Friday, April 28, 2017

The Man

THE MAN - Written by Carroll Bryant 


As the sun goes slowly down
He tries to understand
Living in memories
With a bottle in his hand

Did he just grow up too fast?
Was the price too much to pay?
He keeps on living in his past 
As he lives from day to day

Has he lost all control?
Does his heart now call his hand?
Now that he has let her know
Will she ever love the man

Doesn't anybody even try to even understand?
What do people really say when they talk about the man?

As he thinks about the girls
He once knew at one time
With lots of thought behind it
He is sure in his mind

That he really fell in love
With the girl of all girls
But she just don't believe it
But the man is really sure

The man isn't crazy
The man ain't insane 
The man is just tired 
Of playing the same old games

So as the sun goes slowly down
He takes another drink
Trying to recollect 
What he's made himself believe

That she really cares
For him as he does for her
Knowing he's just dreaming
Knowing it's absurd 

The man isn't crazy
The man ain't insane 
The man is just tired 
Of playing the same old games

Doesn't anybody even try to even understand?
What do people really see when they think about the man?

Doesn't anybody even try to even understand?
What do people really say when they talk about the man?


Thursday, April 27, 2017

And Now

AND NOW - Written by Carroll Bryant



And now
We can go our separate ways
Live from day to day
Both dwelling in decay

And now
We can heal from all the fights
Stop skanking with our knives
Run for our very lives

We can’t placate our memories
Love is a monkey shock disease
Anger lives atop the trees
This isn’t how it had to be

And now
We can rest our hateful words
Lay down our bloodied swords
Baptize the pain and hurt

And now
We can breathe in better air
Pretend like we never cared
Spread ourselves almost everywhere

We can’t mandate chivalry
Love is a door without a key
Anger mates with misery
This isn’t how it had to be

I can write a thousand ways of everything I hallucinate
And you were never the poster girl of malevolent

I can sing a thousand songs of everything that we did wrong
And that would never erase the benevolence

I can write a thousand ways of everything I instigate
And you were the clever one for entitlement

I can sing a thousand songs of everything that carries on
And you would never compromise your consonance

And now
We can make for a better path
Find something that will last
Survivors of the aftermath

And now
We can hold our heads in shame
Know that we’re both to blame
Winners of a losing game

We can’t fancicate felicity
Love is a bowl without a bean
Anger rules us like a king
This isn’t how it had to be

Love is a yard sale in the spring
And I would give up everything
If it could be how it ought to be



Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Just Like A Movie

JUST LIKE A MOVIE - Written by Carroll Bryant


It's just another night 
Things aren't going right 
I don't mind you see
I've been this way before

Another gentle touch
Doesn't really mean all that much 
I don't mind you see
Because when it rains it pours 

Oh, girl
I know that I'm doing all of this wrong
And I know
Yes, I know
This is just another poetry song
But let me say, while I have the chance
This is not the same old song and dance
Like it used to be 
And while I find I'm not the hero kind
One day too you will see that it's true
Upon my sight I fell for you
I felt it clearly the moment you touched my hand
Something started happening

This is just like a movie
I was beginning to think that I missed my cue
This is just like a movie
Dancing in slow motion with you
I might have forgotten my lines
Forgot my part
But in my defense girl, you stole my heart
And so far this is true 
This is just like a movie

I know you may have heard this all before
And swept it out the door 
But you're doing strange things to me
I'm not sure
If this is the way to go
But I want you to know 
That you mean something to me

So take me for a fool
You know you got that choice
There's nothing I can do
I don't have the voice

I got no promises in the heat of the night
I got no weapons 
I got no fight
All I own is a crazy notion
That you and me baby, plus eternity
Would equal true love as far as the eye could see
So let's skip all the commercials
Because all I really want to do is snuggle with you

This is just like a movie
I was beginning to think that I missed my cue
This is just like a movie
Dancing in slow motion with you
I might have forgotten my lines
Forgot my part
But in my defense girl, you stole my heart
And so far this is true 
This is just like a movie

It's just another night 
Things aren't going right 
I don't mind you see
I've been this way before

Another gentle touch
Doesn't really mean all that much 
I don't mind you see
Because when it rains it pours

I felt it clearly the moment you touched my hand
Something started happening

This is just like a movie
I was beginning to think that I missed my cue
This is just like a movie
Dancing in slow motion with you
I might have forgotten my lines
Forgot my part
But in my defense girl, you stole my heart
And so far this is true 
This is just like a movie





