Archives de l’auteur : zmaped

Wide awakeI’m on a plane out of town.Fly away from the weightOf the world on the ground.I’m international,But I don’t know where to go.Hopefully, where summer daysCan melt these winter bones.I’m international,And you’re orbiting my brain,I’m reduced to writing nothingAll over napkins on the plane.Wide-awake —I’m on a plane out of town.Taking pictures of myselfInLire la suite « International Airport – Carbon Leaf – letras »

Is This The Fall?Free, exactly where I should beBut, I admit sometimes I lieLost the war but triedI tried every dayI tried to stay awayAnd now I’ve some things to get off my chestYou have ruined my unhappinessAnd planets changed, lives rearrangedAnd you know, time doesn’t lieChorus:Is this the fall? Is this goodbye?Not really sure,Lire la suite « Is This The Fall? – Carbon Leaf – letras »

This is an atypical day (it’s the State we’re in):Billow-beast clouds. Vibrant, bright like Spring.This is a turbulent drive, mixing bowl of good and badKooked by caffeine, Sky Wind MachineAnd the car absorbs it all – shake, shift, rattle at me(We’re both suckers for scenery)Should weather not match the mood?Conjure old anti-trust flaws:Run from blueLire la suite « Jan 9 / 63 – Carbon Leaf – letras »

I write fingers cut same blood as yourscan’t make it flow but I knowa stunted way to grow and I screamand the kettle screams I’m so sick of itand I want to go home(but I’m home)I want to hear you feel itsay it like you mean itbad half of each of mehey heard you downstairsILire la suite « Kettle – Carbon Leaf – letras »

Hang on Parade…Catching up againWhere’s the feeling we knew then(Whisper, my friend…)So we pick up, with empty cupIn dreaming we thriveAs we doze alone, and cradle stoneAm I alive?…And all is fine on Kinakeet IslandWhere they dance and singLament the BraveGhost Rider the waves are rolling thinBang on Parade…A magic place will waitSo we shopLire la suite « Kinakeet Island – Carbon Leaf – letras »

Hello, good-byeHigher you flyInto the worldI awokeThis mornin’, with pourin’ rain in my heartAs I fall apart todayBut you make your wayAnd I’ll riseI will rise if in my mindBut I can see you fly awayI can see the sun upon your faceI can feel your heart and I can hear you cryAnd as ILire la suite « Learn To Fly – Carbon Leaf – letras »

Live a life less ordinaryLive a life extraordinary with meLive a life less sedentaryLive a life evolutionary with meWell I hate to be a bother,But it’s you and there’s no other, I do believeYou can call me naive but…I know me very well(at least as far as I can tell) And I know what ILire la suite « Life Less Ordinary – Carbon Leaf – letras »

t’s hard for me to think when I am coldI’m learning what it’s like for me to grow oldI wish I could live like yousleeping in my shoeswith so much left to dogo ahead tell me to free my mindIt’s amazing what you can’t dowhen you don’t tryI wish I could live like yousleeping inLire la suite « Live Like You – Carbon Leaf – letras »

She made her wayShe felt she was to blameAnd her porcelain dollsShe’s boxed them allAnd along the way, she changed her nameLonesome Pine, rain or shineStands aloneRoots unknownAnd I’m as brave as youAnd I’m as ‘fraid as youAnd I’m as brave as youAnd I’m as afraid as you are tooShe let me inAnd then, sheLire la suite « Lonesome Pine – Carbon Leaf – letras »

Take a walk down townAnd dream with meWe’ll walk the parks and the empty streetsYou know the seasons otta BeLove Loss Hope RepeatWe’re alone in a crowded roomSilhouetted in and ready to bloomYou know the seasons otta beLove loss hope repeatLove loss hope repeatAnd when then high wind blows everythingLike the lion attacking springI loveLire la suite « Love Loss Hope Repeat – Carbon Leaf – letras »