Love Is

LOVE IS - Written by Carroll Bryant 

What are you thinking?

What's going on?

You have been hurt, girl

But it won't last for long

What are you doing?

What's left to say?

If you don't understand

Then let me put it this way

(And you can dry your eyes)

Love is a river

Love is an endless flood

Love is the air you breathe

Love is the only blood

Love is a vision

Love is the truth

Love is a blinding light

Love is a hundred proof

Love is a broken rule

Love is a total fool

Love is your only chance

Love is your happy dance

Love is forbidden

Love is your fruit 

Love is the way that you are

Love is the things that you do

Love is the beginning

Love is the end

Love is your greatest enemy

Love is your closest friend

Love is forever

Love is a day

Love is a life of crime

Love is a lonely face

Love is the answer

Love is the key

Love is so damn expensive

Love is for free

Love is for losers

Love is so small

Love is the flames of hell

Love is a free fall

Love is a danger zone

Love is living all alone

Love is the tears we cry

Love is the way we try

Love is so little

Love is so much

Love is heart and soul

Love is a tender touch

Love is the sound of drums

Love is the frill of horns

Love is so bittersweet 

Love is

And it just goes on and on and on

Love is a flower that's willing to grow

Love is hour to hour

Love is all you know

Love is a peaceful sleep 

Love is a storm

Love is the secret you keep

Love is safe and warm

Love is a hope

Love is a dream

Love is when you meet

Love is when you scream

Love is a truth

Love is a dare

Love is

Love is everywhere

Love is the rhythm

Love is the rhyme

Love is a song

Love is all the time

Love is on the brains

Love will break those chains

Love is right

Love is wrong

Love is

And love just keeps going on and on and on ........

Love is this

Love is that

Love is false

Love is fact

Love is .... at long last 

Not Every Road Leads To Gold

NOT EVERY ROAD LEADS TO GOLD - Written by Carroll Bryant

There doesn't seem to be a way

To talk about these things

A homeless man with nothing to say

And nowhere to begin 

I guess it's hard for me 

I'm living in his fantasy

I wonder if there's something I can do?

Which way to heaven?

Where can I find the answers that will help me grow?

Is it right to question or make a good suggestion?

I guess not every road leads to gold

I see the children playing

They have a shine of their own

In between the laughter I'm hearing

Someone is afraid to go home 

I guess it's hard for me

I'm at peace with my reality 

I wonder if there's something I can do?

Which way to heaven?

Is there an angel lost out in the cold?

Who am I to question or make a good suggestion?

I guess not every road leads to gold

There's a bruise upon the face of this lady that I see

Her husband is walking away when he sees me

No black eye can hide the shame

No bleeding lip can go in vain

So, why this burden I feel when she can just walk away?

Why doesn't she just walk away?

There doesn't seem to be a way

To write about these things

A lonely man who lives each day

That seems to never end for him

I guess it's hard for me

I'm sitting here with my family

I know that there is something that I can do

And you can too

This way to heaven

I see the answers and now I do know

There's nothing more to question or to make a good suggestion

I guess not every road leads to gold

Oh, no

Not every road leads to gold

Breakaway

BREAKAWAY - Written by Carroll Bryant

Love is always pending

In a heart that’s made of stone

The messages you’re sending

Makes me feel so all alone

And there’s a contradiction

Between your mask and your disguise

The road to my perdition

Is filled with brutal nights

I can’t find remission

Of the cancer in our souls

This critical condition

Is just standing on its own

I call you on the telephone

Your voice sounds so strange

You tell me that you’re going home

It looks like nothing has changed

So you breakaway from all the things we used to be

You breakaway because you can and I believe

I can make you stay even though I hide behind this wall

Breakaway you can … no, you can’t stop this man

From crawling back to you

But that’s not what I choose

Happy ever after

Is just a children’s fairy-tale

Burning eyes of sapphire

Clearly tells the tale

And in my intuition

I see the way you are to leave

And in my full admission

I have no aces up my sleeve

So you breakaway from all the things we used to be

You breakaway because you can and I believe

I can make you stay even though I hide behind this wall

Breakaway you can … no, you can’t stop this man

From crawling back to you

But that’s not what I choose

No matter which way I go

I lose

I’m not crawling back to you

I say no

That’s not what I choose

No matter which way I go

I lose

I lose

So you breakaway from all the things we used to be

You breakaway because you can and I believe

I can make you stay even though I hide behind this wall

Breakaway you can … no, you can’t stop this man

From crawling back to you

But that’s not what I choose

I’m not crawling back to you

Shattered Glass

SHATTERED GLASS - Written by Carroll Bryant 

When you look at that face in the mirror

Does it smile back at you?

