The Starry Skies

  If I could store memories in bottles And relive them whenever I wished I'd save all the sad memories And lay them all to rest If the world would cease spinning for a moment If I could breathe and rest I'd break apart all the emotions I've bottled And make space in my chest If I could win all the wars I've battled I'd be lost from within For a win, is not a win But simply a delay A victorious state, that's to be certain But what about the unending fray For a fight ends somewhere And it begins in a different place So believe me when I tell you That if we could We'd all bottle up with grace Place all the times we've lost The memories that have passed The journeys, from coast to coast Every single smile in our past We'd store them all in bottles till we die And rest, with them in our grasps Pass them on to our friends Our families And whoever else cared in the last Few moments, we breathed, and smiled, too Our chests are clear as day See if they could ...

  Within my eyes Lies deep An unspoken truth Begin, my child The lies will speak Without clues Or facts Or anything really That's considered proof It's you against me Your words versus mine So look me deep Within my eyes And tell me what you believe And see if I Could manifest a way For you out of this fray But nay, I say Not today You're in here with me Horns locked, ready Collapsing Is forbidden Spit it out Or spill some blood Either way You end up well-endowed And for what? What truths do you seek to invoke? What lies do you wish to present? I know for a fact that It's all mirrors and smoke It's not only my face on which you've spat But also yourself For within me, I hold the power All the strength That, which you crave But nay, I say Not today You shall not go away You will stay Near me and with me Together, we're entwined For this is no more you and I You chose to let others in So it is your mistake if they betray And walk out on us Not mine I'll be...