From Across The Road

FROM ACROSS THE ROAD - Written by Carroll Bryant

“Every now and then, it happens close to the heart”

My life is just living on

I never had no thoughts 

About love at all

My job is just working hard

And then I see you

What should I do?

Even from this distance 

My eyes can see your beauty shine

I have no resistance

Got to your life involved with mine

From across the road

I’ve got this feeling and it’s good to go

Just want you to know

That from across the road

I see a vision that looks good to me

I can’t believe it at all

My time is just ticking on

Only having fun

Looking out for number one

My heart is just beating strong

Then I see you

Now it beats for two

Even from this distance

My eyes can see your magical appeal

I’ve got to be a little more insistent

When I think of how this feeling makes me feel

From across the road

I’ve got this feeling and it’s good to go

Just want you to know

That from across the road

I see a vision that looks good to me

I can’t believe it at all

Even from this distance 

My soul can sense that you’re so fine

And I can’t find resistance 

Got to get your love in love with mine

Girl you blow my mind

From across the road

I’ve got this feeling and it’s good to go

Just want you to know

That from across the road

I see a vision that looks good to me

I can’t believe it at all

The Ultimate High

THE ULTIMATE HIGH - Written by Carroll Bryant

I was walking the river bank

Watching the water flow

Reflecting to a love so true

With a woman that I loved so

Holding her hand in the midst of reality

I’m just trying to understand what she has given me

Now I can see

The ultimate high was given for free

The ultimate high was when you made love to me

I was touching the sky; it was as easy as could be

The ultimate high came when you gave your love to me

And I believed

I was walking the city streets

Tracing the steps where we did go

And everything I see reminds me 

Of a love I came to know

Looking at these strangers, more so than ever, I believe

But will you ever understand what you have given me?

Now I can see

The ultimate high was given for free

The ultimate high was when you made love to me

I was touching the sky; it was as easy as could be

The ultimate high came when you gave your love to me

And I believed

Even in the darkest nights, sometimes I still cry

And even though life is life, I still have to ask why but I’m alright

Yes I’m alright …… You know I’m alright

The ultimate high was given for free

The ultimate high was when you made love to me

I was touching the sky; it was as easy as could be

The ultimate high came when you gave your love to me 

And I believe

The ultimate high was given for free 

The ultimate high was when you made love to me

I was touching the sky; it was as easy as could be

The ultimate high came when you gave your love to me

And I believe ….. Yes I believe … You  know I believe

The Looking Glass

THE LOOKING GLASS - Written by Carroll Bryant

Mirror, mirror on the wall 

Who is that image I just saw? 

T'was a shadows glimpse that I did see 

Looked again and it was me 

A fallowed sport so proper and fine 

Fearful chills up and down thy spine 

To whom considers ones dirty deeds? 

Self absorbed in ones own greed 

A hammers claw so sharp a touch 

Without a thought he sought as much 

Glaring at a great divide 

Foretells a tale his eyes met mine 

No word spoken is no word heard 

Stroking keys aspire to hurt 

Raging hate swirls in pain 

Spreading lies and calling names 

To what so glimmers like a star 

Gives you the right to rip apart 

Dreams so scattered and scathed they lay 

Careers forsaken in the slay 

Holier than thou they sit amused 

Preying on all the confused 

Not a care to what they done 

Now we watch them as they run 

Pulled into their wicked show 

Rumors dance amid their glow 

Smiles burn all else to ash 

Welcome to the looking glass 

Emotional death by homicide 

Hearts come hither love suicide 

Extend the arm of one sad bully 

Allow me to introduce myself, I am Mr. Tom Foolery

Beauty (Eye Of The Beholder)

BEAUTY ( EYE OF THE BEHOLDER ) - Written by Carroll Bryant

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

And my eyes can only behold you

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

And my eyes can only behold you

Love is a game in which you just can’t win

Yet every time you lose, you play again and again

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

And my eyes can only behold you

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

And my eyes can only behold you

Don’t try and sell me on “there’s other fish in the sea”

