Lyrics II: Lyrics Harder (Die Hard Reference. Sorry)

Here you go, some new stuff for you. Let me know what you think, you guys. Don't be scared, now. Nothing's finished, yet, unless indicated otherwise.

The Silver Lining

I say my piece, but nobody is listening

They've all got their own demons to face

But I've got time to be there, attending

To everybody else in this place

I carried everyone on my shoulders

I’ve been standing strong and stout

But taking on their burdens has made me old

And my back has finally given out

That’s where you’ll find me

Completely unread

At the base of the hanging tree

With a shell in my head

The gun’s freshly smoking

It’s begun to rain

The silver lining

I’ll never hurt again

One last request

Throw my ash in the sea

The silver lining

Is it means something to me

Digging My Own Grave

Shovel into the flesh of the earth

We make mistakes, but we don’t learn

The hole gets deeper, I’m the first to return

& wait for our rebirth

Man’s become a monster, a sin

Everyone’s blood is on everyone’s hands

We have become, in foreign lands,

An abomination

Situation is dire, we can’t be saved

So I’m in the desert, a prelude to all

Ready to lead us into the fall

Digging my own grave

Burning Bridges

Leave your things

Dust will settle

Memories

Are left to rust

This is my island

Floating alone

Thin rope bridges

To all that I’ve known

Severing ties

Burning bridges

I’m burning down buildings

Where nobody goes

Nameless sites

Abandoned cities

I’ll burn down a world

That nobody knows

Everyone

That used to live here

Fled their homes

To escape the blaze

Streets are bare

Things are haphazardly

Strewn across

The ashen roads

It has been

A full two years

Since it last rained

My kindling’s dry

Severing ties

Burning bridges

I’m burning down buildings

Where nobody goes

Nameless sites

Abandoned cities

I’ll burn down a world

That nobody knows

Everything

Is ripe and succulent

All I need

Is a match

These last two are just MORE complete versions - they're still not done yet.

Sleep well.

Agh...

I have a supreme headache. It is a bitch. However, I said "screw it" and went to buy This Addiction in Kelowna. In case you are unaware of the majesty that is Alkaline Trio, they are a punk rock band from Chicago. They aren't what would call heavy in terms of sound, but their lyrics are definitely really heavy; they talk about some things that are judged a lot, like suicide and drug addiction, but they have a lot of love and loss songs, too (actually, those probably outweigh the others (though they do use drugs as a metaphor for love; see This Addiction)). They are also FUCKING AMAZING, and so is their new album. It's everything I expected it to be and more. Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano and Derek Grant have outdone themselves and everyone else, ever. Best album, ever (for me), hands down. The bonus tracks (which are both sung by Dan, bringing the count to Matt: 8, Dan: 5) are INCREDIBLE. A lot of bonus tracks seem to be just... afterthoughts, but these just seem to be tracks they wrote and then went, "Nah, doesn't fit the flow. Shit... make them bonus tracks. They're still great songs." Dan's voice is beautiful, to me (to compare: he sounds a lot like Elvis Costello, but unique - that's just the closest I can give you). If you're thinking about giving this album a listen, check out a song by each vocalist; they're both great in their own way, but very different (in terms of voice AND song content). My personal recommendations are Off the Map (Dan Andriano) and Lead Poisoning (Matt Skiba), just to give you a feel of the style and sound of the band, but there are variations (such as album closer, Fine, a BEAUTIFUL semi-acoustic ode to being okay with everything, even if it's not necessarily the best, and Eating Me Alive, a synth-driven anthem to your lost lover and how they lost their chance, even though you'd love to take them back). If you like those songs, you have six full albums and two b-side albums to listen to, plus the rest of This Addiction. Get to it, it's hours of music.

Anyways, yeah, headache. Screen is bright. Computer is loud. Migraine is building. Pain is to be had. Fucking ouch. just wanted to rant about how much I LOVE the new Alkaline Trio record and how they absolutely obliterated my expectations with their new, utterly perfect album.

Oh, by the way, Mariko, I posted in LOC. Also, I came up with a cool logo for this blog (or possibly my band, assuming I can get some people together and we're all cool with being called A New Eclipse). It's pretty sweet, I think - I'll try and make it on the computer and get it up sometime soon.

Night. Head hurts. Bye.

Sleep well.

Of transcendental meditation and other stuff...

I was watching an interview with Alkaline Trio, and Matt Skiba said that he recently started doing something called transcendental meditation. He said that it made him very calm and relaxed and stuff, but he also brought up an interesting point: he said that, before this new form of meditation, he thought that being in a negative frame of mind was extremely good for the creative process. Now that he had started meditating and relaxing and letting go of his anger and frustration, however, he says that he believes the opposite to be true.

