Closer to the Edge

Somewhere in my mind there is a large cliff

When I look down, it makes my body stiff

The closer that I am, the more I learn

About how fear can make my stomach churn

I start looking for someone in my life

To help me be rid of this fear and strife

To help to keep myself on solid ground

And give me strength by saying “Don’t look down”

Chorus:

So take my hand every step of the way

Tell me everything’s going to be okay

So take a deep breath, count backwards from four

You push me off the edge but help me to soar

You bring me closer, closer to the edge

It’s a long way down and it’s a straight fall

Just one messy step and you’ll lose it all

But you plant your feet right and you prepare

You will not fall but you’ll fly through the air

But sometimes you need someone at your side

Someone with whom you can share the ride

Someone who shows you there’s no need for fright

Someone that you can be with day or night

CHORUS

CHORUS

Feel the acceleration

As you climb the elevation

You will learn of aviation

As you feel love’s revelation

It’s time you let yourself be free

And be rid of monotony

That way you can successfully

Become the best you that you’ll be

CHORUS

CHORUS

Closer to the edge

Closer to the edge

Closer to the edge

Sometimes lyrics that I write turn out to sound more like a poem than usual. This, to me, seems to be one of those instances. It’s about finding somewhere that pushes you to be your best self. It might take you out of your comfort zone, but at least you’ll have someone there supporting you all the way.

In The Heart

I hear my heartbeat

And my blood, it flows

From my head to feet

Color of the rose

[Drumming like a heartbeat]

My heart it is strong

I keep on living

Living on so long

Always forgiving

Chorus:

So let the healing in (let it in)

Don’t let the pain begin (don’t begin)

Because healing occurs (in the heart)

Don’t let any pain come (not one part)

My heart pumps me life

Gives me strength to fight

I don’t want our strife

Running in the night

[Drumming like a heartbeat]

So let our hearts touch

And we’ll feel power

Love can be our crutch

When life will go sour

CHORUS

My heart…gives love

My heart…gives love

My heart…gives love

My heart…gives love

CHORUS

Sometimes I will form my own lyrics to the tune of a song. In this case, the lyrics are set to “Love Lockdown” by Kanye West. The tune came to my mind while writing it a while back. These words are all about protecting our love and keeping our hearts safe. When it does get hurt, you have to open up a little to get the healing that you need.

Moods

Your aptitude

It shows what you do

You’re so naturally gifted

But sometimes you’ve drifted

From the shore of your talent

That makes you so gallant

Your aptitude

Is one of your moods

It can make you so fearless

But in turn so tearless

As you show what you’re made of

That you’re able to love

Your altitude

I just can’t reach you

Your standards are set so high

To reach them I must fly

Too bad that I am chained down

So why don’t you run down?

Your altitude

Is one of your moods

Oh the goals that you have made

It keeps me so afraid

To know that I’ll never reach

The standards of your siege

Your attitude

If you only knew

The vibe that you have put off

By your scolding and scoffs

And the aura that began

Starting a back-up plan

Your attitude

Is your biggest mood

I just want to slip away

And start a brand new day

When I’m finally free of you

And each and every mood

This set of lyrics I once wrote is probably the closest to being a poem out of all my lyrics. There is still a rhythm to the piece though. Each section talks about a different mood. Aptitude is their way of doing something. Altitude is symbolizing how their standards are too high. Lastly, their attitude makes up everything about them, whether it is positive or negative.

Take Down

It seems each time we meet

Our talks are on repeat

So enough of all your questions

I’ll kick you to the street

Why can’t you let me be?

Please let me live life free

It’s really none of your concern

My strength is so empty

Convenience is a crutch

This pressure is too much

So I’m asking you to leave

‘Cause I need some room to breathe

Chorus:

I don’t know, I don’t know

Everything about you

You don’t need, you don’t need

To know all about me

So back up a few

And turn around

I don’t need this take down

I’ll talk when I want to

I will not let you through

My desires are bottled up

So pain cannot break through

Listen to what I want

It’s something I don’t flaunt

Oh, silence is the truest gift

Because the noise can haunt

Convenience is a crutch

You know I can take much

But I’m asking you to leave

‘Cause I need some time to breathe

CHORUS

Can’t you feel the danger?

Our talks are a glacier

Soon we’ll just be strangers

CHORUS

It can be tough to be surrounded by questions. Others may ask about your profession, love life, trials, or other personal topics. This can make conversations very repetitive. This set of lyrics focus on that aspect of life and how we sometimes just need some room to breathe.

Stuck In My Head

Can’t deal anymore with your lies

So can you try this on for size?

I will be able to move on

But can you stand that I’ll be gone?

You will fall but I will rise

Chorus:

I want me and this song stuck in your head

You never knew what I could do

But now I show all that I know

Your life was changed when you heard what I said

That you are not stuck in my head

You need to stop robbing my heart

So can you let our love depart?

