(Phoenix, AZ 12/4/11)

Tell me
Remind me
Chase the water racing from the sky
Always beside me
Taste the memories running from my eyes
Nervous flashlights scan my dreams
Liquid shadows silence their screams
I smile at the moon
Chasing water from the sky
I argue with the clouds
Stealing beauty from my eyes

Outside the soundness of your mind
Bathing your soul in silver tears
Beneath a blackened summer sky
Praying for time to disappear

Beneath a summer sky
Under glass moonlight
Niht awaits the lamb's arrival
Liquid shadow crawl
Silver teardrops fall
The bride subsides to her survival

By your hand
I've awakened
Bear this honor in my name
				

(London, UK 7/24/11)

for a while i thought i fell asleep
lying motionless inside a dream

then rising suddenly
i felt a chilling breath upon me
she softly whispered in my ear
(forsaken)

forsaken
i have come for you tonight
awaken
look in my eyes and take my hand
give yourself up to me

i waited faithfully
for night to fall again
trying to silence the fear within me

out of the night and mist
i felt a stinging kiss
and saw a crimson sting on her lips

i have to know your name

where have i seen your face before
my dear why don't you be afraid

forsaken
i have come for you tonight
awaken
look in my eyes and take my hand
give yourself up to me
take me far away
close your eyes
and hold your breath
to the ends of the earth

forsaken
i have come for you tonight
awaken
look in my eyes and take my hand
forsaken
fly away with me tonight
awaken
renew my life
now you are mine
give yourself up to me
				

(London, UK 7/24/11)

there, there it is
i swear he's gonna murder that poor kid
wait, i hear it again
don't turn on the lights until we
hear the way it ends

under peruvian skies
vanessa regretfully waits
the story unfolds in her eyes
where midnight hysteria's
no big surprise
battered and bruised
always confusing
the love that she's losing for hate
poor vanessa
poor, poor vanessa

hey, i hope you know
i'm taking all of this with me when i go
shame, you're not to blame
i'm the monster you created
in your daddy's name

under peruvian skies
vanessa regretfully waits
the story unfolds in her eyes
where midnight hysteria's
no big surprise
battered and bruised
always confusing
the love that she's losing for hate
poor vanessa
poor vanessa

terror by night
liar by day
telling her secrets
won't take them away

under peruvian skies
vanessa regretfully waits
the story unfolds in her eyes
where midnight hysteria's
no big surprise
battered and bruised
always confusing
the love that she's losing for hate
				

(Austin, TX 10/26/11)

cold
lying in my bed
staring into darkness

lost
i hear footsteps overhead
and my thoughts return
again

like a child who's run away
and won't be comming back
time keeps passing by
as night turns into day

i'm so far away
and so alone
i need to see your face
to keep me sane
to make me whole

try to stay alive
un til i hear your voice
i'm gonna lose my mind
someone tell me why
i chos this life
this superficial lie
constant compromise
endless sacrifice

pain
it saddnes to me know
the helplessness you feel
your light
shines on my soul
while a thousand candle
burn

outside this barren room
the rain is pouring down
the emptiness inside
is growing deeper still

you're so far away
and so alone
you long for love's embrace
to keep you sane
to make you whole

try to stay alive
until i hear your voice
i'm gonna lose my mind
someone tell me why
i chose this life
this superficial lie
constant compromise
endless sacrifice

moments wasted
isolated
time escaping
endless sacrifice

over the distance
we try to make sense
of surviving together
while living apart

striving for balance
we rise to the chalenge
of staying connected
in spite of circumstance

all you've forsaken
and all thaht you've done
so that i could live out
this undying dream

won't be forgotten
or taken for granted
i'll always remember
your endless sacrifice

moments wasted
isolated
time escaping
endless sacrifice

moments wasted
isolated
time escaping
endless sacrifice
				

(Austin, TX 10/26/11)

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(Austin, TX 10/26/11)

