Misc Songs
A brave new world
Today Marie
I sail away
For my soul
won’t you pray
I must ride
The demon wind
And go a place
No man has been.
The captain’s eyes
are as cold as steel
All brave men
Throughout her keel
He’ll lead us to
the gates of hell
Where monsters wait
So, they tell.
We’ll chase the sun
Across the sky
Ill dream of you
my precious bride
When I return
with a pot of gold
We’ll love and laugh
till we get old
Please Marie pray for me
A brave new world waits for me
Some ware out beyond the sea
Are countless fortunes for you and me
When the moon
shines high and bright
I’ll think of you
with such delight
Send me back
a moonlit kiss
Your tender love
I surely miss
Take heart Marie
ill return someday
For my soul
won’t you pray
MWL (95)
Camels of love
I thirst for the truth you keep hiding from my soul
I often wonder why the cruelty is connected to your need
for absolute control
You forget that it’s me who laid his life down for you
And sold my identity and independents
Just to make you happy
And you were happy but only for a fleeting moment
A moment drunk with delusion and white cake and confusion.
Please
Pardon the intrusion
I need my tooth brush
I’ll sleep on the couch tonight
The angry winds sleep tonight
Tired from the drudgery of your poison attitude
Your crippling stair
Your starvation heart
We go through the motions and hope we’ve quenched our desire to survive us for a while, like
camels of love we push and we shove -judge with a white glove,
no signs from above
no signs from above,
but somehow, I can’t live without you.
MWL 2017
Mirror boy (a night in the scupper)
Where do you come from these thoughts of ill repute?
Are you a hostage of another time from my miss guided youth?
Mirror boy
I want what you want. I’ll make it all mine
Stealing your code of honor like a crest of nativity. You swine.
I Can’t see the forest for the pine,
Shake up
It’s a break up
Of unconditional love
It’s a full moon on a snowy night
The devil lay wait keeping out of site.
Till you venture
To that place dark and drunk and it was so inspiring the way you were, now get in line with the sinner’s boy.
They go down don’t ya know
Down
Down
Down ya go,
To a stage, hot mounted and glowing.
We’re they sing a song
Sing a song of truth sing a song of pain and sorrow
You can’t run from today
Trying to hide from tomorrow.
What breath you may borrow what magic you may steal
Oh, don’t confuse it with mystery and deflection
You’re a pretender a liar dripping with deception
Looking to spread your infection
As if there’s not enough
Is there not enough?
Is pain the currency of faith?
Is love just fear of being wrong
Is life
A muse.
A song
Mirror boy
2017 MWL
Another notch
The sun is piercing through me
Nudging me home ward
To the ocean, walk the beach
Find a place and fall asleep
Let the crabs have their way
Let the creatures of the sand
Pull me into the sea
Floating like a plastic island
A seagull mother cry’s
Stay far from my babies
you evil world destroying selfish jerk
Where is doctor shark?
Sunburned and full of remorse
Thinking I should have chosen another course
Fish nibble on my pickled soul star fish attach and I’m no longer in control
Sea foam frothy fragrance covers my face
Will this be my last place?
Dolphins in a herd swim by
All with jersey accents and bitter attitudes
Oh, look here come the jellyfish
If not cued by a demon’s wish to dole out as much pain as a man can stand
The sun hot and blistering my broken blotted body
Fallen into day dreams of lies I conjured
Funny they were so unnecessary just lies to lies
The nature of the beast
Now I see no sight of land
Her comes Dr shark
He looks agitated
Wants to rip out my heart
But even he, takes pity on me
I lost all consciousness
And floated back
A heap of red flesh on the sandy shore
Children with little buckets play
Tourists are appalled and stay away
A life guard pulls me up higher on the beach
Its time for all the judges to preach
it was all a dream
A bit too much tequila it seems
A holiday goes awry
Another notch for judgement day
I chased all my friends away
I could use some Chic fila
Hallucinations at the bar
I lost the keys to my car
My wallet in a hotel room
A mind gone shot
A brain gone boom
Is this why I came
The rites of passage
To pass the flame
Spring break is a game
You either win or your labeled lame
Many years later will I look back in shame?
