Touché Amoré

12-31: I counted down the days ’til I could wave goodbye to that early grave. 01-01: the weather hasn’t changed, but the story’s over; it’s time to turn the page. I was not born with a strong voice; it’s never been one to boom. But I’ll be damned to go out qu...

This... This may... This may read like an epitaph, a commemorative telling on my behalf. But before this thing gets dated and printed, we're going to need a few more witnesses. My eyes are weak, so I could never focus on decisions that have left me hopeless...

What have I seen other than what the bottom looks like? Stuck somewhere between the gloom and the light When you're working towards building back those broken boards You sometimes lose your footing You often find yourself putting off everyone while finding com...

There’s nothing that can shock me anymore: from actions to reactions, I want more. What is it you want to hear? That I’m doing great? Well, I’m lying. We’re just a parody of ourselves. I’m wasting all my time. I’ll go to Morrissey to answer my questions,...

You want to know what I am doing here? The same reason it’s been for all these years Being made to feel like an outcast in my own home You question me on my own affinity Well I ask of you, who do you think you see? Being made to feel like I’m no longer wa...

Retracing my steps In hopes to find Some trace of me that may be somewhere left behind There’s a fear, there’s a point, there is a problem What if what I find won’t solve them? And I wonder why I have no motivation I guess I just answered my own questio...

It's a ugly day in Glendale In a place that you once knew Where you held that senile woman That now has outlived you I'm still taking it all in I'm adapting to this loss I wonder if she remembers you How could she have forgotten There's a crack in thi...

Since you’re so curious, well it’s anything really. Call it my witching hour or what calls to me. But to be serious, it’s worse than you think. Should I be ashamed because of what I need? Define right and wrong in regard to what’s going on. Take two, slip away...

I said I’d never be the same: possibly for the impact, but possibly for certain. I also said that I would never know another you, but fate is making me a liar. I place blame on the Golden State; my heart lies in Los Angeles. Maybe it just needs the attention. 

I’ve got my own brand of patriotism. It comes with nights of emptiness, where I show my true colors. The real meaning of independence. I’m hanging this flag as a warning for you to keep your range. It’ll be better if you keep your distance. It’ll be better if...

This was never your decision to make I still have love, but it's in a different place You may consider this my fall from grace But had nothing to do with how I was raised You did all that you could, with the best intent But some things in this world are j...

If you fantasize about your funeral, I understand I've been there before If what's more important, is the music played Than who'd attend We Are The Same With heads to the ground, As I'm lowered down, There will be a chorus An overwhelming sound. 

you said I'm always on the go how nice of you to notice a toast to all those broken homes everyone i know is a fortress i kiss ellipsis a fork in all my one way roads i just sit to see what happens but apathy is easy for me so i'll accept this challenge i don'...

You died at 69 with a body full of cancer I asked your god how could you but never heard an answer The [?] started coming and I know [?] stage four The bravest woman I know that survived it once before Last week I crashed my car and I walked away unscathe...

Just say the word and I’ll be on my way, regardless of the time, it’s just how I was made. To explain; I’m here for a reason so make use of me. I’m hungry and I’m thirsty so I hope you’ll be joining. My Father is a helper but my Father made mistakes....

[Verse 1] There is no dress rehearsal Just a script that I never read A sad story that is universal A big idea of what to expect [Chorus] Exit curtains already I haven't learned my lines Exit curtains already I just thought that we'd have more time...

there is weight in the words we’ve said too heavy to carry in our heads there’s a chance that I thought had gone but here we are, playing along I admit I’m scared so fragile, emotionally impaired (hopeless) damaged goods so broken, so misunderstood (wr...

I'm heartsick and well rehearsed Highly decorated with a badge that reads "It could be worse" So prideful I choose to live in disguise With a levee set for my heavy eyes I apologize for the grief When you'd refuse to eat I didn't know just what to say...

It always starts the same way A sight, a sound, or something Then everything decays Till I gather myself And by gather myself I mean Tune out the hemorrhaging And by gather myself I mean Tear down possibility But at the risk of sounding vague I'll w...

An unstable building that’s been built on shaky ground And what goes up must come down So lets build it high and then reinforce All those little things so this can run its course I know that without windows you won’t see in And I know that with the doors...

I want to be a dry town after first rain I want to be green, uncommonly A life of want A life that's always pending A childhood home that's now pretending Doesn't seem so far Doesn't seem so impossible Keep me close or else I'm out of control Call for...

Call it a learning process And I've never been that quick Because I take things as they come And I respond how I see fit But it's easy to get distracted As I've been living life abroad I'm starved for your acceptance And I work for your applause I'd always en...

Was it for purpose or obligation? To rip the happiness from those homes to insure your own salvation. When you’re walking a thin line between ignorance and confusion, you won’t know the difference between a cycle and a revolution. I’ve been counting the in...

I’m coming to terms that I’m not concerned With planting my feet but moving onward I’m growing older but I can't get over The need of colder skin when I know that home is warmer It's just that I have this problem Where I want to be everywhere I’m not...

Sun down Sun up I speak in sarcasm to relate to all the things I appreciate I lie in rhythm to open doors I follow suit and just want more My reputation is the same its been and I don't care what happens I read the book so I know the end I've probably said too...

A branch leaves its leaves The soil is begging please Don’t make another mess this season A storm with a six letter name I’m responsible for this hurricane A big box if IOU’s rests inside my chest With my hand holding a letter wishing you my very best I...

It’s a song of thanks sung by a hack. When the reflection of yourself just won’t look back. It’s that panic you feel when you don’t know what to say when everyone wants in and you want the subject to change. Because I’ve been swallowed up and I’ve been split i...

