drop top(Arnold Melleby, 12.20.2016)

a pair of heels
trying to steel my high
on an afternoon
in need of blessings
of a different kind

if it`s bad for you
it´s good for me
I don´t think life
is all that bad
you get back what you put in

a gentle soul
hooked on rock and roll
don´t take it personal, but as booty like yours
should be a mantelpiece
and not be walking down the street

we all thought it was going to be swell
then you put us all through hell
brake the spell
and we´ll be talkin`
just like we always did

I´ve got the odds against me
just like any `ol chap off the street
but I can tell when my bitch is in heat
watch me cruising
down the boulevard tonight

my drop top`s workin` the street
for me tonight
and when I spot you
I hope you´ll drop yours as well
time to get rid of the spell

 

hush, and listen(Arnold Melleby, 12.12.2016)

hello there
here we go again
how are you
and what`s it to ya
if I`m doing alright
I don`t know
where to begin

where ends meet
is where we`ll greet
please, take your seat
and become within reach
for me
just one more time

you had me at your feet
you had me twitch my toes
having no woes
whatsoever
all these feelings
I wanted to keep
deep inside
until you blew it

baby, come on out
what got inside of you
it surely wasn`t me
baby, come on out
from wherever you may hide
come on out
and I`ll lead you to
where you belong
hush
and listen
now

you had me at your feet
you had me twitch my toes
having no woes
whatsoever
all these feelings
I wanted to keep
deep inside
until you blew it

baby, come on out
what got inside of you
it surely wasn`t me
baby, come on out
from wherever you may hide
come on out
and I`ll lead you to
where you belong
hush
and listen
now

hush
and listen
now

damn, we looked good(Arnold Melleby, 12.12.2016)

I turned the key
and tried to be all I could be
within reason
within the universe
you gave me the rules
to play within
temptation took its toll
on us

damn, we looked good
there`s no question about it
but the curse of jealousy
always seems to win
call the next of kin
I`ve given in to my sin
the memories will live on
damn, we looked good
together

do you mind if I die
do you mind
if I have no more stories to tell
do you mind if I die
just to get rid of the spell
do you
do you mind
tell me
do you mind

damn, we looked good
there`s no question about it
but the curse of jealousy
always seems to win
call the next of kin
I`ve given in to my sin
the memories will live on
damn, we looked good
together

damn, we looked good
there`s no question about it
but the curse of jealousy
always seems to win
call the next of kin
I`ve given in to my sin
the memories will live on
damn, we looked good
together

damn we looked good
damn we looked good
damn we looked good
too bad reality took what it could
damn we looked good

butterflies and rivers of gold(Arnold Melleby, 12.12.2016)

same old song
only a different voice
to bring the message through
I slowly disappear
like I always do
in these conditions of distrust
I no longer feel
who I am supposed to be
where the hell did I go

butterflies and rivers of gold
still it all turned cold
no one to guide me through
no one to tell me what to do
when the story turned old
butterflies and rivers of gold

to bring the message through
I slowly disappear
like I always do
in these conditions of distrust
I no longer feel
who I am supposed to be
where the hell did I go

I will take you there
just to show you
that I care
I will take you there
just to show you
that I care

butterflies and rivers of gold
still it all turned cold
no one to guide me through
no one to tell me what to do
when the story turned old
butterflies and rivers of gold

butterflies and rivers of gold
still it all turned cold
no one to guide me through
no one to tell me what to do
when the story turned old
butterflies and rivers of gold

control(Arnold Mellby, 12.07.2016)

the horror has struck again
again we can all feel the pain
drops of blood
washed down by the rain
but the river remains the same
the colors of shame
washed out in the currant
a river wide
making it´s way

depression is only a word
the skin that surrounds it
is home to the sin
that the outside may hate
come to fate
it´s a bubble that may burst

forever is never within reach
forever follows no calendar
it´s not to be hung on a wall
the past and future
is all the same
it´s like nothing ever happened
and no one will ever be heard

when it comes to control
you are
you want
and you do keep
what you want
around yourself
when it comes to control
you´re in control
if you let yourself

your eyes tell a different story
your eyes have seen shades beyond
shades beyond black and white
k-k-k-, karma, karma, karma
also needs a place to show
what it´s like to become the prey
of your own actions

afraid
to run out of
what you really love
afraid to run out of
what you really need
afraid
of being the one
drowning in a pool
of love
just trying to give it
love

when it comes to control
you are
you want
and you do keep
what you want
around yourself
when it comes to control
you´re in control
if you let yourself

when it comes to control
you´re in control

a brand new man(Arnold Melleby, 12.06.2016)

