The White Man Betrays the Indian

There was once a lonely Indian,
His clan had been lost in shoot outs,
He wandered the wild, wild west,
In search of more like him...

He remembered those shoot outs well,
His clan's screams of fear and pain lived inside him,
The heartbreak of loss he carried everywhere,
As a reminder not to trust the white man...

One day he came across a white man,
Wariness gripped the Indian,
But the white man said he meant no harm,
He too was looking for companionship...

So the Indian did what life taught him not to do,
He trusted the word of the white man,
His clear blue eyes,
Held no malice for the Indian...

So then the two of them,
The white man and the Indian,
Wandered throughout the wild, wild west,
In search of a means to live by...

But one fateful morning,
The Indian awoke to loud yells of triumph,
He opened his eyes and saw before him,
The same group of cowboys who had killed his clan...

The Indian looked at the white man,
The white man couldn't hold his gaze,.
The white man had betrayed the Indian,
Just for some food and water...

The yells of anguish from the Indian echoed all 'round,
As he lay there dying, he wore a betrayed expression,
That look would stay with the white man forever...
The echo of his anguished scream...

Would reverberate in the white man's conscience for eternity.

(inspired by Gary White's wee musical composition with the same title; it was one of the Otho demos)

The Wanderer's Wildflower

The wanderer dressed in black,
Searches for life's answers,
In every hole and beneath every crack,
Until he realises it's pointless,
As fifty years of endless searching,
Has brought nothing but pain,
Yet he strives to keep going,
Because of the mere presence of her,
The one who can bring fear and inspiration,
The wanderer's wildflower...

She has filled him with joy,
She has broken his heart,
His proposals to her are coy,
But her rejections are harsh,
As she fears to ask when,
Heartache has always been a companion,
And she fears to fall again,
But her heart reaches out to him,
And the wanderer finally stopped wandering,
As the whole time his answer was right in front of him...

She was the one who he wanted to give everything...
The wildflower was the one to whom he wanted to sing...

The Scream

Her face was deathly white,
Her scream pierced the night,
It sent shudders down my spine,
Breaking an unbreakable line,
His body was found hanging,
His mind was filled with flashing,
He felt like there was no escaping,
A life that was his for the taking...

All she wanted was his love,
To him that was far too much,
He had given it to another,
Hurting his child's mother,
Now he sees his whole life fall apart,
His mind tells him to flee and depart,
In a way so permanent and forever,
That mention of a return would be followed by 'never'...

Now his former love's scream echoes with violence...
All he wanted was solitude and silence...

The Inevitable

If you're scared of death there's no point living,
Because death in this life is a given,
It surrounds all of us all of the time,
Lurking around every corner, etched on every sign,
So there's no point peering over your shoulder,
Just to make your heart go prematurely colder,
You should just live every day to the utmost,
Not spend them thinking about past ghosts,
As life and death are forever intertwined,
Your death certificate is already signed...

So don't concern yourself with thoughts of what's unavoidable...
Just live life without thinking about the inevitable...

Surface Breaking Doubts

Behind the bright blue eyes,
Beyond the always wide smile,
Hidden in the dark recesses of his mind,
Lies the one great doubt he has,
In himself and in others,
And in everything around him...

There in the darkness it sleeps,
With one eye wide open,
Constantly searching for the slightest misgiving,
To seize upon and take advantage of,
That would always shake him mentally,
But on the surface nothing would seem wrong...

Doubts creep about where his heart truly rests,
Doubts creep about his self belief,
Doubts creep about the return of his bane,
Doubts creep about someone who is long lost,
They all creep in the darkness of his mind,
Constantly chipping away at the false front he's put on...

Until one day the false front falls...
Revealing all the heartache that hides behind his smile...

Stop the Torture

It pains me to see you like this,
You need to give your love life a miss,
As the one person you really pine for,
Its too busy acting the whore,
He is off with the angel of death,
Who sucks from him every last meaningful breath...

You have given up everything for him,
But his commitment is yet to begin,
As he is acting exactly like he did before,
When all he wanted from women was more and more,
So please stop cruelly torturing yourself,
Please just put your feelings for him on the shelf...

As right now, you're only ripping your heart apart...
When what it really needs is a brand new start...

