Roses That Are Read

It's festered in the silence,
From a quiet whisper lie,
To suture up the sanctuary,
And leave the dead inside
It fractured the unbreakable,
While the noble feel profane,
Just to watch the strong man wither, 
Underneath the weight of shame

It tempts the frail who crave the flesh, 
Clothed in all their warmth
No blood within the marrow, 
Pure seduction by the form
As it lays familiar traps, 
That feeds the lust and tips the scale
In a ship against obedience, 
With holes in all the sails
 
Stand inside your ruin, 
Hear these words forever heard, 
What you will into the darkness, 
Comes a rose to help you burn,
All is said, all is done, 
Beneath the crimson covered clouds,
As these echoes dance in ocean sands,
And drown you in your vows

It's orchestrated ruin,
Deep in promising disguise,
While it poured the oldest poisons,
Into unsuspecting lives
It steals a holy sacrament,
Just to feed a fractured soul, 
As it dressed the wound in pageantry,
And hides your trauma with control   

It's threaded through the pride,
Of every sacrilegious house,
While it offers up their secrets,
To a fortune for a cost
It unravels what is sacred,
With in the thoughts you cultivate,
And it's severing the tethers,
Of your consecrated conscious space
                
Stand inside your ruin, 
Hear these words forever heard, 
What you will into the darkness, 
Comes a rose to help you burn,
All is said, all is done, 
Beneath the crimson covered clouds,
As these echoes dance in ocean sands,
And drown you in your vows
       
Say you rule the world, 
And it's a kingdom that you need
Choose your lies under the sun,
While all the angels surely see
Now I'm speaking to your God,
About this world you do deceive,
As you follow your pride down,
The way you wish that love would be

Say you believe in nothing, 
And that it's something you do believe
Choose your voice inside your head, 
And it's the worst you could conceive
Now I'm speaking to your god,
About that devil you cannot see,
As you follow yourself down,
And pray you wish that love would be

	

Because you didn't know

You spoke like you knew me like you seen it all
Measured my steps like I could stand tall
But you never knew what was under my skin
The scars are deeper than you ever imagine
It happened so young I can clearly remember
A moment so quick and it stays forever
A crack in my flesh hidden so far away
You couldn't have known 
So what could you have to say

You judged my silence like it masked a fault
Assumed my stillness meant I'd never fought
You saw the surface smooth and calm and bright
But missed the quiet storm I'm in at night
Because you didn't know how could you see it
This never was something that could be so basic
I carry the weight but I keep it hidden
Just a covered pain that you couldn't replace
    
And now your consequence arises 
In another pain from mine instead
But you won't get the answer since I'm already done
The only path you notice is to
Read from these lines again
But when your action chose to unwind yourself
Spirals of decisions set like the sun
But now you listen closely
Since you're too far beside yourself
Hallow echoes haunt because you didn't know
    
And now your consequence arises
In another pain of mine instead
But you won't get the answer since I'm already done  
The only path you notice is to 
Read from these lines again
And when your action chose to unwind yourself
Spirals of decisions set like the sun
But now you listen closely 
Cause you're too far beside yourself
Hallow echoes haunt because you didn't know

A crack in my flesh hidden so far away
You couldn't have known
So what could you have to say
I carry the weight and I keep it hidden
Just a covered pain that you couldn't replace.

All this time

An empty chair at the table
A silence hangs in the air
He left without a word
Like a whisper at the stairs
The picture for the mantel
Just fire in her eyes
And now he's gone
What a silent disguise
       
All this time
While we found our way back
As we waited the stars aligned that
These nights are perfect and all we have       
So replay my heart beat 
Like you've got the sound track

Don't believe what they say
Don't trust the lies
He painted a world from shadows
For the girl with trusting eyes
Now the house stands in silence
With the life he left behind
So the stories for heroes
He swallowed his pride
            
All this time 
While we found our way back
As we waited the stars aligned that
These nights are perfect and all we have               
So replay my heart beat 
Like you've got the sound track
          
All this time
While we found our way back
As we waited the stars align that
These nights are perfect and all I have                       
So watch me as my heart rings 
While I sing the sound-track like
      
All this time
While we found our way back
As we waited the stars align that
These nights are perfect and all that we have           
So replay my heart beat
Cause you've got the sound track

Echoes of the unseen

Flames of honor at Eden's gate
A fire that keeps the night at bay
The voice that calls through desert winds
A being that lifts, restores, defends
In the midnight sky and the thunder refrain
Chains are falling and lions are tamed
When a whisper speaks and the dawn ignites
The darkness flees before the light

When darkness falls and hope feels lost
A whisper comes no matter the cost
When trails are tough and paths unclear
Your help is near and the answer is here
In trouble times when fears arise
The heavens move through out all the skies
With every prayer a force ignites
Guiding you through the darkest nights

The angels arrival with just one prayer
In an unseen move divine in the air
A light breaks through right before what you do
They echoe your call with ten thousand strong

The angels arrival with just one prayer
In an unseen move divine in the air
A light breaks through right before what you do
They echoe your call with ten thousand strong

The angels arrival before you're aware
An unseen move a heavenly glare
The light breaks through before what you do
Now hear what I sing if you've ever been saved

Then that's it

Empty rooms share the echoes from far away 
Like every glance to the crush that we made
Before we called the start
In every game we played
Staying up all night 
Like we wouldn't ever separate

The memories fill up half of a silver glass
Spills on the table
Calling out all the girls for that
And drinks we shared laughing at our plans
While we're flipping cups
Never knowing when they're gonna land
                  
When the dreams of lonliness are reality
Suddenly as we look for the fix
From the time we spent
In the nights we cherish
Like reflection of self
Now the mirrors are breaking

Then that's it
All the things that we missed
Like the car rides in rain
And our favorite playlist
As we rushed the clock
To see the few of our friends
Only sitting there
Just as if they did the same thing

Then that's it
All the things that we missed
Like the car rides we sing
And our emo playlist
As we rushed the clock
To see our friends again
Now we're standing here 
Like we all just did the same thing

Then that's it
All the things that we miss
Like the car rides we sing
And our favorite playlist
As we rushed the clock
To see our friends again
Now we're sitting here 
Like we all just did the same thing

Say it again

Modern love is fleeting
I know that much is true
It fades so quick 
Like sunsets and the temporary hue
Is your trust a problem 
When it's all in all for you                                          
Or will you hold on to me as
The winter winds come through

Can you love forever 
And until you simply can't                           
When all I feel is nothing
And when I just can't pretend                             
So tell me something lovely about
The thoughts that you just had
Or tell me how you love me more
When I say it again
                    
So tell me how you'll love me
Even when it all goes wrong                         
Just like ride or die
As we play our favorite songs                           
Underneath the clouds
We'll be dancing 'til the dawn                           
With you my heart's a melody
That keeps me holding on

Can you love forever
And until you simply can't                       
When all I feel is nothing
And when I just can't pretend                             
So tell me something lovely about
The thoughts that you just had
Or tell me how you love me more 
When I say it again

You love to hear me say it

Can we love forever
When forever will begin                             
Cause all that's left is nothing
And now I just can't pretend                          
So tell me something lovely 
As my soul does reach the end                          
When I tell you how much I love you 
More than anything!