Better Live (2026)

Believe Me

till home has lost its way

They gonna torment 

us 

all night and day

Don’t 

look, look away

They hope you believe 

what they say

Eyes can’t be erased

evil wears a masked face

You took away 

You took away 

It won’t take my heart 

It won’t take my care

It won’t take heart 

I will care 

Believe me

I don’t break

I keep walking 

Pretending I’m brave

Believe me

I don’t break

I keep walking 

Pretending I’m brave

they take away

Believe me

I don’t break

I keep walking 

Pretending I’m brave

It won’t take my heart 

It won’t take my care

It won’t take heart 

I will care as



As Before

How do you believe

in God at your age

I need to believe

 that hell

awaits 

How is this Livin?’’

no This Ain’t

Is this Livin?’’

no This Ain’t

How do I believe

in God at my age pl

I need to believe that hell

awaits 

power protects power

power will kick you in the face

just give me some flowers

to mark the brave 

How is this Livin?’’

no This Ain’t

Is this Livin?’’

no This Ain’t

as before the same 

Life Stinks

Wanna stay with him

he’s my space captain

Ready set let’s go

I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know

He’s a Space Captain, 

I will follow him

or just make a note

I don’t know 3X

& we are just cogs

do our best to clog

survive by eating you

and you do that too

It makes me cry

It makes me sad

It makes me cry
this life it stinks so bad

It makes me cry

It makes me sad

It makes me cry
this life it stinks so bad

Pressing on my neck

that don’t really track

take in what you see

I don’t know 3X

Every breath I breath

it’s a poisoning

depends what you need

I don’t know 3x

It makes me cry

It makes me sad

It makes me cry
this life it stinks so bad

It makes me cry

It makes me sad

It makes me cry
this life it stinks so bad

that life it stinks

that life it stinks

that life it stinks

that life it stinks

The MATTER

What’s the matter with me?

It ain’t like I can breathe

When the storm clouds

Calm Down (then)

I’m gonna scream

What’s the matter with me?

It ain’t like I can breathe

When the storm clouds

Calm Down (then)

I’m gonna scream

Be quiet

Stay calm

Keep your eyes way down

get out on the street for me

stay inside

be free

Be quiet

Stay calm

Keep your eyes way down

get out on the street for me

stay inside

be free

What’s the matter with me?

It ain’t like I can breathe

When the storm clouds

They’re weeping out loud

wiping the gas off the street

All eyes on everyone one of them

All eyes on everyone one of them

Be quiet

Stay calm

Keep your eyes way down

get out on the street

stay inside

Get free

Be quiet

Stay calm

Keep your eyes way down

get out on the street for ne

stay inside

Get free

When the storm clouds

They’re weeping out loud

Gonna take what we grieve

What’s the matter with me?

It ain’t like I can breathe

When the storm clouds

Calm Down–Some Day

I’m gonna scream

I’m gonna scream

I’m gonna scream



Paradise

I could be young

I could be free

Ain’t that the way

It’s supposed to be

Every breath that I breathe

The steps that I see

All been laying out for me

punches I take

the blood on my face

my mother wipes it off

erase 
I want my paradise

I want my paradise

The children are empty

 so are the streets

look out on the world

covered in screams

There is a fear in my bones

and a shake in my hold

Cramp on bone 

you Call me home (Pause)

That's her hand on my face

her love  

can you 

HOLD and

radiate?

