For the spoken word version check out DaveReadin
Glorious sadness this euphoric madness
Burn me in its fire all that I desire
Throw me on a pyre of beauty that fades in an hour
You and I don’t stop tear it down to reach the top
The constructions destruction is what I crave
Stirs the ashes of my creative grave
Phoenix born and raise us up
I believe that I believe that I believe
I might as well
Steel your heart make run your eyes
Dance till the curtain falls watch the sunrise
Good now that’s done let’s march so smart beyond the horizon
You and I don’t stop tear it down to reach the top
The constructions destruction is what I crave
Stirs the ashes of my creative grave
Phoenix born and raise us up
I believe that I believe that I believe
Now maybe you already know
I don’t hear what you hear
But that doesn’t mean that we can’t sing together crystal clear
Let’s be each others metaphor
We’re stars after all
Similes that are shooting cutting strutting across the sky
Like diamonds like razorblades
Revealing just for a moment
Wait, whats that…
So bright, so right on the other-side
You and I don’t stop tear it down to reach the top
The constructions destruction is what I crave
Stirs the ashes of my creative grave
Phoenix born and raise us up
I believe that I believe that I believe
It’s art for art’s sake
A song for the human race
A beat to chase down that bitter-sweet taste
Of livin
Now put down your morals begin to climb
Nod your head inhale sublime
You and I don’t stop tear it down to reach the top
The constructions destruction is what I crave
Stirs the ashes of my creative grave
Phoenix born and raise us up
I believe that I believe that I believe
Absolutely magnificent, though maybe it’s something us Canadian West Coasters have in common; I believe that I believe that I believe.
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Thank you sir! I shall be by your work today and offer some input of my own. Very curious to delve into a poet who shares my original land.
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Dig your gear mate. Free flowin and un-self conscious. Beautiful.
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Cheers thank you so much, I really appreciate that.
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This. Is. Great. Love your work!
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Thanks LHog that means a great deal to me. I will certainly have a look at yours.
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This was a really good text. When I read I sometimes thought if it as a song text, maybe you should have someone turn it into a song?? Really nice as a poem as well, made me think of Shakespeare actually by some reason…
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That’s an incredible compliment. I do write them as lyrics actually. I have a friend who is an audio engineer and adapts them.
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Looking forward to hearing them on the radio sometime 🙂
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A beautiful poem 🙂 Love the second stanza. .
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Thanks so much for taking the time to read and comment. I really appreciate it.
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I had to 🙂 It was that good.
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