Misguided roses

Through the floor Bathed in sunlight woke from dreams Of murderous intention Pursued by dogs and men and things I'm just too scared to mention And the first thing that I think of Are her sympathetic...

Midnight in the Holy City Playground for restless souls Graveyards for the sons of Fort Sumpter And the ghostly daughters Wait for their boys to come home Moonlight in the Holy City So thick it warms...

I pull my boots off, throw my weapons on the floor Cry my eyes out, in my private little war Well it seems I've been a soldier Heaven knows I've been no saint In my camouflage and armor, cold heart...

The rhythm of life Heaven withstanding and smiling we're all swept away The rhythm of life Is not so demanding as some caught in narrows would say Fragile as ships as we pass through Gibraltar The...

Did you forget about the passion living day to day? we keep our dreams locked down inside choking on a lifetime never take a chance wake up one day wishing you tried And it ain't about the money it...

Do I fuel my hunger deprive my dreams Live my lonely worn out seam Stitches weary and the scars they leave I'm the only one deceived Please stand clear from the blast As I purge demons from my past...

I'm a hack driver in New York City I've got seven kids on the lower east side I'm not a strong man, I'm not very pretty But in rush hour hell you should see me drive I'm a dressmaker in Louisiana...

I like to think about the time I met you Living with your people down in New Orleans Mad at your mama cause she'd never let you Ride in no nasty limousine Later on the levee with the moon up above I...

Seven million years of progress handed down on silver wings Of gossamer and protein still we haven't learned a thing Are we caught up in our anger, locked up in our rage In the opera of selection on...

The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful Stop me and steal my breath And emeralds from mountains, the thrust towards the sky Never revealing their depth And Tell me that we belong together...