"When the World Ends"
I wonder if you'll be there,
Standing with me hand in hand,
As we watch the stars fall from the sky,
And the sea swallow up the land.
Will you hold me close to you,
As the skyscrapers crumble to dust,
And people weep such bitter tears,
Mingled with unbroken trust.

I stand on the edge of the earth,
Gazing down at soot and ashes;
A black-burnt sun peers down
At a world broken from too many clashes.
Mother nature was angry,
And we were far too cruel.
We were consumed by our greed,
And selfish claims to rule.

I wonder if you'll be there,
Keeping my shaking form warm,
As the winter sky falls in,
And darkness sets before the morn.
Will we live to see tomorrow,
Or will we fade away like the earth,
A pale blue dot snuffed out by man,
Yet awaiting an eventual rebirth?

I'm tired of all the hate,
And I can't suffer much more pain.
We could love so strongly,
Yet we could loathe just the same.
This isn't a world that can last,
Nor a world we can live in.
I don't know what the future holds,
But all I have is my life within.

I wonder if you'll be there,
As the ocean cries out its final wail,
And the earth breaks apart to pieces
Under a rain of crimson hail.
I wonder if you'll still love me
As strongly as when things were right,
But when the world comes to an end,
I promise I'll put up a fight.

"Free"
I heard you call out to me,
Reminding me of my shame,
Picking me apart like a wolf,
Leaving bones licked clean behind,
And bloody trauma in my mind.

I wish I could say you make me happy,
That you're someone I love,
Because you're always so honest,
But you don't have the heart to care,
And whenever I need you, you're never there.

Why does it hurt to be so free?
You know you're killing me;
And it feels like it's been forever...
Why does it hurt to watch you bleed?
I'm lost in your memory,
And it makes me hurt forever...

I felt a warm hand on my skin
And I thought it made me content,
Like I could do whatever I wanted.
But that's not the way it ever could be,
And I'm still so far from happy.

Why does it hurt to be so free?
You know you're killing me;
And it feels like it's been forever...
Why does it hurt to watch you bleed?
I'm lost in your memory,
And it makes me hurt forever...

Why does it hurt to be so free?
Please just stop killing me,
And it feels like my arms are severed....
Could I ever be just what you'd need,
Or is that just hypocrisy?
Please don't make me wait forever...

It shouldn't hurt to be so free...
It shouldn't hurt to just be me....

"Bis Vivit Qui Bene Vivit"
I'm tired and numb,
My mind feels so dumb,
And my fingers refuse to move.
My legs feel like they weigh
Much more than's okay
And I know I have much to prove.

There's nothing wrong here,
But I just don't belong here,
Just pretending everything's alright.
I'm just don't have that strength,
But I'll go to any length
To do what I can to keep up the fight.

Everything's cold; everything's old,
Just sitting at home, watching memories unfold.
Everything's fake; just a mistake,
Struggling to endure, much more than I can take.
Everything's gray; nothing's okay;
I just want to have some words to say.
Everything fades, just another trade,
And I find myself in a world covered in shade.

I wish I could understand
What it means to be a man,
To have honor and dignity and more to spare.
I wish I could show you,
Just how much I love you,
And how all these emotions left me scared to care.

I wish you'd talk to me,
Just take a walk with me,
And clear our heads with a little fresh air.
I want you to depend on me;
Know that I'd repent to see
The beauty hiding behind your stare.

Everything's cold; everything's old,
Just sitting at home, watching memories unfold.
Everything's fake; just a mistake,
Struggling to endure, much more than I can take.
Everything's gray; nothing's okay;
I just want to have some words to say.
Everything fades, just another trade,
And I find myself in a world covered in shade.

who wants to start a rap battle if you do you go first.

This thread is not for "Rap Battles". It's a place to post your original poem and song lyrics.

Thanx for keeping my thread alive Garlie!

#1

Maybe days have gone by,
Maybe days to weeks and weeks to years,
But you used to stop time,
And when you whispered “I love you” in my ear,
It was like an ethereal high,
My love sprouted wings and I could fly,
And though that’s so long ago,
I just wanna let you know,
Until the day my days are done,
You’ll always be my #1,

Now its true,
My heart has paid its dues,
But I’d do it all over again for you,
Because once long ago, what we had was true,
It was you and me, and nothing else,
Could come in between what we had,
I can still remember how loving you felt,
Now it’s true times were good, and times were bad,
But damn I’d live it all over again,
Because baby you know, in the end,
You’re the only one for me,

