medley;

rather than post a few songs in separate post,
i thought i would just put all the ones up for public viewing in one thread.
and no, it is definitely not necessary to read every single song.

these songs have all been copyrighted, ©
i am working in a recording studio right now, as fair warning.

constructive criticism is much appreciated, thank you!




picture on the wall; ©

i heard you on the radio
i tuned into your voice
the quality was static
and i missed every other word

tell me a secret
i swear i can keep it
just like your yearbook picture
i've got tacked to my wall
you're the last one i see at night
before the sandman takes me

i saw you on the tv screen
i tuned into the channel
the quality was fuzzy
and i tried to fix the cable
tell me a secret
i swear i can keep it
just like your yearbook picture
i've got tacked to my wall
you're the last one i see at night
before the sandman takes me

i met you on the street today
you smiled at me and walked away
but before you went
you gave me this
a piece of paper
signed with a kiss

tell me your fears
i swear i won't tell
i'm keeping your yearbook picture
it's tacked to my wall
you're the last one i see at night
you're the first one i see in the morning





mary, go round; ©

we go round, around
around, around, around
we're spinning up and down
and up and down and down
on little toy horses
on little toy horses

mary, she walked away
from everything she knew
she took the train to chicago
now she's a dancer
now she's a dancer
in a dirty washed up joint
for fifty cents an hour

and we go round, around
around, around, around
we're spinning up and down
and up and down and down
on little toy horses
on little toy horses

now mary, she's a good girl
she does just what she's told
except she broke her mother's heart
made her daddy cry
made her daddy cry
they'll always be wondering why
she left for fifty cents an hour

fifty cents an hour
fifty cents an hour

mary took the train down to
chicago
tried to run from her past
but her future's waiting
to greet her
with open arms

we go round, around
around, around, around
we're spinning up and down
up and down, up and down
on little toy horses
on little toy horses
on little toy horses




around the world; ©

you're so cold, you don't care
that i've been waiting all this time
you don't know, you're not there
so i'm leaving after all this time

oh, oh
oh, don't go

love love love
they say it makes
the world go round
oh oh oh
you might lose your mind
and find your heart

the city lights burn bright
just like your eyes used to do
now i'm looking right at you
and i don't know, i can't find you

oh, oh

love love love
they say it makes
the world go round
oh oh oh
you might lose your mind
and find your heart

my bags are packed
the taxi's waiting
i won't look back
i'm done with hating
so say goodbye

love, love, love

love love love
they say it makes
the world go round
oh oh oh
you might lose your mind
and find your

love love love
they say it makes
the world go round
oh oh oh
you might lose your mind
and find your heart

you'll find your heart
you'll find your heart
you'll lose your mind
you'll find your heart
you'll find your heart






if i (would you?); ©

i can be your angel
but i can be your hell
lost in the moment
i can feel the space
between us
collapse, crumble
and i have to ask

if i turned on you
and if i lied
and if i hurt you
and made you cry
would you still love me
in the morning?

at first it's so good
it turns sour on a dime
it's everything, the middle
all i can hope is for
better days
where we can try
and i wonder

if i turned on you
and if i lied
and if i hurt you
and made you cry
would you still love me
in the morning?

the taste of his kiss
the smell of his hair
it's so strange
so different from yours
and i know this is wrong
so wrong
not now, not now

so what if i
if i turned on you
and if i lied
and if i hurt you
and made you cry
would you, would you?

if i turned on you
and if i
if i lied
and if i
hurt you and
made you cry
would you still love me
in the morning?






wishes and regrets; ©

she thinks back and remembers
all the things he used to say
wondering if there was any honesty at all
tearing time-stained pictures off the wall
forbidden tears fall in secret shame
the desperation for him consumes her
she plans with reckless abandon
sinks deeper into unfathomable misery
just singing

if she can ignite his desires
soar on the wings of disbelief
maybe she'll find herself again
confusion reigns on this dashing romance
she stares into his eyes
wishing for the unrivalled truth

now she's breathing hard
hoping to forget everything she's wanted
disregarding her wildest dreams
watching them fall, cracked to the ground
she screams aloud, alone
her cries go unheard
she's left with his memories
and what she thinks they used to be
she's singing

ignite his desires
soar on the wings of disbelief
maybe she'll find herself again
confusion reigns on this dashing romance
she stares into his eyes
wishing for the unrivalled truth

now she's fighting with herself
sick of debating, tired of hating

oh if she could ignite his desires
and soar on the wings of disbelief
maybe she'd find herself again
confusion reigned on this dashing romance
as she stared into his eyes
all he told were beautiful lies







misconceptions, don't let go; ©

that girl you see, so confident
pounds of makeup, and lack thereof
on her, on her
she doesn't know how beautiful she is
and that boy down the hall
so tall, so great, so bold, so right
they don't know, they don't know
his mom tells him he's worthless

i can't believe this is what i'm seeing
i pray for it to be pretend
but everyday it's what we wake up to
everything seems so impossible
what's the point of trying to change?

that young lady makes their lives hell
and she doesn't know what they say
about her, about her
she's just afraid of getting hurt again
he's a grown man but he
can't forget the scars on his back
from his dad, love from his dad
he's too ashamed to go home

i can't believe this is what i'm seeing
i pray for it to be pretend
but everyday it's what we wake up to
everything seems so impossible
what's the point of trying to change?

