kill me while I`m still alive(Arnold Melleby, 05.31.2025)

running from alley to alley

nosebleeding in the gutter

running, stumbling, falling and crawling

it`s the name of the game

no matter what you do

you tend to end up in the same way

on the very same spot

game over or is it

who made the rules only to brake them

it`s all the same to you and I

first they make up the words

then catch you in the spell of them

read you your rights

your last ones as it turns out

well, there is no other

so the story was told

there is no other

and there will never be another

there`s a man in the mirror

please go away

I never wanted to see you

nor ever wanted to be you

don`t you bare no shame

why don`t you

kill me while I`m still alive

I am breathing like a strung out horse

strong, fueled up and ready 

this is the time to go

this is the way to go

kill me while I`m still alive

why don`t you

kill me while I`m still alive

I am breathing like a strung out horse

strong, fueled up and ready 

this is the time to go

this is the way to go

kill me while I`m still alive

patriot heart(Arnold Melleby, 03.23.2025)

there were tremors

there were bonds broken

leaves on the ground found

that never fell 

from any of the trees around

can you smell the change in the air

can you taste the change in the ground below

your patriot heart 

has taken a beating

a hell of a wind

has blown away 

values built up

over decades of decensy

all vanished

before the inc was dry

your patriot heart 

is far from beating

at it`s regular pace

your patriot heart

is fucked up

I hear cries

out in the night

fearing the same neighbourhood

used to be safe and sound

now they`re living in fear

`cause, half the people have changed

the freedom you based it all on

as it seems, is all but gone

and the creatures that once were fought

by all means possible

all of a sudden

are your friends

your patriot heart 

has taken a beating

a hell of a wind

has blown away 

values built up

over decades of decensy

all vanished

before the inc was dry

your patriot heart 

is far from beating

at it`s regular pace

your patriot heart

is fucked up

your patriot heart 

has taken a beating

a hell of a wind

has blown away 

values built up

over decades of decensy

all vanished

before the inc was dry

your patriot heart 

is far from beating

at it`s regular pace

your patriot heart

is fucked up

for ever

long live the king(Arnold Melleby, 03.25.2025)

so you saw and read a sign

that I did not read

or did not send

the message sent

and probably received

I don`t know

and probably never will

you had it all

and gave it all away

just to see an angel 

fly away

was it worth it

she don`t know her way

back home any time soon

and time moves on

there were signs along the highway

littered streets and roads 

from Tupelo Mississippi

to Memphis Tennessee

I saw it all

the king is still alive

long live the king

so, there we were

and that`s where we`re at

can`t be making no excuses no more

I`m here and you`re not

let`s take it to another level

and take the stairs

the elevator is jammed

long live the king

he was there

to greet you at the gate

once in

no way out

he had it all

and gave it all

to you

long live the king

long live the king

he was there

to greet you at the gate

once in

no way out

he had it all

and gave it all

to you

long live the king

the devil`s in the blues(Arnold Melleby, 02.23.2025)

hey, hey, hey

are we going on yet another journey

are we going to ravish yet another nest

hell yeah

this is the way to live 

for a man who knows nothing 

nothing but the lonely road

I`ll saddle up my pack of deamons

they always seem to agree

as I light up my first

as I watch the darkness

leave at last

the morning`s on my way

the devil`s in the blues

of a lonely highwayman

follow his trail

and you may get lost

get lost

and you may find his trail

smoke the weed 

growing along the milemarkers

get high before you reach any mountain ahead

trust the long-haulers giving you the space

to get on by between the lanes

flashing their lights

when it`s safe to pull up in front

the journey is in the journey itself

reaching the goal, the destination

is not of the essence at all

as the journey itself is the goal

a honky tonk angel is on the way

make room for a rebel yell

the devil`s in the blues

of a lonely highwayman

follow his trail

and you may get lost

get lost

and you may find his trail

the devil`s in the blues

of a lonely highwayman

follow his trail

and you may get lost

get lost

and you may find his trail

I got out, to get in(Arnold Melleby, 02.22.2025)

I always rode on

roads less traveled

to meet the likes of someone

like you

I always prefered

to stare at the moon 

rather than into

the blue eyes of the likes of someone like you

I got out

to get in

just to see your face again

the morning came

I found my horse

and rode along

the ancient trails

my forefathers rode for me

along with my foremothers 

feeling at home

no matter how foreign the landscape may be

anyhow

I got out

to get in

just to see your face again

I had it all in the palm of my hand

but I got out

to get in

just to see your face again

hands are given

hands are taken

luck is brought

luck is taken

justice rules

and justice is 

blindfolded

by the hands of others   

I got out

to get in

just to see your face again

I had it all in the palm of my hand

but I got out

to get in

just to see your face again

love never took a longer road

to make her ends meet

but here we are

and by the way

do you feel

enough

to stay

I got out

to get in

regardlessly(Arnold Melleby, 02.21.2025)

