Killing time

I've been killing time all month/

slowly dying with thirty tacks for the cause.

Its not worth it/

I'm not going to wait this long.

 

Overstaying welcomes has a thinning line.

Would you die young with me?

You shouldn't repeat me all the time.

 

Jesus Christ, what took so long

in the mirror,

deciding for yourself?

Its not worth it.

I'm not waiting for the fall.

 

Jesus christ, what took you so long/

dying young with three tacks for us all,

for the cause,

for no applause.

 

I'm trading useless tips for the stage.

I've got nothing but what they gave.

 

Jesus Christ, what was on your mind?

Was it your mother;

was it mine?

 

Don't go crying for nothing

when everything is still right here.

I've made something out of nothing

and I know that it's not clear

It won't stay.

Thats ok.

Thats ok.

 

 

Reviews

[Shmoke-Sifted Heftlande..]

it might not stay, but as a song, this could stick..I'd focus on this as one of your top three lyrics, if you're composing..It has just enough purpose and mystery and power and frailty to be very accessible and lend your body of musical work credibility. Excellent stuff

[dukovan]

Hey man thanks for checking out the lyrics and leaving your thoughts. I know they're not your thing, so I appreciate it. They're tricky to write, because you want to say a lot so you don't always have time for poetic elegance or great language choice, you have to pick your moments and be urgent, at least how I think they should be written. I admit i get lazy with going back for arrangements. My lyrical vision is challenging for me, that's why I still pursue it. I'll definitely take what you said and focus on what I did right here, and move forward with it. Your insights are always welcome here, I respect them

[Shmoke-Sifted Heftlander]

I respect yours and your words, to...beautiful lyrics can be simple almost the point of being cheesy, like a rainbow after a hurricane or raindrops swallowed by rust...but you put deep philosophy in the same simple lyrical format...there are ways to stretch more complexity into lyrics and integrate the two together. I like some lyrics, just not most lyrics...you've got the lyrics thing going, cause you are constantly writing and experimenting..the main thing is you're not trying to find new clever ways to sing about being dumped, lol...that s**t got old decades ago.

[dukovan]

I know, I ended up squandering my abilities, if only to spite the girl I'm with who is the same girl, I feel like it was important to go through for me. It was a self realization that its such a big waste of time to complain.

[dukovan]

now if I could incorporate getting a broken heart with something much much bigger, thats a different story, still working it all out on the daily.

[dukovan]

did you have two others in mind that you think are also in the top three?

[Shmoke-Sifted Heftlander]

I'll have to go through your work...I will let you know..I was just being general as a good focal point being this piece. I have emotional/motivational issues atm

[eglantine]

I seriously very much would love to hear you perform some of your lyrics. This needs to happen lol put a couple up on youtube, or if they are up already, please direct me to them. It's quite tantalising knowing they are meant to be lyrics but not hearing them as such. I like the repetition of the last line.