I don’t want to hear it

No, I don’t want to hear it

And don’t try and tell me that you’re not what I need

I already know it

Too many times you’ve showed it

But beauty is in the eye of the beholder

And my eyes can only behold you

Don’t try and take me to places you don’t want to go

I’m not going to do it

To hell with it, screw it

And don’t try and make me buy tickets to a one man show

I’m not going to buy it 

So don’t even try it

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

And my eyes can only behold you

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

And my eyes can only behold you

To Bend A Straight Line

TO BEND A STRAIGHT LINE - Written by Carroll Bryant

You know, it used to be, I had it easy

Anything I wanted, and it was mine

I guess that you could say I just turned lazy

Going out to parties that just totally blew my mind

To bend a straight line

How I wasted time

On fun loving women

Beer, whiskey and wine

And if go looking back now

I know just what I'll find

Every little thing it took

To bend a straight line

Trouble soon became my middle name

I soon realized that life wasn't just a game

And things went wrong when I became of age

I did something, and I got caught

And they threw me in a cage

To bend a straight line

How I wasted time

On fun loving women

Beer, whiskey and wine

And if go looking back now

I know just what I'll find

Every little thing it took

To bend a straight line

And now here I am behind these prison walls

Looking out at freedom that I foolishly threw away

And the sun, oh the sun, how bright it does shine

I sit and I wonder why I had to bend my straight line

To bend a straight line

How I wasted time

On fun loving women

Beer, whiskey and wine

And if go looking back now

I know just what I'll find

Every little thing it took

To bend a straight line

And if I go looking back now

I know it was a crime

That's exactly what it took

To bend my straight line

Avenue Of The Dead

AVENUE OF THE DEAD - Written by Carroll Bryant

For many days I have walked beneath the sun

In many ways I have talked to everyone

It took a history of time to build this pyramid that is my life

Down the Avenue of the Dead I go tonight

As ancient as the art of love has become

The heart grows fonder to the touch of anyone

It took a many a toll on me and years to find the light

Down the Avenue of the Dead I go tonight

Egyptian dreams and Peruvian queens and hearts a made of stone

Victorious kings of lesser things and slaves that sleep alone

Have become the road we travel and all the wars we fight

Down the Avenue of the Dead I go tonight

Egyptian queens and Arabian dreams and hearts a made of stone

Mid-evil kings of lesser things and slaves that sleep alone

Have become the soul we borrowed and all the wars we fight

Down the Avenue of the Dead I go tonight

For many days I have gave unto the sun

In many ways I have sacrificed to none

It took a history of time to blind me from the parasites 

Down the Avenue of the Dead I go tonight

Egyptian dreams and Peruvian queens and hearts a made of stone

Victorious kings of finer things and slaves that sleep alone

Have become the road we travel and all the wars we fight

Down the Avenue of the Dead I go tonight

As ancient as the art of love has become

I realize

I'm walking down the Avenue of the Dead again tonight

Goodreads Bullies (Cyber Bullies)

GOODREADS BULLIES (CYBER BULLIES) - Written by Carroll Bryant

They’re hiding in the shadows 

Waiting to attack

Looking for a victim

Someone that they can crack

It doesn’t seem to matter

Who it is you are

They’re going to do everything

To rip you all apart

Lonesome little losers

With hatred in their eyes

Roaming on the internet 

Looking for a fight

Stupid little monkey’s

Throwing feces all around

Getting paid their royalties

Just to take you down

Cyber bullies 

What is it that you need?

Cyber bullies

Out to make you bleed

Cyber bullies 

What is it that you lack?

Is it true you got abused

By your mom and dad?

Bad bullies

They’re serving no real purpose

They steal the air they breathe

Infected with the hate they spread

Like some kind of disease 

Lacking something mental

You know they have no soul

Homeless little throw-a-ways 

Hapless tiny toads

Cyber bullies 

What is it that you want?

Cyber bullies

Hearts that lack the love

Cyber bullies

What is it that you hoard?

You’re so tough and all that stuff

While hiding on the keyboard

So pathetic

And you know it’s just a shame

Hypocrites hiding behind their true fake names

I hate this and I hate that - they say

That’s all they say

Everyday is the same

Wake up deep inside their pain

Hate, hate, hate, can’t break away

From their insanity

Bad-asses on the internet

Cowards in reality

They’re hiding in the shadows

Waiting to attack

Looking for a victim

Someone that they can crack

Stupid little monkey’s

Looking for a fight

Looking for one tonight

Cyber bullies 

What is it that you need?

Cyber bullies

Out to make you bleed

Cyber bullies 

What is it that you lack?