 

a wild child from birth

had a hard time

to find the rhythm

to find the beat

to find the groove

couldn`t follow the white rabbitt

if your life depended on it

the tempest aleste

flew by you

just like the bullets 

hitting someone else

regardlessly

giving

for the sake of receiving

is the moral of love

but in a mirror

it`s an ultimate sin

the undertaker

geared up in overdrive

going forward 

in the opposite lane

consuming your headlights

regardlessly

with or without

any gods hailed by humanity

you`ll still bleed to death

regardlessly

if it hits you

where it really hurts

won`t you

regardlessly

peppermint dreams(Arnold Melleby, 02.14.2025)

 

headlights on

driving on roads

never driven before

as the cigarette in the ashtray

embers on

I`m not making any turns tonight

gotta go all the way

I gotta

go all the way

my drowsy head

between passing cars and trucks

headlights and taillights

eyes drying out

will I make it or not

before sunrise

only the darkness can tell

drifting in and out

of peppermint dreams

drifting in and out

as the tank nears emptiness

it`s time to fuel the soul as well

gobbling on 

whatever`s wrapped in plastic

even the devil can tell

what`s good or bad

back in my choice of ride

the road is still open wide

swallowing the miles

like a killer whale on the prowl

making waves on the tarmac

in the wake you cannot hide

drifting in and out

of peppermint dreams

drifting in and out

of peppermint dreams

will I get there

or will I doom

come sunset

come to me

drifting in and out

of peppermint dreams

drifting in and out

of peppermint dreams

will I get there

or will I doom

come sunset

come to me

the roses won`t bloom early this year(Arnold Melleby, 02.13.2025)

mother earth

mother you

oh, mother

how much 

do you have to

endure

seasons come

seasons go

the leaves 

keep falling

giving life

the year after

but there`s a feeling

something different

rules the voices 

of the birds, trees and landscape

there`s a feeling

of unease 

in the air

 the roses won`t bloom early this year

 

32(Arnold Melleby, 01.31.2025)

how can you waste away

when I love you

how dare you

when you know I love you

there`s no heaven up there

it`s right here

turn the blind eye

and look in another direction

so selfishly

once you were gone

that`s all we were

just a bunch

of blind eyes

with the needle as your compass

it took you nowhere further

than the next fix

to keep you healthy

to keep you normal

to cope

leaving us

at a grave

a tombstone 

and the flowers

that your friends

and family

leave

as the flower 

you were

when you left 

us

way too early

a shot in your veins

cleared the way

for your untimely death

32

rest in peace, beloved brother

tears

endlessly(Arnold Melleby, 01.31.2025)

centuries ago

I made a commitment

to not fear the sky

centuries ago

I made a commitment

not to fear the ocean

centuries ago

I became a man

out of an eagles nest

I tore the sky apart

and landed on an island

surrounded by endless oceans

called earth

then you came along

gave it all meaning

then you came along

and it all made sense

endlessly

love deserves respect

and love will give back

tenfold at the least

endlessly

endlessly

endlessly

the vault 

delets the vacum 

created at birth

the vault will store

all your secrets

and will nourish you

when in need

endlessly

love deserves respect

and love will give back

tenfold at the least

endlessly

endlessly

endlessly

endlessly

love deserves respect

and love will give back

tenfold at the least

endlessly

endlessly

endlessly

ragnarok(Arnold Melleby, 30.01.2025)

spring came early this year

setting off the wildfires earlier than usual

a genocide hallucination in the making

right in front of our eyes

something out of control

an epic ragnarok

as the paintings 

on our walls are melting away

and an avalanche of emotions

will cross the minds of the ones 

who will be left behind

in this epic ragnarok

in the meantime

I`m watching dancing turtles on my rooftop

eyes open wide

to the sound of a mushroom yell

breaking the spell

once and for all

can`t anyone tell

this world`s going to hell

evil came to town

and was highly recommended

blindfolding the seeing

and chasing the blind out in the streets

my values are highly valued

scorpions and venemous snakes love me

it`s 4 AM

and I`m still shaking

it`s 5 AM

and I`m still up

it`s 6 AM

and I`m still down

to just about anything

what time is it?

in the meantime

I`m watching dancing turtles on my rooftop

eyes open wide

to the sound of a mushroom yell

breaking the spell

once and for all

can`t anyone tell

this world`s going to hell

in the meantime

I`m watching dancing turtles on my rooftop

eyes open wide

to the sound of a mushroom yell

breaking the spell

once and for all

can`t anyone tell

this world`s going to hell

ragnarok

promised land(Arnold Melleby, 01.18.2025)

here I am

open wide

here I am

tryin` to see

through the darkness

through the pain

away from your paranoia

and to your promised land

wherever it may be

I want you to take me there

my soul belongs in a place

where my heart beats 

effortlessly 

to the sound of the waves

of an ocean

we may have crossed

so tell me

please tell me

where are we going 

to go

I do not know

as of yet

away from the plastic

wrapped around 

our bare neccesities 

is it really neccesary 

to live in a world

slowly

strangling itself

slowly but surely

wherever it may be

I want you to take me there

my soul belongs in a place

where my heart beats 

effortlessly 

to the sound of the waves

of an ocean

we may have crossed

slowly but surely

wherever it may be

I want you to take me there

my soul belongs in a place

where my heart beats 

effortlessly 

to the sound of the waves

of an ocean

we may have crossed

kiss of death(Arnold Melleby, 01.14.2025)

