______________ By John Carter

It's just one of those things, happens when you grow old
When you've traded in all of your dreams for your goals
You've tired of the truth, yet you're losing your old sense of wonder
It comes like a flash in the dark of your mind
And it seems so damn clear, it's been there all this time
The curtain pulls back, you snap out of the spell you've been under

We can't change the past, but the future remains
There's nothing that says it should all be the same
So don't say you're sorry, just love me instead
Apology weighs heavy, a stone in my head

You can't fight the end, though you know that it's coming
It comes even sooner the faster you're running
You'll take one last breath and give in to the darkness unfolding
It's senseless and fruitless to search for ways out
It just means you don't know what this was about
What good will they do you now, all of those secrets you're holding?

We can't change the past, but the future remains
There's nothing that says it should all be the same
So don't say you're sorry, just love me instead
Apology weighs heavy, a stone in my head

Nothing in here will be all that it seems
And it all looks so far away, just like those dreams
The ones where you're flying and everything's small
Flowing below you like nothing at all
It's gone when you wake, all that's left is your pain
The sound of your crying still blends with the rain...
posted by 123454321 at 10:39 PM

Words They Haven't Invented Yet By John Carter

I know I said I'd tell you how I feel
But I know if I do it won't seem real
I thought that I would write it down this time
But you know the right words just won't rhyme
So this is as close as I can get
Without the words they haven't invented yet

You're sweet and kind and beauty-blind
You love my imperfections
You're lost and found and duty-bound
You give my life direction

You've kept me waiting, but you're stimulating
So I'll stay right here for you
I know it's right, just not tonight
Even after all that we've been through

I know I said I'd tell you how I feel
But I know if I do it won't seem real
I thought that I would write it down this time
But you know the right words just won't rhyme
So this was as close as I could get
Without the words they hadn't invented yet...
posted by 123454321 at 7:44 PM

For You By John Carter

Another piece of paper
And I stare at these words
They're not the first I've written
But the first that you have heard

But the obvious will fade
As do these clouded days
The darkness on your face
Reminds me why I've stayed

I only live for you
The heartache I've been through
You'll empathize, it's true
But I only live for you

And I've never understood
Why I ask for compassion
When I stand apart from you
Just waiting for reaction

But the obvious will fade
As do these clouded days
The darkness on your face
Reminds me why I've stayed

I only live for you
The heartache I've been through
You'll empathize, it's true
But I only live for you

I'll always hold this pain
It's strengthened me inside
It holds my love together
So I'll never have to hide

But the obvious will fade
As do these clouded days
The darkness on your face
Reminds me why I've stayed

I only live for you
The heartache I've been through
You'll empathize, it's true
But I only live for you
posted by 123454321 at 9:36 PM