You say you want my secrets,
but do you know what you ask?
Even I have forgotten most of what
dwells beneath the surface of my mind--
secrets locked so deep inside of me,
screaming to be freed…
Someone must hold the key
to this fortress I have built--
soul-barrier: protection from myself;
yet I yearn for the truth of my past…
So who is the keeper of the keys?
Who holds my heart in their hands?
Whoever (wherever) you are,
unlock, unlock that door for me--
release me from myself--
then run away…
for you won’t want to stay around
once that door has opened up.
Anger with no destination,
turned inward to avoid conflict--
every breath brings me closer to destruction,
pure fury wrapped around my heart…
(oh god, how it burns)
when will I explode?
Leaving reminders in blood
etched upon my skin:
silent screams to a world
that only turns its eyes away…
Keeper, where are you hiding?
My heart beats only for you,
waiting for you to turn the key.
Unlock, unlock that door for me--
release me from myself--
then run away…
for you won’t want to stay around
once the door has opened up.
Body wracked with crying fits
for reasons I don’t even understand.
My memories are hazy--
the lines between truth and fiction
blurred beyond recognition…
do I really want to awaken this beast?
Yet I will never be able to heal
unless I learn to open up…
But I can’t do this alone--
the fires would consume me.
Someone please find the key
and hold me tightly in your arms…
(if you think you can survive the flood)
Unlock, unlock that door for me--
release me from myself--
then run away…
for you won’t want to stay around
once the door has opened up…
Break down--break down!--that door for me
and release me from myself;
but please don’t run away…
I’ll cry myself to sleep in your arms--
only you can keep the demons at bay…
Author notes
It sounded better before I wrote it down...then again...it usually does.
Written August 19th, 2004
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yes this is a great poem.....u have exdcellent rhyme scheme and u can put a picture in my head so u have good imagery also.....u show good emotionw ith your expressful words and descriptive words also....this poem/song is good....
greta write
joey -
damn good job.... excellent imagery, rhythm, and emotional expression. I could see putting this to music, and it would make a bad ass song
. You are definately highly talented.
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Thank you Josh...and I hope you know that all of us are here for you as well. Maybe you could come hang out with us this weekend or something. Hope things aregoing well for you.
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I still hope for the best, like all those forgotten memories are not as bad as they seemed oh so long ago, but that is just my wishful thinking. You always seem to capture all of the torment along with the anguish in such gut-wrenching ways. There are so many things buried in myself as well that I cannot remember for the life of me. I am fine with not knowing, that is not what is wrong with me, that is a long twisted story I don't are to tell. I want you to get better as well as the other three hippies that live on the boat and if you need us, we are there for you.
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awesomeage
i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love itiloveitiloveit!!!! I soooo know the feeling. This poem/lyric has such expression...and such a good beat...Ttyl.
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