words to remember

to destroy 

closed off

interceptive 

kiss of death 

scarlett meets blue 

kiss of death

scarlett turns blue

kiss of death

it`s not me, it`s you

gotta think your way through

before you do

what you`re not supposed to

born

but what for

breathing 

but, from whom

are you stealing

air from

kiss of death 

scarlett meets blue 

kiss of death

scarlett turns blue

kiss of death

pages turn

and you are not 

mentioned in any

apart from a few

the ones that 

didn`t matter

kiss of death 

scarlett meets blue 

kiss of death

scarlett turns blue

kiss of death

kiss of death 

scarlett meets blue 

kiss of death

scarlett turns blue

kiss of death

a fire

but no desire

it`s up to you(Arnold Melleby, 01.04.2025)

there you have it

again and again

don`t you ever get tired of winning

same victory every day

the only change being

the clouds in the sky

would you like to walk a mile or two

in someone elses shoes

for a change

just to deal

with you

would it make a difference

seeing you in a different light

for the sake of the shadows

that seem to follow you around

everywhere you go

you don`t know who they are

maybe it`s time to turn around

to see what they`re all about

and cut your apron string

once and for all

your stocks are falling

your net worth on every level seem to devalue

I wonder what`s going on

is you empire at stake

is there a heart in the middle

that has something to say

is there a heart in the middle 

that has a voice

the summers passed one by one

and the memories got lost

the winter storms 

erased every trace

of what could have been

there you have it

or not

it`s up to you

hello(Arnold Melleby, 01.03.2025)

hello

is there anyone out there

worth saving

hello

is there anyone out there

who wants to be saved

a lost and found

to be discovered again

ten thousand years from now

the leaves hitting the ground

may be the last ones we see

in a while

as humanity licks its wounds

you`ll see me in the last mirror standing, saying

here`s looking at you, kid

before I turn my back on you

and vanish into thin air

you`re on you`re own again

you may think 

there are gods and religions out there

to save you

the answer is not

just like the gods and any religion

invented by mankind

mother nature is the only one

capable of reinventing herself

reinventing you and I

as far as the likes of us

all roaming the earth

we will feed off of each other again

as the curtain is called

once again

for all

karma(Arnold Melleby, 12.16.2024)

you may try

but you cannot hide

the time is now

and your past has caught up

the damage done

chewing ferociously on your tail

getting closer to your core

for every step you take

to avoid the avoidable

your karma is catching up

whether you like it or not

the faster you run

the faster it will catch up with you

why don`t you just stop

look around 

and welcome responsibility

watch it suck out your soul 

only to spit it out again

pay your dues

and karma will let you move on 

a lesson learned 

a whisper in the night

to send you off, once again

karma whispers

never shouts

please don`t come back

1349(Arnold Melleby, 12.15.2024)

sin me, bin me

don`t let me out

if you hear my story

you won`t 

be able to tell it to another living

soul

1349

1349

1349

1349

1349

1349

dark clouds

not dark enough

to give darkness

a name

and no religion

real enough to save us

from the avalanche

killing the beast

from within

leaving the light out

for no one

to be seen

sin me, bin me

don`t let me out

if you hear my story

you won`t 

be able to tell it to another living

soul

1349

1349

1349

1349

1349

1349

for dust you are

and from dust 

you shall not return

1349

let the moon rise(Arnold Melleby, 12.08.2024)

it`s gonna be alright

it`s gonna be alright

it`s gonna be alright

in the end

let the moon rise

let the moon rise

let the moon rise

riding the snake

untill the snake was

no more

exploring and crossing 

poetic boundries along the way

ending a demise

rebuilding a soul

left out to die

a wanted man

unwanted by himself

let the children play

let the moon rise

let the moon rise

let the moon rise

and let the sun in

in the morning 

the lizzard king

found his peace

in the end

an angel with dirty wings(Arnold Melleby, 12.07.2024)

