Category: Poetry & Lyrics

Watching Her Sleep (2005)

She stirs and sighs and moves again,
Her face caught in a moonlit moment,
And I sigh at the sight of her pale skin
Reflecting, the glow of her relaxed beauty
Capture within this alabaster lunar frame.

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The High Tower (2005)

My armour is tattered, more than a little battered,
As through the portcullis gate I stumble
And though my sword lies chipped and bloody
There is fight yet in me, I know.

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Her Laughter (2005)

Bright sunlight flashes from the ripples,
As the cool stream passes between rocks,
Insects hover over and dart on through,
Dappled shadows from trees above,
And the constant sound of the brook,
Bubbling, running, leaping meets my ears.

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193 Miles, 193 Words (2005)

A haiku is not precise or long enough
To encapsulate all this love,
Nor is there room in a simple sonnet
To capture this feeling and put a lock upon it,
For I am overflowing with words I wish
To write, with songs I wish to sing,
To explain this love she makes me feel
And the joy that she brings to me.

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Sonnet for a Princess (2005)

My Princess, lover, angel fire
Daylight bright a blaze white glow
Innocent beauty and exquisite desire
Provides the heat under which love doth grow
I am lost and found in your hazel gaze
Entranced by the music of your laughter
Caught in rapture of your smile
I stand transfixed to heavenly love here ever after
How is it we two souls should come to love?
For love hath torn me into happiness unbound
Here together under a loving watchful God
Each moment a precious jewel new found
And one promise I make to thee for all time
I am yours as I am thine, oh sweet princess of mine.

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Metallic Angel (1996)

There's fire in the sky today
The whole world stands taller
reaching, clawing, praising those
chances that bring the heat

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Rachel Nevada (1996)

Feels like I died a thousand deaths but I only died three times in her arms tonight
In Rachel, Nevada, near Tonopah, where the flyboys play with stealth
The Highway Patrol chases flying saucers to Socorro New Mexico
And I chase romantic delusions from here to White Sands AFB

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Interview with a Vampire (1995)

Hey Samaritan man, get out of my way
I'm in a hurry to the temple to pray
I'm a man on a mission and I can't stop
It's my humble opinion that he was asking to be robbed
Hey my friend I'm sorry I hurt your feelings
But God's got no time for emotional weaklings
I'm a man on a mission, going to save the world
So I'll listen for a while then abandon you girl
We'll fight to protect the unborn child
But killing a killer aint no crime
We'll shoot all the doctors and fry all the crims
We gotta purge this whole world of the stain of sin
No I don't have any none-Christian friends
They're just a target, a means to an end
I beat them with a Bible then say goodbye
Going to climb the social ladder before I die

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Living a Lie (1994/2002)

All those times you were lonely
And I called your name
You turned your back on me
And caused me pain
You worked against me
Way back in your youth
But I will forgive you
And show you the truth

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The Girl in the Photograph (1996)

The fire in her heart went out today,
she said it was for reasons of economy
She said, "Don't worry it'll all become clear."
But the cracks in the mirror...
...are starting to appear
And the cracks in the ice...
...are starting to appear
And the cracks in the ice...
...are starting to appear
Got no reason to question her
Got no reason to criticise
But the girl in the photograph
Is a stranger in disguise

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Spelunking Melancholy Greens (1995)

Walking down the street, dodging penguins' plastic feet
There's a man, banner in hand, trying to make a stand
Radical style, gotta get away, gotta stop, gotta shop
Can't win, can't lose, gotta hurry up and choose
Rainy day philosopy, please no sureaslistic fish today
Can't stay, won't say, can't undermine dismay
Won't make a choice now, I'll kindly take a bow
'Cause the record story beckons, the beardy weirdy ditched in seconds

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Fools' Gold (1994)

On the surface it's smiles but I can see beneath
There's a tiger under your veil digging its claws into me
You've got a strange obsession about the way I behave
That leaves me restless at night, how much do you expect me to take
...expect me to take

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Haverthwaite Blues (1993)

Mellors is in the dog house cos he's killing all the pets
And Hopey's taking his casserole for treatment at the vets
Kato's killing shadows and scaring all the dorm
Bernie has got some work to do, fifteen essays by the morn'
Harry says he's drinking half pints cos his cheque has not been paid
Wurzel's singing 'Hey Jude' cos he's pissed on lemonade
Loz has got first show nerves and he's puking all the night
While Laura's had twenty vodkas and is looking for a fight

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The Crucible (1996)

Our hero is playing full-on tonight
The boy basks in the smoky bar-room light
We all love him, his friends all cheer
But between you and me, he'll be big next year
He's happy now, oh he's happy now
We need some new blood, a guy like him
So we'll smile and laugh and welcome him in
We have changed him, we have saved his life
We have the power and might is right
He'd better run, Oh he'd better run

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