Maybe days have gone by,
Maybe days to weeks and weeks to years,
But you used to stop time,
And when you whispered “I love you” in my ear,
It was like an ethereal high,
My love sprouted wings and I could fly,
And though that’s so long ago,
I just wanna let you know,
Until the day my days are done,
You’ll always be my #1,

Lean in close and give me one last kiss,
Don’t walk out that door and leave me like this,
Because you know can’t nobody make you happy like me,
Baby I can give you everything,
That your heart could ever desire,
I can blaze up like fire,
And put it on you like there’s no tomorrow,
With me you’ll never know sorrow,
Because even though we’ve been on our rollercoaster,
You know that there’s no other,

Maybe days have gone by,
Maybe days to weeks and weeks to years,
But you used to stop time,
And when you whispered “I love you” in my ear,
It was like an ethereal high,
My love sprouted wings and I could fly,
And though that’s so long ago,
I just wanna let you know,
Until the day my days are done,
You’ll always be my #1,

Maybe I told you to go,
But I take it all back now,
I want to get you back so,
Just tell me how,

Maybe days have gone by,
Maybe days to weeks and weeks to years,
But you used to stop time,
And when you whispered “I love you” in my ear,
It was like an ethereal high,
My love sprouted wings and I could fly,
And though that’s so long ago,
I just wanna let you know,
Until the day my days are done,
You’ll always be my #1.

Since my band just got two songs done i'll post lyrics to one of them. I'm not much of a lyricist though.

"Dear Life... I'm Here"

To cast a shadow
Larger than life
Would kill everything
Left inside

All i wanted was
To be free
To Do
Do as i please

We're skating on thin ice honey
So watch your step
This time i'll allow my heart
To break my fall

She's beautiful
Soon you'll see
The way she smiles

You hold my prayers
In the palm of your hands
But the key to your heart
Is wrapped around my neck
(The four paragraphs before this repeat again)

I'll haunt you forever
From my tomb
I'll be responsible
For your end

Don't paint a picture
You can't draw

You will
Never
See what's inside of me
You will
Never see

I hate you
You fucking bitch


(A lot of the stuff repeats cause they're a couple breakdowns.)

I actually wouldn't mind hearing your band, dude. You guys got a myspace?

I can listen to breakdowns all fucking day man. I even made a vid of different breakdowns.

Click

Yeah we do, but the recordings up now are just live recordings... basically they suck. And the other lead screamer is in rehab so i had to do all the parts. So when it came to me singing i ran out of breath and was soooo out of pitch. But you're welcome to listen....

http://www.myspace.com/covertheskyhxc

Hot damn, it's good to see you posting something. :D Four years and counting!

EMERALD TIGER
She's not your normal type of girl;
The other girls call her a bitch,
The guys are scared just to talk to her,
But she's just got to scratch that special itch.

She doesn't try to be different or cool,
But she's got confidence to spare,
And a killer look that chills the soul
As she gazes at you through that wild sex hair.

She's tough as nails, yet smooth as silk;
To some, she's a wild child, to others a wild ride,
With a smile to kill for and a body to die for,
And that special touch that burns you up inside.

She talks like she's been through alot,
With a history of neglect, shame, and pain,
But carries herself with pride and strength,
Because she knows she's got everything to gain.

I hear her father ran out on her,
And that her mom did the best she could;
She dresses her class, more a tomboy than lady,
But she doesn't give a damn, as she should.

She's got a voice like liquid silver, dazzling and sweet,
And knows just what to say to catch you off guard.
Every critic she's faced ends up eating their words;
She fought a long time to be who she is, fought so hard.

She's wild and free, sexy and sweet, clever and witty,
Smart and fit, gentle yet strong, a goddess and a freak;
Through emerald, cat-like eyes she can freeze my soul,
And make my throat dry and my legs trembling weak.

She's just what I want, what I truly need;
She's so sexy without knowing, an amazonian fighter.
From the way she glares to the way she purrs,
She's as feral a woman as I ever seen, an emerald tiger.

I wish she's open up her heart to me,
But she's faced so much pain and sorrow
And is afraid to open herself up to me, to be vulnerable,
But I'm patient, and she's worth waiting for tomorrow.

I don't know if she'll ever come to love me,
Or if she'll one day take a risk she's denied herself for so long.
I just know that I'll be there for her if she does,
And until that day comes, I know she'll be strong.

Generic Poem #503

Darkness
Such loneliness
Oh god, I am alone!
Write some poems
Close the curtains
Oh it sucks to be miserable!

"The Skies You Live Under"

You can't save yourself
When all is gone
Drive away from this obsession
Before all is lost

Just run away
Before your life becomes afflicted (in ruins)
Just run away
Before your life becomes a.... Waste!