I, personally, think that negative emotions translate well to the creative process, and I would go so far as to say that all of my lyrics are living proof of that, but I'm curious - what do you guys think?

In other news, I just started the music for Burning Bridges, and it's mostly a piano song. Once I get someone who is actually... you know... good at piano, I might jazz it up a bit, per se, but I'm liking it, so far. Simplicity, piano wise, but a bit complex with the guitar. Just some overdriven guitar over the piano, but it's very solo-like. Kinda jazzy. It's cool, I'll post it later on.

That's all I have to say, tonight - I'm fucking depressed.

Sleep well.

Lyrics! How exciting!

I reckon I'll start off with some of my newest stuff, because I'm into it more than my old stuff, right now. It is, for the most part, unfinished and still in progress, and I only have a rough idea for what I want to do with it, musically, but still, let me know what you think of it.

A Flawed Design

Took blueprints at face value

You didn't look to see

If the calculations were off at all

If there was something wrong with me

You thought the plans were sound

You didn't take the time

But now that you're looking into this

You won't like what you find

This is a structural weakness

This is a flawed design

This is a crack in the surface

It'll all fall down with time

All you saw was a strong foundation

But all is not as it seems

I've got my share of skeletons down in the basement

& they're ruining the support beams

Burning Bridges

Leave your things

Dust will settle

Memories

Are left to rust

This is my island

Floating alone

Thin rope bridges

To all that I've known

Severing ties

Burning bridges

I'm burning down buildings

Where nobody goes

Nameless sites

Abandoned cities

I'll burn down a world

That nobody knows

Digging My Own Grave

Shovel into the flesh of the earth

We make mistakes, but we don't learn

The hole gets deeper, I'm the first to return

& wait for our rebirth

Rainfall

You try to stop the forward motion

Cause I'm standing on the ledge

& I stare out at the ocean

As you push me off the edge

The crowds watch in horror as

I teeter on the brink

The guilt around my manacles

Ensures that I will sink

Drip, Drop, the rain falls

& so do I

Please don't try to save me from

The deep ocean's mighty teeth

I'm taking solace in

All of the jagged rocks beneath

The Violent Storm

Put my back to the wall

& see how tall

I've become

See what I'm capable of

What I've already done

If you give me no choice

I'll never play nice

Again

I'll do what I have to to win

I didn't make this begin

But the winds of change are blowing

& it's quite a violent storm

It's been tearing at me for a very long time

& I can't take it anymore

Anyways, comments would be very much appreciated. let me know what you think, yeah?

I am so tired

Who is the main guy in The Hills Have Eyes? Like, the stepbrother who starts off a pacifist but ends up jamming flags through feet and all that jazz? I can't think of who plays him, but he is a kick-ass actor. I'll remember later.

Zoe, Kyla, Jade and I worked on our poster tonight and then played Rock Band: The Beatles for a while. Fun was had by all. Our poster is awesome, and anyone who denies this fact will be beaten severely (in a purely metaphorical sense, of course). Also, according to Google Chrome's built-in spell check, Kyla's name doesn't exist. Weird, but sure, why not?

Oh my God, I'm watching Spike TV right in the middle of writing this blog post, and all of a sudden, a Slap Chop ad came on. This sounds common and not worth even an 'oh my God,' BUT IT IS! The Slap Chop guy's voice was altered with auto-tune and the whole ad was turned into a SONG with synthesisers and drums and shit. It was AMAZING. I am floored. All infomercials should do this. ALL OF THEM. I DECREE IT.

I am severely addicted to Sprite and 7Up. That's probably really bad, but I don't care. It's really, really good. I heart pop.

Goddamn, I haven't seen The Hills Have Eyes in such a long time. I love this movie so much; it's intense, it's brilliant, it's scary, it's pretty fucked up and the violence doesn't over-do it or minimize it - it's all pretty realistic. I'm always scared for Pacifist Guy, no matter how many times I see it. FOOT PUNCTURE! Oh, shit, my mistake earlier - he puts a screwdriver through a foot, and a flag through a neck. That was awesome, nevertheless.

I really want to watch Brooklyn's Finest - it looks sweet. I love cop movies like that.

Really, really, REALLY fucking sick of my mum being such a vindictive, venomous bitch - I think it's literally driving me insane. She doesn't listen to a word I say, and refuses to ever revise her own completely mistaken beliefs - I am officially done with diplomacy, politeness and trying to make her see she's wrong. I'm just going to defend myself and anyone else I have to defend and that will be the extent of it. You can't win some battles, but you shouldn't even bother with others. This is one of those.

The Road is a pretty awesome book so far, despite its supremely bleak backdrop and hopeless story. It's so beautiful but, at the same time, it's completely depressing and sad.