I just got into town
leaving my past behind
here I am
a brand new man

I travel to get somewhere
not to get away
seeking comfort in the unknown
in the unknown I trust

rage is a cage
I seek avoidance of
call my name, but I won´t turn
until your trust with me is earned
so many pages turned
in the name of the most sacred love
the end is always near
a new beginning

a shepherd gathers his herd
no stone unturned
in finding the ones
he has spent his summer guarding
with his life
now fall is here
and slaughter is next

life and death
death gives life
and life gives death
the story goes on
in an endless circle
I keep walking
to get the hang of it

rage is a cage
I seek avoidance of
call my name, but I won´t turn
until your trust with me is earned
so many pages turned
in the name of the most sacred love
the end is always near
a new beginning

I just got into town
leaving my past behind
here I am
a brand new man

I no longer feel(Arnold Melleby, 12.04.2016)

a leap into the unknown
a cry from laughter
and all the rain
finding yourself
in between
what is and what is not
a kiss on each of my eyes
to make me sleep
is that all I deserve
for digging deep
for digging deep into your soul
entities taking control
I no longer feel
loved
sweat covers all of my skin
nightmares keep me awake
I no longer feel
loved

I no longer feel
loved

to get higher(Arnold Melleby, 12.04.2016)

if I want to
I won`t
if I don`t want to
I do

I was taught to gather
and climb higher
maybe that´s why I like mountains
maybe that´s why I like to climb them
all you need to bring to reach the top
is what you need
to get higher

raw tuna has an unusual taste
yet I find myself
eating it
almost every day

I was taught to gather
and climb higher
maybe that´s why I like mountains
maybe that´s why I like to climb them
all you need to bring to reach the top
is what you need
to get higher

if I could smile brighter
I would
if I could take comfort in my skin
I would

I was taught to gather
and climb higher
maybe that´s why I like mountains
maybe that´s why I like to climb them
all you need to bring to reach the top
is what you need
to get higher

I slowly lose my friend
once next to me
choosing and endless sleep
without me

I was tought to gather
and climb higher
maybe that´s why I like mountains
maybe that´s why I like to climb them
all you need to bring to reach the top
is what you need
to get higher

I burn a fire
but it won´t last
my kisses will no longer burn
a hole in your heart

an endless cold(Arnold Melleby, 12.04.2016)

burned as a child
twice shy growing up
leaving the angels to hurt
feeling their bones
getting crushed

my shoulders carry my spirit
I have embraced the flames
that gave my heart a soul
it all could have ended
in an endless cold

seemingly a non stop cry
waving the wolves goodbye
the woods will never be the same
losing playing the same old game
whatever happened to the honor and trust
we were all born with
did it all turn to dust

you emptied the pockets of many
to gain a few
if you´re in the business of pain
then what else is there to do
karma is clearly not a part of the game

my shoulders carry my spirit
I have embraced the flames
that gave my heart a soul
it all could have ended
in an endless cold

my shoulders carry my spirit
I have embraced the flames
that gave my heart a soul
it all could have ended
in an endless cold

once the tapping starts(Arnold Melleby, 12.04.2016)

mosquitoes plague the skin
they wanna get in
and drink directly from the source
who´s your next of kin
does it matter
I don´t know
once the tapping starts
you´ll run out of it
no matter what

spring came early this year
leaving the lake free and clear
as the ice again joined the waves
of the evening breeze
I know you´re hard to please
but, please, please, please
don´t ever disappear
my screams of longing
would haunt you into eternity

a garden of eden
is where I find myself
every time I get lost
if I had sheep
that´s where you´d find my herd
loosing myself in the sleep
the insomnia left me with
closing my eyes
to see clearly

the northern rain
serves me the pain
I embrace every day
leaving everyone else
with a void
that fills me up
from the bottom to the top