Or are you afraid of your own reflection?

Does it tell you the lies that you know are true?

Every time I think of what I could be

Electricity goes through my veins 

What I thought I saw I just didn't see

Electricity becomes the thing

That gets me through until the dawn

I'm not alone anymore

I found my heart

So, why do I cry?

Are they tears of joy?

Are they tears of slang?

Every time I dream of what I believe

Electricity runs through my bones

What I thought I knew and then later preconceived 

Electricity becomes the thing

That gets me through until dawn

I'm not with you anymore

I lost my mind

So, why do I even try?

Is it just a habit?

Where is it leading me?

Shattered glass all around my feet

N'tho I step on it

I can't make it bleed

I'm not afraid of it or so you hear me say

Sometimes I just don't know exactly what I mean

When you look at that face in the mirror

Does it smile back at you?

Or are you afraid of your own reflection?

Does it tell you the lies that you know are true?

Shattered glass all around my feet

N'tho I walk right through it

I still can't believe

My soul keeps searching the night 

To find the day

Sometimes I just don't know exactly what I need

Every time I think of what I could dream

Electricity travels to my brain

What I thought I heard you say wasn't what I thought to think

That electricity becomes again 

That gets me through until dawn

I'm not alone anymore

I found my heart

So, why do I cry?

Are they tears of joy?

Are they tears of slang?

Shattered glass all around my feet

Noises in the dark and I can't see

Air in my lungs and still I can't breathe

I'm not afraid of it 

When you look at that face in the mirror 

Is it smiling back at you?

Can you recognize the feeling?