Monday, April 24, 2017

Your Love (You're Leaving)

YOUR LOVE (YOUR LEAVING) - Written by Carroll Bryant



We started out as friends
Then we took it to the bed
I can’t get it through my head that it’s over

You say you want to stay
It’s killing you to leave
Stop patronizing me if it’s over

What did you want me to do?
What did you want me to say?
You know I can’t lie to you
Some hearts are just easy to break

And your love won’t save me
From everything we’re standing to lose
It has nothing to do with you know who
And your love can’t make me
Change everything you can see
Or wish for the hope you can’t believe in

We settled in for the ride
Then we got the shock of our life
Forgot about our seat belts and closed our eyes
It’s true

You say you want to leave
It’s killing you to stay
Stop confusing me like you do
And you do

What did you want me to feel?
What did you want me to take?
You know it gets so unreal
Some hearts are just hard to break

And your love won’t save me
From everything we’re standing to lose
It has nothing to do with you know who
And your love can’t make me
Change everything you can see
Or wish for the hope you can’t believe in

Don’t look down if you’re scared of heights
Because we’re too high to compromise this time

Don’t get up if you’re sitting down
There’s no way we can get around it this time

You’re never gonna change your ways
You’re never gonna change your day or night

I’m never gonna change my ways
I’m never gonna stop how much I write

You say you want to stay
It’s killing you to leave
Do you really expect me to believe that?

What do you want me to believe?
Some hearts just can’t be broken

And your love won’t save me
From everything we’re standing to lose
It has nothing to do with you know who
And your love can’t make me
Change everything you can see
Or wish for the hope you can’t believe in

Or give us the hope we keep on stealing

Forget about it all because you’re leaving



Saturday, April 22, 2017

Love And The Stranger

LOVE AND THE STRANGER - Written by Carroll Bryant


I can't help myself
But I'm falling in love 
Just watching you
Has got me falling in love

Here I am
Acting like a fool
For falling in love
With a stranger like you

Girl, there is no reason 
You just look so good to me
But I'm alone
Are you alone?
Do you think I could be falling in love
With a stranger like you

Girl, there is no reason 
You just look so good to me
But I'm alone
Are you alone?
Do you think I could be falling in love
With a stranger like you





Thursday, April 20, 2017

Mission To Mars

MISSION TO MARS - Written by Carroll Bryant


A super nova in my arms
I hold you tight
I love tonight

Then you left and took your charms
You said goodbye
No reason why at all

I just can't breathe
I watched you leave 
You told me to eat something nasty then die

I just can't speak
I feel so unique 
You told me to make like a pilot and fly

Would a mission to Mars be far enough?
I'll fade in the stars if it's not true love
I will never come down
I will never be found
Just another lonely man from the planet Earth

A solar flare that's so au contraire 
I feel your fire
I love desire

Then you leapt amid midair
It's adios 
And so it goes they say

I just can't move
I lost that groove
You told me to take a long walk, a short pier 

I just can't escape
I feel so ashamed
You told me to make like a ghost, disappear 

Would a mission to Mars be far enough?
I'll fade in the stars if it's not true love
I will never come down
I will never be found
Just another lonely man from the planet Earth

I've got no reason to stay here anymore
Not since that moment when you walked out the door
I haven't been seen since and my poor heart is missing 
You told me for sure what it is I should be kissing

One last chance in all my life
You said hello
I didn't know

Then you stole the keys to ride
You took to flight
And left it all behind

I just can't think
I need a stiff drink
You told me to make like a tree and leave

I just can't moan
I'm completely alone
You told me to go and find my own kind of relief 

Would a mission to Mars be far enough?
I'll fade in the stars if it's not true love
I will never come down
I will never be found
Just another lonely man from the planet Earth

Would a mission to Mars be breaking your heart?
I'll make a new start if it's not your stuff
I will never return
I will never be sure
I'm just another lonely man from another universe 
Just another lonely man who cannot seem to make it worse
Just another lonely man from the planet Earth

Would a mission to Mars be far enough?
I'll fade in the stars if it's not true love











Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Dream Star

DREAM STAR - Written by Carroll Bryant 


There must have been a hundred excuses
Believe me, I used them all
Some of them were becoming a nuisance 
The rest of them I simply refused to call

Then I turned around and there you were
Just looking like you did so many years ago
Then I turned around and honey, here you are
I'm told not to move so fast but I don't want to move too slow