and to all appearances
things are falling apart
you’ll find your own north star
once you've walked in the dark
so take a step back and
just breathe

i can't believe this is what i'm seeing
i pray for it to be pretend
but everyday it's what we wake up to
everything seems so impossible
what's the point of trying to change?

i can't believe this is what i'm seeing
i pray for it to be pretend
but everyday, wake up, wake up!
everything seems so impossible
but we can always change







pine trees; ©

it needs a beat, give it a beat
it needs a beat, give it a beat
it needs a beat, give it a beat
it needs a beat, give it a beat

like a heart, like this song
it needs a beat
it needs a beat
to let it breathe
and come alive
when the music gets you
you're gone

it can start with hello
it might not end in goodbye
memories and laughter fade away
and the conversation dies
you're not sure what went wrong
but you won't let anyone see you cry
you say you'll be strong
let's build this bond

like a heart, like this song
it needs a beat
it needs a beat
to let it breathe
and come alive
when the music gets you
you're gone

i'll say thank you for
telling me when i crossed the line
but not holding me back and
for letting me try
in my own time, my own time
to fix this now, fix it well
i know you'll be strong
and so will i

like a heart, like this song
it needs a beat
it needs a beat
to let it breathe
and come alive
when the music gets you
you're gone

you're fading fast
faster, faster
we're better now
you're gone
you're gone







shades of red (kim's song); ©

every now and then
the season changes and
the feelings change along
but you can find me in the
silence of the night
so i'll come out to play

in the playground that you built
out of laughter and tears
will you come swing with me?

because you open my eyes
to all the colours of this life
and all the hues of the world
but to me you're shades of red

let's break into the dawn
and lose ourselves
to the music of the moon
so we can wish upon the stars
and find ourselves again
to play among the words

in the playground that you built
out of laughter and tears
will you come swing with me?

because you open my eyes
to all the colours of this life
and all the hues of the world
but to me you're shades of red

you're burgundy
and scarlet ties
that bind me to reality
but let me fly
through your dreams
you are what keeps me here

so let's play
in the playground that you built
for us
we can slide the slide
swing the swings
every now and then

because you open my eyes
all the colours of life
all the hues of the world
but to me
but to me you're shades of red








tonight; ©

let's go, let's go
anywhere but here
take me away, take me away
i'm so sick of this
here we are
lost in the city
a million people, how they move
a million people
they move on

in this city that never sleeps
the streets are cold, i feel so old
and the lights, they glare
into my soul and burn my eyes
i'll never dream tonight

the subway is going
busses are running
turnstiles turning, turning again
take me away, take me away
you found us
in the midst of the city
your breath is warm
on my face, oh when
your heart beats
it beats so loud
one, two, three, four
four-wheel drive
the rocky road out of here
tonight

in this city that never sleeps
the streets are cold, i feel so old
and the lights, they glare
into my soul and burn my eyes
i'll never dream tonight

escape this ghost-town
it's so alive
hustle, move
never stopping
we'll be alright
yeah tonight

oh in this city that never sleeps
the streets are cold, you say you feel old
and the lights are breaking, shattered glass
into my soul and burn my eyes
i'll never dream tonight

in this city that never sleeps
the streets are cold, we feel so old
and the lights, they glare
into my soul and burn my eyes






echoes; ©

won't you sing me to sleep
and wish me sweet dreams
don't let the bedbugs bite
i'll let you in
i'll let you in
this time

it's your voice
over and over
again and again
on repeat
oh, it's just an echo
it's an echo

won't you hold me tight
kiss my cheek, send me off
somewhere that's old and new
you're under my skin
you're under my skin
this time

it's your voice
over and over
again and again
on repeat
oh, it's just an echo
it's an echo

if for a thousand years
i had to hear this
your echoes, your echoes
i think i could
you're all i need, all i need
if only it was your echo

oh, it's your voice
over and over
again and again
it's on repeat
you're in my head
you're an echo

you're an echo
and echo
of what we used to be

it's your voice
over and over
again and again
on repeat
it won't fade
it won't fade

goodbye, love








adventure; ©

so take my hand
we'll go on an adventure
so take my heart
it's the biggest one of all
we'll go dancing
and we'll sing off-key
drunken on the stars
the inky sky

because i think i could love you
and i know we could try
no matter what you do, boy
i'm going crazy over you
you're my sun, shine

so let me know
what it is you're thinking
so show me what
it means to laugh, to cry
there's so many
things you could teach me
let's travel the world
set it on fire

because i think i could love you
and i know we could try
no matter what you do, boy
i'm going crazy over you
you're my sun, shine

oh, shine down
shine your light down on me
ouu, yeah, yeah
the jukebox is playing
that old backstreet boys song
i'll see you there
again
again

because i think i could love you
and i know we could try
no matter what you do, boy
i'm going crazy over you
you're my, oh

i know that i could love you
and you know we could try
no matter what you do, boy
i'm going crazy over you
you're driving me crazy
you're all that's on my mind
let's go on an adventure
we'll set it on fire

They're not bad