I had time to kill

and you had a licence to thrill

leaving nothing to waste

you sure gave me a taste

I didn`t have to pretend

you were always 

around the next bend

to please me

untill you gave in

to the ultimate sin

you let the devil in

you let the devil in

yes, you let the devil in

an angel with dirty wings

you turned out to be

an angel with dirty wings

you always were

an angel with dirty wings

as we`ve all grown to learn

the aging process

starts the minute we`re born

the difference being

you decided to speed up the process

and ground yourself

as literary 

as the meaning of these words

are spoken

an angel with dirty wings

you turned out to be

an angel with dirty wings

you always were

an angel with dirty wings

an angel with dirty wings

you turned out to be

an angel with dirty wings

you always were

an angel with dirty wings

the black doves are calling(Arnold Mellleby, 12.01.2024)

to gain your trust

I have to travel 

twice the distance

making twice the journey

just to see you smile

one more time

not even if you took the louis out of louisiana

there would still be a river bed for me to crawl up on

to see you smile

one more time

the black doves are calling

the black doves are calling

the black doves are calling

calling out your name

and your little black heart

the time has come

and you cannot be late

the river fooled me once

but it won`t fool me again

this time I`m ahead of  the waves, currents and gators

on shore, undetected and unharmed 

armed with nothing but love and a beating heart

beating for you

the sun has left the sky

the sand from the riverbed sticks to my skin

cold, naked and confused

will I get outta this alive

and first and foremost

where the hell are you

the black doves are calling

the black doves are calling

the black doves are calling

calling out your name

and your little black heart

the time has come

and you cannot be late

the black doves are calling

the black doves are calling

the black doves are calling

calling out your name

and your little black heart

the time has come

and you cannot be late

as darkness consumes me

and everything around me

I can smell genocide

all the way from here to eternity

an eternity you and I won`t be a part of

together

as the river takes me down the stream

the black doves are calling

the black doves are calling

the black doves are calling

calling out your name

and your little black heart

the time has come

and you cannot be late

the black doves are calling

the black doves are calling

the black doves are calling

calling out your name

and your little black heart

the time has come

and you cannot be late

you were too late

mulholland drive(Arnold Melleby, 11.30.2024)

did you

did you ever

see me

as I was passing by

were you running for cover

or just trying to avoid me

as I pulled over and opened my door

wide open

for you

I drove on

mulholland drive

matching the curves

indeed is an understatement

mulholland drive

puts you on heavy rotation

in a mind giving in

to the wonders of you

mulholland drive

there`s a time to remember

and there`s a time to forget

don`t leave me another smile

only to find out 

it`s just another mask

you leave behind

for me to cry in front of

did you

did you ever

see me

as I was passing by

were you running for cover

or just trying to avoid me

as I pulled over and opened my door

wide open

for you

I drove on

mulholland drive

matching the curves

indeed is an understatement

mulholland drive

puts you on heavy rotation

in a mind giving in

to the wonders of you

mulholland drive

it would be better

to feel again

if it walks alone

it really walks alone

love has nowhere to go

unless there`s a connection made

to let it happen

and happen for a reason

love

mulholland drive

matching the curves

indeed is an understatement

mulholland drive

puts you on heavy rotation

in a mind giving in

to the wonders of you

mulholland drive

mulholland drive

special enough(Arnold Melleby, 11.17.24)

here I am

and you are not

I breathe

but you do not

how can I let you sleep

when all I feel

is diversion

the victim being

love

and love alone

defenceless

back to back

with eternity

I feel

and you do not

the cold is a preserver

of these feelings

I`d like to

rid myself of

I was born

to breathe

and feel the love

given

but now there`s nothing

am I

special enough

for you

I wonder

should I let it all go

and let the scavengers 

have it all

`cause 

that`s all I have left

let the scavengers dig in

and leave me stranded

between eternity

and forever

I guess time has left me

and I guess

I`ll never catch up

I wasn`t special enough

you are special(Arnold Melleby, 11.16.24)

to gain your trust

to let me see you smile

just one more time

would make it

be worthwhile

wouldn`t it be better

to feel again

after all this time

wouldn`t it be better

if it all was worthwhile

if you walk alone

you walk alone

and I know you know

you`ve walked a mile or two

on your own

you always said

betray me once

and we`ll never speak again

does the silence

ever bother you

you are special

not only to me

do you remember(Arnold Melleby, 11.08.2024)

do you remember how things used to be

breaking all the rules

and creating new ones on the way

remember

always remember

we had something

gave something

for others to live by

turning pages

never looking back

the leaders of the pack

never do

greasy hair

sweaty palms

smelly leather 

worn longer than a fortnight

here we come

and we`re not going anywhere

until you`re all gone

turning pages

never looking back

the leaders of the pack

never do

wild horses were sent to stop us

all they did was run away

one look was all it took

we had it all

the look, the size and the intimidation 

of giants

ready to conquer the world

do you remember how things used to be

breaking all the rules

and creating new ones on the way

remember

always remember

we had something

gave something

for others to live by

turning pages

never looking back

the leaders of the pack

never do

I don`t want to be that strong(Arnold Melleby, 11.08.2024)

