So, I figured I'd put the lyrics up to the songs we've got so far, maybe lyrics in progress, and add stuff in the future. All sorts of more stuff to come once I get them on the computer.


Be You

[Verse 1]:
There so many more things my life could mean
But I'm not who you wished I was
I've never been who you wanted me to be
And everything will fall apart because

[Chorus]:

I'll never be who you tried to make me
A cold and distant reflection of yourself
With empty words thrown like stones
I'm begging you for your help

Can you tell me how things go from here?

[Verse 2]:
And it doesn't matter how you burn the pain
Because the ashes will always be there
Unless they blow away like broken trust
But then you'll find another way to not care

[Chorus]:
I'll never be who you tried to make me
A cold and distant reflection of yourself
With empty words thrown like stones
And now you're begging for help

I can't tell you how to go from here


Dirty Jar of Flies

[Verse 1]:
I'll give you a silent farewell,
because I never got to say goodbye,
my only hope is that the man in the box,
found serenity in a jar of flies.

I stay away from all the places,
I would never go again,
when you have heaven beside you,
there's no excuses for what's within.

[Chorus]:
Am I inside the freak who's bleeding,
or has he died,
and brushed away the dirt?
The angry chair I can't remember,
was born again,
when the junkhead is hurt.

[Verse 2]:
All the head creeps,
always seem to have got me wrong,
when the rooster hides down in a hole,
the nutshell was grinding all along.

The right turn was the only real thing,
and the shame in you is a sea of sorrow,
we all die young but the killer is me,
this nothin' song is over now,
and lying season ended tomorrow.

[Chorus]:
Am I inside the freak who's bleeding,
or has he died,
and brushed away the dirt?
The angry chair I can't remember,
was born again,
when the junkhead is hurt.


Chains

[Verse 1]:
Tear these thoughts
From the unforgiving rain
And outline my mistakes
With the remnants of my pain

Search for something small
Ugly to those who don't understand
But still I have to hope
That hope lies unbroken in their hands


[Chorus]:
And I'm am bound in these chains
Forced to push myself away
Knowing this will never change

[Verse 2]:
Life is stolen from me
What I didn't know could be lost
To find it would be to lose it
While you disregard the cost

And the only thing left
Is a cheap reflection of the truth
You will never be able to let go
Of what I couldn't hold on to


[Chorus]:
And I'm am bound in these chains
Forced to push myself away
Knowing this will never change


Nightly Aria

[Verse 1]:
Oh my God
I hope you're lying
I can't stand this
You start crying
What did I do?
I'm still not sure
Trying so hard
To find the cure
It's always dark
When this shit sets in
Can't always be sure
When it might end
But I know
You know I'm trying
I love you so much
Please stop crying


The Garden
In memory of Alex Michael Abrahams

[Verse 1]:
I'll open the door between you and me
And all the questions left unanswered
And I'll say my peace now, alone
And hope it doesn't go unheard

So listen close and you can hear
The whispers of the dead
Saying goodbye with the silence
Saying what was left unsaid

[Chorus]:
I'll take the long way home
And relive the memories
I'll take the long way home
And try to believe
You're in a better place
Where you can hear what I never
Got the chance to say
Where nothing else really matters
And all the things that do will fall away

[Verse 2]:
And after awhile we'll walk again
In the garden made of lost dreams
Where it doesn't matter what I say
Because you'll always know what I mean

The garden where you'll feel safe
And forget what has come to pass
Where you can let go of everything
And never again be followed by your past

[Pre-Chorus]:
And I know you're there now
But I still have to

[Chorus]:
Take the long way home
And relive the memories
I'll take the long way home
And try to believe
You're in a better place
Where you can hear what I never
Got the chance to say
Where nothing else really matters
And all the things that do will fall away


Take Me Down

[Verse 1]:
I sat down and wrote
Everything I wish I could say
But I couldn't
Because it was always that day

All the nights that I cried
To keep you here with me
Added to days you'd fight
Just to get at me

[Chorus]:
I twist the words you say
To make it easier to push myself away

[Verse 2]:
So I sit here
Watching the sky fall down
You're favorite days
The only time when you weren't down

Always trying to find
The right words to say
Now you're over there
And I'm here fading away

[Chorus]:
I twist the words you say
To make it easier to push myself away
This rain keeps coming down
And I throw myself to the ground

[Outro]:
Will you be here
To see who I've come to be?
You don't have to take me down with you
You don't have to take me down with you
You don't have to take, take me down with you
You don't have to take me down with you
Don't take me down [x6]
Don't let us down
Don't bring us down
Don't take us down
Take me
Don't take me down with you
Take me down with you [x6]
Take me down


Myself

[Verse 1]:
I stare on out
To this road in front of me
Surrounded in vain
But leads to a place
Where I
Where I can be me