You are always acting so strange

But can you be fine with this change?

Your heart might cry but mine will start

CHORUS

Can’t deal anymore with your lies

So can you try this on for size?

I will be able to move on

But can you stand that I’ll be gone

You didn’t want our love’s time to spread

You didn’t want to feel any dread

You didn’t want this stuck in your head

CHORUS

CHORUS

This was something I wrote a while ago but kept. You know those songs that get annoying because you always have them on your mind? You might not even like it. Maybe you did but now you don’t because it’s overplayed. Imagine that feeling but with an individual. You may want to erase the memory of someone who used to be stuck in your head.

Ocean Waves

Wish I could be watching from shore

Stick my feet in the sand

Not have to fight against the wave

But enjoy the dry land

This isn’t who I knew at first

Help me to understand

Smother me, you try to smother me

Rescue me, someone please rescue me

Chorus:

From California to Carolina

Your ocean waves are crashing down on me

Your ocean waves are crashing down on me

From the northern shore to the southern shore

Your ocean waves are crashing down on me

Your ocean waves are crashing down on me

It takes time for me to step in

To make sure it’s okay

But I found out that there’s a calm

Before the giant wave

You try and move me where you want

Turns out that I won’t sway

Have to breathe, I need some time to breathe

Set me free, let me go and be free

CHORUS

I can’t enjoy the ride

The salt is in my eyes

Pulled in the undertow

Take me back to the shore

Freedom’s at my arm’s length

But I’m losing my strength

I just want to break free

Go on to be happy

CHORUS

Believe it or not, I first had the chorus to these lyrics come to me while at the beach. I then looked for a way to compare the waves to a life situation and this is what came out of it. Have you ever had a relationship to someone who ended up being too controlling or pushy? Did you feel you were being smothered? It might have felt like ocean waves crashing on you.

Heartburn

I remember when we first met

The time together we had spent

I still hear the sound of your voice

I remember the warmth of your heart

But all that’s left now is the spark

Wishing I had made the right choice

I won’t leave you with burns

I won’t leave you in pain

Let me be your cooling rain

Chorus:

Got my mind on a woman

And a woman on my mind

Got my mind on a woman

But it’s hard to be fine

When you need to know something

And there’s someone that you yearn

Then you need to know something:

It’s that you’ve got heartburn

Heartburn, heart, heartburn

Heartburn, heart, heartburn

My heart is burning for you

Well, the madness has gone away

But the symptoms are here to stay

There are times I can’t even breathe

I don’t want to disappoint you

Can you feel the heat breaking through?

Now my mind’s stuck with the mem’ries

I won’t leave you with burns

I won’t leave you in pain

Let me be your cooling rain

CHORUS

Having a warm heart is better

Than having one that is so cold

I promised you the best of me

So that promise, I will uphold

CHORUS

Imagine having a moment that takes your breath away and leaves you clutching your chest. It could be that you’re experiencing heartburn. (However, it is more of an emotional burning of your heart rather than the physical condition.) The emotional kind spoken of in these words is the kind that leaves you wanting more.

Trying to Forget

From what I can remember, we had some good times

However, I fall and you continue to climb

Baby, I just can’t let this pass

Everything is traveling fast

Now I have begun to forget all of my rhymes

Chorus:

I’m trying to move on, I haven’t done it yet

I’m trying to move on, I’m trying to forget

Don’t feel any regret; I’m trying to forget

You still lie behind the dark back door of my mind

But when I open it, it’s sorrow that I find

I see flashes of memories

So I try to find the door’s key

There’s time though where I wish that it can all rewind

CHORUS

Imagine thoughts that come up that you want away

Whatever you do, they always decide to stay

You start to feel that you’re insane

Because you still feel all the pain

But through that pain, your thoughts begin to turn to gray

CHORUS

CHORUS

I’m trying to move on…

I’m trying to forget

There are many songs that talk about the idea of “moving on.” It could be about relationships or other life events that have happened. It comes down to our will power. The thoughts might be buried in our mind but sometimes we dig them up. Instead, we must put forth some effort to try forgetting them.

Déjà Vu

I’m feeling something new that I have not

Ever felt before but I have sought

Now that I have, I don’t feel the same

The past is free to go up in flames

Instead I smile; stay a little while

Chorus:

I’ve found your love

And you’ve just found mine

We’ll have to keep on moving

Or we won’t make it in time

Are we noticing the signs?

It’s déjà, déjà, déjà vu

Must be constant and remain ready

Her feelings for me remain steady

Now that we have, we’ve finished that phase

Now we no longer distract our gaze

Instead I smile; stay a little while

I’ve found your love

You’ve found mine

It’s déjà vu

I’ve found your love

You’ve found mine

It’s déjà vu

CHORUS

Do you ever feel you’re on your own?