 

you left the room and it got dark

without anyone shutting the light off

your shadow still glowing

your scent still perfuming the air

although it`s been ages 

since you left

as it`s been said time and time again

pain makes you stronger

but, I don`t want to be that strong

I don`t want to be that strong

no, I don`t want to be that strong

I`ve been through enough

and am strong enough

as it is

how are you doing

how am I doing

I don`t know

I am still living

in your past

watching days go by

in the twilight of my mind

you left the room and it got dark

without anyone shutting the light off

your shadow still glowing

your scent still perfuming the air

although it`s been ages 

since you left

as it`s been said time and time again

pain makes you stronger

but, I don`t want to be that strong

I don`t want to be that strong

no, I don`t want to be that strong

I`ve been through enough

and am strong enough

as it is

the last words ever spoken

may come sooner than later

the lost worlds will never return

only to haunt you

only to give your life more challenges

making it even harder to cope

as it`s been said time and time again

pain makes you stronger

but, I don`t want to be that strong

I don`t want to be that strong

no, I don`t want to be that strong

I`ve been through enough

and am strong enough

as it is

as it`s been said time and time again

pain makes you stronger

but, I don`t want to be that strong

I don`t want to be that strong

no, I don`t want to be that strong

I`ve been through enough

and am strong enough

as it is

Inspired by a few of the words spoken in a conversation between my friend T. Johansen and myself earlier today

sleep on, sleep on(Arnold Melleby, 11.07.2024)

all you ever wanted to be

was to remain a lost case

while your heart was crying tears

it never had

drained by an unforgiving drought 

for all but love

the last color on your canvas

has dried and reveals the context

of something complexed

but yet as simple as the easiest mathematical problem

if you`re not seen

one and one won`t equal two

sleep on

sleep on

let the wings of forever

take you to a much better place

sleep on

sleep on

sleep on beautiful

may the butterflies lead you home

a promissory note written on your life

to take you out of the raving fires  

raging your mind, body an precious soul

never set you free and just made it worse

time upon time the light came and the left

until the light never shone again

sleep on

sleep on

let the wings of forever

take you to a much better place

sleep on

sleep on

sleep on beautiful

may the butterflies lead you home

sleep on

sleep on

let the wings of forever

take you to a much better place

sleep on

sleep on

sleep on beautiful

may the butterflies lead you home

sleep on

sleep on

here`s to the day

we`ll meet again

warped at sunrise, dead at dawn(Arnold Melleby, 10.20.2024)

 

he was a skinny ass lawyer

with a fat wallet

married to his high-school sweetheart

she hung herself in her push-up bra

they were huge, alright

her self esteem not

still working on his first billion

waking up one morning

to an awesome day

feeling

the eagle hasn`t landed yet

still with a boner

from last nights blue pills

in excess, as the norm

and not the exception

a ceramic soul

in a digital suicide

sick as a dog

pushing merchandise

digging into an Amercian pulp

gone to far

working all day

working all night

what else is left to share

apeart from the dreams

while asleep

and do it all over again

tomorrow

warped at sunrise

dead at dawn

father to son(10.04.2024)

breaking in, is hard to do

breaking up, is easy

what happens in between

all of a sudden

makes no sense to me

the river ran dry

long before

my feet got wet

do you

or do you not

ever listen

even if words are not spoken

a face can tell it all

just by looking at it

once in a while

take a deep, deep breath

release all the anger inside

and fly away

become that eagle

ruling the sky

above

son

bring it on

tell me story

I haven`t told you

tell it to me now

cut open the flesh

and let it all out

and become a man 

and land

like the onlookers

have never ever

seen before

make`m bow

tear down the walls

become the legend

you were born to be

when I make you laugh, you make me cry(Arnold Melleby, 09.22.2024)

remember to forget

if you have a memory

forget this

if it makes any sense

any sense at all

mountains are meant to be climbed, conquered and put back down on the ground

just like love can not hide

rivers running through her soul

when I make you laugh

you make me cry

if it makes any sense

any sense at all

just like the sky always looks down on us

there ain`t nothing between us

that love can hide

and that`s why

when I make you laugh

you make me cry

as memory forgot to forget

I am wondering

have you gotten there yet?

and that`s why

when I make you laugh

you make me cry

accidents happen for a reason

good fortune does not

a lonesome flower in a field of other peoples dreams(Arnold Melleby, 09.19.2024)

 a lonesome flower in a field of other peoples dreams(Arnold Melleby, 09.19.2024)

flood me

so I can come up, and breathe

wake up, morning star

the devil`s treat

comes through easy venom

a little bite

is all it takes

dressed in nothing but a cigarette

lit up by the moon

draped in a sky as it has never been seen

by others

apart from the ones

that ended up in a shallow grave

far away from Texas

a lonesome flower in a field of other peoples dreams

is what I am

a lonesome flower in a field of other peoples dreams

is what I have become

I ain`t no crowd-pleaser

but little do they know

I slowly died that night

they all went home

smiles on their faces

while I went back out

and let the devil in

always and forever

sounds great from afar

and impossible to unlove

I had time to kill

and you had a licence to thrill

leaving nothing to waste

you sure gave me a taste

a lonesome flower in a field of other peoples dreams

is what I am

a lonesome flower in a field of other peoples dreams

is what I have become

a lonesome flower in a field of other peoples dreams

is what I am

a lonesome flower in a field of other peoples dreams

is what I have become

I still feel that I should have the last word

I am here forever

everyone else

is here on borrowed time

next time you see a lonesome flower

on an open field

that flower

may be me

borrowed time(Arnold Melleby, 07.13.2024)