Tell me you're holding on
Tell me you're holding on
Or is this just a waste

You left me broken
What can I say?
There's no tomorrow
Well i'll just die

You drove a knife
Right through my broken heart
Now i'll just die alone

Put away
Your red dress and your slippers
You don't need them
Where you're going (x2)

Hey baby you got a cute face but a plastic smile
And those good looks won't get you anywhere with me
It's whats inside that counts

This love is gone
And it's killing me
This love is gone
And it's killing me (x2)

"Cathargic Dream"
Fade away, fade away.
I have nothing
More to say, more to say.
Everything has
Run away, runaway.
I feel the debt my
Soul's to pay, soul's to pay.
I'm asking who you
Are.... who you are....

See me and recall my face,
Keep it safe from this place,
As I erase everything inside of me.
If I forget who I am,
And become some other man,
Remember how I used to be.

Sail away, sail away,
Across streams of
Shattered gray, shatter gray;
I see your fears as
Plain as day, plain as day,
And you act like I'm not
Here today, here today.
Please tell me who you
Are.... who you are...

See me and recall my face,
Keep it safe from this place,
As I erase everything inside of me.
If I forget who I am,
And become some other man,
Remember how I used to be.

Who am I? Who am I?
I don't
Want to die, want to die.
It makes me
Want to cry, want to cry.
I just keep living
Out this lie, out this lie,
But it's all that
Gets me by, gets me by.
I need to know who you
Are.... who you are...

See me and recall my face,
Keep it safe from this place,
As I erase everything inside of me.
If I forget who I am,
And become some other man,
Remember how I used to be.

"Can't Stop"
I wish I could tell you everything I feel,
Wish you'd listen to let me know I'm real.
Every time I gaze at into those deep blue eyes,
I can't help but stop and realize
That if you paid more attention, if you only knew,
Then you'd see just how much I'm in love with you.

I wish I could hold you whenever you pass by,
The way you smile and bat those baby blue eyes;
Your voice is so pretty, so soothing yet firm,
And the way you touch me makes my body squirm.
I'm such an idiot around you; I've lost all sense,
And around you, I drop all my defense.

If I could then I would,
But I can't stop loving you.
If you heard that I hurt,
Would that stop me loving you?
If you knew I was true
Could you ever start loving me?
Or will you try to deny
That you ever onced loved me?

I was never sure if I wasn't quie strong enough,
Or if I tried too hard, and you got scared and ran off,
Or were you too afraid that I might just be the one,
Or maybe to you, teasing me was just for fun.
I wish I knew for sure, so I might have some peace,
But as it stands, I still need a release.

If I could then I would,
But I can't stop loving you.
If you heard that I hurt,
Would that stop me loving you?
If you knew I was true
Could you ever start loving me?
Or will you try to deny
That you ever onced loved me?

I can't stop loving, though it hurts me inside.
Though you break me down and ruin my pride.
Though you take everything and strip me down bare,
I want you to know that I love you and still care;
So I'm letting you know, no matter what you do,
I can't stop myself from falling in love with you.

If I could then I would,
But I can't stop loving you.
If you heard that I hurt,
Would that stop me loving you?
If you knew I was true
Could you ever start loving me?
Or will you try to deny
That you ever onced loved me?

"Decision"
I just sit here and watch the clock
As my mind tries to connet the dots
And figure out just how it coule be
That you and me live so differently.
You with your friends going 'bout the town,
Got your head in the clouds but your feet on the ground
While I'm drifting away, tossed and turned,
Just wish I knew all I'd hope to learn.

Though I'm weak, I can be strong,
Even right, I can be wrong,
I just wished I could belong,
Just like you, all along.

I often think about the past,
Clinging to things that'll never last,
And knowing that I'll one day lose it all,
Always weak, either small or tall.
Maybe then you'll step down a notch
And help make sense of this life I botched,
Or maybe you'll just turn and walk away,
And laugh at me another day.

Though I'm weak, I can be strong,
Even right, I can be wrong,
I just wished I could belong,
Just like you, all along.

“Give Me Strength”

Resurrected at an early hour,
I reflect on my death the night before.
Brought back by a serene power,
I pick my soul up from off the floor.

Newfound hope please come to me;
Return my balanced harmony;
soothe my pain and calm the sea;
Give me back serenity.

Give me everlasting strength
To carry on,
and make it to the dawn.
See me through these ever so troubled days;
My spirit’s been drained so much
So I pray that there’s a way.

