Mad at gravity

[smorkodbake]

MAD AT GRAVITY
Walk Away

Find me
I'm falling
And fooling myself that it's flight
Imperfect
I plummet
And ponder
Pushed away on principle
Walk away and I stare
Would you stand me up again?
Wonder if I've said too much
And we'll never speak again
Forfeit
My future
For feelings of few far betweens
Mindless
Of merciful
Measures
Making ends preempt the means
And I searched your eyes for an answer
And shuddered at what I found there
As my skin shrunk away from conclusion
That you lack the strength to care
Walk away and I stare
Would you stand me up again?
Wonder if I've said too much
And we'll never speak again
This is the way it has to be
That you would turn your back on me
And you and I should walk away
Walk away and I stare
Would you stand me up again?
Wonder if I've said too much
And we'll never speak again
Never speak again
Never speak again

 

[smorkodbake]

Historypeats

All I know is fading
Anxiously awaiting
Furtively frustrating
Endlessly parading down
All I feel is falling
Clutching sky but stalling
When the past comes calling
Will it seem appalling now?
Historypeats
Flows through clean sheets
Born to be broken
Memory fades
From black to grey shades
Born to be broken
Will you remember this?
All I know is older
Look over your shoulder
Though the nights are colder
Still I'm growing bolder now
Historypeats
Flows through clean sheets
Born to be broken
Memory fades
From black to grey shades
Born to be broken
Will you remember this?
Will you remember this?
Through blackened eyes
I realize
Foresight's only
As far as you can peer into the past
Historypeats
Flows through clean sheets
Born to be broken
Memory fades
From black to grey shades
Born to be broken
Will you remember this?
Will you remember this?

 

[smorkodbake]

Time And Time Again

You cannot hide
Your pedigree
Don't call me cynical.
I can't provide
A guarantee
Don't call me cynical.
Time and time again
I'm finding a better defense
The crime I charge against
Reminds me to check your intent
I won't retreat
I will not bend
Don't call me criminal.
Inform defeat
If I offend
Don't call me criminal.
Time and time again
I'm finding a better defense
The crime I charge against
Reminds me to check your intent
You never get something without sacrifice
You never get something for nothing
So name your price
Time and time again
I'm finding a better defense
The crime I charge against
Reminds me to check your intent
Time and time again
Time and time again

 

[smorkodbake]

Find The Words

If I told you
That the crowd was all ears,
Could you find the words to say?
If I told you
You could take home the prize,
Would you know the game to play?
Would you laugh or would you fall to pieces?
Would you lie or would you run?
If I told you
You'd the world on a string,
Could you tell which way to pull?
If I told you
That your life was a glass,
Would you know when it was full?
Would you laugh or would you fall to pieces?
Would you lie or would you run?
Would you fight or would you roll right over?
Would you blaze or fade away?
Creak and crumble
Reel and stumble
Fall to pieces
Would you laugh or would you fall to pieces?
Would you lie or would you run?
Would you fight or would you roll right over?
Would you blaze or fade away?

 

[smorkodbake]

. Run For Cover

Yesterday's
Cathedrals
Bleed to the malls of today
Each prick with
A needle
Carries the sacred away
The structure
That feeds us
Now comes with a concession tray
Time spent spending for the times leaves you worthless
Cry for reason over rhyme and you run for cover
Creation
Consumption
Replacement's American eyes
The burden
Of function
Is soothed by the greatest of buys
The hidden
Assumption
Is plain when the battery dies
Time spent spending for the times leaves you worthless
Cry for reason over rhyme and you run for cover
I've got no class
But I've got cash
I can't afford
To be so bored
I've got no class
But I've got cash
I can't afford
The boredom
Time spent spending for the times leaves you worthless
Cry for reason over rhyme and you run for cover

 

[smorkodbake]

Burn

These embers burn down low
And with my face aglow
You are all I know
Set this place on fire
Let the flames rise higher
And as they reach the ceiling
At your feet I'm kneeling
Drawing ever near
My cause revealed as clear
I burn for you here
Set this place on fire
Let the flames rise higher
And as they reach the ceiling
At your feet I'm kneeling
With every trailing plume,
Know it bears me home
I would give it all
I would give it all
I would give it all
I would give it all
Set this place on fire
Let the flames rise higher
And as they reach the ceiling
At your feet I'm kneeling
With every trailing plume,
Know it bears me home
Let it burn
Let it burn

 

[smorkodbake]

Letter To Myself

I get lost behind the plot
And I'm skinny with regret
And I barely breathe enough
And I'm swimming in the thoughts
That I haven't got to yet
And I crane to rise above
I know you're waiting for me
I know you'll still be there
I get weakened with the weight
And I'm riddled with remorse
And I spin, but not the rooms
And I'm shamed to have to state
That I'm bottled at the source
And I sputter on the fumes
I know you're waiting for me
I know you'll still be there
I know you're waiting for me
I know you'll still be there
My mind is mute
My nerves are numb
But still
I know you're waiting for me
I know you'll still be there
I know you're waiting for me
I know you'll still be there

 

[smorkodbake]

This Collision

Just move along
There's nothing to see here
Just flashing lights that simmer
In pools that catch their crimson
As the spectacle unfolds
On tiptoes, bells, and whispers
This collision's reality
Is made to match mine
Just move along
The party is over
All these frantic nights alone
Surrounded by throbbing hopefuls
No future promise
No photos allowed
Nothing safe behind the shroud
As the spectacle unfolds
On tiptoes, horns, and whistles
This collision's reality
Is made to match mine
Is made to match mine
Now I'll cross the plane
That stands in between
The safe and the sane
And your army
As the spectacle unfolds
On tiptoes, glass, and fragments
This collision's reality
Is made to match mine
Is made to match mine
Is made to match mine

 

[smorkodbake]

In Vain

Minds
(It's cold outside)
Will go unbroken
(Close the door)
Thoughts
(Once complete)
Will fade away
(Never more)
I'm reaching to find
The words to define
The feeling entwined
In every aching line
In vain
I'm waiting
Here at the end
The urge to defend
The meaning in trend
Will never let me bend
In vain
Words
(It's cold outside)
Remain unspoken
(Close the door)
Hands
(Once complete)
Will soon decay
(Never more)
I'm reaching to find
The words to define
The feeling entwined
In every aching line
In vain
I'm waiting
Here at the end
The urge to defend
The meaning in trend
Will never let me bend
In vain
Can you hear me?
Do I speak in vain?
Don't leave the light on
Slumber becomes you the same
I'm reaching to find
The words to define
The feeling entwined
In every aching line
In vain
I'm waiting
Here at the end
The urge to defend
The meaning in trend
Will never let me bend
In vain
Can you hear me?
Do I speak in vain?

 

[smorkodbake]

Kerosene

Please excuse my ignorance,
But isn't this what men strive lifetimes for?
The price is high, but consequence
Of spinelessness will cost much more
Kerosene
Carry me
If my faith gives way I have nothing.
Nothing.
If I lose my grip I've gained none at all.
Please excuse my arrogance,
But where do you think inspiration lies?
Hate the life, love the depth
Shovels can't be sanitized
Kerosene
Carry me
If my faith gives way I have nothing.
Nothing.
If I lose my grip I've gained none at all.