I turn the volume up
my neighbors tell me to stop
the night´s out of reach
as the morning makes a sudden approach
and I find it hard to cope
it´s hard to go straight
when you find yourself in a slope

once the tapping starts
you´ll run out of it
no matter what

heaven knows I care(Arnold Melleby, 12.03.2016)

together
means not apart
I cannot lose myself
in someone who´s not there
when I need someone to trust

over and over again
no matter how much love I send
there´s nothing left
that I can put my arms around
baby, where the hell are you?

a swedish massage
or how about a danish one
don´t matter though
if your skin is far away
hands fumbling in open air

I´ll burn a fire on love
and embrace the flame
and scream out your name
up towards the sky
heaven knows I care

I´ll burn a fire on love
and embrace the flame
and scream your name
up towards the sky
heaven knows I care

I just wish you were here

I´ll burn a fire on love
and embrace the flame
and scream your name
up towards the sky
heaven knows I care

I just wish you were here

and heaven knows

I care

some times(Arnold Melleby, 12.03.2016)

some times I long for a place
some times I long for a space
that´s only mine

some times I long for a place
some times I long for a space
where I cannot be found

some times I long for a place
some times I long for a space
where only I hold the key

come on
I want to get heard
come on
get me a guiding light
come on
don´t waste my time

if you want to see me
go to waste
watch me in the mirror
before you go to bed
angels to angels
dust to dust

some times I long for a place
some times I long for a space
that´s only mine

some times I long for a place
some times I long for a space
where I cannot be found

some times I long for a place
some times I long for a space
where only I hold the key

a butterfly
once tried to reach the sky
but it fell to the ground
only to be eaten
by a bird of pray
although there was no time to pray

a butterfly
now in heaven
instead of you
do you get it
looking down on all of us
how´s the sky?

some times I long for a place
some times I long for a space
that´s only mine

some times I long for a place
some times I long for a space
where I cannot be found

some times I long for a place
some times I long for a space
where only I hold the key

it´s all good(Arnold Melleby, 12.03.2016)

a dried out lake
lips that were fake
strangers running away
with all they could take

when world´s come crashing
towards each other
is where we meet
as strangers we greet

I have felt it in the air
a long time now
I have taken the right precautions
for a long time now
and I am ready to feel the heat

I´ll be fine
through the ages of time
I´ll keep carrying on
until you find me
at the other end of the rope

it´s all good
no worries
it´s all good
it´s understood
it´s all good

can you breathe
is all that´s important to me
can you feel the love
heading in your direction
can you

to feel the breeze
to feel the winds
coming in from the ocean
is all that matters
after all

it´s all good
no worries
it´s all good
it´s understood
it´s all good

it´s all good
no worries
it´s all good
it´s understood
it´s all good

for heaven`s sake
it´s all good

tonight´s poem(Arnold Melleby, 12.03.2016)

a common thread
and newly wed
jealousy spread
and all of a sudden
you didn´t know what to do
ends stopped meeting
and you found yourself lost
in a tin can you never ordered
in a life controlled
by someone else´s feather
wait until it falls
to make a move
canned in plastic
living a plastic life
is this the closest to hell
you can get
while still alive
I do not know
and neither do you
you wouldn´t be here
if you did
instead of doing drugs
you let them do you
here we are
sleepwalking through our lives
when we all know what and who
we should do and spend our time with
earth´s just a place
and here we are
making a misfortune
and spending it all
over and over again
brused, battered and shattered
that´s the way we handle ourselves
around here
sleep deprived and hollow eyed
is the stock that´s selling
and it´s going fast
the numbers are up above the roof
there´s no telling where they´ll end
crush, dismantle and pulverice me
and feed me to the whales
this way they´ll get a taste of me
and I´ll finally get a taste of them
how things are hanging
on the bottom of our oceans
that is, if they´re ours
I guess we don´t have done anything
as of lately
to deserve them
what do you think
are you just busy
being busy
screaming out your name
screaming out words never spoken
or ever heard
by any human or nonhuman
ever
that´s who I am
and that´s who
I´ll always be
around you
stoned immaculate
I guess when it comes to it
all mountains are