Is it true you got abused

By your mom and dad?

Cyber bullies 

What is it that you want?

Cyber bullies

Hearts that lack the love

Cyber bullies

What is it that you hoard?

You’re so tough and all that stuff

While hiding on the keyboard

Bad bullies

We know who you are and that’s a fact

So pathetic

Want Your Love

WANT YOUR LOVE - Written by Carroll Bryant

If I had the time I would take you to heaven

Spread my wings in flight and make love to you

I would give you everything that is precious 

Including my heart which would always be true

I’ve got a secret that I’m willing to tell

Holding you in my arms girl is the best thing I’ve felt

And I’ll give you some kisses more tender than tough

Everything that is special is everything that is love

I want you so much baby

I want - I want your love

Can’t you see that I need you baby?

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I want your love

If I had the money I would buy you a dream 

Candy castle kingdoms and all the joy you can stand

I would buy you everything that is perfect

Stargaze your eyes girl and stimulate you by hand

I've got a secret that I'm willing to share

Let me please be succinct and tell you I care

No need to raze a heart that is true

Listen to me and let the music ravish you

I want you so much baby

I want - I want your love

Can’t you see that I need you baby?

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I want your love

You are animation in the back of my mind

Your tegument seems to have it's very own shine

Just like like your eyes

I love your eyes girl, and I love your hair

In fact, I love everything about you girl

You know I care

But there's something I have to say girl

Something that's been on my mind

I could never live without you

And honey, that's no lie

 I want you so much baby

I want - I want your love

Can’t you see that I need you baby?

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I want your love

Asiatic Monkey

ASIATIC MONKEY - Written by Carroll Bryant

Life forms of dust become dust

When the cold winds of hell stream across your sin infested body

And your bellicose mind returns unforgiving to its natural owner

Plead with all your strength as it will soon prove to be fruitless

For it was your counterparts that were intransigent 

Acting like Asiatic monkeys in an undaunted forest 

Yes! For it was they who took away your heart

And buried it where your soul could not find it

Hope that the children believe in this

And rise

That the art of destruction is the masterpiece of evil

Part now with the grace of God engraved in your spirit

Euphoria

Your last hope is fate disguised as destiny

Which the angels shall decide from a cloud

In the snow

Rest my lonely child, rest

And receive nothing

Like an Asiatic monkey in an undaunted forest

Secret Passion

SECRET PASSION - Written by Carroll Bryant

There is a secret that dwells inside my heart

There is a passion for someone who tore me apart

In any minute my mind will start thinking again

The pain will possess me just like the love once did

It still does

I know I can't keep living day to day

Still believing this way

In any minute I will be ... you will be gone

Any second now I will be crying

I will be searching

In fact, I'll be dying

Any second now I will be hurting

I will want more as I'm laying on the floor

Waiting for your love

I heard some whispers from voices from outside my window

Someone was saying you still loved me

How will I know?

In any minute I will be frantic again

The rain will condense me like your love once did

But no more

I know I can't keep living day to day

Still believing this way

In any minute I will be ... you will be gone

Any second now I will be crying

I will be searching

In fact, I'll be dying

Any second now I will be hurting

I will want more as I'm laying on the floor

Waiting for your love

Do you still believe?

I do - we both do

I'm waiting for your love

I have a secret

I have a passion

The pain will possess me just like your love once did

Still does

I know I can't keep living day to day

Still believing this way

In any minute I will be ... you will be gone

Any second now I will be crying

I will be searching

In fact, I'll be dying

Any second now I will be hurting

I will want more as I'm laying on the floor

Waiting for your love

I have a secret

I have a passion

Jesus Christ

JESUS CHRIST - Written by Carroll Bryant

Material things weigh on my mind 

I’m losing my touch with my angel

For what I want the most doesn’t come from the Holy Ghost

My connection with my angel is running out of time

When I see poverty I lose an ounce of faith

When I see prosperity I dig another grave

When I hear the cries of pain I turn and walk away

When I think I need to speak – nothing is all I say

And I say

Jesus Christ you have to help us

Jesus Christ you have to try

Jesus Christ I don’t know what is going on anymore

Jesus Christ you have to save us

Jesus Christ can’t you see why?