[Chorus]:
But where do I go
When I have no paths to choose from
The way's not clear

[Verse 2]:
I start on down
And make my way through
Everything blurs
It all looks the same
I remember
I remember being here

[Chorus]:
So where do I go
When I have no paths to choose from
The way's not clear

[Verse 2]:
I can't find a way out
This road has come to prevail
At masking the truth
Of where it will lead me
My thoughts
My thoughts can never tell me

[Chorus]:
Where do I go
When I have no paths to choose from
The way's not clear

It seems all along
There was only one place for me
Back to what I thought was Hell
Where I thought I'd finally leave
And here I'll stay
As this road circles back onto itself
Maybe one more day
And I can be myself


Brighter Than Before

[Verse 1]:
I can't seem to escape
The darkness of my room
Staring at the box
Cradling all of our memories
The fumes fly up
And a spark caresses
The packed earth I purse

[Chorus]:
Can you take a minute out of your time
To tell me what I'm doing here

[Verse 2]:
The dark clouds gather around
And constrict my every move
Skimming over unsure words
Brighter than they've ever
Been before
Who knew what you used to say
Would now finally take my breath away

[Chorus]:
Couldn't you take a minute out of your time
And tell me what I'm doing here

[Verse 3]:
My vision fades as I walk away
I'll deal with the next set
Another day

[Chorus]:
So take some time out for me
Like I took time for you
I'll figure out where I'm supposed to be
As I burn every memory of you


Suicide Kings

Lady luck,
smiles blind,
and wipes away her porcelain tears.

Cold as hell,
and it's been awhile,
since she could say that she's been here.

And it's only a matter of time,
It's only a matter of time,

Until your house of cards,
comes crashing down,
leaving you naked and exposed.
Until your house of cards,
comes crashing down,
because of a wind that doesn't blow.

Suicide kings,
play their game,
a twisted parody of roulette.

Queens will mourn,
for face value lost,
so remember that they forget,

That it's only a matter of time,

Until your house of cards,
comes crashing down,
leaving you naked and exposed.
Until your house of cards,
comes crashing down,
because of a wind that doesn't blow.

It's only a matter of time.


Requiem

20,000 ghosts,
each of a different name,
and the only thing,
they have in common,
is they each found a different way to blame.

This genocide born,
of the greed in men's hearts,
in the eye of the storm,
the end of the tempest,
begins to fall apart.

Friend to all,
loyal to none,
is how they've led their lives.
Blind to this,
and so much more,
they still aren't satisfied.
With taking what,
has come so far,
and grown so much inside,
so I'll wait here,
my time to bide,
while the tides of war subside.

A compassion known,
only by the hateful,
and the dead,
gives way to an unknown cause,
painted by a hand that's never bled.

This requiem written,
so only the deaf,
can understand,
these hollow shells,
labeled as ghosts,
hold forever in their hands.

Friend to all,
loyal to none,
is how they've led their lives.
Blind to this,
and so much more,
they still aren't satisfied.
With taking what,
has come so far,
and grown so much inside,
so I'll wait here,
my time to bide,
while the tides of war subside.

So I'll wait here,
my time to bide,
while the echoes of peace die.

Blank Stares

[Verse 1]:
Down from the walls
Pours everything they saw
From the morbid and sublime
You know the saw it every time
From the closet to your face
And every piece left out of place
Creating and individual Hell
And that which they'd never tell

[Chorus]:
We aren't always alone
While we sit inside our home
But there is always time to stare
If you just knew you were there

[Verse 2]:
Sitting on the foot of the bed
With thoughts and visions through your head
The images melt and blow away
The sounds creep yet fade away
Surround yourself with the memories
And hide yourself from the apathy
Wondering what all will be okay
Always being controlled by yesterday

[Chorus]:
We aren't always alone
While we sit inside our home
But there is always time to stare
If you just knew you were there


Filibuster

Midnight ramblings taken from a pacifistic point of view
With serenity that seems amiable at first
But sobers up eventually
But where does that leave us?

At the bottom of a pit of pointless self loathing
With simplistic dreams painted on the walls
Like graffiti stapled onto the stairway
That we all pretend leads to heaven

Society likes to paint itself guilty
But there always seems to be an animalistic understanding
Between solicited victims of permitted atrocities
Tell me stranger:
Do the questions we ask ever fade away
Or do they condemn us to simply exist
In ignorance born from a naive bliss?
Dream catchers collect the toll as you cross the bridge that leads to absolutely nowhere
The same place we have all wanted to be

But few ever get to live in their dreams
While most dream of what it must be like to live
I find it completely frustrating that the only point I ever wanted to get across is one you will never understand
But still I have to ask that you not pass judgment until I am done
Though I have to warn you that all of this is simply going to allude to what could be whispered through a megaphone
With nothing at all behind it

