Cope

Stress

1 thing, 2 thing, three
like an ever growing tree
it builds and builds
burdensome wields

we hold it and carry it with
hoping it vanish like a myth
but it doesn't just go away
oh no, it is here to stay

there are ways to cope
dope, mope, rope, hope
some are good and healthy
others are bad and wealthy

we all deal best we can
failing at times, we ran
helpful friends lend aid
slashing branches w/blade

burden easier to carry
we take flight like a fairy
flying high, we help others
we're all sisters or brothers

we'll always take on stress
but with help, we'll address
might be easier to run away
it's usually better to stay

whatever stress you have
hope a friend can halve
turn to help, please
help to turn and please

Again

not sleepy but i'm tired
anxious and also wired
will this day just expire?
will my world ever aspire?

sick of the endless spin
week, month, year, again?
struggle to fail, harder to win
back to bed, it's already ten

good and bad both come
but why do i only feel numb?
try to fill it with a crumb
not allowed to use a thumb

sick of the endless spin
week, month, year, again?
struggle to fail, harder to win
back to bed, it's already ten

alarm goes off, up i go
shower thoughts, no no no
shoes and socks cover toe
another day, another woe

sick of the endless spin
week, month, year, again?
struggle to fail, harder to win
back to bed, it's already ten

why do we keep up the race?
for ourselves, not amazed
for a smile of another face
lucky, experience such grace

sick of the endless spin
week, month, year, again?
struggle to fail, harder to win
back to bed, it's already ten

we all have at least 1 reason
to endure the next season
never forget, don't treason
keep fighting, keep repeaten

please give me another spin
week, month, year, yes again!
long as i see that smile, i win
it's almost ten, but tomorrow,
i'll love you again.

tomorrow i'll love you again.

The past was difficult and hard

The past was difficult and hard
Leaving marks that scarred
Turned to comfort as a guard
Found the strength to discard

So much work, so much will
Avoided temptation, destroyed still
Travelled distance, cleared the hill
Life without, a better thrill

Before, to drink was to escape
Now, to not drink is to awake
Future, is in the oven on bake
Almost done now, a beautiful cake

Vices and Voices

We use vices for the voices
We get chrisis from the choices
We buy devices and then rejoices
We just strives to be joyous

Yeah the world that we surround
Is so encompassing and so loud
So we focus to only hear the sound
Hoping that maybe we'll be found

But the sounds continue and repeat
No matter how many we defeat
They still surround, even at our feet
Worst is the silence we sometimes meet

For true silence is really the scariest
Makes you face what's inside the chest
Will you open the fears and face the test
Overcome the silence, become your best

We make voices without the vices
Making choices after chrisis
Rejoicing creating new devices
Joyous that we continued survives

Tribes

Some go their whole lives without one
Some find the wrong one and must run
Some forge their own web, carefully spun
Some are born in one, already having won

Survival is the true answer to why
Some of us thrive and others die
In groups, we breathe relief of sigh
Alone, we struggle in pain and cry

But when the right tribe is found
There comes a magical sound
When they all gather around
As everyone harmonizes aloud

Sometimes the shout is very strong
Like all hands together hitting gong
Other times the shout is very long
Like each voice taking turn to prolong

When this shout is focused properly
A magic is created that defines property
Communal help creating prosperity
And safety nets preventing poverty

Some go their whole lives without one
Some find the wrong one and must run
Some forge their own web, carefully spun
Some are born in one, already having won

Life, they say it always finds a way

Life, they say it always finds a way
To create, to destroy, to go, to stay
Ups and downs, we must not fray
Overwhelmed, tomorrow is a new day

All we can do is find that reason
To continue seeing another season
Open the window, let a breeze in
Take it slow, and just ease in

The puzzle is large and hard
Enjoy your time, like a bard
Find the beauty in your yard
True beauty is always scarred

The scars give us our wisdom
They help us focus our vision
Prevent the next collision
And make the right decision

So when life gets to be too much
Know there are others, keep in touch
Keep some happy thoughts as a crutch
Ask a friend, want to do lunch?