Jesus Christ I don’t know what is going on anymore

When I see the lonely hearts I too feel alone

When I see the devil I just want to get it on

When I hear the laughter I feel the need to cry

When I think I see the life I think I want to die

Echoes of the past keep shouting loud enough to hear

Politics is mans best friend but most so, mans best fear

Hell is just a sin away and so we touch to taste 

The world itself is such a hell and man is such a waste

And I say

Jesus Christ you have to help us

Jesus Christ you have to try

Jesus Christ I don’t know what is going on anymore

Jesus Christ you have to save us

Jesus Christ can’t you see why?

Jesus Christ I don’t know what is going on anymore

When I know there's a better way

I try so hard to try

When I think of words to say

I have to wonder why

I know that people try

But I say

Jesus Christ you have to help us

Jesus Christ you have to try

Jesus Christ I don’t know what is going on anymore

Jesus Christ you have to save us

Jesus Christ can’t you see why?

Jesus Christ I don’t know what is going on anymore

Love's Endless Time

LOVE'S ENDLESS TIME - Written by Carroll Bryant

With the deepest love

My soul burns for you

With a tender touch

I touch your love

With the eyes of love

My body yearns for you

I live in a castle just like a king

Guarding your beauty for you are my queen

We own the world

Your presence is mine

We own the key to love's endless time

With the sweetest love

My soul aches for you

With a tender touch

I touch your love

With the eyes of a lover

My soul breaks for you

I live in a castle just like a king

Guarding your beauty for you are my queen

We own the world

Your presence is mine

We own the key to love's endless time

With the blades of today

A heart can be slain

Winds can blow the dust away

But never the pain

In the shame of how we play

Trust can be blamed

And we're trapped in the chains

But I'm here to say that here I will stay

By your side

In your life

With the deepest love

My soul burns for you

With a tender touch

I touch your love

With the eyes of love

My body yearns for you

I live in a castle just like a king

Guarding your beauty for you are my queen

We own the world

Your presence is mine

We own the key to love's endless time

Sick Cookie

SICK COOKIE - Written by Carroll Bryant

Well, I'm the kind of guy who

Likes only what he finds now

Something that blows my mind is

Nothing less than a ten

I like the kind of girl who

Takes me all around the world and

Satisfies me like, for sure then

Let's me put it in

You say it's dangerous

What happened to true love?

There's nothing better than

Going down and licking up

You're a sick cookie, she said

All you want is nookie

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Looky, looky, looky, she said

You're a sick cookie

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I'm hot 4 you baby and

You drive my sex drive crazy

A sweet tasty looking lady 

Do you want my tongue?

Why don't you please me and

Turn around, I fall to my knees then

You pull down those jeans and panties

And I will give you the fun

You claim it's sensual

But you're looking for a love

I like it better when 

Going down and licking up

You're a sick cookie, she said

All you want is nookie

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Looky, looky, looky, she said

You're a sick cookie

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I like it better

When I'm using my tongue

There's nothing better 

Than going down and licking it up

You're a sick cookie, she said

All you want is nookie

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Looky, looky, looky, she said

You're a sick cookie

Yeah, yeah, yeah

You And I

YOU AND I - Written by Carroll Bryant

If love is a feeling 

Then you are the power 

That keeps it alive

If caring for somebody

Is a special decision

Then I think we'll survive

But after all, they say that love is so blind

But we can prevail

I'm talking you and I ... together

Is it worth a try for .... forever?

To know that you're needed 

By someone so certain

He knows in his heart

That to breathe in perfect rhythm

Love need to be open

So that it may start 

But after all, they say that love is disguised

But we can reveal

I'm talking you and I ... together

Is it worth a try for ... forever?

So, if love is a feeling

Then you are the power

That keeps it alive

And if caring for somebody

Is a special decision

Then I know we'll survive

But after all, they say that love can be blind

I know we'll prevail

I'm talking you and I ... together

Is it worth a try for ... forever?