Dream star
I never really knew just what to believe
Dream star
I never really knew just what to achieve 
Then I turned around and there you were
Looking so unlike the rest of the world
Then I turned around and here you are
Standing oh, so close to me and still standing way too far 
Away

Living in the fast lane sometimes gets me down
Hiding in that famous paper chase 
Always saying how I'm gonna leave this town
While I'm waiting for more than just a pretty face 

Then I turned around and there you were
Still looking like that early modern girl
And then I turned around and here you are
Taking my breath away and tempting my heart 

Dream star
I never really knew just what to believe
Dream star
I never really knew just what to achieve 
Then I turned around and there you were
Looking so unlike the rest of the world
Then I turned around and here you are
Standing oh, so close to me and still standing way too far
Away

They said I was a man without emotion
Stranded in a combat zone and breaking their hearts 
They didn't know that what I need was your inspiration 
You can be the only one to lead me from out of the dark 

There must have been a hundred excuses
Believe me, I used them all
Some of them were becoming a nuisance 
The rest of them I simply refused to call

Dream star
I never really knew just what to believe
Dream star
I never really knew just what to achieve 
Then I turned around and there you were
Looking so unlike the rest of the world
Then I turned around and here you are
Standing oh, so close to me and still standing way too far
Away

You can be my dream star 




Monday, April 17, 2017

Rocket Ship Of Love

ROCKET SHIP OF LOVE - Written by Carroll Bryant



I listen to your whispers
In your sleep you’re dreaming
I know that you won’t tell me anything about it

When the morning comes and you awake
All the breaths that you will take
Will send me
Girl they will send me right out into space

I’m on a rocket ship of love
I’m on a rocket ship and everything I touch
Is sensitive to my emotion
Your sighs stir me like an ocean
And in your eyes I will look for something that I need so much
And you will send me girl
Girl you will send me on a rocket ship of love

I will fix you breakfast
While you take your morning shower
I know that you won’t think too much about it

When you emerge to dress yourself
I will watch you, standing there
You will send me
Girl you will send me to corners of the world

I’m on a rocket ship of love
I’m on a rocket ship and everything I touch
Is sensitive to my emotion
Your sighs stir me like an ocean
And in your eyes I will look for something that I need so much
And you will send me girl
Girl you will send me on a rocket ship of love

When the morning comes and you awake
All the breaths that you will take
Will send me
Girl they will send me right out into space

I’m on a rocket ship of love
I’m on a rocket ship and everything I touch
Is sensitive to my emotion
Your sighs stir me like an ocean
And in your eyes I will look for something that I need so much
And you will send me girl
Girl you will send me on a rocket ship of love

On a rocket ship of love
On a rocket ship of love
On a rocket ship of love



Sunday, April 16, 2017

My Pretty Sagittarius

MY PRETTY SAGITTARIUS - Written by Carroll Bryant


She's a diamond in the rough
Looking hot
Looking tough
Handing out glances like whiskey in a shot glass
She's getting me drunk

I know what her eyes are saying
She's got me on my knees and praying
Sexy little lady and she's exactly what I'm craving

Man, I am saying that I really don't need
Another god damn heart attack
Man, she's got some nails on them fingers
Can't wait until she gives me some scratches on my fucking back

I know she's gonna do it too

She looks a little bit too obscene 
If you know what I mean 
I'm just about to lose it
She is a little bit of what I need 
Originality 
My pretty Sagittarius 

She's a vampire hunter 
In the winter
In the summer
Handing out hickeys like Disney on vacation
She's a fine hummer

I know what her lips are a planning
That body needs slamming
Sexy little lady knows exactly how I'm jamming

Man, I am saying that I really don't need
Another god damn dizzy girl
Man, she's got a real revved up engine
Can't wait until she takes me all around the fucking world

I know I'm gonna love it too

She is a little bit of a mystery
I must concede 
I'm about to lose it
She is a little bit of what I dream
In reality 
My pretty Sagittarius 

She's a diamond in the rough
Looking hot
Looking tough
Handing out glances like whiskey in a shot glass
She's getting me drunk

And then I'm gonna tap that ass

She looks a little bit too obscene 
If you know what I mean 
I'm just about to lose it
She is a little bit of what I need 
Originality 
My pretty Sagittarius 