MWL 5-9-20
Back to the stain
Today I get on a plane
Back to the stain
The scene of my youth
Relive the pain
Recreate the shame
The confusion of the truth
I never expected
To grow old
Now I’m creeping down
These familiar
Long lost and lonesome roads
I never thought that I’d be
Making my on scenes of
The old man and the sea
what has become of me...?
I never thought I would be
Making my own
Scenes of
The old man and the sea...
MWL 8-19
Brave little Tetris
I see you
I supply you
I go buy you
can’t deny you
Rearrange you
Into my space
Into parts and piece, I replace
All it is, is fractal
As a matter of matter
A factual
Splatter
Mind blown
Find your way home
dragging ass
losing gas
Retreat or pass
A carbon mass.
A carbon mass
I see you
I supply you
I go buy you
can’t deny you
Rearrange you
Into my space
Into parts and piece, I replace
All it is is fractal
As a matter of matter
A factual
MWL 2018
Carpenter road
This country road doesn’t go any ware
It just dances with the trees caught up in the breeze
Can’t you here
Here comes another summer storm
The settlers cut down the maples
Carved a hole right through this valley’s soul
Dragged by rope teams of oxen
To build there houses down by the lake
A small beginning
It seemed so fitting
To call this trail
Carpenter road
The Indian river breathed life into silver lake
People came from all over to claim their stake
Cattle came then came the children
Then the schools
And a village green
The place was so civil
The great American dream
Cut right out of a Normal Rockwell scene
Carpenter road all the things you have seen
If these old stone fences could talk
What dreams did they have?
What hopes and what fears
What things made them laugh
What songs brought them tears
Well the population grew
And the crops grew tall
They were a mixed community
But they were one for all
The Mayor cut a deal with the railroad man
To grow this town needed a stop
And in the blink of an eye
They were done and
the champagne bottles popped
but soon America was headed to war
and all the young men went
but they wanted more
ration steel and anything to help the war
the strong women steeped up and
proud Americans to the core
mother and lover all waiving the boys good bye
Saying I love please write as they cried
You can hear them marching in their civilian clothes
Down they all wen
Down Carpenter road
Well they’d get the new
The boys would win there was no doubt
But no one ever counted on a drought
In the summer of 43
The women worked so hard
To put out the fire
The winds were to strong and 2 days later they lost their home
In the morning the town lay silent 210 people dead
Every home every structure ever shed
The survivors like the living dead lay them in shallow unmarked graves
Tears stained the earth Does Jesus save?
Like there husband
Like their fathers and sons
They marched on down Carpenter road
Never to return never looking back
This country road doesn’t go any ware
It just dances with the trees caught up in the breeze
Can’t you here
Here comes another summer storm.
