perseverance

The wolf and the serpent

A wolf stalkes the morning
His senses keen
A serpent suns itself
It’s defense offensive yet unseen


Should a wolf be bit
No harm should fall
Just a scratch of the tooth
The wolf detaches indifferent and warm


Respect of all but no need to take warn
How does the wolf approach the serpent
With caution and respect
But if the serpent should strike


In the wolf’s mouth, it finds its neck
Immune from the venom the wolf may be
Immune from the teeth of the wolf
A serpent never will be.

Connection

I feel connected to those I love
As if tied by string
Though I know it’s some force
Undefined and unseen

The will of God, the voice of Angels
I hold in my belief
When our love ones feel pain
We also feel their grief

When connected, love is found
Our heads are lost in the air
And even when our hearts are distant
The connection is still there

What is our time in this place
If not the connections we have made
Thoughts, actions and memories
That remind us and reaffirm our faith

How heavy our heart can be
When one connection breaks
Spiraling inwards toward our pain
Believing all has been erased

Yet the tie between love is strong
It transcends the limits of this place
Reaching far back through our lives
Looking into the future we all face

We were together then
We are connected now
United in the trials survived
Connected in our memory of the hours

Hard way

Down beat, vocal start with instruments
Slow, blues

V1
Talk about the hard way, I learned it all wrong way.
Still lookin for a better way, to see this life shine

Talk about the hard breaks, I’ve made about million mistakes.
I finally found out when it all breaks at the end of the line.

Talk about the dumb luck, about not giving a nuff.
I walked away from it all, stung like hell but at least I’m still alive!

Bridge (chorus break)
I gave it all up for a shot at a piece of the pie what a lie, it was that thought of earning paradise that never seemed to be on my side.

If I could take it all back I’d put that lie right on its back, yeah. I’m gonna stand here and act like I’d do better this time.

I’d make every same damn mistake because that’s what this life takes, we learn when it all breaks, grow in turn and face yourself this time. In this hard life.

(Instrumental chorus)

V2
Talk about the hard way, feel like I’ve worked about a million days.
Just when you get it all straight, its time to retire

Talk about the satire, brimstone and hells fire.
The cost of desire don’t seem a fair price to pay.

Talk about the dumb luck, about not giving a nuff, I’d almost still give it all up for one more try.

But I know I gotta stay, this time

(Bridge /chorus break)
I gave it all up for a shot at a piece of the pie what a lie, it was that thought of earning paradise that never seemed to sit right.

If I could take it all back I’d put that lie right on its back, yeah. I’m gonna stand here and act like I’d do better this time.

I’d make every same damn mistake because that’s what this life takes, we learn when it all breaks, grow in turn and face ourselves this time.

(Instrumental Chorus)
2nd movement upbeat
Pick up tempo and attack
Chorus woven in round through remaining verse.

V3
They say the best things in life are free but the best of all is within you and me.

Turn yourself around and see what lies at the heart the problems we breed.

Easy now to see, why misleading for profit is destroying you and me.

Easy as 1 2 3,  honey, just follow the money!

The root of all evil indeed, external and personal greed.

The full cost of the damage that’s seen, gets paid for for by you and me.

(Round in background)
Talk about the hard way

Sometimes you gotta pay for your dreams.

Pave the road to drive all your schemes.

Redeem your own beliefs and take control of your time.

Gotta take a step to the side from time to time to move forward in time, time is no lie.

We’re running all that we can but can’t catch a break for just simply being a woman or man.

Now back to the problems at hand, its going to take all of us this time just to get simply get by.

(Round in background cont.)

We better quit wasting time and deal with the real size of each side.

No good worth doing was done with a dirty sole, smart lies and clean hands, though it seems to be in demand.

Equally the pendulum swings as karma equally stings its enemies. Both you and me on the same side, the proof is that we’re all still alive.

Nothing rings more true I think
Than the hard line, hard life, million mistakes in the same amount of time.

It’s the mistakes that make you grow and shine add hard work and lots of time.

Its worth every dime to be the champion of your own hard life.

(End out with intro in round fade off)

All I can do

Intro/Chorus (Repeats in round)


Well its all that I can do, just to do what I do

Well its all that I can do, just to do what I do.

V1
When the rain keeps falling, it just keeps falling its hard to dry up. I’d rather weather the storm drunk, but I know I’ve already had enough.

And the pain keeps building, I refuse yeilding, punching a smile through with light, struggle  with all my might.. cause we’ve already been sad for too damn much time.

Chorus 1
Well it’s all that I can do, just to do what I do,
Well it’s all that I can do, just to do what I do.

(Repeat in round)

V2
Addiction keeps building it just keeps weilding everything sure sign of the truth, I’m getting just a little long in the tooth to keep on wearing all my badges from youth.

And the clouds keep forming they just keep swarming I’d like to bat them all away, but I cant reach them anyways so I might as well just enjoy the shade.

Chorus 2
Well it’s all that I can do, just to do what I do,
Well it’s all that I can do, just to do what I do.

(Repeat in round)

V3
And I cant keep complaining or just abstaining and not naming any fault of myself. It’s the result of my own cross to bear, all the pain that we all share… all that has been lost from here.

And if I just keeping going, I just keep showing up
I know all won’t be lost. At least part of me will continue to carry the cause. I keep pausing and acknowledging all the time that I’ve already lost, maybe I’ve already waited too long.

Chorus/end (Repeat in round)
But it’s all that I can do, just to do what I do,
Well it’s all that I can do, just to do what I do.

Alternate repeat in round to instrumental end