Insomniac

It's been really hard for me to go to sleep at a reasonable time lately...

Insomniac

by Regina K. Pride

can't you taste the blood of the pen
ink leaking onto your skin
a death you die
a price you pay
when night reaper comes to collect your soul
you say you got time to wait, wait up
but you have no time at all
when the lightning strikes the same ground twice
and screams heard all through the night
you say I'm not scared,
I'm not scared of the dark
can't you see pride goes before the fall.

can't you taste the blood of the pen
impaled by the pen because of the fall
a price you pay
a death you die
when night reaper comes to collect your soul
you say you've got no time fore insecurities
but your hands shake before you speak
when after shock's unsettling
and quakes your ground again
you say I'm not scared,
I'm not scared of tomorrow
can't you see pride goes before the fall.

can't you taste the blood of the pen
all things inviting you in or leaving you down slowly
a death you die
a price you pay
when night reaper comes to collect your soul
you say you don't want to be alone
but you're lonely anyway
when the dance floor underneath you is sinking sand
and your feet now want to move
you say I'm not scared,
I'm not scared of the gun
can't you see pride comes before the fall.

Author's Note

This was going to be a song, but yeah... what do you think?

Reviews

[Gregory Joseph DeMartin..]

D minor. Guitar maybe with piano accompaniment or vice versa. I personally thought this was slightly reminiscent of Thrice and although I don't listen to them much, their lyrics have a certain tone which is reflected here. Spot on, carry on.

[Regina K. Pride]

Thank you! I've never heard of Thrice before, have to give them a listen soon then.

[Gregory Joseph DeMartini]

Lion and the Wolf or try Digging My Own Grave.

[Regina K. Pride]

Lion and the Wolf sounded familiar. I think I came across it on Pandora once. Both songs are beautiful though.

[steppenwolf]

I like the repitition and also the title.

[Regina K. Pride]

Thank you for liking both!

[Kevin Manson]

That was an amazingly worded poem. I wouldn't be able to write something like this. I love the repeating phrase "Can't you taste the blood of the pen".

[Regina K. Pride]

Thanks so much.