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I toe the line of self-indulgence
Every time I place my pen
Upon the page and form the words
I felt but couldn't show 'til then
And to myself I beg the question
Why do I thus masquerade
As one to one and to another
Someone else? If I, afraid
Of what the consequence of stating
Openly my cause might be,
When I rant and rhyme and reason
Do I write for them or me?
I believe there is some merit
In creating for one's self
But why place before the public
What is best left on the shelf?
Though while I write I do not feel that
What I pen is mine alone,
Even this could be misguided
As are many I have known
Who swore, poor souls, that they possessed
The key to man's mysterious fate,
Succeeded in convincing some,
But most could tell they did but prate
On subjects touching something vague
Which cannot be unproven, or,
In place of content, speak in tongues
Yet know not whom they're speaking for.
No, I am not deluded so;
I do not feel I represent
Some force divine, but still I know
That I shall never be content
To hold my tongue when I would speak
Or change my words to suit the hour
Or pinch a blush upon my cheek
To feign my joy at love gone sour.
I do not wish to disappoint
The faith that others place in me
To lead the way to brighter days,
But sometimes dark is all I see.
I work for good, I toil for hope,
No one can question my intent
But even those who listen close
Can often mistake what I meant.
My fear, I've come to realize,
Is mainly this: that I am wrong,
That my perception is askew,
That I write shyte and call it song.
Perhaps I'll always question thus,
Discount my merits, thoughts, and deeds
'Tis well, long as I still go forth
And see where this, my vision, leads.
Strong is she who knows her mind
And speaks it though she may not please.
Fortunate the audience
That hears such honest thoughts as these.
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144 songs
- Gentlemen Aren't Nice 2010
- Alas (the Knight) 2010
- Gentlemen Aren't Nice 2010
- My Fairweather Friend 2010
- In The Lake 2010
- Opheliac 1 2008
- In The Lake 2010
- Mad Girl 2010
- Take The Pill 2012
- The Day You Love 2010
- Rose Red 1 2010
- Thank God I'm Pretty 2008
- Miss Lucy Had Some Leeches 2010
- Across The Sky 2010
- The Day You Love 2010
- Across The Sky 2010
- Try My Best 2010
- Miss Lucy Had Some Leeches 2010
- Blackbird Sonnets 2010
- Smirking Girl 2010
- Everybody's Girl 2010
- What If 2010
- Castle Down 2009
- Homesick Sonnets 2010
- Little Boy 2010
- Rapunzel 2009
- O Mistress Mine 2010
- Juliet 2010
- Visions 2010
- I Didn't Mean You 2010
- A Letter From A Friend 2010
- Jump The Track 2010
- Never Tasted Tears 2010
- Is It My Body 2010
- Willow 2010
- Funny How Things Change 2010
- Hollow Like My Soul 2010
- On Artistic Integrity 2010
- Save You 2010
- Two Masks 2010
- What Right Have I 2010
- Willow 2010
- Woman 2010
- Castle Down 2009
- If I Burn 2016
- Blackbird Sonnets 2010
- Chambermaid+ 2010
- Second Hand Faith 2010
- I Know It's Over 2010
- Remember 2009
- Heard It All 2010
- The Ballad Of Mushroom Down 2010
- Homesick Sonnets 2010
- Little Boy 2010
- The Music I Heard Once 2010
- Rapunzel 2009
- Constant 2010
- I Don't Care Much 2010
- Goodbye 2010
- All My Loving 2010
- Ghost 2010
- Alas (the Knight) 2010
- By The Sword 2010
- I Cried For You 2010
- The One 2010
- Save You 1 2010
- Close 2010
- On Artistic Integrity 2010
- Ever 2010
- A Plea To The Dying 2010
- Nearer Than You 2010
- At What Point Does A Shakespeare Say 2010
- If 2010
- If You Feel Better 2010
- Bach: Largo for Violin 2008
- Rant 2 2010
- Woman 2010
- Didn't 2010
- Empty 2010
- Find Me A Man 2010
- Gloomy Sunday Deluxe 2011
- How Strange 2009
- In Praise Of Cyrano 2010
- Let It Die 2010
- Manipulation 2010
- Space 2010
- Rant 2 2010
- The Muse 2010
- My Fairweather Friend 2010
- Try My Best 2010
- Manipulation 2010
- Two Masks 2010
- Funny How Things Change 2010
- What Right Have I 2010
- Opheliac 2008
- If I Burn 2016
- A Letter From A Friend 2010
- Jump The Track 2010
- O Mistress Mine 2010
- Goodbye 2010
- Empty 2010
- All My Loving 2010
- Visions 2010
- Space 2010
- Gloomy Sunday Deluxe 2011
- Didn't 2010
- The One 2010
- By The Sword 2010
- A Plea To The Dying 2010
- Constant 2010
- If You Feel Better 2010
- Ever 2010
- If 2010
- Thank God I'm Pretty 2008
- Nearer Than You 2010
- Chambermaid+ 2010
- Mad Girl 2010
- The Muse 2010
- Juliet 2010
- Second Hand Faith 2010
- Bach: Largo for Violin 2008
- I Cried For You 2010
- At What Point Does A Shakespeare Say 2010
- I Know It's Over 2010
- Everybody's Girl 2010
- I Didn't Mean You 2010
- What If 2010
- Remember 2009
- Rose Red 2010
- Take The Pill 2012
- Heard It All 2010
- I Don't Care Much 2010
- Let It Die 2010
- The Ballad Of Mushroom Down 2010
- Ghost 2010
- Is It My Body 2010
- Never Tasted Tears 2010
- Smirking Girl 2010
- Close 2010
- The Music I Heard Once 2010
- Find Me A Man 2010
- Hollow Like My Soul 2010
- How Strange 2009
- In Praise Of Cyrano 2010
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