Whispers of the final days: Lyrics about the important moments in life.

Whispers of the final days: Lyrics about the important moments in life.

  By Michael McGowan

  Copyright 2013 Michael McGowan

  Some people struggle with their emotions. They manifest in some raw and powerful ways. I write to deal with mine. From losing a family member and feeling at your lowest to meeting people that make you happy, it is all a step on this road to seeing what sort of person we will be come in the end. You might not agree with me; life is an open book after all, but to those that can relate. Just keep moving forward, things will get better and you will become better as a result.

  Do what makes you happy.

  Be with those that make you happy.

  We only have one shot at life.

  So why make hard?

  Thank you to my family for always reminding me that you don’t know unless you try.

  Thank you to my friends past and present, good and bad for being the inspiration for this.

  Happy Birthday Francesca!! See you on Wednesday!!

  1.Beginnings

  2.Everyday liars

  3.A cold day in heaven

  4.Brown eyed girl

  5.Old town stranger

  6.Lessons

  7.Distant desires

  8.My own sad moments of happiness

  9.Endings

  10.Mirror of Me

  11.Original friendships set sail

  12.Ready to move on

  13.You will never be forgiven

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  1.Beginnings

  It seems that we can be invincible,

  A strength only known to a few

  We can be anything we want

  And do what we want to do

  We can find our own way

  To achieve plans so grand,

  The right path which would

  Place the world in our hands

  Those days were so easy

  With the sun in our eyes

  Those days were so clear

  Without a cloud in the sky

  Beginnings are the first step,

  Beginnings are almost easy

  What waits around the corner?

  Could be something sleazy

  Or it could be happiness

  The only true emotion

  That keeps us in line

  And gives us dedication

  Now it is time to begin your story

  One filled with hope and glory.

  Just remember before we depart.

  All life is precious and worthy of heart.

  2.Everyday Liars

  Men get lost in words

  Words with many meanings

  And the truth is shrouded

  By bitter old ramblings,

  Promise me integrity

  Promise me honesty

  And then I won’t class

  Your words as absurd

  It’s not the quality of lies

  That bothers me,

  It is the quantity of ties

  That they sever

  They destroy lives

  Ending all but a few

  Or take everything

  Depending on your point of view

  All these secrets

  Are tailored troubles

  That suits any person

  Large, medium and small

  The texture is cheap

  It shrinks and constricts

  Cutting out all reason

  This causes you to fall

  3.A Cold Day In Heaven

  I see your spirit

  It’s rising up

  And it hurts

  To let you go

  You’ve earned your wings

  Now fly high

  We will meet again

  Up in the night sky

  This is a goodbye

  To those left behind

  I can no longer see

  The way to tranquillity

  I am lost without you

  Don’t leave me here

  Break the cycle

  Set your soul free

  It’s a cold day in heaven

  And you should be here with me.

  So I’ll say goodbye

  To my true love

  How I long to see

  Your face again

  As the days go by

  I won’t forget

  My last regret

  I can no longer see

  The way back to tranquillity

  I’m lost without you

  Don’t leave me here

  Break the cycle

  Set your soul free

  It’s a cold day in heaven

  And you should be here with me

  So we’ve reached the end

  Of what it means to feel

  The pain of loss

  And moving on

  Open your heart

  Pick up the pieces

  Because there’s no way

  We can go back to the start

  …goodbye

  4.Brown eyed girl

  Your clear stellar eyes

  Are what I’ll remember

  To keep me going

  Through the coldest December

  I could stare into them

  And feel safe forever

  Because I know that

  I finally have her.

  Beautiful brown eyed girl

  Will you please be my world?

  Beautiful brown eyed girl

  Will you please be my world?

  Beautiful brown eyed girl

  Please.

  I haven’t seen you in a while

  But I’ll never forget your smile

  That has the power to move

  Even the tallest of mountains

  That can make the strongest

  Man weak at the knees

  That made the longest miles

  And the longest wait worthwhile

  Beautiful brown eyed girl

  Will you please be my world?

  Beautiful brown eyed girl

  Will you please be my world?

  Beautiful brown eyed girl

  Please.

  I know that in the end

  That this could turn out wrong

  But what is love if you give up

  On what makes you strong

  Like the words in this song

  That has kept us close for so long

  But the end doesn’t matter

  Because now I get to see her

  The wait that has been forever

  My beautiful brown eyed girl

  5.Old town stranger

  Oh I still hear your voice

  Whispering in my ear

  Telling me that there is

  Some place I can go

  Where there is a choice

  A place without fear

  You speak of a day

  Without the bitter hate

  How I should get away

  And find you to stay

  And all I have

  And all I have

  And all I have

  Is this night, tonight?

  The moonlight shines

  And her hair waves

  In a soft quilted wind

  And my heart is safe

  I take her hand

  And pull her to where I stand

  So now I feel fine

  But time, oh time

  Is not on my side

  For only tonight

  Can I truly ca
ll you mine

  And all I have

  And all I have

  And all I have

  Is this night, tonight?

  6.Lessons

  Where does this leave me?

  Every action has a reaction

  I wouldn’t call it a crime

  Wanting to finally by free

  When I feel your essence

  I long for something more

  To work out a way to be close

  In a way that can make sense

  But alas I was careless

  I was over eager to say

  What my heart was screaming

  And now it remains a mess

  Would I turn back time

  The idea of correction

  Is one that I yearn for

  If it will make you mine

  But that is all a dream

  One that I can’t believe in

  I am past the point of fantasy

  Over what could have been

  This is the harshness of lessons

  You see how things could be

  Had you only took caution

  And allowed a few exceptions

  7.Distant Desires

  Don’t cry my little darling

  Do you really blame yourself?

