Sunday 8 October 2017

A Lyrical Conversation

"Hey, what you thinkin'? Penny for your thoughts? Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?"

"I had a dream about a burning house. I'm young and I'm foolish. I've made bad decisions. Last night I saw a burning ferris wheel. The meaning's anybody's guess."

"When I was young I knew everything. Looking at it now, it all seems so simple. It's okay to be a little broken and beat. You're with me, relax. Nothing's the end of the world."

"By and large, I had it coming. I'm in a clique but I want out. And I've got nowhere to go. For the life of me, I cannot remember what made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise. We were running for the money and the flesh. And that was called love for the workers in song. Probably still is for those of them left."

"Love isn't all that it seems. You say you know love, but you are just reflecting words you hear. You don't know how lucky you are. Just stop your crying, it's a sign of the times."

"We tried to wash our hands of all of this. I used to think that this was my town. What a stupid thing to think. Old man take a look at my life, I'm a lot like you were. I need them to love me the whole day through."

"You shouldn't spend your whole life wishing for something bound to fall apart. Everybody thought I'd finished strong. I've been on the road that you're on. It didn't get me very far. It's not easy to know, I'm not anything like I used to be."

"You were famous. You're heart was a legend. You clenched your fist for the ones like us, who are oppressed by the figures of beauty. You just turned your back on the crowd. They waited for you in the spot you said to wait. You said you'd meet them out there tomorrow. I guess tomorrow never came."

"Sometimes life just slips in through a back door and carves out a person and makes you believe it's all true. If I had my way, maybe I can go away. 'Cause when the power's out, I'm just another old sensation."

"But I adore you. We gotta get away from here. I know you're tired and you ain't sleeping well. I promise you this, I'll always look out for you. That's what I'll do."

"And I won't let you down. Yeah I will, yes I will. Everyone I know goes away in the end."

"You say love is hell but it's the ghost of love that's made you such a mess."

"I wasn't born to fade. Maybe I'll pray."

"Just stop your crying, it'll be alright."

"Everyone prays in the end. I've never believed in Him no, but I'm going to pray. The stars are lighting up the parking lot now. I'm glad we talked this out. That's all, I don't really think of it that often."