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(London, UK 7/24/11)

what if someone said
promise lies ahead.
hopes are high in certain
scientific circles..
life won't have to end.
you could walk again..
what if someone said
problems lie ahead..
they've uncovered something
highly controversial..
right to life is strong..
can't you see it's wrong?
humankind has reached the turning point..
towards the conflict at ground zero ready for a war..
do we look to our unearthly guide..
or the white coat heroes..
searching for a cure..
turn to the light..
dont be frightened of the shadows it creates..
turn to the light..
turning away would be a terrible mistake..
anarchistic moral vision..
in these trays of death
facing violent opposition
unmolested breath
ethic inquisitions breed
antagonistic views
 right-wing sound bite premonitions
a labyrinth of rules
are you justified..
are you justified..
are you justified..
..justified in taking life to save life?
this embryonic clay
wrought in fierce debates.
would be thrown away..
or otherwise discarded..
some of us believe..
it may hold the key..
to treatment of disease
and secrets highly guarded..
are you justified..
are you justified..
are you justified..
..justified in taking life to save life?
humankind has reached the turning point
towards the conflict at ground zero ready for a war.
do we look to our unearthly guide..
or the white coat heroes..
searching for a cure..
turn to the light..
dont be frightened of the shadows it creates..
turn to the light..
turning away would be a terrible mistake..
we're reaching..
but have we gone too far?
harvesting existence
only to destroy..
carelessly together
we are sliding..
someone else's future
before days frozen still..
someone else's fate
we are deciding..
the miracle potential
the sanctity of life
faced against each other
were divided..
should we push the boundaries
or should we condemn
moral guilt and science have collided
turn to the light..
we defy our own mortality these days..
turn to the light..
pay attention to the questions we have raised
				

(Austin, TX 7/7/12)

Live another day
Climb a little higher
Find another reason to stay
Ashes in your hands
Mercy in your eyes
If you're searching for a silent sky...

You won't find it here
Look another way
You won't find it here
So die another day

The coldness of his words
The message in his silence,
"Face the candle to the wind..."
This distance in my voice
Isn't leaving you a choice
So if you're looking for a time to run away...

You won't find it here
Look another way
You won't find it here
So try another day

They took pictures of our dreams
Ran to hide behind the stairs
And said maybe when it's right for you, they'll fall
But if they don't come down
Resist the need to pull them in
And throw them away
Better to save the mystery
Than surrender to the secret

You won't find it here
Look another way
You won't find it here
So try another day
				

(Montreal, QB 10/7/11)

nicholas :
all your eyes have ever seen
all you've ever heard
is etched upon my memory
is spoken through my words

all that i take with me
is all you've left behind
we're sharing one eternity
living in two minds
linked by an endless thread
impossible to break
					

(Huntington, NY 7/19/12)

if i'd started from the top
and worked my way down
there'd be no reason
to live forever
to live forever

the starvation has turned
me outside in
and the wind has blown
me halfway across the world
across the world

why was i born
in an age of distrust
i'd offered some change
for a photograph

it will always stay the same
always be the same

until i show desire for revenge
my heart never once went astray
as long as i have to die in the attempt
then there'd be no reason
to live forever

until i show desire for revenge
as long as i have to die in the attempt
as long as i have to die in the attempt
then there'd be no reason
no reason
no reason
to live forever
to live forever
  'this just in from baghdad... seven patriot missiles
have been spotted above cuba.'
				

(Tel Aviv, Israel 7/19/11)

There was no time for pain
No energy for anger
The sightlessness of hatred sleeps away
Walking winter streets alone
He stops and takes a breath
With confidence and self-control

I look at the world and see no understanding
I'm waiting to find some sense of strength
I'm begging from the bottom of my heart to show me understanding

I need to live life
Like some people never will
So find me kindness
Find me beauty
Find me truth
When temptation brings me to my knees
And I lay here drained of strength
Show me kindness
Show me beauty
Show me truth

The way your heart sounds makes all the difference
It's what decides if you'll endure the pain that we all feel
The way your heart beat makes all the difference
In learning to live
Here before me is my soul
I'm learning to live
I won't give up
Till I've no more to give