Broken Promises

BROKEN PROMISES - Written by Carroll Bryant 

She’s always making promises

Making broken promises

You keep me up in the night

You’re always in my dreams

Lurking in the shadows and chasing after me

I’m pulling out my hair

And I’m about to really scream

You’re making me impaired

You’re nothing like you seem

Everyday I grow weary from the thought of you

Anyway, I have better things to do

Like making up a list of all your promises

Your list of broken promises

You leave us hanging in the air

A coin flip guessed by chance

Lounging in the lazy chair and doing your dance

I’m about to leave from there

And I’m living in my trance

You’re masking me in my despair

I can’t stand this happenstance

Everyday I grow leery at the sight of you

Anyway, your lies will never come true

And neither will your promises

Your stupid broken promises

Brake my heart

It’s about to crash

Break my heart

You’re a piece of trash

Brake my heart

I’m flying off the tracks

Break my heart

As a matter of fact you do

You kick me in the light of day

So happy for my misery

Window shopping for a guillotine

Slapping at my wits end

And now I know what it means

To myself I must extend

A mannequin or shouting spree

Everyday I grow weary from the thought of you

Anyway, I have better things to do

Like making up a list of all your promises

Your list of broken promises

She’s always making promises

Making broken promises

Brake my heart

It’s about to crash

Break my heart

You’re a piece of trash

Brake my heart

I’m flying off the tracks

Break my heart

As a matter of fact it’s true

Everyday I grow leery at the sight of you

Anyway, your lies will never come true

And neither will your promises

Your stupid broken promises

She’s always making promises

Making broken promises to me

Ageless Wonder

AGELESS WONDER - Written by Carroll Bryant

I've drifted like a feather blowing in the wind

I've seen some things I know that I will never see again

A picture of the mountains still lingers in my mind

The earth

The trees

And the clear blue sky

Life's an ageless wonder that never falls from grace

Time's a fearless warrior with a compassionate face 

And love is like an angel in a world of hopes and dreams

And you mean everything to me

Yes, you mean everything to me

I've cried myself a river in my moments of despair 

I've flown just like an eagle on two wings and a prayer

I've dedicated laughter to the power of your sun

A touch

A kiss

And then another one

Life's an endless teacher that keeps us in our place

Time's a watchful father counting all of our mistakes 

And love is like forever in a world of mystery 

And you mean everything to me

Yes, you mean everything to me

I've lived to see the beauty of your precious smile

Always to believe that it was worth the while

I've traveled roads to riches each time I spoke your name

Like words of a song and a melody 

Life's an ageless wonder that never falls from grace

Time's a fearless warrior with a hungrier face 

And love is like an angel in a world of true belief 

And you mean everything to me

Yes, you mean everything to me

And you mean everything to me 

Yes, you mean everything to me

The Goodbye Look

THE GOODBYE LOOK - Written by Carroll Bryant 

Nobody can ever say we didn’t try it out

We gave it our best shot

That’s what life’s about

And nothing comes so plain

As emotions when they’re dry

You fall in love again

Just to watch it die

It’s like clinging to yesterday

When there’s nothing left to rest our hat on

And our conversation’s light

Why am I not surprised?

It happens every time

When wings fail to fly

Why am I so surprised?

It happens all the time

And it’s then that I begin to realize

You have a different appetite

A brand new look that I just can’t describe

What am I not surprised?

You have the goodbye look in your eyes

We walked a beaten path to everyplace we knew

Talking works it out

But not when it is really through

And nothing’s working right

Everything’s a mess

We fight to just remember

We fight to just forget

It’s like holding onto yesterday

When there’s never a shoulder to rely on

And our conversation’s light

Why am I not surprised?

It happens every time

When wings fail to fly

Why am I so surprised?

It happens all the time

And it’s then that I begin to realize

You have a different appetite

A brand new look that I just can’t describe

What am I not surprised?

You have the goodbye look in your eyes

No tender touch could ever make it true

It only comes down to us

Just to me and you

No verbalized exchange

Can ever make it better

Can ever make it right

Nobody can ever say we didn’t try it out

We gave it our best shot

That’s what life’s about

It’s like letting go of your own hand

When the fall itself is enough to kill you

And our conversation’s light

Why am I not surprised?

It happens every time

When wings fail to fly

Why am I so surprised?

It happens all the time

And it’s then that I begin to realize

You have a different appetite

A brand new look that I just can’t describe

What am I not surprised?

You have the goodbye look in your eyes

I pretend that I’m surprised

That you have the goodbye look in your eyes

Easier Said Than Done

EASIER SAID THAN DONE - Written by Carroll Bryant

Where did you go?

What did you do?

How far to run when shadows are chasing you?

What did you want?

What did you get?

The taste of love is bittersweet so, don't you ever forget

You always thought that you were heading towards the sun

But for you

Things are easier said than done 

And now you learned one of life's menial lessons 

Look straight ahead

Don't turn your back

What remains after teaching the precious facts?

In such a world

There is a crime

A simple moment that invades a simple mind

You always thought that you would give love on the run

But for you

Things are easier said than done

And now you learned one of life's trivial lessons 

Look away

Look away

From the light that shines from sacred eyes

Where the truth is told inside of the lies

And nothing ventured is nothing gained

But the pain is still pain

And you know it's true

But what can you do?

How far to run when shadows are chasing you?