Or your joy is out in the unknown?

I’ll always be here to prove that’s wrong

And help you to move your life along

This feels like something I’ve felt before

Before, before, before

CHORUS

It’s déjà, déjà, déjà vu

It’s déjà, déjà, déjà vu

I think of déjà vu as a form of fate. It might feel like you are on the right path of your life. Or it could be when you meet someone for the first time but it feels like you’ve known them longer. Déjà vu: an interesting state to be in.

Third Wheel

Your whole life you try to follow trends

Try to get along with your friends

And start to realize you are bored

Of being cast out and ignored

So you go out of your way and try something new

But it was for naught, everyone has no clue

Of all your hard work and how you feel

In life, it ain’t easy being the third wheel

You didn’t ask for this to happen

You keep on losing but you want to win

You desire to show what you can do

No one pays attention; they look through you

If you got a chance, it would make your heart heal

Because you have been known as the third wheel

You’re always looking for your grand moment

Checking the mail for something to be sent

You have bad days but you try to have hope

Sometimes you sit down and begin to mope

You’ve wondered if you’ve done something wrong

Instead, be glad and just sing your song

For out of the blue, it will be real

When you will no longer be the third wheel

Oh, how amazing the day will feel

When you can see your heart heal

And no longer be the third wheel

You never put your heart or guard down

Your eye twinkled and never frowned

You never spoke but now you can hum

For the day you waited for has come

That day when to everyone you are real

And end your streak as that old third wheel

This is the day where now you can hum

This is the day that you wanted to come

This is the day when you are now real

This is the day when you’re not the third wheel

When people talk about a third wheel, you might imagine a person tagging along with two of his or her friends who are in a relationship. They are enjoying each other’s company and the third person is just on the side. This set of lyrics sort of makes reference to that, but also in a larger way. In life, we might feel we are on the side. Others come and go or move on to bigger and better things and we might be still on the side. It can feel great to break that mold and become something other than that label.

Forgotten Friend

Your eyes, they say that our love may

Have to change paths I don’t want to

But every night doesn’t feel right

I want it changed, I want it to

I have been the yin

You have been the yang

I thought that we were whole

I have been reserved

Ever since I heard

That we were never whole

I don’t want to be a

Forgotten friend, forgotten friend

Lie down and rest; is this what’s best?

Do you fear something will go wrong?

I’m telling you, you always knew

That nothing will ever go wrong

I have been the yin

You have been the yang

I knew that we were whole

I’ve been unreserved

Ever since I heard

That we might still be whole

Chorus:

I don’t want to be a

Forgotten friend, forgotten friend

It’ll be worse if I’m a

Forgotten friend, forgotten friend

The sun goes down and all around

It’s still light because you’re by me

I’ll keep trying; you stop crying

I’m next to you, you’re next to me

I will not disappear

I will always be here

CHORUS

CHORUS

Believe it or not but these lyrics were written a long time ago. I found them recently in some of my stuff. (Fun fact: I apparently based most of the lyrics to the tune of “It Ends Tonight” by The All-American Rejects.) These words deal with the pain of loneliness. It is not a physical pain, but an emotional one. No one wants to be alone permanently.

Story of My Life

Once there was a pretty girl

She consumed my world

And every hour felt so long

When she was far and gone

But also at the same time

Another got my sign

Unaware she’s mistaken

She needs to awaken

One girl likes me but I like another

The first one can’t move on from me, oh brother

I had to tell her off; she ran to her mother

And cried, cried … cried, cried, cried, cried

Cried, cried … cried, cried, cried, cried

Love can be a mess sometimes

When you’re supposed to find

One who is your second half

One who makes you laugh

Think I might have found the one

Don’t want her to run

Here comes the moment of truth

To go and talk to you

The one girl’s gone but I still like another

She says she doesn’t feel the same, oh brother

When I heard that, you know what I discovered?

I died, died … died, died inside

Died, died … died, died inside

Well both of the girls have left

It sure can be a test

I even let some tears flow

To watch both girls go

It can be so hard to look

At what they have took

Now I’m trying to restart

My poor broken heart

The first is still gone but so is the other

Now I’m sitting here alone, oh brother

I know I said I’m fine and that I recovered

But I lied, lied … lied, lied, lied, lied

Lied, lied … lied, lied, lied, lied

That’s the story of my life

That’s the story of my life

That’s the story of my life

I thought up some of the chorus/reprise one day while in the shower (a great place for pondering one’s own life). Many people have probably experienced situations like this, including myself. It seems to go around and around. You like someone but they don’t like you (or vice versa). It sure can be tough! Keep your hopes up though; there will be one person out there who will break that cycle.