There seems to be a certain barbaric elegantly honest quality to your words
We hear about infringements upon our voices but we never hear the voices themselves
Which leads me to wonder if that quality is nothing more than a riot to harmonize yourself with

It absolutely infuriates me when you turn away from who you believe yourself to be
And show us all who you really are
But stranger, then I have to laugh because soon enough you'll realize we are all born to die
With a huge facade in between
We make it up as we go along
And then we get upset when it all goes wrong
And that hardly seems fair, now doesn't it?
I know it hurts, I know
But you can't stay stuck on that forever, because honestly,
Forever is just not long enough for you

I can say however, that I want you to remember every word of this
Every single letter
I would like nothing more than to be certain in the knowledge that you will never forget this

But I know it hurts
And you'll do your best to move on
You'll do your best to forget me,
Forget this,
And you will eventually,
But for now,
You're still a stranger
You have yet to meet me, know me, love me, hate me,
You are still a stranger, a stranger to me, but even more importantly
And honestly even more tragically,
You are a stranger to yourself.
You don't know who you are, not really
You know what other people have seen you as, but thats not who you are.
You are in fact violently cold, desensitized to a point where it's disgusting.
Empathy is as foreign to you as understanding, but I wouldn't expect you to understand that.

And I'm sorry that you don't see you,
That you don't see me,
I'm sorry that you don't know who you are,
And I'm sorry that I can't tell you,
It must be a terrible way to live,
If you can call it living.

I believe it's nothing more than an imitation.
A harsh philosophy of what it means to be alone.
But we all know how fucked up my point of view is, right?

Forgive me, I got off topic.


As I Run

[Verse 1]:
Footsteps in the frost,
Leading away,
From me.
Always seem to end up,
Right back here,
And somehow,
So do I.
Regretting how I have to beg,
Forgiveness,
But no, no,
Not this time.

[Pre-Chorus]:
The tracks on my arms,
Run parallel,
To the ones on the ground.
This is my goodbye,
Without making,
A sound.

[Chorus]:
Ahh, and I know,
None of this,
Will follow me.
Ahh, and I know,
None of this,
Will haunt me,
As I run away.
As I run,
Away.


[Verse 2]:
Footsteps in the dust,
Following.
Like an echo of an apology,
With no place else to go.

[Pre-Chorus]:
The tracks on my arms,
Run parallel,
To the ones on the ground.
This is my goodbye,
Without making,
A sound.

[Chorus]:
Ahh, and I know,
None of this,
Will follow me.
Ahh, and I know,
None of this,
Will haunt me,
As I run away.
As I run,
Away.

As I run...


Neutral

[Verse 1]:
Five below at five AM
Waiting for the wind
But thats not all there is
A letter I forgot to send

Five below at five AM
Listening through the wall
To the downside of forgiveness
That seems like a monument to us all

[Chorus]:
I know how long I have to wait
But oh, oh, it's getting late
Five below at five AM

[Verse 2]:
Window shades are drawn
Fortified against the dawn
But thats all there is
Nothing there to miss

Window shades are drawn
And breathing somehow seems wrong
And I try, oh I try not to
But still I think of you

[Bridge]:
Lights are all off
But even with closed eyes you wont get lost
Cause theres so much here for you
Its everything I wish I knew

[Chorus]:
I know how long I have to wait
but oh its getting late
Five below at five AM

[Outro]
Window shades are drawn
Fortified against the dawn
The window shades are drawn
Yeah, they're drawn
Drawn shut

In This Life

[Verse 1]:
Hello, hello
There's rain clouds in your eyes
They show
All you've left behind

Like an echo of that leather jacket smell
Like an echo of the voices that used to yell

[Chorus]:
In another life maybe
You'll learn to forgive
But in this one
You'll learn to live

[Verse 2]:
Hello, hello
There's a light on in the hall
Candle glow
Casts your shadow on the wall

Like an echo of how you used to laugh
Like an echo of how you knew it wouldn't last

[Chorus]:
In another life maybe
You'll learn to forgive
But in this one
You'll learn to live

Hello


Crittington

[Verse]:
Right here I knew I'd find my way
Right here I knew nothing of yesterday
And right here I didn't know where I stood
Right here is the last place I would

[Chorus]:
I think about
And I think about
The changes I created myself
And I dream about
I dream about
The changes I created in myself

[Verse 2]:
Right here I gave all my memories to you
And right here I left you, too
Right here I'd make my wound
So that right here I'd see you soon

[Chorus]:
I think about
And I think about
The changes I created myself
And I dream about
I dream about
The changes I created in myself

So that I scream about
And scream about
The words I'd never explain
And I'd hear about
Always hear about
The ways I'd cause our pain

But you'll never find me here.