Good God, if my mum and sister don't stop fighting, I'm going to fucking snap. These two are starting to drive me absolutely insane, and if mum doesn't get off my back and Nicole's, I'm going to go somewhere else, because this is just too much. No one - NO ONE - should have to deal with this shit, ever.

I'm gonna do another post with some lyrics in it, just so I don't have to go back and forth between music and yelling and music and excitement and music and complaining, so just wait a couple seconds and I'll throw a couple examples of my stuff out there.

Aaron Stanford. I looked it up. The Hills Have Eyes guy's name is Aaron Stanford. I am vaguely satisfied, though still stressed as fuck.

If anyone has a way to make me feel better, that would be sweet.

Sleep well.

Welcome

Hey, all, how're we doing? Good? Excellent. This'll mostly just be songs (though I guess technically it's poetry until I post the music, eh), stories and possibly me yelling about things (or going really, really quiet about things, depending on what it is and how serious I'm being). Anyways, just figured I'd get a preliminary post up here before I go sleep, because goddamn am I ever tired. It's late, as I'm sure you can see by the post's timestamp, and I have had a stressful day full of me making more mistakes. Mistakes are not fun, let me tell you. In fact, I would even go so far as to say that they are the absolute OPPOSITE of fun, especially in this case. I'm not going to whine about it on here, because not only do you guys most likely not care, but, quite frankly, it's stuff I have to deal with myself, and sharing it would only make things worse/much harder to fix, so... sorry. Maybe other stuff, in the future.

Real quick disclaimer, even though I most likely know everyone reading this; anything I post on this blog legally belongs to me, be it lyrics, actual music, tableture or even just rants. I'm just being careful, is all, folks. No need to worry. I mean, I won't totally lose my shit if you take my stuff. Not at all. Just a friendly threat... errr... warning.

Oh, yeah, disclaimer number 2: I swear. It's the way I talk, so it's the way I write. If you have a severe problem with it... well, this is the internet. There's really nothing you can do about it. Besides, there's more important shit to worry about out there than a couple vulgar words.

Started a couple new songs, tonight, lyrically: A Flawed Design, Digging My Own Grave, and Rainfall. I'll put those up in a bit, I guess, but I'm too tired now.

I have a couple writing projects in development, right now, and I dunno which to work on, right now. I have one which is essentially an extremely unconventional futuristic romance/adventure, one about amnesia and searching for one's true self called Splinter, & a currently untitled Mass Effect fan fiction. Any input on what you guys would most like to see would be cool.

So... music. Good year for music. Lots of new stuff on its way. Especially excited for the new Sum 41 record, the (possible? I'm not sure when it's supposed to come out) new Rise Against record, the new Gaslight Anthem record and (of course) the new blink182 record. Also the new Alkaline Trio record, but I'm talking about that in a second. New Story of the Year album, The Constant, came out on the... 16th, if I'm not mistaken, and it's pretty good. Nothing new, but everything I like about the band is there, so I can't complain. Also, this Tuesday, Alkaline Trio's seventh studio album, This Addiction (which I am super fucking excited for) comes out, and I have to wait until Saturday to get it, because I pre-ordered the super-extra-mega-happy-fun edition from HMV in Kelowna. I am a stupid asshole, sometimes. Still, though, it's a return to form for the boys, and, though I LOVED Agony & Irony just as much as their last efforts, I'm completely up for a straight-up punk record. I have faith in the Trio - don't let me down, Matt, Dan and Derek.

Uhm... hm. Shit. What else to say? Uh... Norton Anti-Virus is practically a virus itself, and whoever designed its constant "RENEW NOW NOW NOW" pop-ups needs a good, solid kick in the head, because it is the shittiest customer service application I have ever seen.

OH! I saw Shutter island with Zoe and Vanessa, yesterday (today? I don't even know what time it is. Yeah, yesterday's right) and it was AWESOME. Not that I expected anything less; my mind was more than satisfactorily blown, and it was the best movie I've seen in a long time. Seriously, if you get the chance to see it, do so - you won't be disappointed. Dennis Lehane (Gone Baby Gone) wrote the story, and he expects you to have a brain in your head; he will confuse the hell out of you, and you have to think about everything, all the time, which is the way a movie should be. It doesn't lead you by the hand because, quite frankly, not even the characters know what the hell is happening. It is one wild ride with an amazing twist that NO ONE SHOULD RUIN FOR ANYONE, EVER, and I highly recommend it.

Uh... think that's it, for this evening. Night. Morning. Whatever. Mariko or Jennie, if you read this, I promise to post in Lords of Creation real quick like, once I get homework done (which is a lot, and could take a while). Sorry for the delay.

Anyways, I'm off to sleep, because I'm starting to sleep twitch and am so tired that I can't think of anything else to say. I know! Me! with nothing to say! Preposterous, I agree.

Good night, whoever's out there in TV-Land, reading this.

Sleep well.