if you let the devil in

you`ll die a slow death

if you let his nemesis in

the same

the latter years

I am here forever

you are here

on borrowed time

another full moon

another goodbye

what you`ve been smokin`

is none of my business

but I can 

and will defend myself

if I have to

if is called for

the latter years

I am here forever

you are here

on borrowed time

the latter years

I am here forever

you are here

on borrowed time

david bowie got it right

you got it wrong

norwegian stallion(Arnold Melleby, 06.30.2024)

mess with me

and I`ll mess with you

only difference is

you won`t be messin`

with me no more

but I have been waiting

waiting for you to call me

no sign of life there

but if I ever wanted to hit rock bottom

the bottom would be you

preaching to the devil

you`re probably better off

just shutting up

can`t see any reason

why you`d disagree

norwegian stallion

wherever the road takes me

bye, bye

see you never

you were a little bit pregnant 

I was a little bit stoned

three feathers never made no bird

but you still flew away

I stayed

norwegian stallion

wherever the road takes me

bye, bye

see you never

the words rang out

in my head

you stole my heart

and never gave it back

in the spur of the moment

butterflies flew

then the new got old

you kissed the sky

long before we ever said goodbye

to be in it

to win it

what difference does it make

norwegian stallion

wherever the road takes me

bye, bye

see you never

the words rang out

in my head

norwegian stallion

wherever the road takes me

bye, bye

see you never

when you can`t love back

the heart dries out

long before the rain comes

a norwegian stallion

just ran away

our first love(Arnold Melleby, 05.18.2024)

nature was our first love

let`s make it our last

screaming over her horizon

come get me

come get me fast

there won`t be no funeral

there won`t be no thirst

no battles on who conquered 

no battles on who came where first

nature never ages

it evolves

the minute you are born

the aging process starts

and you slowly start dying

cell by cell

nature was our first love

let`s make it our last

screaming over her horizon

come get me

come get me fast

so how are we 

born in a flash in history

ending everything

in the same flash

no pictures to tell

wiped out by progressing humanity

nature was our first love

let`s make it our last

screaming over her horizon

come get me

come get me fast

nature was our first love

let`s make it our last

screaming over her horizon

come get me

come get me fast

our first love

higher power(Arnold Melleby, 05.18.2024)

so you had your ups and downs

you had your share of tears

and laughter too

but easier forgotten

when all comes to and end

curtains drawn

letting no one in

no light let out

escaping the darkness

of a mind set free

you are

a beautiful being

there is no doubt

you are one of not many

to cross my path

so you had your ups and downs

you had your share of tears

and laughter too

but easier forgotten

when all comes to and end

no need to look for a higher power

the higher power is you

I was the the third man on the moon

and I`m happy about that

I never had the need or desire

to be the first

no need to look for a higher power

the higher power is you

the higher power is you

no matter how they put it

the higher power is you

no matter how they judge you

never let them break you

never let them take you

the higher power is you

no need to look for a higher power

the higher power is you

no need to look for a higher power

the higher power is you

no need to look for a higher power

the higher power is you

get me outta here(Arnold Melleby, 04.26.2024)

I did you no harm

I did what I thought was best

for the both of us

I did what I thought was best

for you

dig it

do you get my drift

do you know, 

where I`m comin` from

honey bee

get me outta here

the grass is always greener

on the other side

a vodoo nest

got the worst of me

get me outta here

get me outta here

get me outta here

just get me outta here

with steel to trust

and soft spines

crying for a reunion

there`s nothing but dust

turning the lust to crust

I did you no harm

I did what I thought was best

for the both of us

I did what I thought was best

for you

get me outta here

the grass is always greener

on the other side

a vodoo nest

got the worst of me

get me outta here

get me outta here

get me outta here

just get me outta here

for heavens sake

I am the needle in the haystack(Arnold Melleby, 04.03.2024)

listen to the chorus

can you hear it

singing our song

yeah

I need to be in motion

but you make my time stand still

you have your thrills

and I sure do have mine

tune in or I`ll tune out

there`s a lunar surface

and then there`s the lush landscape

the lush oasis of mine

remember

I am the needle in the haystack

you are looking for

in lack of words

and action that do not deserve them

I see evidence of something

I do not want to see

I do not deserve 

this is my life

this is my time

that you are trying to steal

the clock keeps ticking

dear powers above my understanding

am I doing the right thing

I`ve seen and heard things I never should have

dear powers of the above

I am trying to get through to you

are you there

is there a reason 

there`s all but echoes I hear

I need to be in motion

but you make my time stand still

you have your thrills

and I sure have mine

tune in or I`ll tune out

there`s a lunar surface

and then there`s the lush landscape

the lush oasis of mine

remember

I am the needle in the haystack

you are looking for

  

dödsangst(Arnold Melleby, 03.24.2024)