where do we go from here(Arnold Melleby, 12.03.2016)

waking up from an endless sleep
a power soul through the ages
awoken to spend his days
with you

a spark in the dark
spirits arose
and there you were
with me

another day spent
love´s heaven sent
still I find myself
with a solitary question
where do we go
from here

this way
or the other
or nowhere
at all
I guess
it´s your call

the pages will turn
no matter what
but history
won´t write itself
not even for you


another day spent
love´s heaven sent
still I find myself
with a solitary question
where do we go
from here

this way
or the other
or nowhere
at all
I guess
it´s your call

another day spent
love´s heaven sent
still I find myself
with a solitary question
where do we go
from here

tell me,
where do we go
from here

darkness is the new light(Arnold Melleby, 11.28.2016)

I failed to pass the test
more than once
If you couldn`t see it in my eyes
why didn´t you
look yourself in the mirror
and we could have started it all again
tomorrow

the rain will never outdo the pain
will I ever be the same again
will I ever remain sane
I do not know
tell me
I need to know

tranquility
rest in peace
war
is what`s ahead

darkness
is the new light
darkness
is the new light
darkness
is the new light
darkness
is you
when you try
to get to me

rainfall
but, I refuse
to fall myself
again
rainfall
when it begins
easy to call
when it ends
is a different story
rainfall

darkness
is the new light
darkness
is the new light
darkness
is the new light
darkness
is you
when you try
to get to me

darkness
is the new light
darkness
is the new light
darkness
is the new light
darkness
is you
when you try
to get to me

a devil´s kiss(Arnold Melleby, 11.28.2016)

another city
another stop
leaving the past behind
a brand new man
is born

the crowd is waiting
and the one paid for
stumbles on to the stage
the Button South is cookin`
as he gives `em hell

a devil´s kiss
is all it takes
a devil´s kiss
is all what you get
a devil´s kiss
is the kiss of the night

you and I
I and you
you and I
I and you
the wheels of fortune
will keep on turning

come on
give me a smile
that´ll last
through the ages
a smile lasting through
the rest of the pages

a devil´s kiss
is all it takes
a devil´s kiss
is all what you get
a devil´s kiss
is the kiss of the night

a devil´s kiss
is all it takes
a devil´s kiss
is all what you get
a devil´s kiss
is the kiss of the night

embrace the lips
shake your hips
and let it roll
lose control
let the devil´s kiss
take you trough the night

a devil´s kiss
is all it takes
a devil´s kiss
is all what you get
a devil´s kiss
is the kiss of the night

guilty of innocence(Arnold Melleby, 11.23.2016)

there is no bigger liar
than truth itself

the silent majority
has made its call
by leaving the slippers
in the corner
going nowhere at all

here I stand
although everyone seems to agree
that I should be somewhere else

guilty of innocence
who killed the grace
I do not know
guilty of innocence
will there ever be a case
I do not know
guilty of innocence

hail the one that gets away
hail the one that leaves the scene
without a trace

guilty of innocence
who killed the grace
I do not know
guilty of innocence
will there ever be a case
I do not know
guilty of innocence

guilty of innocence
who killed the grace
I do not know
guilty of innocence
will there ever be a case
I do not know
guilty of innocence

there is no bigger liar
than truth itself

we´re all oceanborn(Arnold Melleby, 11.21.2016)

the water and the sun
basking together
a strike of lightning
and the rest is history
we´re all oceanborn

and all of a sudden
I find myself
living in a dream
trying to take the story
with me
without waking
to make it reality
before I realize
there´s no escaping
reality takes its toll
like it always does

it´s like jumping off a cliff
rising instead of losing altititude
just like taking off
strapped on the wings
of a Dreamliner
awake
and heading for the sky

we´re all oceanborn
we´re all oceanborn
we´re all oceanborn
we´re all
ocean born

running out on open fields
inhaling all of the oxygen
present there
your rib cage
now a vacuum cleaner
gasping up all the air

your belly hurts
but there´s no stopping
the killer whale
once the feast is on
there´s no stopping
greed

we´re all oceanborn
we´re all oceanborn
we´re all oceanborn
we´re all
ocean born

cry, woman
and lay down by my side
fortune has struck us once
but will it strike again
will it strike again
I wonder

we´re all oceanborn
we´re all oceanborn
we´re all oceanborn
we´re all

ocean born
we´re all oceanborn
we´re all oceanborn
we´re all oceanborn
we´re all
ocean born

why do we always kill the messenger
will we ever learn

ocean born

roses of forever(Arnold Melleby, 11.20.2016)