Listening to the city
Whispering its violence
I set out watching from above
The 90s bring new questions
New solutions to be found
I fell in love to be let down

Once again we dance in the crowd
At times a step away
From a common fear that's all spread out
It won't listen to what you say
Once you're touched you stand alone
To face the bitter fight
Once I reached for love
And now I reach for life

Another chance to lift my life
Free the sensation in my heart
To ride the wings of dreams into changing horizons
It brings inner peace within my mind,
As I'm lifted from where I've spilt my mind
I hear an innocent voice
I hear kindness, beauty and truth

The way your heart sounds makes all the diffrence
It's what decides if you'll endure the pain that we all feel
The way your heart beats makes all the difference
In learning to live
Spread before you is your soul
So forever hold the dreams within our hearts
Through nature inflexible grace
I'm learning to live
				

(London, UK 7/24/11)

several years ago
in a foreign town
far away from home
i met the count of tuscany

a young eccentric man
bred from royal blood
took me for a ride
across the open countryside

get into my car
let's go for a drive
along the way
i'll be your guide
just step inside

maybe you recall
a cannibal curator
a character inspired by my brother's life

winding through the hills
the city far behind
on and on we drove
down narrow streets and dusty roads

at last we came upon
a picturesque estate
on sprawling emerald fields
an ancient world of times gone by

let me introduce
my brother
a bearded gentleman
historian
sucking on his pipe
distinguished accent
making me uptight
no accident

i want to stay alive
everything about this place
just doesn't feel right
i
i don't want to die

suddenly i'm frightened for my life

i want to say goodbye
this could be the last time
you see me alive

i-
i may not survive
knew it from the moment we arrived

would you like to see
our secret holy place?
i come here late at night
to pray to him by candle light

the peering through the glass
i saw with belief
still dressed in royal clothes
the saint behind the altar

history recalls
during times of war
legend has been traced
back inside these castle walls

where soldiers came to hide
in barrels filled with wine
never to escape
these tombs of oak are where they died

down the cellar stairs
i disappear
like the angel's share
the end is near

come and have a taste
a rare vintage
all the finest wines
improve with age

i want to stay alive
everything about this place
just doesn't feel right
i
i don't want to die
suddenly i'm frightened for my life

i want to say goodbye
this could be the last time
you see me alive

i
i may not survive
knew it from the moment we arrived

could this be the end?
is this the way i die?
sitting here alone
no one by my side

i don't understand
i don't feel that i deserve this
what did i do wrong?
i just don't understand

give me one more chance
let me please explain
it's all been circumstance
i'll tell you once again

you took me for a ride
promising a vast adventure
next thing that i know
i'm frightened for my life

now wait a minute man
that's not how it is
you must be confused
that isn't who i am

please don't be afraid
i would never try to hurt you
this is how we live
strange although it seems
please try to forgive

the chapel and the saint
the soldiers and the wine
the fables and the tales
all handed down through time

of course you're free to go
go and tell the world my story
tell about my brother
tell them about me
the count of tuscany...
				

(Shibuya, Japan 4/24/12)

don't
tell me what's in
tell me how to write
don't tell me how to win
this fight

isn't your life
it isn't your right
to take the only thing that's
mine

proven over time
it's over your head
don't try to read between the
lines
are clearly defined
never lose sight of
something you believe in

takin' in the view from
the outside
feeling like the underdog
watching through the
window i'm on the outside
living like an underdog

i've been trying
to justify you
in the end
i will just dely you

to those who understand
i extend my hand
to the doubtful i demand
take me as i am

i've been wasting my breath
on you
open minds will descend
uopn you

to those who understand
i extend my hand
to the doubtful i demand
take me as i am

not under your command
i know where i stand
i won't change to fit your plans
take me as i am

to those who understand
i extend my hand
to the doubtful i demand
take me as i am

not under your command
i know where i stand
i won't change to fit your plans
take me as i am