I came to conquer

I came for greed

I came to release

the prisoner within you

I came for you

dödsangst

dödsangst

dödsangst

a semi truck

collided in my yard

my head is stuck

between forever and a jar

dödsangst

dödsangst

dödsangst

I came to conquer

I came for greed

I came to conquer

I came for greed

I came to conquer

I came for greed

dödsangst

dödsangst

dödsangst

dödsangst

dödsangst

dödsangst

I came to release

the prisoner within you

I came for you

salute maestro(Arnold Melleby, 03.24.2024)

there was a room

and then there was you

entering it

and there was you

owning it

a sweet smell of champagne

behind every step you made

turning the harshest land on earth

into an instant bloom

leaving the room heaving for air

salute maestro

salute maestro

salute maestro

my diabolical mistress

of love and death

can`t tell them apart

salute maestro

leading me into rooms

that I`ve never been

to oceans I`ve never crossed

sleeping beneath skies

I never knew existed

holding my head

when I`m down

giving me head

when I`m up

this is what I want

salute maestro

salute maestro

salute maestro

my diabolical mistress

of love and death

can`t tell them apart

salute maestro

salute maestro

salute maestro

salute maestro

my diabolical mistress

of love and death

can`t tell them apart

salute maestro

you had it all(Arnold Melleby, 03.24.2024)

I tried to reach you

but it was not for me to decide

when christmas was set to be this year

you had it all

and I had nothing

untill you came into the light

darkness had a short way out of it

and all I had to do

was to crawl in

and stay

it all makes sense

until sense makes no sense

any more

a father and son of lazarus, they say

turns out he was praying

as we all do

you had it all

and I had nothing

untill you came into the light

darkness had a short way out of it

and all I had to do

was to crawl in

and stay

hang around

just to hang around

sleeping to stay awake

as the evening fall

did you ever

hear my call

you had it all

and I had nothing

untill you came into the light

darkness had a short way out of it

and all I had to do

was to crawl in

and stay

you had it all

and I had nothing

untill you came into the light

darkness had a short way out of it

and all I had to do

was to crawl in

and stay

mess me up(Arnold Melleby, 03.23.2024)

I saw the boogie-man

way down in Tennessee

sitting on top of a drone

yelling come on, come on

tryin`to find a spot

to land

if love is a prison

you need to escape

before you go blind

you need to see

for yourself

don`t you know

for cryin` out in silence

come on, baby

mess me up

mess me up

like you never did before

mess me up

let the river

bend in your direction

find your way

find your isle

find your island

to find me

there`s no beauty

there`s no beast

just you and I

for cryin` out in silence

come on, baby

mess me up

mess me up

like you never did before

mess me up

love and promises made

ghosts and folklore companions

when their heads start to roll

their calls won`t be answered

no more

so, baby

mess me the fuck up

in the hole(Arnold Melleby, 02.26.2024)

feel me

I can`t feel you

where am I

where the hell are you

growling on a Frank Sinatra tune

selling out without getting paid

and definitely not getting laid

sheets burned and woman gone

laying you to rest

in nothing but charcoal 

arms burning 

as you lay your head

to rest

on burning coal

it`s allright

it`s allright

it`s hellish allright

see me 

I can`t see you

where am I

and where the hell are you

alrighty then

alrighty then

alrighty then

I dismiss

your abyss

you`re in the hole

feel me

I can`t feel you

where am I

where the hell are you

see me 

I can`t see you

where am I

and where the hell are you

in the hole 

in the hole 

in the hole 

in the hole 

in the hole 

kiitos, baby(Arnold Melleby, 02.24.2024)

kiitos baby

there`s no reason to hide

to hide

don`t know where to begin

don`t know where it`ll end

but there you are 

whenever I look your way

I can feel the rhythm of your soul

wherever I go

I can feel the rhythm of your soul

wherever I don`t 

kiistos, baby

for being the one

kiitos, baby

for being the one 

I cannot reach

for being the one

I cannot teach

how to get to me

kiitos baby

there`s no reason to hide

to hide

kiitos baby

there`s no reason to hide

to hide

kiitos baby

for being you

goodbye to a forest(Arnold Melleby, 02.24.2024)

they cut down all the trees

at ease

thought they could move on

once they were gone

naked hills drape the horizon

so hard to put your eyes on

when you know how it used to look

and all the lives it took

hail all the birds

hail the frogs

hail the snails

hail everything that vanished 

in silence

forever

the sound of branches

grinding together in a storm

the sound of a forest coming alive

protecting itself 

protecting an entire world living between its branches

and all the way down below its roots 

reaching ground water

no matter what happens above

naked hills drape the horizon

so hard to put your eyes on

when you know how it used to look

and all the lives it took

hail all the birds

hail the frogs

hail the snails

hail everything that vanished 

in silence

forever

goodbye to a forest

a skinless stack of bones(Arnold Melleby, 01.28.2024)

