the people(A.Melleby, 11.27.2015)

down the creek
through the bush
of the overgrown entrance
through the canyon
into the hidden valley

lives a people known as the people

while you`re
walking the streets
in a coma
waiting for
something to happen
in your life
I´ve got news for you
nothing´s ever
gonna happen
in your life
you´re taking up
someone else´s space
you´re breathing
someone else`s air

down the creek
through the bush
of the overgrown entrance
through the canyon
into the hidden valley

lives a people known as the people

hang around
and I´ll tell you more

they speak a language
unknown to man
never spoken
outside their valley
of habitation

then one day
someone from the other side
running from the law outside
crawled in through the canyon
into the arms of the people

he was one of us
tall as they come
but a child to them
protected and taken care of
no reason to escape

learning more
in an hour of captivation
than he had learned
his entire life in freedom
from another planet on earth

down the creek
through the bush
of the overgrown entrance
through the canyon
into the hidden valley

lives a people known as the people

hang around
and I´ll tell you more

more to come

rewarded(A.Melleby, 11.25.2015)

more beautiful than the word itself
as rare as they`ll ever come
the soprano sings out in the night
heard but not necessarily seen
by everyone

words of the ultimate passion
making even the most eager birds
rest their case for a while
getting carried away
can you hear her?

wait for the choir
wait for the grand finale
wait it out and you shall be rewarded

through burning forests
across any and all deserts
and submerged in the deepest volcano
is where you´ll find what you never knew
you were looking for

close your eyes
and you will see
the answers will arrive
before the questions arise
teach by knowing from now on

wait for the choir
wait for the grand finale
wait it out and you shall be rewarded

by the highest of notes
from a stage never ever seen before
sung by a voice sent from the above
beauty beyond belief
leaving you speechless
unable to catch a single breath
unable to move a single finger

wait for the choir
wait for the grand finale
wait it out and you shall be rewarded
wait for the choir
wait for the grand finale
wait it out and you shall be rewarded

the ticket is yours
time to cash out

rewarded

freedom(A.Melleby, 11.18.2015)

seing is believing
believing is seeing
and what I´ve seen so far
is not worth believing in

freedom is a word worth protecting
there´s no excuse
to let the rule and law of the stone age
rule any of us today
evolution and natural progress
is the proof of that
freedom is the word
freedom is the word
of today

there are no tears in heaven
no virgins either
the tears are cried here on earth
where lives are lived
anyone who´s been there
can confirm that
for all the others of us
common sense will have to do

seing is believing
believing is seeing
and what I´ve seen so far
is not worth believing in

freedom is a word worth protecting
there´s no excuse
to let the rule and law of the stone age
rule any of us today
evolution and natural progress
is the proof of that
freedom is the word
freedom is the word
of today

freedom is the word
let´s get real, people
leave the chains around your necks
and learn how to spell
the only word that gives us all
what we all need
all the time
freedom
is the word

freedom

Paris, Friday the 13th(A.Melleby, 11.14.2015)

as the day was coming towards an end
dark shadows came in from the dark
giving terror a brand new face
ripping a hole in the heart of freedom
it was Paris, friday the 13th

I tried to reach you before you went
but, you were already gone
a ticket to see your favorite band
a late night drink at the local bar
a date or a moonlight serenade
then heaven sent
I don´t know what all this means
but I guess freedom has a price
and Paris picked up the bill tonight

as the day was coming towards an end
dark shadows came in from the dark
giving terror a brand new face
ripping a hole in the heart of freedom
it was Paris, friday the 13th

the candles on the pavement
lighting up an ocean of roses
fighting the darkness from within
sending a message to the evil forces
bringing people together
tearing evil apart

as the day was coming towards an end
dark shadows came in from the dark
giving terror a brand new face
ripping a hole in the heart of freedom
it was Paris, friday the 13th

