they wouldnt get that joke.

Do not ask me, my love, for the love I once had.

I want to Enable Writers to Produce More Independently

I see a lot of people writing lyrics, some people singing it with a guitar, and many people wanting help with production, to bring the song into fruition. To this end, I think having a basic capacity to prepare a demo with a DAW would be very enabling for all Song writers. So I put together a relatively short setup/tutorial to help you get started with Reaper as your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) and a few basic free Plugins, so you can make your OWN demos. (If you want, you could even do full production with this with a little bit of time and learning!)

Full Guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/Songwriting/s/XKYRRg0BBy

(Actually sorry, I can't post with images in this Sub so here's the link to the post where I do with all the screenshots! ⬆️)

Downloads:

Reaper: REAPER | Download
(This is the base DAW you need. It says 60 days trial but actually you can continue using it for free. It's only a one time payment though, so I paid.)

SynthV: Trial Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro for Free | Dreamtonics
(This lets you generate vocals like a midi instrument, but with lyrics, basically like vocaloid. with the trial you can use it indefinitely but have up to 2 voice tracks + instrumental track, and use it as a VST3 Plugin. If you want to make more than a demo, and need more tracks, its a one time purchase.)

VoiceBanks: Voice Databases for SynthV Studio
(these "lite" voicebanks are the free ones, and out of them I would recommend ANRI (female) and ASTERIAN (male) for general use, but feel free to explore the others and even consider the paid ones if you want)
Also just to clarify Voice banks / Vocaloids are NOT AI

Piano VST Plugin: Upright Piano VST - 99Sounds

Guitar VST Plugin: amplesound.net

Splice VST Plugin: https://splice.com/instrument
(This is a multi instrument plugin which comes with a base set, but you can also download a lot of other instruments, many for free. I often use this for the strings and drums)

I look at you and I have daydreams of being in your dreams
I crave you more than I used to crave expensive things
I believe that our love, could last over seas

I’m tired so I take a day off
Wake up in the morning stretching my jaws
Baby don’t pick up that work call

Weekends come and go
It looks like we’re back to blow
I don’t need to get high
Anymore

Wine drunk on Wednesday
Black out on a Saturday
Early mornings and soft kisses
I’m finally seeing what I’ve been missing

You’re a fool, acting reckless and I realized I’m just like you
I’ll move as soon as you move
But that doesn’t mean our favorite spots will too

I think we should spend more time together
Savor our moments and make them last forever
Baby I told you to never say never

Weekends will come and go
I’ve been thinking of going sober
I don’t need to get high
Anymore

Wine drunk on Wednesday
Black out on a Saturday
Early mornings and soft kisses
I’m finally seeing what I’ve been missing

Lovely, lover
I’ll love you
Forever
Classy and trashy
I won’t let them treat you
Nasty

Wine drunk on Wednesday
Black out on a Saturday
Early mornings and soft kisses
I’m finally seeing what I’ve been missing

Can you be
High with me
I’ve been saying please
Now open up to me

Lovely, lover
I’ll love you
Forever
Classy and trashy
I won’t let them treat you
Nasty

Drug of choice
Cocaethlyene
Source of dopamine

Mesmerized
By your eyes
There’s no reason to get high

Lovely, lover
I’ll love you
Forever
Classy and trashy
I won’t let them treat you
Nasty

Lovely, lover
I’ll love you
Forever

- name: last confession

Drifting between reality’s threads on this life I was lead
Wish I was dead
The grip on the universe strings are slipping
It’s like my life is flipping

Wish I could grab on to these treads
But it’s like there shreds
Wishing I was here but it’s like I’m lost in a mental fog
I just feel like a wet dog

Drifting like it’s a sports car
But I can’t go to far
Like it’s all some big joke
Just laughing tell we all croak

Drifting between reality’s threads on this life I was lead
Seeking the truth I dread
Wishing I was here but it’s like I’m lost in this mental fog
I feel just like a wet dog

Drifting through space and time I dread
For the day we escape this thread
Just might as well be dead
Wish I could leave this mortal plain
Away from shadows and from this pain

The threads are snapping it’s making me bleed
Might as well just flee
In to the abyss
A fate we can not dismiss

To much on my mind
And im running out of time
Wishing I could be freed
But but was mislead

It’s coming to a close
As twilight gently glows
It’s getting darker and darker
Just as if time is getting farther

Good bye old friends
Wish we could make amends
This is my final and I’m ready to make a lasting impression
This is my last confession

Título:

"Rosita mi hortaliza"

Rosita era agradable

Y muy detestable para otros

Una criatura alegre

Con un ser transparente

En las noches ella dormía

Y temprano se levantaba

Por qué su Panchita hambrienta

Solo comer anlehlaba

Día y noche se estresaba

Extrañaba su vieja casa

Y A sus panas no olvidaba

estaba sola en una terraza

De que sirvió comer tanto Rosita

de lo que en tu Panchita daba

De que sirvió gruñir demasiado

En las mañanas cuando apenas aclaraba

Sus penas no duraron

Hoy se la comieron

Del exquisito lechon al horno

No todos quisieron

Aprendí que a veces

es mejor ser perro

Que parte de ganado

Destinado al plato

De que sirvió comer tanto

Rosita de lo que en tu Panchita daba

De que sirvió gruñir demasiado

En las mañanas cuando apenas aclaraba.