Behind Those Eyes

BEHIND THOSE EYES - Written by Carroll Bryant

No show and tell, but what the hell

She seems to have control

On top - a mind

Inside - a heart

And deep within - a soul

She's too much knowledge from too much college

But she won't let it show

She's cleared her table so now she's able

To break out - and don't you know

That she hides behind those eyes

Like a star that shines 

You know that she is terminal

And she hides it all inside

Like a  flagellant child or maybe 

Like a criminal

Hot and cold or in between

You know she has no shame

She'll eat up time

On given nights

Savor the taste of pain

She's too much lady to go acting crazy

For you to think she's gone insane

She'll roll the dice and not think twice

Because she's a veteran of the game

And she hides behind those eyes

Like a star that shines 

You know that she is terminal

And she hides it all inside

Like a  flagellant child or maybe 

Like a criminal

All of time is a fortress of her golden heart

Too rich to be spoiled

Too poor to play the part

She keeps on smiling 

Always hiding

She keeps on smiling

Taking it in

Never to reveal the secret to her grin

And she hides behind those eyes

Like a star that shines 

You know that she is terminal

And she hides it all inside

Like a  flagellant child or maybe 

Like a criminal

20 Years From Today

20 YEARS FROM TODAY - Written by Carroll Bryant

You’re just starting out your life

So many things you have to decide

When you’re young things move so fast

Memories that never last

Get replaced with visions 

That get lost outside of your eyes

Your mind

It traps you deep inside

One of these nights you’re gonna see

In that fire, everything you meant to me

Run for your life from everything that you believe

It’s then that you will realize that when others seem to fade

And the night lasts longer than was made

You’re gonna think of me twenty years from today

Your whole world gets so confused

So many things you have to do

So you prove that you can last

And all the people move so fast

When you lose those reasons 

That got lost outside of your eyes

Your mind

It will haunt you girl, so blind

One of these nights you’re gonna see

In that fire, everything you meant to me

Run for your life from everything that you believe

It’s then that you will realize that when others seem to fade

And the night lasts longer than was made

You’re gonna think of me twenty years from today

So hold onto these precious years 

Dry away those desperate tears

There’s still plenty left for you to see

And do

So hold onto your precious heart

Time will heal what breaks apart

There’s still plenty left for you to feel

And be

One of these nights you’re gonna find

Everything in me that you chose to leave behind

It traps you deep inside

One of these nights you’re gonna see

In that fire, everything you meant to me

Run for your life from everything that you believe

It’s then that you will realize that when others seem to fade

And the night lasts longer than was made

You’re gonna think of me twenty years from today

You’re gonna think of me … twenty years from today

Carroll (17) and sister

L.A. Confessions

L.A. CONFESSIONS - Written by Carroll Bryant

Kiss the girls and make them cry

Give them one last chance to die

The devil wants to dance with an angel tonight

One more time to make a friend

Spread your wings and let him in

The devil wants to lick the wet lust from your skin

L.A. confessions

Love is obsession

Sex is possession

Will you sell your soul tonight?

L.A. confessions

Kiss the girls and break their heart

Rip their innocence apart

The devil wants to sleep with an angel tonight

One more time to thrill again

Spread your dreams to kill and then 

The devil wants to lick the red blood from your skin

L.A. confessions

Sin is obsession

Pain is possession

Come and spill your love tonight

L.A. confessions

Have you had enough little run away girl?

Too many want to touch

This is such a guilty world

Seven deadly messengers

Danger, can’t escape

Helpless little run away caught up in the rape

Of L.A. confessions

L.A. obsessions

L.A. possessions

Are you living it up tonight?

L.A. confessions

Kiss the girls and make them cry

Give them one last chance to die

The devil wants to sell an angel tonight

One more wish to make and then

Lips to taste the sweetest sin

The devil wants to lick the wet salt from your skin

L.A. confessions

Sex is obsession

Sin is possession

Are you giving it up tonight?

L.A. confessions

L.A. confessions

Love’s desperation

Pain’s isolation

Can you save your soul tonight?

