Light & Darkness, vol. 7
Robert L. Shelby
LIGHT & DARKNESS
VOL. 7
GOING SOMEWHERE?
By Robert L. Shelby
Copyright 2013 Robert L. Shelby
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TOMORROW
September comes tomorrow
bringing signs of winter days
guided by a black crow
and the wicked winds they blow
They chase away my horses
‘cause those wicked winds they know
yes those wicked winds they know
Tomorrow comes, no sign of trouble
tomorrow comes, no use to struggle
tomorrow always comes a day too soon
just a little bit too soon
The reaper comes tomorrow
bringing death with no delays
guided by a black crow
from the wicked lands below
Spare my pale white horses
you’re just here for me, I know
yes you’re here for me, I know
Tomorrow comes, no sign of trouble
tomorrow comes, no use to struggle
tomorrow always comes a day too soon
just a little bit too soon
Don’t let September come this year
the road ahead is so unclear
tomorrow comes with signs of trouble
tomorrow comes and brings a struggle
Don’t you let the reaper near
make the bad man disappear
let us ride our pale white horses
let us live without remorses
‘cause tomorrow always comes a day too soon
just a little bit too soon
NOVEMBER CHILD
What good is love
if you can’t feel it every day?
What good is trust
if it doesn’t go all the way?
What good is talk
if all words can’t be spoken?
What good is a rule
if it can easily be broken?
Oh, my sweet November child
you’ve got me running wild
What good is a lock
if you’ve opened all doors?
What good is my life
if I’m not all yours?
What good is being first
if there’s no one to beat?
What good is being free
if you’re living on the street?
Oh, my sweet November child
you’ve got me running wild
What good is a sailor
if he can’t tie any knots?
What good is a penny
if you won’t share your thoughts?
What good is a well
if your wish doesn’t come true?
What good is anything
if memories are all I have of you?
Oh, my sweet November child
you’ve got me running wild
COME WITH ME
Come live with me under the stars
we’ll run away into the wild
don’t want to live behind these prison bars
Come sit with me next to a fire
let it burn on through the night
I’ll promise you I’ll never be a liar
And we could build our wooden place
and paint it with the love we share
you always said we don’t need much space
Just come away with me…
Come swim with me in coolest lakes
I’ll hold you close, you know I will
let’s see if we have what it takes
Come stay with me in forests green
so far away from city lights
I’ll show you love you have never seen
And we could build our wooden place
and paint it with the love we share
you always said we don’t need much space
Just come away with me…
ELECTRIC BABY
Tell me now
electric baby
what will you do
when the lights go out
Tell me now
electric baby
must we stop
or can you go on without
In total darkness
don’t leave me standing
don’t you be heartless
don’t leave me hanging
My kind of loving
will make you breathless
my kind of loving
still makes you restless
So come on (come on)
electric baby (my baby)
don’t need no wire (oh no)
don’t need no cable (no no)
Just come on (come on)
electric baby (my baby)
I need you right now (oh yeah)
right on this table (yeah yeah)
In total darkness (come on)
don’t leave me standing (my baby)
don’t you be heartless (oh no)
don’t leave me hanging (no no)
My kind of loving (oh yeah)
will make you breathless (yeah yeah)
my kind of loving (oh yeah)
still makes you restless (yeah yeah)
MESSAGE OF LOVE AND SIGHS
Pay no attention to my voice
it’s not the best but I have no choice
just listen to this song I wrote
it’s all for you love, note for note
Hear my message
of love and sighs
Hear my message
flowing through the skies
Oh, my darling
still love you when you make me cry
Oh, my darling
I’ll love you ‘til the day I die
I’ll love you…
Do you feel my message
of love and sighs
Do you feel my message
flowing through the skies
Oh, my darling
still love you when you make me cry
Oh, my darling
I’ll love you ‘til the day I die
I’ll love you…
There’s my message
of love and sighs
There’s my message
flowing through the skies
Oh, my darling
still love you when you make me cry
Oh, my darling
I’ll love you ‘til the day I die
I’ll love you…
YOU CAUGHT ME
Once, looked into your eyes
bloody red, but how they glow
Twice, saw my own demise
days or years, it’s coming though
Come, feel my heart collapse
knowing what you’ll do to me
Now, fall for all your traps
hanging from a willow tree
Gone, looking for a fix
to help me on my feet again
So, tired of your tricks
sleeping in the lion’s den
Still tell me you need me
and say that you got me
things that you taught me
a rope and you caught me
Still tell you I need you
and never mislead you
things that you taught me
a rope and you caught me
So, tired of your tricks
running from the lion’s den
Gone, looking for a fix
to get me on my feet again
Now, fall for all your traps
cutting down that willow tree
Come, feel my heart collapse
aware of what you’ll do to me
Twice, saw my own demise
tried escape, still coming though
Once, looked into your eyes
forever love just how they glow
Still tell me you need me
and say that you got me
things that you taught me
a rope and you caught me
Still tell you I need you
and never mislead you
things that you taught me
a rope and you caught me
GOODBYE
They say the Lord works in mysterious ways
but where’s the mystery in taking someone’s life
when you died it felt like I got stabbed with a knife
and this here is not some transitional phase
I have your date tattooed on my wrist
but the ink on my skin does not mean a thing
I’d give my whole arm to have you back at my wing
and until we meet again, know you will be missed
They say the movie of your life plays out before you go
but yours was cut short and left without a happy ending
Though I wasn’t at your funeral, your grave I’ll be attending
and this is not just some phase, from this I’ll never grow
You were the only person in this world I could truly call a friend