The Caller With No Voice

The phone rings and I pick it up,
My greeting is met with silence,
I repeat my 'hello' once more,
Again silence meets my ear,
And just as I'm about to say something else,
The line goes dead...

The last time I received a call like that,
Was over four or five years ago,
I know who the caller was that time,
Who's to say they haven't done it again?
It can't be a coincidence that the call came,
So soon after she was spotted nearby...

I have every right to be suspicious of this call...
It looks like something big is about to happen...
The caller with no voice looks set to appear very soon...

Stay Away, You Whore

Why have you come here?
Have you come to hurt my family some more?
You have no right to be around these parts,
You're nothing but a common whore...

You corrupted his once clear mind,
You're the reason he's not here anymore,
You tore apart his life so much,
That he just wanted to find the exit door...

You took him from so many loved ones,
You're psychotic, you're insane,
I can't control my anger toward you,
Because you have brought me so much pain...

You and he had a child together,
The half-sister I will never know,
But then you went and completely broke him,
Robbing my family of his passionate glow...

I'm warning you now, if I ever see you again,
I will do something I won't regret,
But even that won't make me feel better,
His loss is a pain I will never forget...

So stay away from my family, you filthy whore...
Or I swear to God I will beat you repeatedly...
Until your breathing becomes shallow and no more...
And you realise the pain you have caused my family...

Six Feet Under

Congratulations and celebrations,
You have escaped life’s aggravations,
But you have hurt us all in doing so,
Why did you feel the need to go?

You wove the dreaded hang man’s noose,
You tied it so tight, there was no way it was loose,
Your finger nails showed signs of a fight,
You couldn’t escape, despite seeing the light…

Realising you were wrong didn’t save you,
Now you’ve departed far too soon,
We all know you made a bad choice,
So it seems did you, but no one heard the noise…

No one heard your screams like thunder…
Now you sleep six feet under…

Only a Matter of Time

A part of my life so major,
Losing you would cut me to the core,
Yet time is such a foul thing,
And ageing is such a horrid one too,
That your departure will come horribly soon,
And you, who has been there for me from the very beginning…

Will be snatched away from me…
By the cruel hand of death…

Miscarriage of Justice

Your life's carriage has gone amiss,
It began with one inevitable kiss,
That has resulted in a terrible miscarriage of justice,
That has destroyed those early feelings of bliss,
That you felt in the pit of your heart,
Which have been replaced by it shattering apart,
Because of one foolish man's selfish actions,
His lust for you provides unwanted distractions,
And now you feel the ultimate pain,
And never again will you feel the same...

Something irreplaceable has been taken from you...
And you have no idea what to do...

Love's Sudden End

She tries to get into his mind,
By looking into his eyes,
But upon seeing the hidden lies,
She let out loud and anguished cries...

Love can disappear like sunny weather,
Hearts are broken, relationships are severed,
It all happens at the pull of a lever,
That destroys love altogether...

Forever and ever love will be born,
Forever and ever love will become worn,
Right now, she is extremely forlorn,
Right now, lost love she mourns...

When he decided to run away,
She entered a state of dismay,
She had hoped it wouldn't end this way,
But he felt to end it all was the only way...

Love always has a wonderful start,
But love will always tear us apart,
He understood this more than his counterpart,
But in the end, it still tore his mind apart...

Green Eyes and Butterflies

He can see it in the glow in her eyes,
Her stomach is filled with butterflies,
Just like his own,
As he's no longer alone...

He feels like he has been made whole,
He has found the partner of his soul,
Who has these amazing green eyes,
That pierce through blatant lies...

They light up with sheer delight,
Brightening even the darkest of nights,
Their glow tells him she is filled with butterflies,
That make her gaze away toward the skies...

And as he stares straight into her glorious green eyes...
He too becomes filled with these breathtaking butterflies...

Fear

Fear is followed by tears,
Tears are hidden by cheers,
Cheers are silenced by leers,
Leers are defeated by fear...

Fear is caused by anything,
Anything can be everything,
Everything can be nothing,
Nothing can always be something...

Fear is always right here,
Right here can be over there,
Over there can be anywhere,
Anywhere can be everywhere...

