Black Francis

"Play it cool"

I see that you do not see me the way yet
That my adoration for you is a given
That when i bare my soul i come off as desperate
That i cannot pretend i am not smitten

I find it odd that to get close to you
I have to pretend i do not care
That my interest will scare you away
The moment it becomes too honest

But i have always been a fool
Who doesn't know how to play it cool
And who long ago grew tired
Of not telling the truth

And the truth is i do not do it for you
I am simply not ashamed of what i feel
And if i hastily brought it up
It is because this feeling felt too real

Such is my curse as a romantic
I forget love is all about timing
But for you i will bite my tongue and wait
For the moment my love will not lead you astray.

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"Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

Black Francis

"Duality of self"

"What is wrong with him?" -I said
Far detached from myself
Too inadequate, would be my guess
Too trite and mundane

Far too loud
Without nothing to say
Ever so desperate
To have any worth

Fighting his fate
Without any faith
Clinging to ways
Devoid of direction

Yet he remains
With what is left of his strength
Hopeful in the promise
He can do better

For despite his flaws
And all he has lost
He stills hold on
To a glimmer of hope

And it will carry him on
Through all his mistakes
Until he reaches the point
Where i am at peace with myself.

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"Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

LivHartell

The "Play It Cool" one is really awesome!!

Black Francis

"Another Day"

Another day where little was done
Another day for the ill forgotten
Another day to disguise your rotten core
With the pleasant fragance of flowers

Another day to put on a mask
And hide the pain that makes you ugly
Another day to ignore your name
As it whispered by the voices of madness

Another day where little was felt
And joy eluded your grasp
Another day to live in the past
And only find comfort in memories

Another day to be dead inside
To twist the knife that punctured your heart
To witness the void consuming your life
And live with the fear you cannot stop it.

Thnx

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"Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

Atrophic

Wow! This really made me think. Please keep on contributing!!! 'Firelily' is my favorite so far

Black Francis

"Lesson in Pain"

Blessed are those who overcome pain
For their resiliency will know no end
And will hold them together where most would break
For strength will reward their efforts

Those who adversity could not surrender
And fought head on their cursed fate
And who in hope found their sanity
Without succumbing to hate

This very world is at their debt
For they are the backbone that keep it together
And though they sleep on a bed of nails
Their pain will serve as our inspiration

As a true testament to the lesson
That hope must always prevail
For it must always remain
To defy all injustice that plagues us.

__________________
"Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

Black Francis

Thnx, im pretty fond of that one.

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"Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

Black Francis

"Rose"

Long before i was born
In this withered garden i call home
A flower bloomed against all odds
A beautiful flower named 'Rose'

Ever so young and fragile
She caught the attention of a demon
Who picked her up and defiled her
And robbed her of her innocence

She bore him a garden of unwanted children
Children she abhorred in her shame
And so she was sent far away
To live as a slave for another

They said she was too young to watch over them
And fed them stories of how she ran away
And in their eyes they made her a villain
To hide the secret of her undeserved fate

For many years she was kept hidden
As nothing but a shameful family secret
Never to be loved and respected
Taught that it was all her fault

For being born as beautiful rose
Who unjustly was used and tossed
Never to know she was just a flower
That bloomed from a corrupted soil.

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"Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

Black Francis

"Revelation"

I can buy all that i want
But who i need still eludes me so
Only in dreams i see glimpses of her
Enough to see my true aspiration

She mocks my focus in life
Her scent teases me with affection
From all the constructs of my imagination
Only she has any purpose

A purpose that fills with me with determination
To do more than just dream of a life
Where only in dreams i dare to be loved
Where only in fantasies am i happy

For too long i have lost touch with reality
For too long i have avoided the revelation
That all my dreams of her are just a reminder
That i need to wake up and find her.

__________________
"Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

Angel3010

lovely lyrics
really deep and nicely written

and could you say me what forum poetry contest?