I want my paradise

I want my paradise

I want my paradise

You don’t know me that well

You just crowd out my space

I can no longer get to play

I don’t even get to play

Im as young as your son

I’m as young as he’ll be

STICKs + STONES

138.1 EbMinor

Red morning, down in dilly— hold on 

Racing to me, Racing to me

they still got em

bone on bone - send me home

Racing to me, Racing to me

violence has  a Pattern

Stick and Stones

ther chatter have a  Pattern

Stick and Stones

violence has  a Pattern

Stick and Stones

We won’t  be defeated

With these sticks and stones

Despair my cries

burning grief

Racing to me, Racing to me

I hope you can flee 

some where free, 

Racing to me, Racing to me

We won’t be defeated

With these sticks and stones

All of them cowards

and devils

Stick and Stones

Evils needs a coward

And fools who sleep

Stick and Stones

While They Sleep 

We don’t

Bang On Band Down

Sticks and Stones

bang on bang on bang in bang on

Don’t You WEEP

Mary, Don’t You Weep

That’s A Lasting Memory

Singing songs in a choir

held me up in misery

taking on your troubles

swallow up your fears

you can follow me

until you are here

Come and Love ME, Stay

Come and Love ME, Stay

Come and Love ME, Stay

Come and Love ME, Stay

I’ll be by your side

even when I am tired

I know you are afraid 

who wouldn’t be

Come and Love ME, Stay

Come and Love ME, Stay

Come and Love ME, Stay

Come and Love ME, Stay

every breath that you breathe, they won’t all be happy

every breath, that you breathe, they won’t all be happy

Cue

limbs off the wind

painting kites

here's my life

it aint mine 

finding windows

buried sand

if i was a lover i would

I take  your hand

Nobody’s fault but mine

swallowing time

Nobody’s fault but mine

swallowing time

winter being son

daughter 

summer go

and run

what you have 

stars under foot

bury hate

Make for good

Nobody’s fault but mine

swallowing time

Nobody’s fault but mine

swallowing time

sorry i lost it

and cried and screamed

and left you there without a dream

Will you forgive me

hope you’ll atleast 

forget  the feelings

that sink down deep

Nobody’s fault but mine

swallowing time

Nobody’s fault but mine

swallowing time

(photo to the right - Andry Hardman (C))

DREAMS GO (2025)

Car Lines

When she’s crying, she cries

just to speak

They’ll be no hope, no hope

for peace

You’re only afraid

You’re afraid to die

Still calls out mother

Beg to find

When she’s crying, she cries

just to speak

They’ll be no hope, no hope

for peace

Changing doors

Rocking back and forth

Across small towns

Escape her in the dark

Paralyzing car lines

Drive but not 

Paralyzing car lines

You drive, but not

When she’s crying, she cries

just to speak

They’ll be no hope, no hope

He hold her down

Waist sweat forms

Paralyzing car lines

They drive but not

Explains her life

& Where she’s from

It made her crazy

but not like for fun

When she’s crying, she cries

just to speak

+++++++++

you don’t know me anymore

When I am burning down your door

effacing to the clouds

screaming out loud, screaming out loud

Wound Up

Wound up

Letting you down

It’s the way I’m made

The way I‘m bound

I know your spark

I let it go dark

To see me smile

And scorn at my time

Does he hate me

Do I like that too?

Yet we remain, how could we stay?

Drowning in the blue

And the fog is thick and we can’t see

Over the mess we made

And I’ll clean it up

And hold it over your head

Should I try if I can’t forgive

Wound up

Letting you down

It’s the way I’m made

The way I‘m bound

Wound up

Letting you down

It’s the way I’m made

The way I‘m bound

Drive me under

And over there

You pick me, and drop me down

We ain’t got nothing to do with someone

If we ain’t got no one here

Should I try if I can’t forgive

Should I try

Wound up

Letting you down

It’s the way I’m made

The way I‘m bound

Wound up

Letting you down

It’s the way I’m made

The way I‘m bound

Wound up

Letting you down

It’s the way I’m made

The way I‘m bound


Revival

Just let me leave you

The way we are

It's not unlike me to beg

It's gonna take some 

Take way the feel

& dis-Convince you I’m the one  

Just let me leave you

And let me free

I need to hurt someone’s

Great held belief

Say I'm a victim

Or I led you long

Would you believe me

When I tell you I was wrong?

