Prince

I will not fall the way you fell into my arms
I will not call the wolf's cry, sound the alarm
I will stand tall, and face the pain you pushed so far away
And watch you crawl away from the dark night

Do you still believe in the hope we'd see
When we'd watch them make our enemies flee
And stand there like children, on our knees
Shiver the cold away, wait for another day
For Prince to save our dreams again

You still won't leave the tower haunting me in my dreams
It's like a refuge that you can't seem to escape
I got away, by sheer force and determination
But you cower there like the shy little princess
When will you know the grass cannot be greener
When all that's in front of you is a wall made of stone

Run away into the wood jumping high above the walls
Toward a secret lover's nest surrounded by waterfalls
Run this way, I'm waiting for you
To take back what's ours so we make a new world
Our world

The world outside is so beautiful
And here you can be just as beautiful as we were
With the children laughing in the streets, dancing
Because they know the chains they escaped
The chains you cling to for life
Singing of princes coming to save
A life that was never theirs to save

It was yours

I Followed Blindly

They asked me to go to war
And fight the Darkness with just my sword
And though to myself I always swore
To never fight the war over-shores
I followed blindly


My mother said it would end me
And turn me into my own Enemy
But the promises lulled my doubting
Mine eyes were searching across the sea--and so
I followed blindly


Riding the majestic waves in gale
And letting myself drown in hail
Beating the drum with my fist made of shale
Growing cold from the rain, turning me pale--but
I followed blindly

And when the warriors gathered wretchedly
And spake of treason and perfidy
I stood there listening with charity
Hearing their every word with abnormal clarity--and
I followed blindly


When the arrows were notched and the spears were heaved
Against our comrades who went to extremes
To defend their hatred, lust, and greed
And felled the strongest ones to grief--but
I followed blindly


And when the light became red with gore
I swore I had seen what I came for
But when my insides felt so torn
I knew my legend had just been born--and so
I followed blindly


Now I sit here waiting still
For the warriors of long ago
As we’ll renew our ancient deal
They will be flung to the pits of Hell
And I will follow blindly.

Dreams

“Go to hell” you whisper at me
Whispering of your dislike of every dream
That I dream when you fall asleep
As you recall the horrors befallen
As you remember the haunting
Haunting you as you sleep

Hell is such an impossible place
Placing it within a bunch of words
Gives it no meaning
But in my dreams I think of it
As a fury of fire encased in flame

Passionate tongues speak in hate
Hard hearted pharaohs demanding pay
Payment for the stomping of their dream
Like their loves stomped the dreams they used to dream

But I have seen the palm trees sway
And seen the fire catch them in surprise
I have seen your passion catch lovers on fire
And teach them how to burn brighter than sapphire
Burning, burning, burning
Just like Hell

See, when I was a young child
I ached for a fire to bun my shell
I wanted to feel myself melt
Into the arms of a shelter I can’t understand
I ached for a love I knew you could give
Setting fire to the world in which we live
And letting my life burn down
So I can say I caught your fire

I dreamed of the fire you held in your hands
And took the slices of love you gave
Feeding your intensity to me bite by bite
While I’m biting the bit you attached to my mouth
To stop me from stopping you
Burning, burning, burning
I burned brighter than any star in the sky
Flying towards the hell you created
The hell I’m escaping.

Violent Passion

my words turn invisible, my heart turns to stone
i read the message engraved for me upon the accursed stone
i can take a hint, you see, i know when we are done
and i know i said we weren't meant to be, but our race was never won
did you ever care for me? or was i just a pawn?
'cause if you said 'i love you' to her, just consider me gone
you always want what you can't have, isn't it true my dear?
and when you finally win her heart, you leave her with her tears
you moved on to your new 'baby doll' with her boyfriend at your heels
and this time i won't see the end of this, i know how it will feel
when you throw her up against the wall and kiss and pull her hair
and she'll be screaming your name, like me, and fight without a care
but we know that it's all a front, don't we babe?
you get off on violent shame
and you say you'll never find another her
then you'll walk right out that door
again.

Lock and Key

I know my past isn't perfect
But who are you to talk about perfection
Because I'm waiting to hear why you can blame
Me for being what I want, when you were the same
Way you when you were a kid
And you did what everyone else did

Don't tell me I'm a slut
Because compared to all the girls at school
I keep my legs shut.
And don't tell me I whore around
Because you don't like the way
I joke around with my friends

Don't tell me I'm immoral
Just because my morals aren't the same as yours
And my labels aren't the same as yours
Neither are my requirements
Love is earned
Just like your trust
And trust me, you haven't earned either

See, unconditional love is a fairy tale
Because when I was a little girl still believing
You shot my hopes down with a paper of disbelief
And demanded payment for your mistakes
Not my own

Loyalty is everything to me
Because that's what I think it means
To be a real friend
And a sister
Instead of those fake girls in magazines
With the perfectly sculpted faces and
Airbrushed acne

To be loyal is to royal
Because if the king and queen are divided
Then the kingdom is divided
Because the divorce papers will always divide
What goes where
And who gets what

And I want to be king
And you can be queen
Because I will not be taken down
Beaten down
Oppressed and
Repressed
By a controlling someone
Anyone who tries will see
The side of me I try to keep
Hidden
Under
Lock
And
Key.