"To see what's right in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle."
–George OrwellWhen you don't wanna know
What you know
It takes a massive toll
It'll singe your living soul
When you don't wanna know
What you know
The fables that you tell
The fiction that you sell
When you don't wanna know
What you know
What people say and do
What's right in front of you
When you don't wanna know
What you know
His face is full of doom
He smells like cheap perfume
When you don't wanna know
What you knowWhen you don't wanna know
What you knowWhen you don't wanna know
What you know
by Richard W. Bray
I'm sad we broke each other's hearts
Didn't want to leave you blue
I'm sad we'll always be apart
I hate the stupid things I do
I'm glad for every moment
I got to spend with you
Your sweet and blessèd soul
Your heart was always true
A snowflake and a rainbow
A sunset and a flower
They fade and fall from view
But they never lose their power
I'm glad for every moment
I got to spend with you
Your sweet and blessèd soul
Your heart was always true
by Richard W. Bray
I can dunk a basketball
With my left ear
I can sing a sonnet
While I'm drinking a beer
I'm pretty excellent at everything I do
And my best thing is being with you
I can program a computer
While washing my car
I figure out physics
Just sitting in a bar
I'm pretty excellent at everything I do
And my best thing is being with you
I can skip a stone
Forty-seven times
All the ladies swoon
When I make up my rhymes
I'm pretty excellent at everything I doAnd my best thing is being with you
I made a rocket ship
And took it to the moon
I fought off a grizzly
With a fork and spoon
I'm pretty excellent at everything I doAnd my best thing is being with you
by Richard W. Bray
it's easy to hurt
another human being
if you're careless
if you're stupid
or just plain mean
you can't take back
the hurt you give
you're gonna
have to face it
as long as you live
it doesn't matter
how bad you feel
it ain't gonna help
the other person heal
you can't take back
the hurt you give
you're gonna
have to face it
as long as you live
by Richard W. Bray
Build a house upon a sinkhole
You can reinforce the walls
Build a house upon a sinkhole
You can bet it's gonna fall
You can look out real far
And never look too far in deep
You can look out real far
And always wonder why you weep
You can live inside a daydream
It's got a really nice view
You can live inside a daydream
But it never comes true
You can tell yourself she loves you
Any day she's gonna call
You can tell yourself she loves you
You know what comes before the fall
by Richard W. Bray
You've had enough and now you're through
With everyone you ever knew
Who didn't do what you want them to
Holding on to hate so tight
You're righteous and you're always right
Making lists of friends and foes
For every thought they ever chose
Paranoia grows and grows
Pumped and puffed with so much pride
Everyone must take your side
Every grievance needs a name
Where you can cast a heap of blame
Hiding from your inner shame
Your tender heart is hurt and scarred
Envy grows and dreams die hard
by Richard W. Bray
did you hear about the crazy thing
that Crazy Alice did?
been talking about Alice
since you were all kids
day after day, over and over
the same old conversation, over and over
nothing ever changes and you keep getting older
dry and dreary words
like cobwebs in your throat
stupid as a maggot
stubborn as a goat
day after day, over and over
the same old conversation, over and over
nothing ever changes, and you keep getting older
grab another name
and pass it all around
your whole wide world
is a dusty little town
day after day, over and over
the same old conversation, over and over
nothing ever changes, and you keep getting older
by Richard W. Bray
I thought I was your only one
You tore my insides out for fun
Don't be so careless
Don't be so dumb
Don't hand over your heart
To self-centered scum
You were such a sparkly girl
You dropped a napalm on my world
Don't fall for the phony
Don't fall for the hype
Don't expect a dream
To repair a broken life
Life is a bucket full of stink
I'm gonna end myself with drink
Don't sing the blues
For your stupid decisions
Don't blame the world
For your own masochism
by Richard W. Bray
Life is liquid
Find your flow
Don't worry too much
Where other people go
Life is matter
And energy
You're connected to the sun
You are part of every tree
Life is music
Hear your call
Don't let anybody tell you
One size fits all
Life is love
You are never alone
The whole world lives
In your blood and your bones
by Richard W. Bray
I almost shriveled up and died
But then I met you when I did
You taught me how to fly
Made me feel like a kid
We never said goodbye
We just went our separate ways
And your melody renews
Day after day
We never had it all
And we had so much more
Blankets and pillows
And cuddling on the floor
Owning every moment
Life is just a glance
Motion never ends:
The dancers and the dance
by Richard W. Bray
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