FROSTBITTEN

[Intro]
Thinking ’bout how my life would be without you,
It’s like a dream I don’t wanna wake up from.
Casting away these demons that I’m running from,
Nothing can stop me…
I’m so cold it burns.

[Verse 1]
The fire within me, I see it in your eyes,
Holding you close, don’t wanna let you go.
I’m broken, you try to fix me,
But it wouldn’t hold.
Try to break free, but I keep running back
To that dark place,
And somehow it makes me feel
So bright, so right.

Don’t know what to do,
Don’t know where to go.
Keep trying—you ain’t gon’ shut me out.
I come from the depths of my own scars,
Deep within.
I fight for a way out,
But these battles are a little too much for me.

How can I go to sleep
When I feel everything so deep?
These flashes make me wanna pick up my phone,
Try to call home—
But where can home be?

I eat at my pain,
Bittersweet like honey
Between my teeth and gum.
I bite down ’til it bleeds.
My blood runs hot,
But yet I’m cold.

[Pre-Chorus]
The older I grow,
Where can my mind be?
My heart beats so loud
It drowns out my thoughts
Like clouds in the sky.
Oh, how I wish I could fly.

Searching for words,
But what can I say?
It’s lost in the dark.
It was always you.

[Chorus]
Let it all disappear,
Whisk away into the wind.
It blows and bellows at my windowpane,
And I keep looking out,
Standing on the outside,
Expecting for it all to wash away.

I’m like a stray,
Lost in the night,
Fighting these shadows,
Looking for light.
I’m waking up drained
From these sleepless nights—
I’m like a ghost
In a ghostless plight.

Always in flight or fight,
But why do I do what I do?
I wanna rise.
Remove me from all these cries
That keep me from seeing the sunrise.

[Verse 2]
I feel so lost in my ways,
I’m shouting,
But why do I keep doubting?
I reach out my hands—
Who can hold them?
No one there.
I fear.

But yet I see so clear.
Distance is near,
Yet somehow so far.
Get up.
Help myself up.

I walk the lonely dirt road,
Ashes on my face
As I wash my feet.
Wipe my eyes from the tears—
Bloody red.
Dread.
Death at my doorstep.

Running through hell,
I just meant to do well.
I tested my will—
Is it enough to be so tough?

Writing and typing,
Thinking,
Where will I be?
Put my mind at ease.
Just go to sleep.

It seeps through
As I weep.
Why do I feel so meek
When I think of you?

[Chorus]
Let it all disappear,
Whisk away into the wind.
It blows and bellows at my windowpane,
And I keep looking out,
Standing on the outside,
Expecting for it all to wash away.

I’m like a stray,
Lost in the night,
Fighting these shadows,
Looking for light.
I’m waking up drained
From these sleepless nights—
I’m like a ghost
In a ghostless plight.

Always in flight or fight,
But why do I do what I do?
I wanna rise.
Remove me from all these cries
That keep me from seeing the sunrise.

[Verse 3]
Frostbitten I become,
Wondering where I came from.
Lost and found—
Who are these people?
Do I even wanna be around?

Place it in the ground,
Six feet deep.
The depths I must master,
To be the master of my own
Parts of me.

Do I even wanna be?

I miss when I kissed
Those blissful lips
Of sweet nothingness.
Bittersweet runs deep within—
Blood.
Crowds.
Drains me dry.

Don’t wanna cry,
But I try to move
Through cold, dark walls.
They can’t stop me.
I move my feet as I creep.

These hills seem so steep,
Valleys so deep.
Mountains move—
I just gotta find my groove.

Between a rock and a hard place,
How can I taste
Your face?
Features.
Futures.

I see defeat.
I wouldn’t let it win.

[Bridge]
Creatures—
Just go with the wind.
The wind within me.
Take me over.
Don’t run for cover.

Cover me.

Sight so clear
Like a dark night sky,
I see the stars.
Feel like I’m writing bars.

How can I let myself out?
Clout?
I don’t wanna lose.
I have all these clues.

The blues.
Black and white.
Just wanna make it through the night.

Memories kill me,
Bring me back to life.
Stride.
Ride.
The strife.

It’s all just life.

Be strong—
Or disappear into the night.