I can hear the footsteps down Carpenter road
MWL
6-8-93
Cash it in
Cash it in
Try and grin
We know your full of sin
Confess left and right
We’re do I begin
In the sea of tranquility
You can’t run from your shadow
You can’t unhear her screams
You can’t fight
The bad man
Inside your dreams
He’s got a hammer
Covered in blood
A casket stuck in red mud
A church bell rings
A body falls with a thud
At the bar you order a bud....,
MWL 2018
Cat out of the bag
You let the cat out of the bag
Your alibis have hit a snag
You let the cat out of the bag
The truth it seems was just a drag
You painted a picture of love and belief
But I see your lying right through your teeth
You let the cat out of the bag
The body of our love is zipped up in a bag
You let the cat out of the bag
You’ve been judged a trader
Surrender and lower your flag
I trusted you
You thought you had me beat
But I found out about your lies and deceit
I’m not paranoid
I’m justified
You can’t hide the truth
It’s in your eyes
You let the cat out of the bag
Your alibies have hit a snag
You let the cat out of the bag
The truth it seems was just a drag
You thought you could play me
And now the truth will set you free
The truth is setting you free
You let the cat out of the bag
Your alibies have hit a snag
You let the cat out of the bag
The truth it seems was just a drag
MWL 1994
Catholic girl snuck out tonight
Catholic flight Catholic girl snuck out tonight
Going to see the other side get under the lights
Mothers counting beads
Checks need a healthy pinching
Ass slap hooligans
Maybe a Banging in the kitchen
Catholic girl snuck out tonight
Like the balloon at the fair it flew out of site
She wonders where, where it will go
She wishes it was her Just let the winds blow
Catholic girl snuck out tonight
And found that her father was certainly right
That boys don’t play fair
There always looking down there with a hungry wolf stair
Why would they even care Catholic girls not coming home tonight
she met up with a monster that put out her lights
She met the monster Ochsner
He flew her like a kite and spiked her drink
Her corpse shows she put up a fight
But the monster Ochsner Smiled with pure delight
Catholic girl stays
in your home and load up your pistol when you’re all alone
don’t trust anyone especially a boy who wants to show you his cellar and play with his toys.
Catholic girl Load you gun
MWL 2017
Caverns
Caverns of the universe
Unleashing the silicon war
What a treat easy is the meat you see
you retreat...
For the low hanging fruit...
Is a plant a soul trying to be?
A chord of harmony
In the angry sea.
Who’s got the key
Set me free
Set me free
Star light teaser
Drunk holding on
With tweezers
In bold italics I knee to say
Let’s go back
Before it’s too late.
Give me a farm and a church with a spire
Give me john cougar acoustically
Playing paper and fire.
Go back
Go back
Nothing here for you to see
We fucked up...
Go
Back
Too
Caverns of the universe
Unleashing the silicon war
What a treat easy is the meat you see
you retreat...
For the low hanging fruit...
Is a plant a soul trying to be?
A chord of harmony
In the angry sea.
Who’s got the key
Set me free
Set me free
Star light teaser
Drunk holding on
With tweezers
In bold italics i knee to say
Let’s go back
Before it’s too late.
Give me a farm and a church with a spire
Give me john cougar acoustically
Playing paper and fire.
Go back
Go back
Nothing here for you to see
We fucked up...
Go
Back
too the days of your youth
When your word was the truth
Before the world called you
A liar
Called you s liar
To many crack pots that want to hurt and mame
Like there playing a game
At the airport take off Your shoes
Take off your belt
And empty your pockets
And state your business
And except your fate like a dumbed down sheep
With evil secrets to keep
Let’s go back
Before it’s too late.
Give me a farm and a church with a spire
Give me john cougar acoustically
Playing paper and fire.
Go back
Go back
Nothing here for you to see
We fucked up...
Go
Back
Too
Caverns of the universe
Unleashing the silicon war
What a treat easy is the meat you see - you retreat...
Come Rescue Me
I’ve fallen off track
I’ve been to hell and back
So many times, I’ve crossed the line
To answer the questions in my mind
So many times, I’ve crossed the line
To answer the questions in my mind
I’ve been to the mountain top
There I thought the pain would stop
I got down upon my knees
I begged for the angels
To come and rescue me
Come rescue me
Come rescue me
I’m a lost sailor
On an endless sea
Come rescue me
I’m thirsty for love
In a desert of hate
Hold out your hand
It’s getting late
Come rescue me
I’ve been to the mountain top
There I thought the pain would stop
I got down upon my knees
I begged for the angels
To Come rescue me
come rescue me
come rescue me
MWL
2-20-20
Modern man
I’m just a modern man
I do the best that I can
I want to solve
The world’s problems
I lay my head to sleep at night
In my dreams it’s a constant fight
like a million little vicious daggers
I’ve have been here before
I don’t want to open the door
I just can’t take it no more
Hope and dreams on the floor
I’m just a working fool
Looking sharp and acting cool
I’m looking for a reason to the reason
In a fortune cookie
On a plate
Oh, someone tell me my fate
Please don’t tease and make me wait
Let the wisdom permeate
Subway is full today
They’re all Going their own ways
When they close the door behind
walk across their floor will they find
safety in the caves at night
yes, you best behave that’s right
does Jesus save not his fight
seems the script needs a rewrite
who’s keeping score?
can they be bought?
