Submissions by hollowgraphic (Philip Everett Brock)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Lovesick, depressive, human.
SONG LYRICS
Published
23rd Oct 2013 10:53pm
23rd Oct 2013 10:53pm
Carmine Drinks
I love those soundless songs
Those homeless homes
The ark is falling apart
I hate those silent tracks
And I hate this life
It should be easier the second time around
You never had carmine blood
Streets will be brightened up
But not for you
I crest a harmless mind
I loathe the lost pulpits
My bed is sinking atone
You never had carmine blood
Streets will be brightened up
But not for you
You always brought a scare
And thought I would care
But I sure don't
And in the darkest of alleys ...
Those homeless homes
The ark is falling apart
I hate those silent tracks
And I hate this life
It should be easier the second time around
You never had carmine blood
Streets will be brightened up
But not for you
I crest a harmless mind
I loathe the lost pulpits
My bed is sinking atone
You never had carmine blood
Streets will be brightened up
But not for you
You always brought a scare
And thought I would care
But I sure don't
And in the darkest of alleys ...
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SONG LYRICS
Published
23rd Oct 2013 10:53pm
23rd Oct 2013 10:53pm
Younger Hearts/Polly's Song
She swam away, cause I wouldn't act like I did when my heart was younger
I will not take the blame and I know you would never do it yourself, dear
No matter how dark the horizon is
Peace could reign our seas
And though our tongues twisted
It felt like you really meant it
Yeah, it took us a while to place our shuffled feet back on the ground
Cause everything was meant to fall apart...we're all falling apart, aren't we?
And the sky is full of deafness from the screams and shouts we wasted
You once told me you'd never leave, and I was dumb...
I will not take the blame and I know you would never do it yourself, dear
No matter how dark the horizon is
Peace could reign our seas
And though our tongues twisted
It felt like you really meant it
Yeah, it took us a while to place our shuffled feet back on the ground
Cause everything was meant to fall apart...we're all falling apart, aren't we?
And the sky is full of deafness from the screams and shouts we wasted
You once told me you'd never leave, and I was dumb...
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SONG LYRICS
Published
21st Oct 2013 10:25pm
21st Oct 2013 10:25pm
Soffit Part II
Your husks
And your ministry
They might fall apart if you don't let go
And your father's bones, they won't break
And your mother's arms, they won't open
Upwards or downwards, I don't give a shit
Cause I know I'm not entirely alive
And the profit and the soffit
They'll take you where you want to go
Too recent
To only thrive
Transfixing all your wrongs and rights
It's strange to drown without an open sea
It's strange to drift without an open sea
Every single road leads to ruin, stark
Headed back to the...
And your ministry
They might fall apart if you don't let go
And your father's bones, they won't break
And your mother's arms, they won't open
Upwards or downwards, I don't give a shit
Cause I know I'm not entirely alive
And the profit and the soffit
They'll take you where you want to go
Too recent
To only thrive
Transfixing all your wrongs and rights
It's strange to drown without an open sea
It's strange to drift without an open sea
Every single road leads to ruin, stark
Headed back to the...
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SONG LYRICS
Published
21st Oct 2013 10:24pm
21st Oct 2013 10:24pm
Soffit Part I
There's fire and a picket fence, covering tracks and nothing much
The feeling only comes around when you let it touch you
And the hawser you've been hanging onto, it's getting shorter
And the bridge you've been walking upon, it's a chivalry
The dawn will surpass the rain
Soffit of a softer home-drawn tent
Grunting from all the pain
This winter's been so discontent
Our lovely ground gets veneer after a long day
And the bridge you've been walking upon, it's a chivalry
The feeling only comes around when you let it touch you
And the hawser you've been hanging onto, it's getting shorter
And the bridge you've been walking upon, it's a chivalry
The dawn will surpass the rain
Soffit of a softer home-drawn tent
Grunting from all the pain
This winter's been so discontent
Our lovely ground gets veneer after a long day
And the bridge you've been walking upon, it's a chivalry
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SONG LYRICS
Published
21st Oct 2013 4:53am
21st Oct 2013 4:53am
Lightbulbs Of Grace
I've followed a road I thought was truthful
But at the exit I didn't meet people I already knew
Red light blinks, heart drumbeat thinks
Will you be back to that place you used to hate?