did you ever know

did you ever care

to breathe the same air

I brought into the room

for you to breathe

did you ever

care that I was there

for you

a skinless stack of bones

aiming my way

sets the undertone

demanding my attention

drifting away

across the bay

out of the way

come what may

a skinless stack of bones

a skinless stack of bones

a skinless stack of bones

lookin` my way

a skinless stack of bones

lookin` my way

did you ever know

did you ever care

to breathe the same air

I brought into the room

for you to breathe

did you ever

care that I was there

for you

a skinless stack of bones

a skinless stack of bones

a skinless stack of bones

lookin` my way

a skinless stack of bones

lookin` my way

in the poverty

of my wealth

a skinless stack of bones

a skinless stack of bones

a skinless stack of bones

lookin` my way

a skinless stack of bones

lookin` my way

darkness(Arnold Melleby, 01.23.2024)

unveiling a prince of darkness

the one you never thought 

could belong to you

a being you never knew

existed

a piano playing

in the backdrop

of a real facade turning fake

it all sounds lovely

until the layers are removed

one by one

did we really have it all

or did we both have issues

standing tall

looking above the window sill

to see what was going on

on the outside

a paranormal paranoia

making up

for sleepless nights

if I could turn back the clock

I`d turn it forward

hey, this is the way things go

around here

darkness

such a devine possession

if you have something to hide

the good side of my heart(Arnold Melleby, 01.23.2024)

a deamons head

caring for the ones

never cared for

is it right to say

he`s got a point

well I don`t know

I`m not quite there

gotta smell the sphere

turtles and diamonds

spread out on the beach

turtles knew why

but the diamonds just drowned

is this all it takes

to get it and what it`s worth

I don`t know

but I`ll stick it to the good side of my heart

tonight

a deamons head

caring for the ones

never cared for

is it right to say

he`s got a point

well I don`t know

I`m not quite there

gotta smell the sphere

turtles and diamonds

spread out on the beach

turtles knew why

but the diamonds just drowned

turtles and diamonds

spread out on the beach

turtles knew why

but the diamonds just drowned

the good side of my heart

is taking charge 

tonight

blah, blah, blah(Arnold Melleby, 01.22.2024)

when to belong

when to be lost

when to belong

to the sky

at any cost

cool and dark

is where I wanna be at

for now

smiling at you

as I drive by

your favorite place to be

waving as I pass

your beautiful smile

do you

or don`t you

count the good days

or just the mondays

as they unfold

I do not know

and I do not care

to find out

you gotta meet prepared

any day

any way

blah, blah, blah

the sun rose any way

that day

blah, blah, blah

the sun set any way

that day too

clouds drifting by

no stopping the rhythm

that keeps it all going

in the meantime

we`ll settle for blah, blah, blah

los angeles(Arnold Melleby, 01.22.2024)

blend in

if you can

blend out

if you can`t 

hey, tiger

did you miss the early morning call

don`t worry

no reason to get up

no reason to stand tall

I did it all for ya

blessed, troubled and in a bed full of roses

did you ever picture you in a setting like this

lies, desperation and all that goes with it put aside

this is what you get

a nest built

without a single, tender thought

from you

now,

where do we go from here

questions asked

answers never given

look what time is

gotta go somewhere else

don`t know where

but gotta go

a standard answer

that made LA

what it is

today

blend in

if you can

blend out

if you can`t 

hey, tiger

did you miss the early morning call

don`t worry

no reason to get up

no reason to stand tall

I did it all for ya

los angeles

space and time(Arnold Melleby, 01.17.2024)

a desert wind

is blowing through the air tonight 

a desert wind

is taking charge of the sphere tonight

blowing everyone and everything 

on the ground away

everything you`ve ever learned

just took on a different meaning

taking you back to places

you thought you`d never been

taking you back to places

you thought you`d never seen

just give me space and time

and we`ll be as fine

as forever

has paved our path

out for us

through space and time

If you had it all

I wouldn`t be anything

to you

if I had it all

you`d still be everything

to me

differences attract 

creating togetherness

leaving loneliness alone

just give me space and time

and we`ll be as fine

as forever

has paved our path

out for us

through space and time

space and time

and we`ll be fine

space and time

and we`ll be fine

space and time

and we`ll be fine

don`t mind if I do(Arnold Melleby, 01.17.2024)

doors open

doors close

in spite of the fact

some say

a wall is just another door

you go through in life

you say

care for a coffee

at a nearby cafè

I say

don`t mind if I do

the chat went on

coffee turned to wine

leaving the sheets of my bed

screaming for air

but it just wouldn`t be fair

to stop in time

to let the beast out of the room

you say

care for a wild ride

on my Harley

I say

don`t mind if I do

tight black leather

shades to match

smiling in my direction

as you pick me up

air cooled engine revving

between your legs

screaming for more of, everything

you say

care to sell me your soul

I`ll pay you with forever

I say

don`t mind if I do

bought, sold and paid for

is what I am

do you remember

what I was like before, then

do you remember

or has the hunger left you

looking for someone else

so I say

can I have a raincheck

the winds have changed and the sky is dark

you say

don`t mind if you do