The shadows are still chasing you

You always thought that you would live off of the fun

But for you

Things are easier said than done

And now you learned one of life's defective lessons

You always thought that you were heading towards the sun

But for you

Things are easier said than done 

And now you learned one of life's menial lessons 

The shadows are still chasing you

Serial Killer

SERIAL KILLER - Written by Carroll Bryant 

I see the love from the hate in your eyes

You were abused by the hands of life

Now you seem to want to abuse me

You take the pleasure and turn it into pain

You make a sunny day want to rain

Now you go off hysterically

Wash your hands with blood

Wash away the love

Go ahead and scream

Scream while we’re making love

You lay me down on a bed of barb-wire

You treat me like I was a criminal

You lay me down on a bed of hot fire

You treat me like a serial killer

And you show me no mercy

No, you show no mercy

There can never be mercy for the criminally insane

I like the way that you like to smack

You’re on the loose and ready to attack

Now you dream of taking me down

There is no shame in the manner you are

I am the deer in the headlights of your car

Then you beat me like a red headed step-child

Wash your hands with tears

Wash away the years

Go ahead and scream

Scream while we’re making love

You lay me down on a bed of barb-wire

You treat me like I was a criminal

You lay me down on a bed of hot fire

You treat me like a serial killer

And you show me no mercy

No, you show no mercy

There can never be mercy for the criminally insane

They should lock you up and throw away the key

They should skip the trial and get straight to the penalty

They should lock you up and throw away the key

Just throw away the key

I like the way that you like to smack

And leave the scratches on my back

Come over here and scratch me

I see the love from the hate in your eyes

You were abused by the hands of time

Now I seem to like you abusing me

You love to abuse me

Wash your hands with blood

Wash away the love

Go ahead and scream

Scream while we’re making love

You lay me down on a bed of barb-wire

You treat me like I was a criminal

You lay me down on a bed of hot fire

You treat me like a serial killer

You lay me down on a bed of barb-wire

You treat me like I was a criminal

You lay me down on a bed of hot fire

You treat me like a serial killer

And you show me no mercy

No, you show no mercy

There can never be mercy

You show me no mercy

No, you never show mercy

You show me no mercy

There can never be mercy for the criminally insane

The Guillotine

THE GUILLOTINE - Written by Carroll Bryant

You pretend that I don't exist 

I will change your mind if you give me just one more kiss

And our love will dance in the fire

Desire will become the whole that is you

Visions will appear N'they will be like you've never seen

Angels will be crucified by the guillotine 

You contend that I can't escape

I will blow your mind if you promise me that you will consecrate 

And our love will dance in the fire

Desire will become from a heart that's true

Illusions will appear N'they will be like you've never dreamed

Angels will be crucified by the guillotine 

Close your eyes and count the ways 

Count the ways that you can die

Realize that when you open your face 

There's nowhere that you can hide

What have you ever sacrificed? 

You pretend that I don't exist

I will change your mind if you give me just one more bliss

And our love will dance in the fire

Desire will become and take a hold of you

Visions will appear N'they will be like you've never seen

Angels will be crucified by the guillotine 

Oblivion

OBLIVION - Written by Carroll Bryant

When everything you say breaks me into pieces

I melt away into my own little world

I can hear you barking at the moon again

You’re warning the rest of your pack

To stay away from me

And so they stay away

I want to slap you across the face

But you keeping bouncing all over the place

Your kiss of love is nothing more than the kiss of death

Follow me if you please

Follow me into oblivion

Follow me and you will see

I’m not joking girl, no

I’m not kidding

Here we can finally be

Right here

Somewhere in oblivion

When everything you do shakes me into pieces

I melt away deep inside your hole

I can think that you’re never coming back

But when I do I lose another day

I live another way

And so I finally stay

I want to kick you in the head

But you’re too stupid and too dead

Your arms surround me to bind me to this ignominy

Follow me if you please

Follow me into oblivion

Follow me and you will see

I’m not joking girl, no

I’m not kidding

Here we can finally be

Right here

Somewhere in oblivion

The walking faces of our past

Creeping out to stop the fast

They feast on brains of the living

Shattered lives that keep on giving

Even zombies mummify

The times we dared to even try

To find a road that would lead

To everything we ever dreamed of

Love

It’s just a word

Love

You made it hurt

Love

Is a dessert you threw right into my fucking face

Jesus knows I tried to hate you

Love

It’s just a word

Love

You still make it hurt

Love

Flies away just like a bird of prey

And I can’t understand why I can’t forsake you

Just like a little whore

You beg for more

You make me beg for you

In return

I want to hate you

Love

It lives and dies

Love

Escaping from your eyes

Love

I’m so petrified of the lips that tells me lies

Only God can know how much I hate you

Follow me if you please

Follow me into oblivion

Follow me and you will see

I’m not joking girl, no

I’m not kidding

Here we can finally be

Right here

Somewhere in oblivion

When everything you say breaks me into pieces

It breaks me … it shakes me

And I can’t seem to fucking hate you

Weep

WEEP - Written by Carroll Bryant

You can hold my hand 

If you think that you will need to

It's there for you

You can rest yourself on my shoulders

If you think that you will want to

I will comfort you

I cannot be everywhere at every time 

But I will always be there for you

Weep 

And I will drink your tears

Laugh

And I will lose my fears of losing you

To another god or man

Smile

And it will bring me light

Leave

And I will die tonight

You know it's true

Do you understand?

