Ground zero

I've crawled through the desolate wastelands of your soul

to reach ground zero.

Past blackened, charred reminders

of battles waged and lost.

I've breathed the acrid stench

of scorched flesh along the way.

I've choked on the ashes of your past

and cried myself to sleep.

I've scaled the insurmountable walls,

standing silent sentinel to the deep, dark chasms of your despair.

I've swum the raging torrents of your anger

and stood naked in the snows of your indifference.

To then bask in the warmth of your emotion

and gain strength,

once again,

Well, it rhymes, dunnit?

Swings and roundabouts

Wide eyed and restless;

The way you make me feel.

Wide eyed and restless;

Was that part of the deal?

No one said it would be easy,

But no one warned me.

When I end up crazy;

Some may scorn me,

Others may mourn me.

Jxl

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Points of view

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Oh God!

Our father,

Which art in heaven;

Give us a break, for Christ's sake!

Jxl

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Brrrr

I'm cold.

Will you warm me?

You can warm me; WILL you warm me?

CAN you warm me?

I'm cold.

I'm still cold.

Jxl

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I believe

I believe that Tuesday follows Monday;

And I believe that, someday,

I could be content

With someone heaven sent.

And I believe she means it

When she says she sees it

In me, but who am I?

The one who has to try to be

All for her that she is to me.

I believe that the sky can be blue

And all that ocean too,

And when I hear her voice,

Or see her face,

I believe in a place

I like to be, just her and me

And a little white dog makes three.

Jxl

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Cosmetic surgery

"Be strong today"

"Be brave", they said in unison.

Easy to say

For those distanced from your confusion.

But to one who thinks he knows you well,

And, let's face it,

Who can ever really tell?

I find it really quite fetching

To see you wanting to turn beauty

into perfection.

Jxl

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Afraid of the dark

I'm in a darkened room;

As dark as this is frightening.

The walls are smooth,

No door, how did I get in?

And then; a tiny light;

Let in by you.

Only; I can't see, exactly,

where it's coming from.

Brilliant white light, no; blue (-ish).

And now it's gone,

Alone again:

Afraid of the dark.

Jxl

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12x Thank you

Thanks for your patience

Thanks that you care

Thanks for your innocence

Thanks that you're there.

Thanks for being wonderful

Thanks for being fine

Thanks for being beautiful

Thanks for being mine.

Thanks for trying hard now

Thanks for being strong

Thanks for all, and anyhow

Especially when I'm wrong...

....just; thanks.

Jxl

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Breaking up, breaking down

I've floated on a cloud, so effortlessly,

In a pastel mist that was your love for me.

Carried through life without a care in the world;

As slowly, but surely, the years unfurled.

But the cloud blew away; as clouds often do,

And left in it's wake; there was me, there was you.

Two people with lives as full as can be

Tend not to have time for each other; you see,

And each has his pastimes, hobbies and job.

I think more attention was paid to the dog.

So where is the laughter, the endless long talks?

Gone; the same way as those long Sunday walks.

Jxl

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Fire!!

A flame that burns

As fiercely as this one

Takes a lot to put it out.

Het sein "brand meester"

Wordt niet gegeven.

From a distance

It seems to be out

But look closely,

With the lights out,

And you'll see the orange glow

As it smolders on.

All it takes is a breath of fresh air

And it will flare up again.

So I keep the box

I've put it in

Away, tight shut.

I've hidden the key

Where only you know where to find it.

Jxl

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Mind squatter

If it's empty;

why not occupy it?

Because you don't pay rent!

Jxl

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Statiegeld

"En de statiegeld is voor haar"

Wil jij die statiegeld dan wel?

Of ga je de inhoud opdrinken

En de lege fles in de hoek van de keuken,

Achter de deur laten staan?

Jxl

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Voor mij

Voor mij ben jij een wonder;

To me you've got it all.