I´ll walk you through
the fields of never
whenever
a damaged soul
running through the grass
desperately
trying to find the passage
leading to whatever
we all long for

hey
what are we doing here
do you have a clue
please share
if you care to

roses of forever
don´t seem to grow
anywhere around me
roses of forever
I was never given
roses of forever
I never gave

ain´t that a shame
and no clame to fame
if you ever came to the show
you´d know

hold on to what you´ve got
don´t let the fever get ya
if you ever get to look into those blue eyes
don´t let the blues lead you away

roses of forever
don´t seem to grow
anywhere around me
roses of forever
I was never given
roses of forever
I never gave

roses of forever
don´t seem to grow
anywhere around me
roses of forever
I was never given
roses of forever
I never gave

a life lived(Arnold Melleby, 11.16.2016)

every time they play that tune
I get a shiver
rolling up and down
my spine
feeling sorry for the times we had
feeling sorry for the times
that turned out to become bad ones
for you

no reason to sing hallelujah
no reason to escape
just a matter of letting it flow
and let the bad thoughts slide
the hell outta here

fishing in a pond
where you can see the bottom
from every angle on shore
where the only thing that resembles a fish
is the bait
how do you tackle that?
still got the twinkle in your eye?

I don´t want time to change anything
I just want to change time
whatever happened to forever
whatever happened to the dreams dreamt
while we were awake
while we were still sane
when the numbers still added up

no reason to sing hallelujah
no reason to escape
just a matter of letting it flow
and let the bad thoughts slide
the hell outta here

no reason to sing hallelujah
no reason to escape
just a matter of letting it flow
and let the bad thoughts slide
the hell outta here

stone cold heart(Arnold Melleby, 11.15.2016)

it doesn´t take much of a hero
to climb inside someones heart
it doesn´t take much of a person
to leave a soulmate astray

it happens every day
and there´s a sucker for love
born at least every second
of the day

stone cold heart
whatever works for you
won´t work for me
I´m sorry to say
stone cold heart

tears hold no memory
but angels do
and angels shed tears
whenever called for
even for you

stone cold heart
whatever works for you
won´t work for me
I´m sorry to say
stone cold heart

stone cold heart
whatever works for you
won´t work for me
I´m sorry to say
stone cold heart

stone cold heart

the spell(Arnold Melleby, 11.15.2016)

have you heard the news today
the future was yesterday
and the past is passing
in front of your eyes
as we speak

if you need poetry published
you´d better do it now
because thinking ahead
obviously means nothing
any more

seek justice
through the horizon
nothing down here on earth
makes any sense
any more

break the spell
tell the tale
and tell it well
make it go away
letter by letter
word by word
until the spell is
no more

witches and warlocks
wizards and sorcerers
don´t have no business
around here
no more
the spell is cast
the other way

break the spell
tell the tale
and tell it well
make it go away
letter by letter
word by word
until the spell is
no more

there´s only one thing to to
bring back the past
bring back the sense of now
and a vision of the future
to bring back eternity

break the spell
tell the tale
and tell it well
make it go away
letter by letter
word by word
until the spell is
no more

break the spell
tell the tale
and tell it well
make it go away
letter by letter
word by word
until the spell is
no more

now I´m only sad(Arnold Melleby, 11.14.2016)

running for gold
had to settle for silver
I guess the story´s running old
as the day grows cold

everyone I know will have their way
like they always do
just like I always wanted
for myself

now I´m only sad
because I deserve it
now I´m only sad
now I´m only sad
now I´m only sad
and that´s ok
because I deserve it

is this what you tell
all your flames I wonder
perhaps it´s saving you
from going under
each end every time
the famous fat one sings
hey, Morrissey
where are you now

then all of a sudden
it´s bloody hot around here
and I can feel it
to the bone
please leave the room
and call me sometime
in the next life
if you have one

now I´m only sad
because I deserve it
now I´m only sad
now I´m only sad
now I´m only sad
and that´s ok
because I deserve it

now I´m only sad
because I deserve it
now I´m only sad
now I´m only sad
now I´m only sad
and that´s ok
because I deserve it

corona australis(Arnold Melleby, 11.14.2016)