Some say that alcohol slows the mind

Some say that alcohol slows the mind
Some say it makes us no longer blind
In truth, there is magic that we find
Filtering the filters, truth we unwind

Spinning, the world never stops
Here, there, everywhere, many hops
Thoughts swirl, rise, and flops
But in the end, the truth drops

Impossible to hide truth under it's guise
Failing filters, it inevitability will rise
To the top, laughing, screaming surprise
Haha, no longer hidden between lies

In the end, is it good, bad, or different
For the one subjected, their interests
Who knows, time will tell what is best
But first, chaos, afterwards rest

The words flow so fast and unfiltered
Creativity, chaos, energy unhindered
How long can this energy be rendered
The restrainsts gone, no longer hindered

Even with them gone, it still feels wrong
To say what has been held in for so long
But as the artist STD raps, Fuck this song
And fuck me, don't worry, not a swansong

Some days are much harder then others
Some days, all we need is our mothers
Some days, survive as sisters & brothers
Some days, maybe we all will be lovers

But until them, we survive on our own
Until them, the future can't be known
Until them, we have to carve out of stone
Until them, we have to stay in our zone

Our zone of safety, a circle of salt
Hidden in fear, inside of the vault
Away from pain, sealed with asphalt
At least from pain that isn't our fault

For when we let others in to look and see
Our insecurrities are displayed and free
No longer must a toll be payed pre
They grow out like the branches on a tree

A tree visible from the public view
Seen by all, especially those that flew
And recorded and shown to many anew
Freedom or slavery, false or true

While the words may flow easy and free
Are the filters fake or are they part of me
Is the chaos all or is it what others see
Or is somewhere inbetween what is me?

What's that, we live in a society

What's that, we live in a society
What's that, we all have anxiety
What's that, there's too much variety
What's that, try a little piety

Who's there, knocking at the door
Who's there, laying on the floor
Who's there, belting out a snore
Who's there, who's at the core

Where to, find a quick fix
Where to, try some new tricks
Where to, hear some new mix
Where to, cast off these clips

Why would, it spread with a touch
Why would, the pain be so much
Why would, we keep it as crutch
Why would, holding it clutch

When did, it all get so hard
When did, we all get so scarred
When did, we break into shard
When did, it all went too far

Sitting alone in a dark room reading the top posts

Sitting alone in a dark room reading the top posts
Blocking outside noise with music and youtube hosts
Digitized inputs, filtering the physical into ghosts
Falling asleep at the desk, feet away from bedposts

We live in a world where we see and hear everything
Unless it's in front of us, that to us is just nothing
Easier that way, then we don't have to do something
But give it time, they'll reach your door, ring ring ring

Guess who's here, the stuff you said didn't exist
Guess who's here, the stuff you tried to resist
Guess who's here, the details that fell and slipped
Guess who's here, the world's fallen apart and ripped

But don't you fret, just turn the music up and rest
Not your problem, not your monkey, you're just a jest
Maybe someone will fix it, maybe even one of our best
Or maybe not, maybe they're too busy taking the chest

Standing outside in a bright world seeing the flowers
Hearing the birds singing, realizing my own powers
No longer a ghost, alive in real life, time is ours
Finally awake and powerful, ready to put in the hours

Ready to put in the hours

Poison

Interesting, how poison = pleasure
We drink, smoke, inject at leisure
We seek these things like treasure
And misuse them during pressure

It's not an answer, only temporary
But makes the load easier to carry
Allowing us to defend via perry
Even overcoming what's scary

All in all, extending the date
When pain meets our fate
A trap we place on our plate
fall into when in sober state

Pain is the greatest teacher
Poison slowly betrays her
Sober always reaches her
Unleashing the true creature

We poison to keep truth inside
Trapping us on the scary ride
Escaping, over and over tried
Rock bottom swallowing pride

We swear away the poison forever
But it has a way of being clever
Masking up, we restart the tether
Giving sober once again the lever

Interesting, how poison = pleasure
We drink, smoke, inject at leisure
We seek these things like treasure
And misuse them during pressure