They Said a Storm Was Coming

Who ever told the sun to wake And who ever told the moon To clutch the sea? Did the sun ever say back Master I refuse to shine? Did the moon ever refuse To change the tides? What does that say for me? Have I ever found myself in your favor Or was it

Listen, to the sound The sound of an angry ocean below And, look above The skies open up The waves begin to groan They say, it's nothing personal It's what's been decided for you It is what has to be. It is what has to be. If you aren't so easily swa

For one hundred days We set sail without As much as one distraction But it seems that I have sank Because of my past actions And mistakes that I have made And attempts to evade all The consequences now Being washed away Washed away They said a storm

It's all the same, Nothing's changed again. I've found my self the current. As I'm gracelessly tossed around and around, Your words echo and your voice resounds. Just know that: We are so fragile, and easily broken. But I'll try my hardest to put you

When I continued to run away, What kept me in your hand. Did you ever think your flock would stray, Or that they wouldn't understand When you said, "wait here, 'Til I return With your brother that was lost To the ways of the world" It was your l

Get back to the center Where it all began The struggles of a burdened man Who clung to violence And transgressed Against the few who stayed The few that remained The few he didn't abandon Or push away as he left his home In search of fool's gold. He

Atop this precipice I sit and watch as The beasts wander the fields From left to right All in their places except for one He grazes alone And though his keeper Turns a blind eye He stays within his confines. These dreams are temporary But the memorie

Oh wondrous, is this surrounding Where gravity releases me So that I may stay beneath Ocean blue Am I really what you seek? Another nameless sailor's ghost Lost to the sea Oh, what I have I become A prodigal son A mouth without a word to say A questi