Weight of the World (2)
(These are lyrics I wrote for a band I was in. I wrote them for another singer, and I’ll admit they aren’t my best lyrics written...but there is something about them I like. I haven’t submitted anything for a little while now, so I’m casting them out into the ether for anyone that might enjoy them. Admittedly, there are a few very cool lines.
At least, in my opinion. Enjoy)
I don't perceive that the world is in black or white Cus I don't believe the world is free
I can't subscribe to the notion of a-wrong or right Because the cloth wasn't cut for me
I won't pretend to understand the wicked
I can't defend the evils that men do
I haven't got much in common with
The sinners talking
The winners walking
The darkness stalking
And I can't bear the weight of the world
When the world, it won't stop spinning
And I can't share the fate of the fall
When my world, it won't stop spinning
And I can't bear the weight of the world
When the world, it won't stop spinning
And I can't share the fate of the fall
Because it just keeps a-pulling me under
I just want one chance to set something straight One chance to get this off of my mind
I want a piece of the sunshine and happiness
I want a piece of what is rightfully mine
I wanna feel the sun burning at my flesh
I wanna hear the wind a-screaming my name
I want the ground to rumble,
The sky to tumble
All around my feet
I want the earth to crumble
I can't bear the weight of the world
When the world, it won't stop spinning
And I can't share the fate of the fall
When my world, it won't stop spinning
And I can't bear the weight of the world
When the world, it won't stop spinning
And I can't share the fate of the fall
Because it just keeps a-pulling me under
So the fire rages high
The moon beckons to the night
And the world braces for the fight
As the sun begins to fall
The sky opens wide to expose the sins
The universe calls to us all
Just to welcome me in
Like a billion voices singing, softly in the night But the stars don't fall, no the stars won't fall
-Chorus outro