Yesterday a bird died

I saw it drop from the sky

I saw it hit the ground

I saw it die

Yesterday a bird died

And the worm carried on

It got to enjoy his day

Because the bird was gone

Yesterday a bird died

And it's only a little sad

What hurts the predator

Makes the prey glad

Yesterday a bird died

There were parties thrown

But also memorials

For the path not flown

Yesterday a bird died

I watched as he fell

To some he's in heaven

To others he's in hell

L is for the Laughter you direct at me

O is for the Obscene way you scream at me

V is for the Vicious ways you attack me

E is for the Eternity in which I'm in live with you

L is for the Laughter you direct at me

O is for the Obscene way you scream at me

V is for the Vicious ways you attack me

E is for the Eternity in which I'm in live with you

Sleepy cat

Hanging onto me

As she drifts off

Swollen foot

Aching and hurting

Pills won't fix it

Broken heart

Forgetting your face

With each new glass

Cat wakes up

She sees me in pain

It hurts her soul

Missing you

But can't even walk

Out of this dream

Sleep always alludes me

Too busy dreaming of you

So I'll listen to some vinyl

Drinking a glass of cold brew

The music takes me away

It makes me think of you

I'm just listening to some vinyl

Drinking a glass of cold brew

I know I'll repeat the cycle

I am too in love with you

I'll always listen to some vinyl

Drinking a glass of cold brew

My days seem to be the same

They always revolve around you

I just listen to some vinyl

Drinking a glass of cold brew

Sleep still alludes me

Because I'm always dreaming of you

So I'll listen to some vinyl

Drinking a glass of cold brew

Last night you came to me

We embraced like old lovers

I could see the pain in your eyes

So we made a deal to rescue each other

We got in my car and blared some tunes

Your hand tightly on my thigh

All my pain seemed to wash away

It was the greatest kind of high

Last night you came to me

And I got to take you away

We planned a life for you and I

We'd be together everyday

We stopped at a motel along the road

And ate a greasy quick meal

We made love all night long

I started realizing it wasn't real

Last night you came to me

And it really wasn't fair

Because when I woke up you weren't here

Was it a dream or a nightmare?

I am now eight

And I just learned to rhyme

I love writing my feelings

It really helps past the time

My home life is not the best

My dad loves to push me around

But I am falling in love with music

I am escaping with the sound

My lines might seem basic

And my skills might seem trash

But I know I'll be someone

I'm sorry if that sounds brash

But I know I was born for this

I know I'm escaping the white trash ghetto

Relatives have died searching for that high

And I don't want to die this low

So roses are red

And violets are blue

I may just be a kid

But my dreams will come true

I am now eighteen

And I'm angry all the time

Father's beating turned worse

So I escaped through the rhymes

I want to set the world on fire

I want to the smoke to rise

I want to eat the world

With my head between its thighs

Drugs and booze in my veins

My soul is filled with hate

My lines have grown a bit

Since when I was sad and eight

Some people think my brain is broke

My therapist said that I shouldn't be mad

I'm just trying to find release

I'm just trying to drop bombs over Baghdad

So roses are red

And violets are blue

I may just be a teen

But my dreams will come true

I am now twenty-eight

I have a kid on the way

I only care about work

Work everyday

My anger has melt into my soul

And my father is dead to me

Fame never came to my door

But I discovered how to be free

I have nothing left to prove

And everything to lose

So I think it's time for me to leave

Before I receive my greatest muse

I'm the greatest poet you'll never know

The blackbirds decided it's time to die

You'll never see me in the lights

You'll never see me fly

So roses are red

And violets are blue

I may be an adult now

But my dreams have come true

I will rip off my wings

Just to make you fly

I will drown in my tears

So you don't have to cry

I will live on the dark

So you can bask in the light

I will break all my bones

To save you from the fight

I'll keep on surviving

So that you'll survive too

I'll live this wretched life

If only for you

Cold

Why do I feel so cold?

Why do I feel the way that I do?

When I'm not here with you

Old

Why do I look so old?

Why do I look the way I do?

When I'm not here with you

And a million days apart

Won't repair this broken heart

And a million sleepless nights

Won't put an end to this fight

Love

Love is just a word I used to say

I probably said it to you every day

But it wasn't enough to make you stay

I get why you went away

But that doesn't make it okay

I feel so cold

I feel so old

Without your love

I feel this pain

It's driving me insane

Where the hell is your love?

Because I need you again

Wash away my sin

Please pick up the phone

I won't make you cry

I won't ever lie

I don't want to be alone