  Life can spiral out of control

  And leave you just wanting

  Another day, another desire

  Another taste of a poison

  A fork in the road, a needle in the side

  A reality just so dire

  If yesterday is history

  Then tomorrow is a mystery

  Without us by your side

  Then it will be full of misery

  Be strong, just try

  To take a step, make a move

  It is all down to you

  To find your own way

  And make to another day

  Even when all hope is lost

  And you ask yourself why

  Be strong, just try

  Stand by your convictions

  And not by the empty thoughts

  That pulls you to temptation

  Remember what you have done

  All the pain felt to overcome

  This dark abysmal beast

  That still claws at your conscience

  That hates to be ignored

  Find strength in numbers

  Find hope in affection

  Find courage in action

  Find wisdom in peace

  Find solace without distraction

  Find the dark desire

  Find a way to burn it

  Find a way to feel alive

  Find the real you inside

  8.My own sad moments of happiness

  I am still lost in a moment

  Of feeling worthless and alone

  My morals and values

  Cannot begin to justify

  All of the shakes and heartache

  From these forty days and nights

  The pain doesn’t go away

  You smile and make room for more

  You will always be, the making of me

  To show me how to live again

  I will stand tall, high above it all

  A modern day miracle

  The road ahead is darkened

  Turning back is not an option

  The only regret I have is that

  I didn’t try harder for you

  If this really is the end of me

  Then I will accept it in silence

  For last words are for fools

  That could never say enough

  You will always be, the making of me

  To show me how to live again

  I will stand tall, high above it all

  A modern day miracle

  When I feel the weight of

  Expectation holding me down

  I gain strength from those

  That I hold close to me

  For I cannot imagine

  A world without you

  Nor would I desire to

  Pretend that I ever could

  9.Endings

  Endings are always hard to imagine

  To sum up a story and plot

  And leave someone with a message

  Of love, joy and passion

  But do things really end?

  Or is there something after?

  What happens to the hero?

  What is his next chapter?

  Who is to say that when we die

  We cease to exist here?

  Our energy can be passed on

  To make life, money or a lie

  Perhaps the doubters are right

  This is all we have

  We only go around once

  To be buried within the night

  To be nothing but a memory

  For others to weep over

  And curse the rules of life

  For we don’t grasp its mystery

  The thing about endings

  Is that there are more than one

  The ball is in our court

  When all is said and done

  I for one believe in more

  There is more in store

  For everyone when we end

  Something else to adore

  10.Mirror of Me

  I am the purest fury

  I am calmest storm

  I am a sad glimmer of hope

  I am a human in its real form

  I can give you the world

  I can make you feel alive

  I can help you succeed

  I can help you thrive

  I might be a poor

  I might only be a man

  I might love a little too much

  I might be the only one that can

  I know that I am loyal to a friend

  I know that some won’t be

  I know that this is pointless

  I know that you will end

  I am not just anyone

  I am the first Michael

  I am destined for greatness

  I am meant to break this cycle

 

  11.Original friendships set sail

  The stars glimmered on the ocean

  A map to an endless afterlife

  One that is cursed with fortune

  A lingering contradiction

  Greed and fame possessed

  The traits of what made you male

  My trust in you became undone

  An open coffin without a nail

  I was left to wander alone

  While you took over the throne

  Now you stare at this ghost and beg

  But that ship has set sail

  That ship is long gone

  I crossed the seas to you

  With murder in my head

  With redemption in my heart

  However when I arrive

  I am quick to realise that

  This was a pointless struggle

  Of a long cold decade

  To see my revenge through

  I see the cowardice leak

  Down your stale grey face

  As you kneel and beg

  To forever leave this place

  It suddenly became clear

  That despite your betrayal

  Your riches didn’t make you happy

  For your integrity had failed

  And your heart was non existent

  The bond of brothers had gone

  Cast away like a stone

  That is the price for being distant

  12.Ready to move on

  I embrace this empty house of worship

  For the six hundredth consecutive day

  I walking into the same old wooden room

  Once again, I have nothing to say

  What is left when the fire has gone?

  How do we pick ourselves up again?

  All we want to do is be someone new

  But we can never escape the wrong

  I can’t begin
to say the things I’ve said

  Or how I made the wrong choices

  That has dropped me here today

  One step closer to the realm of the dead

  A black wind swept me away

  To the darkest part of my soul

  A place so dark you can’t see

  Anything but the same shade of grey

  Perhaps I am too hard on myself

  Maybe things aren’t as bad as they seem?

  Every road will soon lead back to you

  And I can tell you about where I’ve been

  I can tell you the deal I made with the devil

  And how he is a true man of his word

  Just more eight years left with you

  Before I become his flesh suit vessel

  And you’ll rest in peace for the second time

  13.You will never be forgiven

  A flash full of heaven breaks up the sky

  And beams of courage float to the floor

  Ignoring the holy and the spiritual

  And claiming the honest and the true

  The preachers all cover their eyes

  As a comet begins to descend

  These people scream for a miracle

  But there is nothing in sight

  Only the wrath of the biblical

  The churches are closing their doors

  As all the lights begin to turn out

  A sign that is written in tears

  Reads that no one else is allowed

  For we have become our own fears

  We breathe in the repulsive scent

  And chew on the rising brimstone

  It’s clear that we will not be forgiven

  For the lifestyles we have been given

  Say goodbye to anyone you’ve ever loved

  And accept your fate with open arms

  A few laugh, others cry but most were silent

  The ground shook strong and violent

  And our fate was glaring into our souls

  For it is death, the destroyer of worlds

  And ours was next…