Left behind like all those other lost souls
Our bodies will pay the debt we owe to long lost shame
To never be found, to discover the already known
Fertilize these thriving gardens that cover my sight
Unlit and smiling at the dark part of the mirror
Helpless rainy days and nights of winter
Will you be back to that place you used to hate?
Left behind...
But at the exit I didn't meet people I already knew
Red light blinks, heart drumbeat thinks
Will you be back to that place you used to hate?
Left behind like all those other lost souls
Our bodies will pay the debt we owe to long lost shame
To never be found, to discover the already known
Fertilize these thriving gardens that cover my sight
Unlit and smiling at the dark part of the mirror
Helpless rainy days and nights of winter
Will you be back to that place you used to hate?
Left behind...
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SONG LYRICS
Published
21st Oct 2013 4:51am
21st Oct 2013 4:51am
Birdhouse
I'd like to go to a place where I'm allowed to make some noise
Please teach me whatever it is that you do to let go so quickly
Always there but not when I need you
If you suffer then don't love anyone
I built a sanctuary birdhouse for you
Since you're a bird that won't fly
Your skin is bittersweet
I wasn't enough smart to keep you around
And maybe you didn't have to leave
You could've stayed a little longer
We all know how it feels to love and to lose
Things would be so much easier if you didn't have to lose to know what you love
...
Please teach me whatever it is that you do to let go so quickly
Always there but not when I need you
If you suffer then don't love anyone
I built a sanctuary birdhouse for you
Since you're a bird that won't fly
Your skin is bittersweet
I wasn't enough smart to keep you around
And maybe you didn't have to leave
You could've stayed a little longer
We all know how it feels to love and to lose
Things would be so much easier if you didn't have to lose to know what you love
...
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SONG LYRICS
Published
19th Oct 2013 6:54pm
19th Oct 2013 6:54pm
Liquor Filled Heart
Why do I always end up here?
Trying to make sense out of a senseless heart
But I have no brain cells to keep me company
I need the warmth they provide, I'll burn myself out
Melancholy is such a subtle sound
I've heard about it many times before, just not as close as now
The message has been read, but I haven't written one yet
We can't use these seeds of greed
A little beep disturbing my noise
I know that word, I know that word
Why would you believe what I tell you
If I'm not here, if I'm not here?
Are you sure you're breathing?
You...
Trying to make sense out of a senseless heart
But I have no brain cells to keep me company
I need the warmth they provide, I'll burn myself out
Melancholy is such a subtle sound
I've heard about it many times before, just not as close as now
The message has been read, but I haven't written one yet
We can't use these seeds of greed
A little beep disturbing my noise
I know that word, I know that word
Why would you believe what I tell you
If I'm not here, if I'm not here?
Are you sure you're breathing?
You...
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SONG LYRICS
Published
19th Oct 2013 6:52pm
19th Oct 2013 6:52pm
The Third Of Lakes
To be so weightless
To keep you company
To be so tasteless
This world's not for me
Held my head up high despite your problems
Said it's okay, we'll hide in our asylums
Why do we keep stumbling?
To be so painless
To keep your eyes alight
To be a mistress
I could but won't show light
I thought the moment was oh so done
Casper said: "The third of lakes, you're my best"
Why should we keep it going?
To be so stranded
To keep you at bay
To come out empty handed
Can't say more
Underused like...
To keep you company
To be so tasteless
This world's not for me
Held my head up high despite your problems
Said it's okay, we'll hide in our asylums
Why do we keep stumbling?
To be so painless
To keep your eyes alight
To be a mistress
I could but won't show light
I thought the moment was oh so done
Casper said: "The third of lakes, you're my best"
Why should we keep it going?
To be so stranded
To keep you at bay
To come out empty handed
Can't say more
Underused like...