L.A. confessions

Freaking Out Or In

FREAKING OUT OR IN - Written by Carroll Bryant

Parking in the rear of my unconsolidated alibi

Lesser visions classify as unrestricted passer-bys 

Tweeting with the horrified leaves me somewhat petrified

Un-glorified in your eyes 

All you can do is stay satisfied

And it’s leaving me in chains

It’s like frying up some eggs

Or breaking up my brains

Still your love never pleases me

So hide inside your lofty day

Drown outside your fluffy haze

Gaze into the pool of blood where your victims

Love to bathe

Filter out the content of your words

You spoke

I broke

Everybody heard it shatter 

Enjoy your meal and cocktail chatter

Judi-ism isn’t clear when unclean spirits visit here

Temper the madness with filthy hands 

From filthy girls

And it’s bound to break these chains

The frying up of rotten eggs

Keep breaking up my brains

Feel your love leaving me

The crafty slide into your day

Clown around outside your gaze

Blaze into a firestorm of rage against your victims

Who procreate like slaves

So to the words you write

In return so hard they bite

You fly my heart just like a kite

But there’s no tail to gain control

Just the musty sound of smells

After you came to me 

And right before you go

No more parlor tricks you bitch

Just cut off the laser with your inhibited switch

Leave me no more for the wear

Other loves will find me there 

Laying on the floor like some diseased riddled whore

I swear

Clearly I don’t care anymore

And it’s leaving me in chains

It’s like frying up some eggs

Or breaking up my brains

Still your love never pleases me

So hide inside your lofty day

Drown outside your fluffy haze

Gaze into the pool of blood where your victims

Love to bathe

Tweeting with the horrified leaves me somewhat petrified

Un-glorified in your eyes

All you can do is stay satisfied

Invisible are these chains

Little Green Man

LITTLE GREEN MAN - Written by Carroll Bryant

Living on the brink has given me time to think

I don't wanna smoke and I don't wanna drink

Everything in life is a scam or a show

This is the truth and most everyone knows

It took me a long time to figure out what I wanted to be

It was a question that was haunting me

It came in a dream

I'm a little green man

A little green man

I'm an alien 

I know who I am

I'm a little green man

When it came right down and landed on the ground

I saw a hand that was reaching out

From another planet, from another star

Time has surpassed from a distance, afar

It took a long time to realize who it was I was supposed to be

I saw tiny creatures reaching for me

It came in a dream

I'm a little green man

A little green man

I'm an alien 

I know who I am

I'm a little green man

I can't erase from my mind, my home

On another planet my spirit shall roam

I tried to run, I ran and I ran

But I couldn't out-maneuver my little green friends

Now I know what it is that they want me to be

I'm no longer scared, I know what it means

It comes to me in my dreams

I'm a little green man

A little green man

I'm an alien 

I know who I am

I'm a little green man

I finally know who I am!

Seven Yellow Dragons

SEVEN YELLOW DRAGONS - Written by Carroll Bryant

High atop a witches mountain lives a beast of fire and pain

Wise-man speaks with words of wisdom

To hide in fear is cause for shame

Then I see the seven dragons

Flying on their magic brooms

I see seven yellow dragons

Flying to their purple dooms

A river flows right by a castle where lives a king without a face

The jester laughs when he is told to

Money talks and he gets paid

Then I see the seven dragons 

Flying on their magic brooms

I see seven yellow dragons

Flying to their purple dooms

No creature sleeps tonight

Dark terror in all of their eyes

No creature sleeps tonight

A mushroom cloud has taken their dreams away

Taken them away

All away 

I see seven yellow dragons

I see seven magic brooms 

I see seven yellow dragons  

I see seven purple dooms

High atop a witches mountain lives a beast of fire and pain

Wise-man speaks with words of wisdom

To hide in fear is cause for shame

Then I see the seven dragons 

Flying on their magic brooms

I see seven yellow dragons 

Flying to their purple dooms

I see seven yellow dragons 

I see seven magic brooms

I see seven yellow dragons

I see seven purple dooms 

I see seven yellow dragons 

Seven yellow dragons … can see me too

Like That, It's Over

LIKE THAT, IT'S OVER - Written by Carroll Bryant

You stepped into the picture and you smiled at the camera

But when it was developed, your eyes were devil red

I put it in my album and placed it in my dresser

A meaningless suggestion and it became officially dead

Like that, it’s over

Like that, it’s in the past

I did discover

That promises don’t last

And if I never dream again of true love to come true

Like that, I’m laying it, laying it all on you 

You walked into the kitchen and you gave to me a recipe

But I when tried to make it, you threw it in my face

I got a towel to clean it but you took it in an instant

Then you left the premises before it got too late

Like that, it’s over

Like that, it’s cut and dry

I did discover that feelings can soon die

And if I never love again like I used to do

Like that, I’m blaming it, blaming it all on you 

Have you never wrestled with the notion not to care?

I bet you never did 

I bet you never will

Have you never wrestled with the tangles in your hair?

