Carpe Deum

"If I could have a moment darling Just to be with you While the world crumbles down around us Crashes like waves on the rocks A moment just to hold your hand To let the teardrop fall While the snow spa..."

"Forgive me for not being perfect Forgive me for not trying Forgive the times when you were there Waiting And I was not Forgive me for not telling you sooner How I really felt Forgive me for my arrogan..."

"My heart is on the Isle With the faeries and the sheep My home is with the Irish And the beauty that is Eire The flowing voice of the people The power in their songs The fierce pride in their ..."

"Sometimes I would like to throw caution to the windTake you, hold you, make you mineBut you seem as tangible As dust in the windAnd I don't have a chanceCarpe DeumSeize the dayTake to the skyAnd flyTh..."

"Give it a rest buddy Don't even try Why can't you get the picture And leave me be I know your only intention Is to love me and then drop me Like a rock straight from the fire I can see it in your eye..."

"Taken again to a place far away Swung on the breath of the moon Waiting again for the expulsion of day Taking a song from a rune Raise up your hands to the silvery sky Dance as if no one is there Let..."

"Hear the brook ripple As the eagle soars above Hear the beat of your heart As it signifies your love Raise your arms Take a breath Call down what dwells above Prince of the Earth and Stars Andromeda..."

"Always in my dreams Getting in my mind The block I've put before you Is breached so easily It makes me wonder Just how strong I really am And I'm sure that was the idea Even though we've not met I kno..."

"I've given up on menThey're not worth waiting forThey've always got some problemLike their familyTheir dogTheir lifeAnd they say WE need anger managementProzacMidolWhateverAnd then as soon as somethin..."

"You spend all your time searching To find the path that's simpler But what if the simplest answer Is right in front of you Maybe you don't have to search I've found It just makes your life complex M..."

"A princess stands among us now They envy her, her beauty Her power, her wealth, her life "To be the daughter of a king," They say "Would be worth all the gold in the world" But she does not think it s..."

"Walk with me now my friend Within the autumn grove The darkness is deep but I know the way And the lamplight’s shadows will guide us Hark! Do you hear That sound upon the breeze The sound of laughter..."

"Picture... A walled city, guards at every gate A storm is brewing on the horizon The rustling leaves shiver with anticipation Lightning splits the sky Picture... A parapet rising from the inky blackn..."

"Have you ever made a choice That you wish you didn't make From the depths of human reason You knew that it was wrong But once the words were out You couldn't take them back And never will your life be..."

"Jen, you proved that I could get up at six-thirty a.m. and live. Beth, you were the one who kept me supplied with problems to solve. Just remember that Suave is the answer to everything. Amanda, you ..."

"I saw him standing in the doorway A mysterious angel with his dark good looks Hair like night Face like ivory Eyes like a vampire's tears Repulsed, yet not afraid No, never afraid This is whom I have ..."

"In the world today You wonder what we're coming to So many things to deal with That our grandparents never had And you wonder Was the world this shadowed before? Were the stars this dark before? Or is..."

"It's rare to find a good poet One who can dream dreams of death Look it in the face Spit in it's eye And live to tell us its secrets Sometimes you may find a poet Who can stand on a crowded street Wa..."

"Hmmm... Don't you ever wonder What things could be like If people would sit down Take the time to watch the clouds? They're always changing Different Yet the sky accepts them Why can't we? Hmmm......"

"* = Refrain I'm the person that at work you meet Payin' my bills I'm the lady walking down the street Dressed to kill Sittin' in my chair Watching the TV Livin' my life to the third degree *Don't y..."

">< = Refrain Standing in the firelight (You're here; so am I) It's been a long time (My friend, why did you leave me alone?) I couldn't stop thinking about the times we had (Together, always together..."

"The heavens are crying Pouring down tears in torrents I'm running, soaked down to the skin And you are waiting there for me You are waiting in the doorway A blue towel in your hands And you han..."

"Sometimes I wonder If everything tastes like chicken What does chicken taste like? Who decided that chicken tasted like chicken And why? And... If 'shrimp' is a derogatory nickname meaning 'small' Why..."

"No Just two letters that carry A whole heck of a lot of meaning Depending on the tone they're said in If you say it kindly 'no' can be A gentle remonstration A mother telling a child for the first tim..."

"It was a balmy summer day When I met Michaelangelo At first I didn't think much of him He had windblown hair and sculpter's hands And I would have passed him by If not for the eyes Eyes of stone that ..."