I was once asked how I’d like to be remembered and I simply smiled and said “I’d rather stay forever.” It was possibly my loudest cliché but felt better than just walking away. I don’t know what my legacy will be. A song, some words I wrote, or a kid I’ll neve...

It’s the early signs of disintegration. The back and forth from a new machine. It’s been blessed and burned into a formation by a wish dipped in kerosene. So who’s going to light the fuse? Who’s going to be the one to hold high the flame because I refuse. And...

Don’t ask me why Have you ever wondered why I always drive alone? Same reasons why I never pick up my phone I got these issues that you can’t subscribe And I’m scared to talk to anyone for what they might prescribe These days I just try to keep to myself...

Somehow it's already been a year Embracing other versions to make this feeling disappear Now I just feel you everywhere It coincides with the guilt of knowing that I wasn't there I was told that wouldn't have known Told myself I was where you'd want me t...

I’ve gotten good at hiding, when I feel like hiding. My mouth is great at running, when I feel like running. Now I’m biting the hairs on my arm like I do when I don’t know where I am or what I should do. I’ve been blessed with these eyes that come with innocen...

Every moment can’t remain and every life won’t stay the same. With time comes a layer of rust and our bones will turn to dust. Everyone will fall away and every season is built on change. With time the paint will peel and all sense will lose it’s feel. Ev...

Every moment can’t remain and every life won’t stay the same. With time comes a layer of rust and our bones will turn to dust. Everyone will fall away and every season is built on change. With time the paint will peel and all sense will lose it’s feel. Every c...

What was it that brought you west? I assume but can only guess It's the questions that went unasked That appear when time has passed It felt like many years Taking apart our home I dug through forty years all alone On my own On my own On my own On...

i feel what's best for everyone is to forget about me when I'm gone because it hurts to be missed and no one is deserving this with my back to a hardwood floor i understand that I'm not a provider but a center divider i got lanes to explain the different ways...

I [?] simple message that everyone saw through [?] [?] seem to dictate my mood I've counted blessings while confessing I saw despair Beg or borrow, swallow sorrow I have come prepared It's a right of passage It's a torch to carry When you feel the da...

I’m amplified by a microscope. Every word I say becomes a joke. Sweat poured down and it blinded me, myself exposed for everyone to see. A glutton for praise / A glutton for love. Abuse my name for all of the above. 

With so much gloom surrounding I feel cornered up against the wall Pulled down and slowly drowning Taking bets I knew was next to fall I saw the glass as half full So I felt I could ask for more I was comfortable It spilled over onto the floor I beg t...

if you’re looking for a place to hang your head in shame the light is always on so come on in my eyes are too big for my stomach it can’t process all that i do a rich diet of endless endeavors at the expense of me and you there’s a thousand reasons why...

[Verse 1] Atop the skyscraper One hundred and two floors New York City It was yours It's yours [Chorus] You live there Under the lights You live there Under the lights You live there Under the lights You live there [Verse 2] Below the busy stre...

Atop the skyscraper One hundred and two floors New York City It was yours It's yours You live there Under the lights You live there Under the lights You live there Under the lights You live there Below the busy streets We watch your dreams unfol...

It’s not for nothing but I’ve seen a transformation, like I consider my happiness for the first time in ages. You might say I’m off, but it’s the first time I’m feeling on. Don’t worry, I still get dizzy in the usual situations. Most people I know I’ve used as...

When words are softer spoken They often sound the best But now so interwoven They've burrowed in my chest I'm all used up and out of steam Vacationing somewhere in between A city named catharsis And the other called empty In one I feel so common In t...

Over and under, I’ll dissolve and use charm as my cover. Left over right, walk a careful line between you and the outside. There is confidence and delusion. I reside between that confusion. It’s a misstep down a black hole. It’s a long way down and a mouthful....

That sinking feeling when you’re not yourself: searching for a reason for some kind of help, but all that comes is empty promises and feeling anxious and useless. Then, when I’m my worst, comes someone who I don’t deserve. I’ll call her destroyer, and I’ll des...

It’s the most important game of chance. Judging judgments with a glance. But a spade’s a spade, so it’s all the same. A different shade with a different name. I’ve got my eye on the queen of hearts, but I’m tired of searching through this house of cards becaus...

with intermission ending, the finale is approaching it's not what you're expecting, there is no magic involved now will you take your seats, and be quiet please i need all eyes on me, as i try to explain: this is my final act so may i have your full attent...

Like staring at a flickering light: you don’t know when it’ll burn out, or how much time you have left to let it light up your life. Because when you’re at your darkest, it’s all you have to survive. Like throwing copper in a well: you’ll never know if wishes...

I’m parting the sea between brightness and me. Before I drown myself and everyone and everything. I got my hands behind my back with two fingers overlapped. Because I can never keep my word and I share with the undeserved for some cheap acceptance in r...

You can call this coming clean or the repeat of what you know about the struggles I once had as I’m learning to let go. I made a pledge to myself, if I was to raise my voice to be direct as I can be no matter what I may destroy. But I can’t say I haven’t...

you won’t find me buried in a notebook I’ll be the one that’s self crucified because I did this to myself I hammered my own nails while I exclaim I’m not a poet to inspire I barely made it through the expectations of myself and everything I do to look...

with headphones on the streets are silenced cars hum along to disrupt the quiet you learn a lot about a place, when you see it without a sun you search for a shred of innocence but realize there is none the open gutters, collecting water the unbreathable air,...

You couldn't help But spill your glass Onto that nightstand So that wood raised and cracked You came to have such shaky hands Those patriotic coffee cups That came in a set of four Became three when I found a handle Broken off on the tile floor Where...