Take It Back

[Verse 1]:
If you
Took back the things you did
You wore
What wasn't yours to give

[Chorus]:
I take it back
And watch you leave
I can't go back
To where I don't believe

[Verse 2]:
You sold
Yourself for a moment
You were given
Time to release your head

[Chorus]:
I take it back
And watch you leave
I can't go back
To where I don't believe

[Bridge]:
That time
It all came spilling out
The people you had
You never wanted me to know about

[Chorus]:
I take it back
And watch you leave
I can't go back
To where I don't believe

I take it back
And watch you leave
I can't go back
To where I don't believe


Desiccated

[Verse 1]:
So I heard the words
Of someone who had a plan
Words that weren't so sure
And ones I don't quite understand

[Chorus]:
To be honest
I don't think I am capable
Of showing you who I am
Because I'm not sure
That you'd really understand

[Verse 2]:
You always hid me from view
And kept me from your thoughts
When I always thought I knew
But wondered what you had brought

[Chorus]:
And to be honest
I don't think I am capable
Of showing you who I am
Because I'm not sure
That you'd really understand

[Bridge]:
I've been walking for so long
I keep going over the same old song
That I've been trying to write
For you

Because to be honest

[Chorus-Altered]:
I don't think I am capable
Of showing you who I am
Because I am sure you'll see
That I deserve better
And that's something
I don't want you to understand

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Σ·Rðçk,

Awesome lyrics, guys. 'Chains' is my favorite,I absolutely LOVE that one. But these are all really good.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: B-Ri,

Dude, Brian likes our shit. That's how we know it's officially good.

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Originally posted by Nova:
Dude, Brian likes our shit. That's how we know it's officially good.

haha

good job fellas

quote:

Originally posted by Nova:
Dude, Brian likes our shit. That's how we know it's officially good.

Bullshit.

You guys kick ass and anyone could see that. Don't drag me into it.

'Chains' is still my fave, but I've read this some more and 'Be You' is definitely a close second. Black Garden. That's a great name, by the way. Have you guys done any recording? Just curious.

All we've got (If you click on the Black Garden banner on my signature, or go to www.soundclick.com/blackgarden) is music recorded, and we have lyrics written. We are still waiting for Kyle (Nova) to graduate high school and we get better equipment to record vocals and other stuff with than mp3 players and crappy 10 year old computer microphones.

And thank you, Brian. And yeah, Kyle is right, having Brian the lyric god say our stuff is good we officially know it is!

quote:

Originally posted by papershavings(Erik):
We are still waiting for Kyle (Nova) to graduate high school and we get better equipment to record vocals and other stuff with than mp3 players and crappy 10 year old computer microphones.

Way to go, Kyle...holding back the success of Black Garden... Maybe you aren't as committed as you led us to believe...

hahaha. No shit. What the hell, Kyle?


Fuck you dude the band is over. I'm going with a solo career. We'll call it creative differences.



"At times life is wicked and I just can't see the light..."

If you wanna add me on to your solo career, I'm down.

The Erik Dunnivan Project featuring Harrison Preston. Rolls right off the tongue...

Can we find a third person named Alan Parsons?

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Originally posted by papershavings(Erik):
Can we find a third person named Alan Parsons?

we can sure as hell try

I think Kyle should change is name.



I'm glad my name isn't Jack, cause every time I talk to him or say his name I feel like he's Kyle Gass.

quote:

Originally posted by papershavings(Erik):
hahaha. No shit. What the hell, Kyle?


Fuck you dude the band is over. I'm going with a solo career. We'll call it creative differences.



"At times life is wicked and I just can't see the light..."

Fuckj I can'tawsq breathe1

quote:

Originally posted by papershavings(Erik):
I think Kyle should change is name.



I'm glad my name isn't Jack, cause every time I talk to him or say his name I feel like he's Kyle Gass.

I think that too when thinking of Black Garden. KG and Jables

Those lyrics are great. A lot of people try and have their songs rhyme, and it's just cheesy. But in those songs the rhyming is actually really good.

quote:

Originally posted by papershavings(Erik):
All we've got (If you click on the Black Garden banner on my signature, or go to www.soundclick.com/blackgarden) is music recorded, and we have lyrics written. We are still waiting for Kyle (Nova) to graduate high school and we get better equipment to record vocals and other stuff with than mp3 players and crappy 10 year old computer microphones.

And thank you, Brian. And yeah, Kyle is right, having Brian the lyric god say our stuff is good we officially know it is!

Wow. I just checked that link out. AMAZING PLAYING!! Really, really good stuff. I hope you don't think I'm just saying this, but with those lyrics and that playing, I think you guys have the potential to be something really special. I'm pulling for you guys.

Thank you all so much for the positive feed back, we really, really appreciate it! It means a lot, and Kyle and I can't wait to be able to bring our music to everyone.

Thank you guys very much, we appreciate all the support.