I´m wrapping my heart around Paris
tonight

you and I, always and forever(A.Melleby, 11.12.2015)

thinking of you
brought tears to my eyes
seeing you
made me cry

the bigger
the better
I never knew
love could grow
I never knew
the sky has no limit

thinking of you
brought tears to my eyes
seeing you
made me cry

a fear deeper
a loss greater
than life itself
is what I´m looking at
without you
two souls wrapped into one

thinking of you
brought tears to my eyes
seeing you
made me cry

a shadow
without mass
my loss of you
would cast
on the ground
my ultimate fear, please die

thinking of you
brought tears to my eyes
seeing you
made me cry

we´ll dim the light
by the fire tonight
bottles of champagne
fucking like rabbits
like we always did
starting all over again

thinking of you
brought tears to my eyes
seeing you
made me cry

thinking of you
brought tears to my eyes
seeing you
made me cry

you and I
always
and forever

the city of angels(A.Melleby, 11.10.2015)

a change of the scenery
would make the change
to make it all worth while
all the pain and rivers of insane tears
a match made in heaven
the lonely souls on the roadside
whispered as we passed on by

the wind of change
became a burden
blowing all the good away
until there was nothing else to say
all the eggs in the basket
all cracked open
and the bird flew her way

get rid of your foolish pride
come out from wherever you hide
get back in my game
get back in the light
the city of angels
are calling you tonight

the lonesome cowboy
rides again
up a mountain then down again
through a valley
crossing rivers too
name the place and time
I´ll come for you

my lips are numb
as numb as the word permits
a whiplashed soul
loosing control
longing for a four letter word
to come save me
what´s left to save

get rid of your foolish pride
come out from wherever you hide
get back in my game
get back in the light
the city of angels
are calling you tonight

get rid of your foolish pride
come out from wherever you hide
get back in my game
get back in the light
the city of angels
are calling you tonight

my best friend(A.Melleby, 11.02.2015)

here with me
until the end

my words are there
for you to communicate
with me

the magic still lives
the magic still lives on
going viral
epic in the word`s
smallest sense

majestic in rule
common in interpretation
this is as live as it gets
painting sin before it happens
onto a canvas without a frame
and laughing all the way to the bank
the one that keeps the memories alive
the one that´s always open
for our business

my best friend
you are here
you will always be here
with me
my best friend
here with me
until the end

grateful
indefinitely understated
as you all may understand
is what I am
the universe will provide
a thousand black holes
before another passes my path
my best friend

here´s to all the voices living in the past
here´s to all the ones that passed without saying
here´s to the ones I´ll never meet
my guns still fire
my words still power
the sky´s still looking up on me

my best friend
you are here
you will always be here
with me
my best friend
here with me
until the end

here with me
until the end

listen to me now(A.Melleby, 11.02.2015)

regressing into the future
breading too many
breaking the laws of nature
too many neighbors
keeping up with each other
leaving mother earth in tears

listen to me now
and believe me later
someone told his audience
many a moon ago
in retrospect
he was right
I never questioned his thesis
now, I´m going down the same road
listen to me now
and believe me later

blinded, handcuffed and ridiculed
soon, reality will kick you in the face
and common sense will rule the ground
common sense will rule the sky
and everything in between
wait up an see
mark my words
it´s all in the hands
of those who know
those who know where
where the trolley´s heading

regressing into the future
breading too many
breaking the laws of nature
too many neighbors
keeping up with each other
leaving mother earth in tears

listen to me now
and believe me later
someone told his audience
many a moon ago
in retrospect he was right
I never questioned his thesis
now, I´m going down the same road
listen to me now
and believe me later

listen to me now
and believe me later
listen to me now
and believe me later
listen to me now
and believe me later

thesis versus reality
soon they´ll be one..

awestruck(A.Melleby, 11.01.2015)

just like
the unconditional hate
that color many a nation
on mother earth
and just like
all good things
must come to an end
some even before they´ve begun

the writing´s on the wall
and I´m the author
the words spelled out
hard for others to follow
hard for others to understand
hard for others to comprehend
awestruck
is the word

too lazy
to leave a trace
and way too cocky
to acknowledge her leather and lace
but definitely in it to win it
definitely in it to win the likes of her
my morning star
please rule my night

don´t ever
leave me alone
share my throne
accept me for who I am
and I´ll accept you
for who you´re not
my morning star
please rule my night

the writing´s on the wall
and I´m the author
the words spelled out
hard for others to follow
hard for others to understand
hard for others to comprehend
awestruck
is the word

the writing´s on the wall
and I´m the author
the words spelled out
hard for others to follow
hard for others to understand
hard for others to comprehend
awestruck
is the word