Breathe to Die

Breathe into this shell
And see what awakens

Your fantasy
Your nightmare

This path you take
Must be a mistake

Clickety-clack goes the
Wheels on the track

Push a little farther now
Hold onto this feeling

Never understand
The way it withers

Turns to ashes once
Again, over and over

Time is up, past due

Collect the toll now

Little Closer

Harsh
You wanted this to be harsh
Instead, we’re oh so soft
Delicate and sensual

Something new to both of
Us, tender in this moment
Never thought to try
Before

This method of communicating
Without pain
Fear
Loss

Just a little closer now
Hand to hand
Cheek to cheek
Let’s be gentle

Nothing to lose

Try something new
Grab onto a little hope
Tonight

Loop

I’m tired
Of waiting to hear you say
That you’re sorry for all
The pain that we caused
Each other

I’m tired
Of this game we end up
Playing every time we walk
Into a room and then see
Each other

I’m tired
Of how long we’ve been
Circling around - all the same
Words over and over again -
Each other

I’m tired
Of seeing your face and wondering
What dark thoughts are lurking
How easy it is for us now to hurt
Each other

I’m tired

Of living in this neverending
Moment where nothing ever
Changes, and so we’re stuck with
Each other

This Moment

Made for each other
Is such a simple thing
To say
It’s so fake
Loving someone is
Always a struggle
Making things right
Take so much effort

Maybe there’s no
Meant to be
Maybe it’s a fantasy
Hold on to what you feel
Make this moment real

Have to work on being you
Keeping it real for both of you
No time for fakeness
That’ll never last
You’ll stumble eventually
Everything breaks apart
If you don’t keep on trying
Every single day, keep trying

Maybe there’s no
Meant to be
Maybe it’s a fantasy
Hold onto what you feel
Make this moment real

Maybe there’s no
Meant to be
Maybe it’s a fantasy
Hold onto what you feel
Make this moment real

Love doesn’t just happen
All the time
Got to put in the effort
Fall in love every day
Treat your love as important
If you don’t
You’ll lose it all and wonder
What could have happened

Maybe there’s no
Meant to be
Maybe it’s a fantasy
Hold onto what you feel
Make this moment real

Not Any Longer

That one song comes on again
Have to change the list
Delete and erase
Rewind and replace
Turn on something new

Because what we were
We’re not any longer
Got to change everything now
This same tune isn’t working
Anymore, got to take it out

All these clothes
They have to go now
Take them down and throw them out
Hold them up and toss aside
All those dreams of you and I

Because what we were
We’re not any longer
Got to change everything now
This same tune isn’t working
Anymore, got to take it out

Past time to clean up this mess
Look around and find out who I am
Without all this past
Hurting me, dragging me down
Have to keep on going forward now

Because what we were
We’re not any longer
Got to change everything now
This same tune isn’t working
Anymore, got to take it out

Because what we were
We’re not any longer
Got to change everything now
This same tune isn’t working
Anymore, got to take it out

Never Again

I know I used to be someone else
Someone you liked a whole lot
Well, guess what?
People change
I did, but you’re still the same
Time for both of us to make a vow

Never again
To be the same
To have those fears
To put the blame
On you instead of myself

The person who you used to know
Would have jumped
When you said go
Not any time seems to pass
Because you’re still around

Never again
To be the same
To have those fears
To put the blame
On you instead of myself

Oh, how often have we wondered
What we might have become
Well, now I want to find out
Who I am without you around
Looking forward to it now

And I hope you are, too
I want you to become
Someone I’ve never met
Maybe the pain we caused each other
Will be worth it if we both grow

Never again
To be the same
To have those fears
To put the blame
On you instead of myself

Never again
To be the same
To have those fears
To put the blame
On you instead of myself

Gulp It Down

Have to gulp down this fear
Not sure how to swallow
Too much will only choke me
Too little’s not enough

Pictures can tell a thousand words
But they’re all a crap of lies
Got to make the moment count
Tear that frame right off the wall

Have to gulp down this fear
Not sure how to swallow
Too much will only choke me
Too little’s not enough

Cotton candy melts in your mouth
Then disappears so fast
What was that back then?
Who helped me reach this end?

Have to gulp down this fear
Not sure how to swallow
Too much will only choke me
Too little’s not enough

Pushing myself down these stairs
Hear my bones break and mend
One day, I’ll be strong enough
So I can lift myself up again

Have to gulp down this fear
Not sure how to swallow
Too much will only choke me
Too little’s not enough

Have to gulp down this fear
Not sure how to swallow
Too much will only choke me
Too little’s not enough