explode brighter than a thousand stars in the night sky. rend the universe. create a new rainbow of our feelings, as we step onto this new existence. i have come to share a new beginning with you. no more ends. we will have things perfect, like we could not before. this is my new promise to you. we don’t have to stay here anymore. we are moving beyond.
here we are
one step closer to the future
here we stand
fading away to particles
technology
we can cleanly sew up the sutures
philosophy
we can document and article our memories
illusory
we’re only artificial intelligence
holograms
however, we lack the tangible evidence
cul de sac
a dead end with wires crossed
baby got back
but baby got no physical presence; she’s lost…
disembodied
just a ghost in the shell of a man
a hologram
a virtual unreality on the lam
hopelessly lost
drifting aimlessly through the ether
another home run, another grand slam
for the future fictitious features
here we are
one step closer to the future
here we stand
fading away to nothingness
anthropology
we can clearly see the picture
psychology
we can’t blame ourselves for that.
make me fall in love with you. for the first time. all over again. i am [re]born out of this cocoon. you are me.
one, two, three, four
flick the switch
butterfly hatch
from the chrysalis
i was reborn for
the forty-first time
from a lesser metaphor
and god’s a lie
caterpillar spins
the last cocoon
encased in the chrysalis
much too soon
life’s too short
to stay so still
evolution moves in
for the kill
one, two, three, four
jump on the bed
don’t even worry
’bout bumpin’ your head
taking the fall
is part of the play
if you take no risk
you make no pay
i don’t bite
and i’m not spitting at you
trust me, i’ve got
better things to do
i don’t know swag
and never heard you scene
truly, i don’t
even know what it means
one, two, three, four
kick the ball
butterfly fly
from pupa to fall
i caught four
up in my net
let three go
and kept the fourth as a pet
as a species
we like to applaud
both our hubris
and our god
but life’s too short
for blind faith hearts
i’d rather embrace
your body parts
one, two, three, four
come and get me
i’m not your pet
but i like when you pet me
try too hard
and i return in kind
the harder the better
in my mind
just like a young
bonnie prince billy
my words are your lungs
but the rhymes are silly
life’s too short
for the easy way out
i’m never gonna get
the sleazy payout
one, two, three, four
cut the lights
bite your lip
zipper tight
cut up hard
across the floor
i was reborn
to love you some more
some of us survived through the cold eons, and began to rebuild.
have you downloaded Incarnations yet? what are you waiting for?
we eventually became extinct.
we floated in an ocean of love. we dreamt, we dreamt.
from the end, back to the beginning. it all starts with the waters; the oceans…
life and love begin anew.
i open my eyes and i am staring up at an endless, grey sky. grass is tickling my cheeks, and i can smell rain when the wind gusts by.
i sit up and i am on the bank of a river, looking out across endless, cold, black water. it’s flowing gently eastwards.
there is a makeshift dock on the shore. an old, wooden canoe bumps against it. thump thump thump. in time with the rhythm of my heartbeat.
i sit on the bank for what seems like an eternity. then i rise and walk towards the small, wooden dirigible.
you are already waiting for me there, in the boat; wrapped up in linen. keeping your body warm. i make sure you are secured. then i get in beside you and set us adrift.
we are headed for the other side. the last man on earth will see what we have just seen.
now the star-studded cast
has not-so-quietly passed
into the blackest night
they put up a good fight
the protagonist and his foil
have shed this mortal coil
it was a good show
the death was nice and slow
our wings were our fingers
and our fingers were our wings
we flew through the airwaves
how we loved to sing
now the audience applauds
all these thespian frauds
willingly taken in
by their artistic sin
the house lights come on
to the threnodian theme song
the credits roll
we exit out into the cold
our wings were our fingers
and our fingers were our wings
we flew through the airwaves
how we loved to sing
suspend your disbelief
feel some fake grief
shed some fake tears;
feel some fake fears…
we had a lot of fun, didn’t we? oh sure, there were bad times. difficult times. times i wanted to cease to exist. but overall, through the ups and downs, it was all worth it. at the end of the day, even with everything that soured, my love for you survived.
it was a great journey. i thought that i would be sad when it came to an end.
now that it is almost over, i feel almost relieved… happy and content that most things turned out good in the end.
stay by my side, while the universe explodes.
you say i’ll never
but i think i will
you’re under my skin
and we’re traveling still
and i feel this feeling
i could like it my dear
i will completely surrender
just to have you near
’cause the salt of your skin
the sweet of your kiss
the gentlest touch
brings me to this
that you say i won’t
but i think i will
your grip is tight
and we’re traveling still
you have me captive
and i like it that way
and the truest truths
are the ones i don’t say
and you think i’ll never
but i know i will
and with great abandon
i am traveling still
had we met in another life 