now I’m left to walk alone with all these fakes around
No matter how long I walk, a soul like yours can never be found
and no matter how much time will pass, my broken heart will never mend
They say time heals all wounds, but the scars will remain
life, it seems, still goes on, but the sky’s a different color
Days go by and seasons fly, but my pain’s not getting smaller
and in the end of every day, my poker face I can’t maintain
I still break down and I still cry, not knowing reasons why
Why you left and who took you, if it’s the Lord I’ll kill him too
for taking you far too soon and leaving me here without a clue
and this is hard, but until we meet again I must say goodbye
LOST INSIDE
If you find yourself lost inside your head
nowhere left to go and nowhere right to stay
honey, think of me and how we used to be
let your memories create a smile for you
Let your memories create a smile for you
You can run outside in the pouring rain
get your clothes all wet and wash away the pain
then by the fire light collect your thoughts tonight
and just make it like that each and every day
And just make it like that each and every day
You’ve got to hide your tears
don’t you let them stay on your pretty face
make them go away, ‘cause this life’s not hard, no
we just make it like that each and every day
We just make it like that each and every day
So if you find yourself lost and all alone
in your heart is where you’ll always find a home
honey, think of me and how we used to be
let your memories create a smile for you
Let your memories create a smile for you
MOONRISE EXPRESS
Come board upon Moonrise Express
there are some things I must confess
My body is strong, my mind is tired
don’t want to grow old dead inside
long gone the days I felt inspired
the child within has left my side
In pen and paper I confide
surrender to the waiting worlds
no more matters to decide
the grip of death, how strong it holds
Come board upon Moonrise Express
nature’s bed, your last address
The moons of Mars I claim as king
no monuments, no secret seal
so far behind me distant spring
long gone the days when I would kneel
On my head I wear no crown
six feet of dirt and one big stone
and on it tales how I went down
let this grave here be my throne
Come board upon Moonrise Express
nature’s bed, your last address
LIFE FOR SALE
I’m selling my life
to the highest bidder
the way things are going
don’t think I’ll reconsider
I’m asking the devil
to call out his price
my soul for some whiskey
it sounds kind of nice
Come buy yourself a life
not really worth living
the thoughts of my future
have been truly deceiving
I’m selling my life
to whoever will pay
the price is not high
but all saints stay away
The life here for sale
has done nothing good
the way things have been
don’t know how it could
Come shifters in suits
and call out your price
a bottle of whiskey
it sounds kind of nice
A FOOL’S DESIRE
I want to dream what the blind men dream
go inside their head and follow the brightest beam
that guides them through all the darkness of the day
when the sounds align to form a different way
I want to know what the wise men know
so many secrets, but they never overflow
just stay calm inside and everything will be alright
as the bullet cuts through the peaceful night
As the life around me changes
you are the only constant in my life
honey, I want you in my book until I run out of pages
I want to hear what the deaf men hear
do they somehow live their lives a bit more clear
when the sounds align to form a different way
that guides them through all the darkness of the day
I want to feel what the killers feel
when they take another life against their will
as the bullet cuts through the peaceful night
just stay calm inside and everything will be alright
As the life around me changes
you are the only constant in my life
honey, I want you in my book until I run out of pages
THE FATAL SUMMER
A year has passed
I still can’t forget
afraid of a man
I have never met
Always thought you’d wait for me
funny how life turned out to be
The fatal summer
I still remember
when like a loser
I would surrender
I pushed you as far away as one can be
funny how life turned out for me
And even after
when you came back
my thoughts would often
fade to black
The lonely nights would bring about
all the fears I could live without
Am I still the one
your heart desires?
Am I still the one
who lights your fires?
So many things I could live without
all the fears I can’t talk about
PARIS
The Sun has come up
and I’m sitting by a foggy window
with you by my side and I watch
as you drink the hot coffee from your Paris cup
You’re wearing my shirt
bought long ago
wouldn’t you know, how
the years have gone by
and I wonder if you’re still hurt
How long was your night
when you couldn’t sleep
from all the words I now wish I would keep
and I wonder why more must we fight
I look into your eyes
tired from the tears that in your pillow rest
and you stare back at me
as I promise you our love can only rise, rise, rise
Then I kiss your lips
and I promise you this, my love, I promise you this
as we grow old, together we’ll stay
and as the years come, we’ll have more of those Paris trips
Then I kiss your lips
and I promise you this, my love, I promise you this
as we grow old, together we’ll stay
and as the years come, we’ll have more of those Paris trips
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AUTHOR’S NOTES
I feel kind of bad for posting this series in the ‘poetry’ section, since it’s not really poetry, just songs in my head.
I think this is the first time I’ve used pink, anywhere. I don’t wear pink, don’t even like the color much, but for some reason I decided to use it on the cover.
Finished another short story recently - ‘Knights Of Bourde’, will be publishing it next month. I have also started gathering material for a new ‘Ramblings’ compilation, but it’s going to be a while before it’s done and ready. And that’s about it.