An ominous dreamscape;
Soul numbing experience that’s been all too real.
Formed into empty shapes
I’ve grown hungry from the absent meals.

The foreboding air has foretold
Of maelstrom skies;
me alone in the cold;
An empty house filled with gold;
gargoyle figure grown old.

Give me everlasting strength
To carry on,
and make it to the dawn.
See me through these ever so troubled days;
My soul’s been hurt so much
So I pray that there’s a way...

To kiss the endless sky again,
To have my playful soul filled again,
To return to the places where I’ve been,
To see the faith in me again.

Give me everlasting strength
To carry on,
and make it to the dawn.
See me through these ever so troubled days;
The inside of me has been torn so much
So I pray that there’s a way.

I pray that there’s a way.


Ghostdragon

“Blame”

The letter’s been found
The skies on the ground
And there’s no one the to make sense of what’s gone down.
Calling the thinker
Libations for the non-drinker
The truth sends me into exile out of town.

Memories kept
The ones I’ve met
Who’ve lost all faith in me.
The sun sets
The heavens bet
On what will come to be.

Memories kept
The ones I’ve met
Who’ve lost all faith in me.
And I accept it all,
cause I am to blame.

Archers in the dark
The arrows find their mark
Can’t run fast enough to escape their aim.
Why?
None will say
Heart turned to clay
What‘s holding my gaze down is heavy shame.

Memories kept
The ones I’ve met
Who’ve lost all faith in me.
The sun sets
The heavens bet
On what will come to be

Memories kept
The ones I’ve met
Who’ve lost all faith in me.
And I try to hold on
To playful times I want to see... again.

But I am to blame.

I am to blame.

Memories kept
The ones I’ve met
Who’ve lost all faith in me.
The sun sets
The heavens bet
On what will come to be.

Memories kept
The ones I’ve met
Who’ve lost all faith in me.
And I accept it all,
cause I am to blame.


Ghostdragon

"Too Many Tough Guys" ( Bone Thugz N Harmony: E.1999 Instrumental)

You betta tread softly, cuz the you walkin ah make you have ammunition all caught up in chest I done seen it-
Intimidate enough of the people they call the reaper-
To make you apart of the underworld like demons//

I ain't gotta worn you, the last ni**a died proly- stil on your mind--
It don't do shit but piss off the ridaz--
Make everybody who missin you die too
Chill or become a statistic-

Mufuckas git choped for a faulse ad-van-tage, in my-hood//
Thinkin rob a ni**a little weight-for a quick-break-is a gate-way to good life//
All you gon do is attract them 5's, dog with a sniff for the stash you hidin-
Shit where you eat when they come you surprised--
Jail with no bail and no family ties--

Daaamn,

You can tell I'm not scared of you right? You can tell that I cherish my life,
I deliver the message but also be able to tell that I'll give you the knife//

And poke the fuck out you=

merciless, intrude I'll show you what I'm workin wit,
I ain't finna be the ni**a they viewin' at the morgue--
If we beefin so be it I'll make it so you go before - me//

You can talk all the shit that you wa-nna,
but it don't say a damn thang for my tolerance, carma, or mood at the moment
So watch yoour mmutha-fffuck-in tongue bitch!--

I ain't hard but I swear by the gods,
if a hypothetic situation get on my horizon it ah be a murda happenin regardless of the eyes on me, You findin out that nobody is hard til they die...


hook:

It's too many tough guys around me, acting ain't a profession unless you get that cheeze, the consequences is fucked up,
before you git shit on, look around, all of this can be gone in a flash--

Tryna tell em ni**a..


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Bullshit recording on a desktop mic. Throw away verse & hook from about 6 months ago. I only really upload audios to that site that are either bullshit//"testing" recordings, or audios for conversations//comments on MKO.

Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy it for it's actual intent. Content, not quality this time.

"Standing Strong"
I'm standing strong,
Right were I belong,
Between you and them,
Making this my final swan song.

I'm not afraid;
I don't pretent to be brave,
Because I know there's no point
In running from this crusade.

I'll make sure they never forget,
Deny them any peace and rest,
And they'll remember I was here.
I'll give them a thousand reasons
To understand their treason;
They'll remember I was here.

Even if I fade away,
Know that it'll be okay,
Because I exist inside you,
So make sure you live another day.

So go on now,
Find out how
You can live for the both of us,
Even if together fate wouldn't allow.

I'll make sure they never forget,
Deny them any peace and rest,
And they'll remember I was here.
I'll give them a thousand reasons
To understand their treason;
They'll remember I was here.

