The Devil To Pay A head full of worries that sleep can’t block out A heart full of sorrow and a mind full of doubt The path is overgrown, but their used to be a way Searching for a meaning with the devil to pay There’s a reason I got lost here, but I don’t remember what Searching for a key, but the lock is rusted shut Every time I reach for you, you pull your hand away Trust is shot to pieces and the devil to pay So hard to walk tall So hard to have faith So long to your dreams So long since you felt safe Impossible to reason Find some meaning in it all The debt accrued on your behalf When you were young and small A head full of broken dreams, it’s senseless hanging on A heart full of useless love for someone who’s long gone Fought for years, fought damn hard, nothing else to say You did it all for nothing and the devil’s still to pay Makes me sick how some avoid their duty to protect Son or father, it’s all the same when time comes to collect Trapped in inverted shadows of places where I used to play Fading into memory and the devil to pay Nothing written hereafter Soul consumed by mocking laughter

Second Chances A second chance is a second chance Just that, nothing more. It is a privilege, a generosity of heart and spirit not to be taken lightly. A trust, not an entitlement. Never let a second chance become a third, or a fourth or 'one more chance' or 'one last chance'. At that point you are letting yourself, your trust and your dignity be abused.

Velvet The world is velvet when I'm bathed In the warmth of my lady's gaze Lock the door, together curled Deep in love's velvet world Resigned from reality today A world of trouble, shut away

Generations Fifty somethings in 2012. Never did a generation owe so much thanks to the sacrifices of the generation before, yet offer no thanks, only blame, take everything, live well and piss on the generation below for having no prospects or resources. They took the freedom that their parents and grandparents fought for, used and exploited it for their own greed, and now the next generation is to blame for things 'not being what they were'. I really want to ask these people who lived in the most opulent and prosperous time in recent history (while destroying everything & lazily reaping the benefits of those before them) feel they've contributed & what kind of world they've left compared to the one that was left for them, when they're judging their offspring.

Baptism Baptism - the act of promising your baby's immortal soul to a god that they may or may not believe in, before they reach the age of reason.