Take Care

Relax and eat your favorite foods

Enjoy that movie you wanted to see

Wear those ugly old socks proudly

Raise that warm cup to your lips

Let those memories all die

Like waves breaking upon the shore

Let those hopes and dreams fade away

To be reborn new on the morrow

Turn those wistful sighs into laughter

Lie down in the sunshine and flowers

Hum softly in the shower

Dance silly around every corner

Let those memories all die

Like waves breaking upon the shore

Let those hopes and dreams fade away

To be reborn new on the morrow

Breathe in the smell of home

Lay down your head and rest your eyes

Wrap yourself gently in large blankets

Push all your problems away

Let those memories all die

Like waves breaking upon the shore

Let those hopes and dreams fade away

To be reborn new on the morrow

Shove those dark fears aside

Throw away all those old pains

Quit dragging that heavy anchor

Float without worry pulling you under

Let those memories all die

Like waves breaking upon the shore

Let those hopes and dreams fade away

To be reborn new on the morrow

Join Us

Okay, here’s the deal. You don’t need to have all of your shit together in order to count. No, really. The truth is that even the people around you who seem to know what they’re doing, and act like they’re in control of their lives, are mostly faking it. Yes, even that person. Even the most together and on-the-ball person you know, who always pays their bills on time and never has a hair out of place. None of us knows what we’re doing most of the time. No matter how high or how hard you climb, there will never be a plateau you can reach where suddenly everything in your life magically sorts itself out and makes complete sense.

There is always one more hill to climb. We don’t all reach a certain age and then feel like we fit in or belong. In one way or another, every one of use feels like an outcast, a fake, and we’re all desperately hoping that the person sitting next to us doesn’t notice that we don’t belong. There is never an age when you’re too old to feel vulnerable, or like the world’s biggest fool.

Just remember that you’re not alone. Some people may hide it very well, but the reality is that we’re all fumbling around in the dark trying to find the damn light switch, bumping into furniture along the way. Sometimes, it’s even fun. More often, it’s terrifying. The best times are a little bit of both.

You can get hurt. You will get hurt, eventually. That’s all right, too. It happens to everyone. We all bleed and bruise.

It’s perfectly okay to be afraid, to be unsure and wary, to hesitate and regret. There is no vaccine against this struggle, not even wisdom. And because of this, because it happens to all of us, understand that you will never truly be alone. So join us as we all stumble around trying to get our shit together. We’ll show you how it’s done.

Sweet Dreams

Let me sleep

I’m so tired lying here right now

Beyond my closed and shuttered eyelids

A curtain of darkness fills my vision

I want to sleep

All my dreams have been so wonderful lately

Daring adventures on far-off worlds

All await me when I fall into bed

I cannot sleep

No rest for weary, wandering souls

My limbs weigh me down but want to move

My mind alert from the restless energy

Should I sleep?

What waits for me when slumber takes hold?

How easy is it for dreams to turn harsh and cold?

No solace to be found in nightmares?

Now I sleep

Such a long rest to shelter and comfort me

My body’s long fight seems to leave me at last
Leaving nothing behind while I slumber in peace

When the portal opens

The doors creak, open wide

It’s already too late

No one can ever escape

The candles are lit on the altar

Black shadows dance

Fresh sacrifices laid out in offer

The demons call from inside

Hungry for a taste
Now the Feast of Flesh begins

Chant With Me

Acid slides down my throat

Burns on the way down

This bitter truth I bear

Toast the devil tonight

Lift the chalice up high

Drink deep of that brew

Consume the rat tails

Suck them down dry

Chew on the tough ends

Crunch down on the bones

Ignore the snapping below

The jagged ends broken sharp

Smell the sulfur in the air

Breathe in a deep lungful

Savor the smoky aftertaste

Light a fire in my soul

Speak the black words
I’ll summon a demon for you

My Fairytale

An apple so ripe, cranberry-red

Sweet poison

The taste cloying on my tongue

Bitter skin

I try to cough the piece back up

Blood frozen

There’s no more beating of my heart

Breath gone

I have lost

My eyes are wide open, but blind

I trusted

The wise old crone becomes a witch

She laughs

They come to bury me in my casket

No air

I want to scream, but my lips are shut

Fade away

Once upon a time

Gamble

Take a deep breath and count to ten

Let this feeling fill you up inside

Close your eyes and make a wish

Take a chance and roll the dice

Get on that rollercoaster

See how high you fly

Don’t think about the ending

Just enjoy the ride

Take a deep breath and count to ten

Let this feeling fill you up inside

Close your eyes and make a wish

Take a chance and roll the dice

Forget that failure’s an option

Run forward without looking back

Let the wind tug at your hair

The ground blur beneath your feet

Take a deep breath and count to ten

Let this feeling fill you up inside

Close your eyes and make a wish

Take a chance and roll the dice

Smile carefree and unrestrained

Be gentle just because you can

Start a new friendship every day

Let the sunshine warm your skin

Take a deep breath and count to ten

Let this feeling fill you up inside

Close your eyes and make a wish

Take a chance and roll the dice

Take a chance and roll the dice