fallfromgrace

Here's a few songs. The first is by the very talented Rocky Votolato, and the second is by me.

Death-Right
By Rocky Votolato

You'll die young if you live so carefully
There are risks you must take to pay this world
I know it would never be that easy
I have not yet earned the right to die
I want you to hear me screaming
I want you to notice what goes on
Temptations and evil demons crawling the earth hiding in every corner

I've seen men crippled in anger
the sun burns alive in silence
I've seen men wallow in fear
inaction acts as a blade across the throat
I'll learn how to make decisions
I'll stick by my word - won't let you down
I swear by the grave that's calling
Nothing will stop me from doing what must be done

Something here is still innocent
It doesn't matter if you decide not to believe it
There are still places where the magic can breathe
I want to breathe it in
I want to lay down and never leave

We're stalking the ancient mariner
Through waters he takes his lonely course
Once powerful, once beautiful
Extinction lingering and these things are no more
I love you, I'll never leave you
Though I may be gone for years on end
I will never be separate
Lovers through the lives, before and after

Pulse
By Leaves to Return

I can't compete
With trash lined, black asphalt streets
Laid in memory of states back east
The steady hum of power lines
Keeping track of all the time
On every clock as the people sleep tight
Streetlamps flicker dimly
With the pulse of the community
And the station sends out its modern beat

Chasing stoplights - one-ways course Through the heart of downtown
At 1 AM the yellow cabs are making their rounds
But the distant sound of morning
Will ring out without warning
On every clock as the people sleep tight
Sunrise comes to early
And awakens this community
As the station sends out its modern beat

I wish I was better at writing lyrics. That's my best work to date (the song overall as well) and I'm not really pleased with it. Oh well.

Question o' the day:

Which place and time period (other than the modern era 1950-present) would you most like to have lived in?