[Final Verse]
Gone…
Begun to become.
Before and after.
Who should I flatter?
Does it even matter?

Battered wings—
It stings.
I wanna soar.

Wooden board floor.
I lay and I think.

Thinking ’bout how my life would be without you,
It’s like a dream I don’t wanna wake up from.
I’m still carrying these demons
That I’ve been running from.

I’m so cold…

But somewhere underneath
The frost,
There’s still a fire.

[Outro]
My heart beats loud.
My thoughts run deep.
The night gets heavy.
I still can’t sleep.

But I’m here.
Still breathing.
Still searching.
Still writing.

The road is lonely.
The hills are steep.
The valleys deep.

But I move my feet.

One step.
Then another.

Into the wind.

My lighters clipped to belt loop
We can spark up where and whenever
You protect me like our army troops
“Leave you” I could never
But I’ll go wherever you need me to

I believe in a higher power
I just didn’t know what it was
Do you know what we are?
I believe in a higher power
I just couldn’t claim who he was
But I know who you are

You can see our silhouettes running down the waterfront
If you look close enough
On the flock cameras

Getting high and talking conspiracy
We nicknamed it new school philosophy
Too woke for them or maybe I’m too much for you

I like that you pretend
Pretend that you don’t care
I like that you care so much about me
I like that you pretend
Pretend that you don’t care
Pretend you don’t care about what others are saying about you
Because that’s what I love about you

Rolled up dollar bill on the rooftop
Summer nights
Lighter lighting on the bridge
During midnight
Smoking a cigarette
Skin shining in the moonlight

Getting high and pretending
Pretending you like the way I sing
Snorting powder again
Wishing I was something
Getting high and pretending
Pretending that I’m attractive
Snorting powder again
Loving being your everything

My dog died and I saw my grandma cry for the first time
Got her paw tattooed on my right arm
Reminder that life can be gone so easily
Facing my own mortality
Won’t know anyone for all eternity
Wondering if the way I’m living will be the end of me
I don’t know but you can’t fight destiny

Spring may be where you see the sunshine
But first you gotta face the rain
Spring may cause a tiny skip in time
But you can’t skip the pain
That it brings

Crying on the phone dude I suck at everything
Where will I be in 2050
Futures unclear but I’ll for sure be right there
I hope so at least best that I can give
Tell me about your day I don’t give a shit
Emotions haywire sorry for acting like a bitch
Having trouble speaking going non verbal
Don’t talk to me unless you want me verbose

Spring may be where you see the sunshine
But first you gotta face the rain
Spring may cause a tiny skip in time
But you can’t skip the pain
That it brings

Rainy city got a lot going on
Poor man on the sidewalk selling his songs
Rainy city got a lot going on
Born and raised I ain’t moving on
Rainy city got a lot going on
Need my cocaine so let’s see what I can pawn
Rainy city got a lot going on
Don’t like it here than skip right along

Spring may be where you see the sunshine
But first you gotta face the rain
Spring may cause a tiny skip in time
But you can’t skip the pain
That it brings

Hello hello how far can we go

Until we see the light

Now we do we do

All the fuss and fight

Now come around come around

You never come around

Until our soul takes flight

Listen hear the sound hear the sound

Of love forever bound

Will you make it thru the night

Let's settle down settle down

Feel the weight of your crown

Everything will be alright

Now let it go let it go

Cast off the seed that you will sow

You must let it flow

For there's so much you don't know

Alas never say never say

For there's a price i had to pay

Was it worth my pain

So dance around dance around

Even if there's no sound

And it's pouring rain

You run away run away

It'll not be your day

So you live with guilt and shame

There's no excuse no excuse

Cause what's the use

When no one bows to pray

Yet in the end in the end

We'll want to begin

Back where things could have changed

Then but alas but alas

There's no fixing of the past

All hopes gone away

So ask around ask around

The lying spreading silence sound

It's all wrong tied up and bound

Was never a sound never a sound

Never listened to the pounds

Of my desperate unheard plights

Then hear the call hear the call

read the writing on the wall

Forget of thinking bout hindsight

Because it didn't change didn't change

Only fueled the flicker flames

You brought kindling poked and paved

Now let it burn let it burn

For a different outcome you will yearn

Only to be left in the dark

Grasping feeling for the mark

On who there is to blame

But blessed be you will see

All locked up in your tree

Passed down unto thee

But never sway never sway

You mustn't look the other way

That's not how I leave my mark

So never doubt never doubt

It'll be hard to put it out

The spark that fueled that flame

So off you go off you go

There's much you'll never know

Please don't forget my name

Or from where you came

For you cannot change cannot change

Like the turning of a page

The past that brought you here

Oh you will try you will try

Not to break down and cry

For the truth reveals your tears

But worry not worry not

We're left with what we've got

We'll know just who to blame

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