Is it all about having?
And having not?
Who’s to say who loses and who wins
Who’s to say who wins?
I’m just a modern man
I do the best that I can
I want to solve
The world’s problems
I’m just a modern man
I do the best that I can
I want to solve
The world’s problems
Who’s to say who wins…
MWL 5-24-20
Diatribe’s of nocturn
The sun goes down just the same
Another picture in a frame
Bring on the night
Tend to the flame
Pull up a seat
Plug in your brain
The talking heads on your screen
Distort the facts and dance between
The rain drops of truth
Drenching you in puddles of hate
Hoping fools take the bait
Misleading youth
always hungry empty plates
such division they create
spinning lies without proof
we all need to hate
destroy all we create
what will be our fate?
buried in a fancy crate
selfish warlords
chairmen of boards
see the chaos
calculate the loss
see them running see them burn
spewing hatred
let them learn
in the shadows
demons take turns
fanning the flames
the diatribes of nocturn
The talking heads on your screen
Distort the facts and dance between
The rain drops of truth
Drenching you in puddles of hate
Hoping fools take the bait
Misleading youth
always hungry empty plates
such division they create
spinning lies without proof
we all need to hate
destroy all we create
what will be our fate?
buried in a fancy crate
selfish warlords
chairmen of boards
see the chaos
calculate the loss
see them running see them burn
spewing hatred
let them learn
in the shadows
demons take turns
fanning the flames
the diatribes of nocturn
see them running see them burn
spewing hatred
let them learn
in the shadows
demons take turns
fanning the flames
the diatribes of nocturn
MWL 6-28-20
Moments
Though I’m standing in the shadows
I watch your every move.
So proud of what you’ve become
Yes, you are living proof.
love is giving
so, love can grow,
and reach out through the darkness.
To conquer fear and spread the cheer.
It’s The foundation of our home.
Whenever you find your self
Maybe; lost on angry seas.
Or free falling in the air
Take time and think of me.
All the words
And all the songs
All the crazy faces
Together we made those moments so you could take them to these places.
find the strength and the courage
Stand tall and confront your demons
And use the love
you have inside
Be brave and Keep on dreaming
All the words
And all the songs
All the crazy faces.
Together we made those moments so you could take them to these places.
-
MWL 9-18
For Heather
Raven
The raven black reflective rainbow slick.
On the discovery channel
Breaking in a cage with a stick.
The reward a piece of meat.
He’s thinking fast on his feet.
The beggar he’s got the new iPhone
Lives in a box
But stays always stoned.
He doesn’t want to work
Loves life on the street,
His reward a piece of meat.
Best think fast on your feet.
Super star old hat in the bar,
Trophies all dust
And unrecognizable scars,
Once the crowd yelled his name
Now he’s one of the same
Little piglets fighting for the tit.
His reward a piece of meat
Best think fast on your feet.
The hawk fly’s high searching the unfriendly skies.
Looking for prey
On this cold winter day
Looking for rats hiding in fields of wheat
The circle of death
Is never complete
Your reward a piece of meat
Best think fast on your feet....
2019
MWL
Sister rust
Sister rust
Forgive My
Leave
For I must
Head towards the sun
Long shadows behind my frame,
Am I just one?
Am I the only one?
I’m the king of the Hawk filled sky
King of the world and the shadows sneaking by.
Sister rust
Forgive My
Leave
For I must
Head towards the sun
Long shadows behind my frame,
Am I just one?
Am I the only one?
I’m the king of the Hawk filled sky
King of the world and the shadows sneaking by.
I’m just one..........
MWL 9-18-19