Everywhere is filled with fear...
Fear constantly breeds fear...

Fate's Call

I’m left to stew over temptation,
A chance like this was never in my expectation,
She lies beside me, bold as brass,
Her eyes shine like a looking glass,
Her breath pushes gently against my face,
My heart’s beat is so fast it could jump out of place,
Amazement washes over me as I realise,
I am the reason for the glow in her eyes…

We edge closer to each other on the bed,
We lie so close now, we are head to head,
Our lips are so close to touching now,
One love was lost, but another is found,
We gently press our lips together,
And we kiss like we’d been doing it forever,
I hadn’t planned on this at all,
But who am I to ignore fate’s call?

Conclusive Storm

The thunder and rain,
Mirrors the pain,
That runs through my veins,
That makes me go insane...

Surrounded by stormy weather,
I carry out acts I should never,
I am far from being clever,
Friendships start to sever...

The wind rips my life apart,
Taking away any chance of a fresh start,
Everything in the world is blown apart,
Even my once united heart...

After it all, silence falls,
I hear no more anguished calls,
All I can hear are the rain drops fall,
The once large world is now small...

The ultimate storm has come and gone,
Yet a few manage to live on,
But not me, I am long gone,
Gone to where departed souls move on...

My life has come to it's terrible end...
Amidst thunder, rain and a terrible wind...

Empty Tears

Tears stream down your face,
On the surface, you're upset,
But a sly glint in your eye,
Tells a completely different story,
Your eyes are a gateway to your soul,
And right now they're telling me,
That your soul is lying to me...

The tears continue to flow relentlessly,
You make a lot of terrible claims,
You claim devastating loss and pain has befallen you,
But your reputation as a compulsive liar follows you,
And makes it hard to believe a word you say,
Making me wonder to myself,
Are those tears just empty?

I don't want to believe you'd lie about things like this,
But others feelings put doubts in my head,
All the while, your tears keep flowing,
Just like the lashing rain outside,
Yet still I doubt their authenticity,
I've always been a fool for eyes,
And while your eyes tell me you’re lying...

They also tell me you're not lying...
I can't tell whether or not they're empty tears...

Blood Lust and Obsession

A murderer prowls during the night,
A cartoonist scours during the day,
The murderer takes life and light,
The cartoonist tries to ease dismay...

The murderer strikes on lovers lanes,
The cartoonist researches at the library,
The murderer brings so much pain,
The cartoonist's overworking is scary...

The murderer stabs and shoots,
The cartoonist reads and writes,
The murderer mocks the suits,
The cartoonist helps them fight...

The murderer kills for press and pleasure,
The cartoonist needs greatly to know who he is,
The murderer feels absolutely no pressure,
The cartoonist has never before felt any like this...

The murderer feels his work is just,
The cartoonist wishes greatly to hear a confession,
The murderer is overcome with blood lust,
The cartoonist is overcome with obsession...

To stare at the murderer and know it's him...
To hear him admit to all his sins...

A Fair Warning

Now my mother has seen you,
She knows where you live,
And it's too near for my liking...

I did manage a laugh though,
When she told me you were old,
Frail and weathered looking...

Now, even more than before, do your looks...
Match your hag like personality...

You're now a lot closer to us than before,
No one from my family is happy,
You have hurt us enough for one life time already...

Without you showing your haggard face again,
So just stay away from us,
Or I WILL hurt you...

I will punch you...I will kick you...
I will kill you...

(A Fair Warning comes with its own warning - it's awful, and this is because it is about a person who doesn't deserve anything more).

Confusion

Your head and your heart have been split in two,
You have no idea what to do,
The spark in your relationship is gone,
You have no idea where you went wrong,
Now you are being pulled in two different directions,
By a friend who constantly compliments your perfections,
Your heartstrings have been tugged like never before by him,
Now you feel the need to go out on a limb,
As to you it doesn't feel like such a risk,
All you want to do is feel his kiss,
Yet despite his compliments, he kisses others,
Now all you want to do is hide under your bed covers,
But you can't do that because your heart needs mending,
Otherwise all this hurt you feel will be never ending...

The confusion you feel causes nothing but pain...
The heart always plays this cruel game...