I’ll place a bet on this that you never did

And you never will for as long as you live

You walked into the bedroom and I opened up the covers

To let you in to love me but you left me there to cry

I fell asleep too easy between the sheets so cold and clammy

Just to be awakened by the time that passed me by

Like that, it’s over

Like that, it’s dead and gone

I did discover my pain was your pure fun

And if I never close my eyes and hope for something new

Like that, I’m laying it, laying it all on you

Like that, it’s over

Like that, it’s in the past

I did discover that promises don’t last

And if I never dream again for true love to come true 

Like that, I’m blaming it, blaming it all on you

Like that, it’s over

Kiss Of The Angel

KISS OF THE ANGEL - Written by Carroll Bryant

Face of beauty with a look in the eyes

A striking resemblance to nothing

Mixed emotions on life and death

A self proclaimed king

Master minding all the make believe 

Where possibilities still exist 

Understanding all the misconceived 

Bowing to make an exit

Then one night from know where

A light floats down to Earth

Leaving traces of inspiration

Releasing the knowledge of the legend of 

The kiss of the angel

It's a mark of a lonely man

A stationary loving feeling 

Sorry that no one came to see it

Words of wisdom with a change of heart

 Occupying space with nothing

Mirrored illusions of destiny and fate

A universal king

Monitoring all the fantasy 

Where collaboration still exists

Always denouncing reality

Bowing to make an exit

Then one night from know where

A light floats down to Earth

Leaving traces of inspiration

Releasing the knowledge of the legend of

The kiss of the angel

It's a mark of a lonely man

A stationary loving feeling 

Sorry that no one came to see it

Blood falls from the eternal wound

The broken heart

Blood falls from the eternal wound

The broken heart

Blood falls from the eternal wound

The broken heart

Blood falls from the eternal wound

The broken heart

Shades Of Black

SHADES OF BLACK - Written by Carroll Bryant

Life was standing still as the gun fell from his hand

His eyes saw the darkness in the death of another man

Blood spilled out forever and the breath was taken back

His eyes saw the future and it was living

In shades of black

He left the scene so quickly he had forgotten where he was

Thinking about the moment and the woman that he loved

Driving down the fast road he saw his past come racing back

Living in a mystery and it was painted

In shades of black

No, you can’t hold out forever when the world comes crashing down

As motionless as time may be it still comes back around

You play the cards you’re given and then you stand against attack

Leave them with the taste of blood and drink it up

In shades of black

The wind can blow so heavy, the rain can fall so hard

Fear can numb the senses and the pain can ache your heart

In the heat of a broken moment emotions tend to crack

Shadows fall forever until you’re covered

In shades of black

No, you can’t give up so easy when the devil calls your name

As meaningless as time may seem it’s still the same old thing

You pay the price you’re given and you best not take it back

Leave them with tomorrows screams and broken dreams

In shades of black

Life was standing still as the judge slammed down his hand

His eyes saw the killer in the death of another man

Words spilled in the courtroom and his freedom was taken back

His eyes were the future and they were looking

At shades of black

No, you can’t hold out forever when the world comes crashing down

As motionless as time may be it still comes back around

You play the cards you’re given and then you stand against attack

Leave them with the taste of blood and drink it up

No, you can’t give up so easy when the devil calls your name

As meaningless as time may seem it’s still the same old thing

You pay the price you’re given and you best not take it back

Leave them with tomorrows screams and broken dreams

In shades of black

Leave them with the taste of blood and drink it up

In shades of black

Heartless Fool

HEARTLESS FOOL - Written by Carroll Bryant

You look so lost

You look so lonely

You got it in your head you were the one and only

But I told you in the beginning

It wouldn't be that way

You fell for a heartless fool anyway

And now you know you fell for a stranger

You put your love in terminal danger

Now you merely run

I hate to say it's true

But I made the mistake of falling in love with you

You found out a little too late

Now I'm totally scared

I can't decide whether or not to express that hope and care

For you claimed revenge as you waited outside my door

And I'm not the heartless fool

No, I'm not the heartless fool

And I'm not the heartless fool - anymore

You are

And now you know you fell for a stranger

You put your love in terminal danger

Now you merely run

I hate to say it's true

But I made the mistake of falling in love with you

Yes, I made the mistake of falling in love with you