Sunflowers And Sunsets

("i've gone out the window")

i raise this broken halo to the sky

this is the storm that strands me here

stopped waiting for a golden ship to rescue me

this is the only age that i know how to be

still make pretend that i'm in the movie of my life

stopped looking for a key that opens all the doors

these broken fingers keep me from holding on too tight

i turned and looked away from the angels face

still stomp through puddles - the world spins beneath my feet

stopped waiting for a golden ship to rescue me

never wanted to know just what will happen next

i wonder how you can stand knowing what

each new day will bring

i think about art and i think about madness

are truly joined at the hip?

was it Van Gogh who was crazy or the world that is crazy?

if i could touch the face of the gods i'd trade my ear

i ran all the way home

to read the words carved in cement by my house

(it says) "live the life that you love - love the life that you live"

but i'd rather have a penny for every time it told me "NO"

i shoot these flaming arrows at the flag

and say deny, deny, deny if that's what gets you through

like that night that we ran through the Audi dealership

smashing windshields

an absolutely pointless and immature act

but it quieted our minds

at a time when everyone and everything (the setting sun) was asking:

"why are we here?"

but i'm pretty sure now that i will never know