She is a little bit of a mystery
I must concede 
I'm about to lose it
She is a little bit of what I dream
In reality 
My pretty Sagittarius 

My sexy little nasty girl



Friday, April 14, 2017

Homeless Street

HOMELESS STREET - Written by Carroll Bryant




When does this feeling ever stop?
Blood drips from a broken heart
Can’t see beyond what we got
And everything we lost we threw away

Love walks aimlessly down on homeless street
No shoes on our feet
We step on the broken glass of life

Love sleeps chillingly alone on homeless street
Nothing for our souls to eat
We choke on everything that steals away a homeless night

Where does this feeling ever go?
Cats whine in alley ways
Should we forget what we think we know
That everything we threw away we lost

Love walks aimlessly down on homeless street
No shoes on our feet
We step on the broken glass of life

Love sleeps chillingly alone on homeless street
Nothing for our souls to eat
We choke on everything that steals away a homeless night

Why do these feelings go astray?
Knowing that we couldn’t win
Can’t speak what we just can’t say
And everything we lost we stood to lose

Love walks aimlessly down on homeless street
No shoes on our feet
We step on the broken glass of life

Love sleeps chillingly alone on homeless street
Nothing for our souls to eat
We choke on everything that steals away a homeless night



Thursday, April 13, 2017

Star (In Memory Of)

STAR (IN MEMORY OF) - Written by Carroll Bryant


This wasn't the way that this was supposed to go
You were a joy to us all
And somehow I think you did know

What is the meaning of a life
If love is not a part of your heart
Forget about what is wrong or right
Love is where it all starts 

And I believe 
That heaven is surely your new home
And I will grieve 
But you know that I won't grieve alone

So maybe it was just your time
And time will soon come to us all
We are the ones who got left behind 
There's no way to prepare for the fall

When we look up to the sky at night
I am sure we will find your star
And I know it will guide our lives 
To know that we know where you always are 

And I believe 
That heaven is surely your new home
And I will grieve 
But you know that I won't grieve alone

And maybe we don't want to search for answers
Reasons or meaning for the dark 
Just as long as we make it through the fire
You know you will always have a place in our hearts 

And I believe 
That heaven is surely your new home
And I will grieve 
But you know that I won't grieve alone

And I believe 
That heaven is surely your new home
And I will grieve 
But you know that I won't grieve alone




Tuesday, April 11, 2017

What Would Jesus Say?

WHAT WOULD JESUS SAY? - Written by Carroll Bryant 



The passing of time slips through our hands
We pay it no mind until we near the end

Looking back in fear at all of our days
Being judged by who we are and every thought we did not cage

And when the mind is shaking
The body is breaking
Nothing much remains

And the breath we’re taking
Hesitates
Until we fall down to our knees and pray

What would Jesus say?
If in the guilty grip you hold the gun
Would he walk away?
If in your eyes you lost the love
For someone

There never seems to be a reason  for emergency
When everything’s okay
But when you break a heart and walk away
What would Jesus say?

Liquidated hate runs through our blood
We take for granted things to the point we’ve had enough

Looking far ahead at the life I cannot see
Be aware of what I take when giving back is what we need

And when the mind is shaking
The body is breaking
Nothing much remains

And the breath we’re taking
Hesitates
Until we fall down to our knees and pray

What would Jesus say?
If in the guilty grip you hold the gun
Would he walk away?
If in your eyes you lost the love
For someone

There never seems to be a reason  for emergency
When everything’s okay
But when you break a heart and walk away
What would Jesus say?

I’m not talking about the side of Christianity
I’m just speaking man to man
On a face to face reality
Looking eye to eye with the Divine entity
I’m just thinking maybe, maybe
He would have something to say to you and me

What flows through your veins?

Carry what you have inside your heart
Because in the end you judge yourself
And the wars you won, you lost, you fought

Becomes your fate

The passing of time slips through our hands
We pay it no mind until we near the end

Looking back in fear at all of our days
Being judged by who we are and every thought we filled with rage

And when the mind is shaking
The body is breaking
Nothing much remains

And the breath we’re taking
Hesitates
Until we fall down to our knees and pray

What would Jesus say?
If in the guilty grip you hold the gun
Would he walk away?
If in your eyes you lost the love
For someone

There never seems to be a reason  for emergency
When everything’s okay
But when you break a heart and walk away
What would Jesus say?

And if you can’t forgive inside his name
Then tell me … what would Jesus say?