Weep 

And I will drink your tears

I will always be there for you

You can have my heart

If you think that you will need it

It only beats for you

You can rest your soul in mine

If you think that you will want to

It will always stay with you

I cannot be everything to everyone

But I will always be anything for you

Weep 

And I will drink your tears

Laugh

And I will lose my fears of losing you

To another god or man

Smile

And it will bring me light

Leave

And I will die tonight

You know it's true

Do you understand?

Weep 

And I will drink your tears

I will always be there for you

Inside this lonely world

There's a place for you

In my heart you're the only girl 

And I will always be there for you

You can hold my hand

You can rest your head on my shoulders

All you have to do is do it

Give me the chance and I will prove it

Weep 

And I will drink your tears

Laugh

And I will lose my fears of losing you

To another god or man

Smile

And it will bring me light

Leave

And I will die tonight

You know it's true

Do you understand?

Weep 

And I will drink your tears

I will always be there for you

Weep

And I will weep with you

Cheap Trick

CHEAP TRICK - Written by Carroll Bryant

I sat on the edge of an endless night

My heart racing with all it’s might

And I thought

I thought about you

Holding hands with the word of your name

You’re so indifferent and still so plain

And I’m not

Gonna forget about you

When you’re young the people say that

Love is a place where you can play but

Never in my life can I really believe

Because that kind of love never found me

Letting go is the hardest part

It takes too much and breaks your heart

In two

It makes you crazy to the point of sick

Love is nothing but one cheap trick

It’s true

Your love is the proof

I hang my mind on empty air

Your memory will reappear

And I know

I know about you

Emotions slide down like an avalanche

You got me right from the very first glance

And I’m not

Gonna forget about you

When you’re dumb in so many ways that

Love will come in a clouded haze but

Never will you think that you can believe

Because love is just a mystery

Letting go is the hardest part

It takes too much and breaks your heart

In two

It makes you crazy to the point of sick

Love is nothing but one cheap trick

It’s true

Your love is the proof

I’m standing all alone again after everything said has been done

Torn to pieces bit by bit after the battle of the war that nobody won

And I’m trying to find all the answers

And I’m trying to find out where we went wrong

And the questions keep dancing like dancers

And I’m dying to find out what I’m trying to find out

That the answers hadn’t questions all along

I sat on the edge of an endless night

My heart racing after an endless fight

And I thought

I thought about you

When you’re young the people say that

Love is a place where you can play but

Never in my life can I really believe

Because that kind of love never found me

Letting go is the hardest part

It takes too much and breaks your heart

In two

It makes you crazy to the point of sick

Love is nothing but one cheap trick

It’s true

Your love is the proof

Letting go is the hardest part

It takes too much and breaks your heart

In two

Your love is the proof

God Is Dead

GOD IS DEAD - Written by Carroll Bryant

Someone said to me that god was dead

I looked around and I could see evidence

No one else had noticed as it were they were too busy 

Busy living in their own over self confidence 

And so I thought about what was said to me

I could feel a tear develop in my eyes 

This has to be some kind of mistake

Or real bad dream

How could one suggest that love has died?

And yes, I cried

And so I read my paper and shake my head

All the while believing god is dead

I walk around the streets and see the blood that he bled

Walking down the street believing god is dead

Oh, no

I carry all this knowledge from what I've learned

But it doesn't do me any good in this barbaric world

The people seem content to watch their cities burn

The people seem content to watch some naked pretty girl

And so I thought about what it all meant to me

No emotions do I feel now that I'm alone

This has to be some kind of a joke

Or catastrophe 

The blood I've come to know

The blood I've always known

But never shown

And so I read my paper and shake my head

All the while believing god is dead

I walk around the streets and see the blood that he bled

Walking down the street believing god is dead

Oh, no

No paper chase to a foreign moon

Only the cries and despair that death will be here soon

No hope or prayer

No distant mood

Only the cold reality that life will be here soon

And so I read my paper and shake my head

All the while believing god is dead

I walk around the streets and see the blood that he bled

Walking down the street believing god is dead

I can't believe that god is dead

Oh, no