Zonder jou ga ik eronder;

You're always there to break my fall.

Voor mij ben jij een schoonheid;

All others fall by the way.

Een leven vol met blijheid;

There's so much more to say.

Jxl

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You & Me

INTRO; D, C, G, A7

CODA;

D.......................D

I'm your lover, be my lover,

G....................A

I want you to love me.

D.............................C

Take my hand and understand that

G....................A

I want you to love me.

D............A

you and me

G.......................A

Always and forever

C.............A

You and me

G......................A

Every night together

D..........................A

Say that I'm the one

D..................................G

Who really turns you on

........D.................A

Coz; I want you, I want you,

G ...........................A (D)

I want you to love me (REP 1x)

BREAK; D, C, G, A7

To CODA

OUTRO; D, C, G, A7

Jxl

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All Rapp't - up

She look so fine,

An' she talk so sweet,

I really think I love her coz she' Reet Petite.

When she touch m' hand

Or she call m' name;

I don't believe that I could ever be the same!

Jxl

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Thang?

Benevolence is bullshit,

Sociability sucks.

If it feels good; do it

And if what you do bucks

The system:

Do it with pride,

Don't take a side,

Cause a big bang,

Do your own thang!

Jxl

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What's to do?

What's to do?

When the one thing on my mind is you.

What's to do?

When everything I see is new.

What's to do?

When the thought of you brings a smile when I'm blue.

What's to do?

When I just can't think things through.

What's to do?

I just don't know; do you?

What's to do?....with you?

Jxl

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Party on!

Jxl

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Realization

Stopped in my tracks;

As if I'd walked into a brick wall

Because I didn't notice it was there.

Struck down;

The way a charging bull elephant

Is brought down by the hunter's bullet;

Reduced to a heaving grey mass

Among the dust.

'The irresistible force meets the immovable object'

and? the earth shattering cause

of this cataclysmic immobility?

I'd just noticed your scent on my scarf;

Still strong, even after a couple of days.

And I drowned in the joy of it.

Jxl

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Photo

Looking at your Photo

makes me sad, with a smile.

The miles that separate us

will do so for a while.

Sometimes I must be far away;

you know that's what I do,

but when I'm there, you know my dear,

I'm coming home to you.

So if you miss me; as I do you,

sometimes your down; as I am too,

just hold that picture for a while;

It'll make you sad,

but with a smile.

Jxl

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Extinction

If all the "Bastards" in the world died out,

Would there be a shortage?

Would they be missed?

Would Greenpeace kick up a fuss?

Sometimes I think about things like that.

Jxl

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Living by the rules

Life, to me, could be

A circus.

But I'm a clown:

Ambitions for the high-wire

And both feet on the ground.

If the only way to see

Will be to sleep;

Then the only way to play

will be to cheat

and if the only way to laugh

will be to cry;

then the only way to live

will be to die.

Jxl

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Irish Hussar

An Irish Hussar

sat alone at the bar

drinking his favorite drink,

when a girl came to him

with a childish young grin

and a look that would tame a live mink.

She came up to him,

And he knew she'd give in,

If he bought her a large gin and tonic.

So he left it to fate;

She said "ere listen mate,

Ain't you that guy on TV wot's bionic?"

He thought oh here we go,

But then; she's not to know

That I'm not the real Steve Austin,

So he gave her 'that look'

And her knees nearly shook.

Then he thought just how much she could cost him.

When he bought her a drink

His heart started to sink

As she downed it in one and looked thirsty.

So he started plan 'B',

Put his hand on her knee,

And she told him her name; it was Kirsty.

Then she wanted to go,

Someplace he didn't know,

So he took her in his Morris Minor

While on the way there

She sat combing her hair

He believed he had seen nothing finer.

But the end was real quick,

And it made him right sick,

As he ran head-on into a bus;

Not only, I guess,

Coz his car was a mess,

But his Mum; she would make such a fuss.

Jxl