"Forget"
People grow closer and they grow apart,
They love so strong right from the blissful start,
But something creeps in and darkens their hearts,
And love ends, like a balloon struck by darts.

I wonder if she is still thinking of me,
On dark rainy nights when she is lonely.
Maybe she's just too strong or proud to see
Just how much she might be missing me.

I know I never forgot those times we spoke,
I recall thinking I was one lucky bloke,
And she made each day better when i awoke,
But now she's gone and my words sputter and choke.

I miss her alot, even if she's still so near,
And I wish she knew just how she appears,
And how I still long to chase away her fears,
And speak to her softly and call her 'my dear'.

But she forgot me, a long time ago,
And if she misses me, I'll never know,
But even if this is it as she says so,
She still makes my heart sing and my soul glow.

Whatever the price and whatever the cost,
I could never replace that great love I lost;
Though I'm alone, like a ship battered and tossed,
I smile at a past not perfect or glossed.

If she forgets me, and I fade from her mind,
I'm happy to know I found that true love of mine,
And if she's gone now, she's still out there to find;
If I stopped now, I'd be foolish and blind.

"Telling Jesus to get out of my Life"

I'm stealing away
Biding my time
Waiting for the day
When it will all be mine

Telling my friends
They may come as they please
Finding no Ends
"May I have some cheese?"

I ask but still no answer
A man with long hair does whine
He thinks he's coming down with Cancer
But I tell him it's just his astrological sign

He is with us now
And I wish he wasn't around
For I'd rather bow
Before the likes of a golden cow

So there are my feelings
Out for the world
Plastered on a ceiling
In the Gospel of our lord

Fin

"Hidden Message?"

Frenzy for the masses
Under glazed Glasses
Cool under pressure
Kept just for pleasure

York may his favorite
Or he could just savor it
Undo the Savior shit

For the remote needs batteries
And to understand this poem
Go and read the capital letters laterally

This is in much the same fashion as my last poem ^.


"Which Leads the Way"

Persistence leads the way
Over the shattered dreams of yesterday
Even we can't stand to bear
Making patience if we dare
Soldiers marching over there

Alas, we are so lost
Rarely realizing the cost
Equalizing frost, breaks us down from here

Forever and a day
Or we will have to stay
Reaping lives in our wake

Framing minds for what they say
As the children go and play
Gassing grown-ups, make them pay
So on, persistence leads the way

“Broken”

I am fractured, yet I still feel the rest of me,
The fallen pieces have been lost for all time.
I hope to find that person that once was whole,
To reacquaint myself with joy that’s sublime.

All this falling down
Has me hitting the ground
I get up worse than I was
And now I am broken.

My future made beclouded by the dust in my eyes,
I pray for rain but there’s not a could in the sky.
I dream of days when I felt as sure as teflon,
When I was right as rain and dreamt I could fly.

All this falling down
Has me hitting the ground
I get up worse than I was
And now I am broken.

Every step that I take,
Towards the future I make
Leaves a piece in the past
And I am broken.

I sail towards the sun like a ship without a mast,
I can’t run away from a most shameful past.
I’m a mirror that cracked himself trying to fix it all
Seven years bad luck, I’m sure that’ll last.

I’m a mess, anoma-less than those who gaze upon me,
A shattered frame in plain view for stars to see.
Call back all the king’s horses and all his men
I have fallen and lost another piece of me once again.

All this falling down
Has me hitting the ground
I get up worse than I was
And now I am broken.

Every step that I take,
Towards the future I make
Leaves a piece in the past
And I am broken.

All this falling down
Has me hitting the ground
I get up worse than I was
And now I am broken.

Every step that I take,
Towards the future I make
Leaves a piece in the past
And I am broken.


Ghostdragon

"Another Day"
Another day goes by, and I still wake up alone.
Another hour flies by, and as I lay back and zone.
Another minute clicks by, and I fall back asleep.
Another second ticks by, and the cycle repeats.

Another day goes by, and stagger to my feet.
Another hour flies by, and I succumb to defeat.
Another minute clicks by, and I pick up the phone.
Another second ticks by, but I'm still so alone.

Another day goes by without warmth or touch.
Another hour flies by without me saying much.
Another minute clicks by, and she still doesn't know.
Another second ticks by, and I just follow the flow.

Another day goes by, like the day just before.
Another hour flies by and I'm standng at her door.
Another minute clicks by, and she tells me to leave.
Another second ticks by, and I fail to believe.

Another day goes by, and another day will come.
Another hour flies by, but there's still much to be done.
Another minute clicks by, and I'll give it another go.
Another second ticks by, because I need her to know.