509 reads
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SONG LYRICS
Published
18th Oct 2013 8:55pm
18th Oct 2013 8:55pm
Pandora's Box
Running around chasing Pandora's box
I remember her voice so brightly
You came from out of nowhere
To change all I considered mine
Please, do shine
Don't apologize for being human
We fall all the time, but I'm here to pick you up
First kiss while sitting on the docks
I remember that being so wildly....perfect
All I did for months was stare
I wanted you to be all mine
Please, do strife
Don't apologize for living your life
We fail all the time, but I'm here to show you how
I'm here to show you how to rise
I've been...
I remember her voice so brightly
You came from out of nowhere
To change all I considered mine
Please, do shine
Don't apologize for being human
We fall all the time, but I'm here to pick you up
First kiss while sitting on the docks
I remember that being so wildly....perfect
All I did for months was stare
I wanted you to be all mine
Please, do strife
Don't apologize for living your life
We fail all the time, but I'm here to show you how
I'm here to show you how to rise
I've been...
595 reads
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SONG LYRICS
Published
18th Oct 2013 8:54pm
18th Oct 2013 8:54pm
Silent Night
So many stories carved on your wrists
I could spend days reading you and
I could spend ages trying to understand each story
Will you let me try to understand you?
I'm far away, but I still hear the screaming echoes
bouncing from your mirror before you hit the pillow
That pain before you close your eyes
Wishing that you were somewhere else, maybe a cabin, northern and cold.
You still don't know who'll be there when you wake up
And the rush, the anxiety prevent you from waking up at all
Wake up, you said you'd never leave me alone
And I'm...
I could spend days reading you and
I could spend ages trying to understand each story
Will you let me try to understand you?
I'm far away, but I still hear the screaming echoes
bouncing from your mirror before you hit the pillow
That pain before you close your eyes
Wishing that you were somewhere else, maybe a cabin, northern and cold.
You still don't know who'll be there when you wake up
And the rush, the anxiety prevent you from waking up at all
Wake up, you said you'd never leave me alone
And I'm...
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SONG LYRICS
Published
17th Oct 2013 6:37pm
17th Oct 2013 6:37pm
The Self-Loathing Blues
Feels like a year ago, I still don't know where I'm going to
I can only feel my pulse
I am weird creature only capable of scaring myself
I can only feel your pride
If I could only find a way to erase the thought of staying here
I'd stop blaming myself for the things that are not my fault
The story's done but the ending is being written again
I ran out of plot holes
Sunday's self-loathing day for the loving undead
I ran out of air waves
If I'm your mistake, then keep acting like the human you are
I'll change as many times as you want, I think I...
I can only feel my pulse
I am weird creature only capable of scaring myself
I can only feel your pride
If I could only find a way to erase the thought of staying here
I'd stop blaming myself for the things that are not my fault
The story's done but the ending is being written again
I ran out of plot holes
Sunday's self-loathing day for the loving undead
I ran out of air waves
If I'm your mistake, then keep acting like the human you are
I'll change as many times as you want, I think I...
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SONG LYRICS
Published
17th Oct 2013 6:36pm
17th Oct 2013 6:36pm
Marrow Melodies
I feel like a lonely blinking light with no ship to reprise
A lighthouse shutdown and the color of a lingering marrow
I'd rather tear apart than create, but isn't it the same?
I hate this place, where justice is a cardboard game with no rules
I only find light in loving the unloved
I only know puzzles that are unsolved
Your pastime stones aren't worth there as much as they are here
The real glories are found in stories with no dripped ink
There's sweet and sour in the waters that we'll both sink
And I won't even bother to take the time needed to think...
A lighthouse shutdown and the color of a lingering marrow
I'd rather tear apart than create, but isn't it the same?
I hate this place, where justice is a cardboard game with no rules
I only find light in loving the unloved
I only know puzzles that are unsolved
Your pastime stones aren't worth there as much as they are here
The real glories are found in stories with no dripped ink
There's sweet and sour in the waters that we'll both sink
And I won't even bother to take the time needed to think...
485 reads
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