Revival or return

Revival or return

Revival or return

Just me leave you

And let me go

To cut the circle

I’m back living on my own

The flowers blooming when

I hear your name

At least that sounds right 

when I’m drinking

The setting sun will make me miss your eyes

When all our words were lost in dreams that would not 

die

Revival or return

Revival or return

Just let me love you…the way I do

Your fast and slow on what we could have been

I see your love in colors

Reminds me of him

The one you used to be

That held me 

And would let me in

Revival or return

Revival or return

Just let me love the way I do

Just let me love you the way I do

The way I do

Creepin’
A lil’ flame burns in my skin

It’s burning out, it’s burning out for him

I squeeze every moment through

The way it was, the way it was with you

Touching silence, saving face

Just turn me off, turn me off away

Hey…

Quiet so it leaves me

But the shadow keep on creepin’

Quiet so it leaves me

But your shadow keep on creepin’

Bodies rubbing in the glass

I’ll make it last, make it last

Got accustomed to 

My needs being met

Why bother anymore

We’re more than through

I was more to you

Than you… could

Quiet so it leaves me

But the shadow keep on creepin’

Quiet so it leaves me

But your shadow keep on creepin’

You’re creepin, You’re creepin

Quiet so it leaves me

And your shadow keeps on creepin’

Quiet so it leaves me

And your shadow keeps on creepin’

You’re creepin’, You’re creepin’

Baby



Wasted Me

I like your number

Gracing me

Absorbing it

Abiding quicker

See you waving in

Turn babe

You keep speaking on

The drugs move with her

Stop

Call it out

How I pray for you

Can’t touch or lick her

You’ll beg to be

Boy ridder

Your hands in place

Stand in hole

Hold the line

Wasted to me

You wasted me

I like your number

Lay it on

The past rain

Like something you said

It talks a lot

Wherever we go

In rivers dark 

the weight of it all

You wasted me

You wasted me

The lace remains on seam

You know you wasted me

n-Kick ‘em in the head

Inconsequential thread

You gnash your little teeth 

Inside in the bed 

The bed we sleep

And when he stays too long

I kick him to the lawn

How dare he comes on strong

So flippant….

So flippant..

So flippant.

You wasted me

You know you wasted me

I like your number

Oh it's great to me

Your pants hang long

Kicking up the mud

You’re wary and wild

Those sad eyes

I am begging you now

To rip it off my skin


Li5a

(It's only a matter

Of time 

Everything we love is gonna start to die)

It's only a matter

Of time 

Everything we love is gonna start to die

It's only a matter

Of time 

Till all we love has gone and died

It’s only a matter of time 

Till all we love has died

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

And when you break me in… two

I said someday I’ll be on the floor

With you

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

And when you cry

I tell you to―- go―― on &

Let it all pour out

So you don’t hold, only to bore in 

Question if I should be the one

to tell you

The darkest secret that I still

Hold 

From you

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least we tried

At least I tried

At least I tried 

At least I tried


She Knows Me

Now, I believe you when you say

I don’t test your love that way

We only started 

The life

And we barely any time left alive

I never asked him where he’s been

Out finding what I can’t give

Now I believe you when you say

I don’t test your love that way

She knows me

Before

She knows me

Apart 

I told him please let me lie

Cuz I had my fill of goodbyes

And I don’t cry

Hold that baby off the ground

Take, take every flower that comes

I don’t test your love that way

She knows me

Every part 

She knows me

Every start

Dreams Go

Where do your dreams go

It's hard to explain

when I close my eyes 

my dreams don’t stay

I don’t waste my time

on wishes and hopes

I do what I can

till I can’t do no more and 

collapse with the sun

Baby when the sun 

has set on me

yours will be the last breath that I see

Only taste the  things I couldn’t be

Only see the stars I couldn’t reach

When I lay up on at night

I gasp for air

I don’t feel right

to own a thing 

to love at all

for you

Where does your love go,

when I go away

when you’re not around me

your love doesn’t stay

I dream about ending

the way I will go

Your touch is delay

Your touch is delay I feel so alone

Baby when the sun has set on me

yours will be the last breath that I see

Only taste the  things I couldn’t be

Only see the stars I couldn’t reach

What do you want, what do you need it?

Be all for you I can’t 

What do you want, what do you need it?

Be all for you I can’t 

What do you want, what do you need it?

Be all for you I can’t 

What do you want, what do you need it?