20,000 miles to an oasis20,000 years will I burn20,000 chances I wastedWaiting for the moment to turn I would give my life to find itI would give it allCatch me if I fall Walking through the woods I have faced itLooking for something to learn30,000 thoughts have replaced it,Never in my time to return I […]
Tag Archives: R.E.M.
Auctioneer (Another Engine)
She didn’t want to get pinned down by her prior town Get me to the train on time, here take this nickel make a dime Take this penny and make it into a necklace when I leave What is at the other end, I don’t know another friend Another wife, another morning spent Listen, listen […]
Can’t Get There From Here
When the world is a monster Bad to swallow you whole Kick the clay that holds the teeth in Throw your trolls out the door If you’re needing inspiration Philomath is where I go by dawn Lawyer Jeff he knows the lowdown He’s mighty bad to visit home I’ve been there I know the way […]
So Fast, So Numb
Movin’ through rough waters motel boy, And swimming in your sleep. How could I be so blind, mis-sighted, Not to see there’s something wounded deep. Anyone could scratch your surface now, It’s all amphetamine You’re blasting yourself into the present Learn some vast indignity, stay that, You say that you hate it You want to […]
Moral Kiosk
Scratch the scandals in the twilight Trying to shock but instead Idle hands all orient to her Pass a magic pillow under head It’s so much more attractive inside the moral kiosk Inside, cold, dark, fire, twilight Inside, cold, dark, fire, twilight They scratch the scandals in the twilight She was laughing like a Horae […]
Stand
Stand in the place where you live Now face North Think about direction Wonder why you haven’t before Now stand in the place where you work Now face West Think about the place where you live Wonder why you haven’t before If you are confused check with the sun Carry a compass to help you […]
Life And How To Live It
ight through the night, two pockets lead the way To doors to go between the wall was raised today To doors remain before your others and your own Keep these books well stocked away and take your happy home My carpenter’s out and running about, talking to the street My pockets are out and running […]
I've Been High
Have you seen?Have not will travelHave I missed the big reveal?Do my eyes,Do my eyes seem empty?I’ve forgotten how this feels. I’ve been highI’ve climbed so highThe light, sometimes it washes over me. Have you been?Have done will travelI fell down on me knees Was I wrong?I don’t know, don’t answer.I just needed to believe. […]