Monday, April 10, 2017

You With Me

YOU WITH ME - Written by Carroll Bryant


What am I to say?
How can I deal with feelings that I can't explain?
It's just something that lives in my heart
As I fight the urge to kiss you again

And the more that I know how I feel
The less I'm inclined to think about the consequence 
Holding your hand
Could be my only sure eloquence

And maybe forever is a weak state of mind
A reality check is gonna keep it all in line
Tomorrow isn't what I care about
Today is the only place I can be
Just as long as I have you here with me

Who am I to think?
That emotions are poison-less
In the blood that the soul could drink
It's just something about the life that just is
Like the smell of your skin and you know I can't resist

I feel less prepared to accept or to dismiss 
Holding your hand
Could be my only sure bliss

And maybe forever is just a lost state of mind
My heart is a clock and it keeps imperfect time
And my dreams are all that I care about
Because my dreams are the only place that I can be
It's okay anyway because I always know that you're with me

I got you with me

Is this the life that I wanted for so long?
Suddenly it's beautiful again
I was in tears before you came along
Losers now can sometimes win

What am I to say?
That this is not the work of god and then he won't have his day?
It's just an act of faith
Love hangs in the balance of each and every day

And the more that I know that this is how I feel
The less that I'm inclined to think that nothing is real
Holding your hand
Could be my only sure touch
And maybe forever could mean just as much 

My life has a meaning and it's there that I can see
But life has a way sometimes to be so cruel and mean
And life is the only place that I know I can be
Just as long as I have you here with me

Just as long as it's special baby
I got you with me
I want you with me
I got you with me





Saturday, April 8, 2017

Tears On The Moon

TEARS ON THE MOON - Written by Carroll Bryant



There’s an eclipse in your eyes
And it’s there I set the mood
There’s no way that you can see
What is happening to me

Tears on the moon

The stars refuse to shine
That seems to be their attitude
There’s no way that you can change
What you easily did break

Tears on the moon

The winds can blow just like silk
The empty air refined
Flowers on my window sill
Playing with rainbows that never die

The flimsy trees cannot be climbed
Wishing wells run out
Leprechauns and their pot of gold
Are fairy-tales that scream and shout

There’s a heartbreak in the sky
Nobody cares, not even you
There’s no way you can believe
That clouds have feelings too

Tears on the moon

Waters flow like buttermilk
From enchanting streams
Unicorns play with tiny elves
With magnificent dreams

Witches smile with envy winks
Goblins like to grin
Anything is possible
When you let your wishes become your friends

There’s a sunset at sunrise
And there’s no time left to be true
What you think is what you know
It’s in the way I watched you go

Tears on the moon

The winds can blow just like silk
The empty air refined
Flowers on my window sill
Playing with rainbows that never die

There’s an eclipse in your eyes
And it’s there I set the mood
There’s no way that you can see
What is happening to me

Tears on the moon

There’s no way you can believe
What is happening to me

Tears on the moon




Friday, April 7, 2017

Comatose

COMATOSE - Written by Carroll Bryant


This is the end of my sanity
Let me be
This is the end of your sanctuary 
Let it be
I am transparent to the pain
Never breathe again
This is the most okay
God wants it to be this way
I am reflective to the rain
No need to worry about me
Separate 
Don't wonder where I am
I'm in zombie land 
Comatose 
Lying here in comatose
Drowning here in comatose
Living here in comatose
I leave myself alone
Comatose 

Deal with the devil
Don't shake his hand 
Satan's wrath is without promise
Punish me my god I am
The light of love is without premise 
To the people of the faith
Only all of the true believers 
Get to run out of the gate
Murder 
Sex
Drugs and encouragement 
The wrath of love is without ingredients 
Dwelling in the cellar 
Dealing with the devil
Meeting with the teller
Living in abandonment 
Comatose
Lying here in comatose
Drowning here in comatose
Living here in comatose
I leave myself alone
Comatose 

This is the end of my vanity
You can see
This is the end of your hypocrisy 
I can't breathe
I am translucent in your mind
You are a douche inside of mine
This is the most obscene 
God likes it when you play
I am receptive to most things
No need to worry about me
Separate
Don't wonder where I am
I'm in zombie land 
Comatose 
Lying here in comatose
Drowning here in comatose
Living here in comatose
I leave myself alone
Comatose

Don't do this to yourself
Unless you are from hell
Don't do this for yourself
All alone
To myself I am

Comatose