I wrote a script
a few years ago
that no one has read
as of yet

I wrote a script
with twelve chapters
that no one has read
as of yet

it starts off
like many other books do
an honest man on the run
being chased by very bad people

and so the story goes
on his escape
around the world
until he reinvents himself

on a different part of planet earth
leaving everyone at home
leaving himself for dead
starting a brand new life

corona australis
corona australis
corona australis

finding comfort in the waves
and riding them on a daily basis
his hair growing and blowing
in sync with the palm trees on the beach

then a story of blood
conquers his new homeland`s attention
and all of a sudden, although on the sideline
he finds himself in the middle of it

determined to get to the bottom of it
determined to solve it
without revealing his new identity
giving justice back where it belongs

corona australis
corona australis
corona australis
open the sky
for me

corona australis
corona australis
corona australis
open the sky
for me

you wonder about the title
you´re just gonna have to wait
until it comes out
and you´ll get in

and in case you wonder
I live the character
each and every day
I know him very well

corona australis
corona australis
corona australis
open the sky
for me

corona australis
corona australis
corona australis
open the sky
for me

corona australis

do you, or do you not(Arnold Melleby, 11.14.2016)

destitution

is the word

that first comes

to mind

when I think of you

in other words

there´s plenty of room

for improvement

if I do say so myself

ram your dodge

into a creek

it won´t ever matter

don´t you have a clue

don´t you know what to do

I´m only going to say this once

I´m only going to say this once

I´m only going to say this once

I´m only going to say this once

I´m only going to say this once

I´m only going to say this once

I´m only going to say this once

I´m only going to say this once

do you, or do you not

is all I wanna say 

for now

god knows I tried

I´m only going to say this once

I´m only going to say this once

heaven was knocking

on your door

you refused to listen

and never opened

your heart

your heart

your heart

I´m only going to say this once

I´m only going to say this once

I´ll never change

I´ll never change

the way you did

I´ll never change 

the way you did

look at me

even now

there´s hope

in my eyes

even now

there´s

hope

so,

tell me now

do you, or do you not

slippers on(Arnold Melleby, 11.09.2016)

don´t escape
if you can´t run
don´t hide
if you find yourself
in a desert
as flat as your bum
when you were
born

slippers on
but still in no condition
to get away

hey
what happened here
how come you weren´t there
how come you don´t care
please do understand
and correct me if I´m wrong
how come I´m the only one
who´s still here

slippers on
but still in no condition
to get away

you don´t have to say
another word
I can see it in your face
if I care to see it all
I´ll have a look
deep inside your soul

slippers on
but still in no condition
to get away

hey
what happened here
how come you weren´t there
how come you don´t care
please do understand
and correct me if I´m wrong
how come I´m the only one
who´s still here

a pill taken
just to get a break
while driving a car
down a highway
without lights
without breaks
and the steering wheel
left at home

slippers on
but still in no condition
to get away

hello, yes you(Arnold Melleby, 11.09.2016)

you wear the halo
so nicely above your head
come see me
come do me
just the way
only you know
how to

hello
yes, you
the one with the halo
only visible
to me

break the news
and travel fast
and see the cast
from a distance
it may surprise
it may thrill
anyhow
from a distance
you´ll get a
close up

a twisted bottle
overrun and discarded
holding no water
no more
and it´s no longer expected
to do so
it just lays there
truly unaware
and totally
discarded

you wear the halo
so nicely above your head
come see me
come do me
just the way
only you know
how to

hello
yes, you
the one with the halo
only visible
to me

hello
hello
hello
you
the one with the halo
come do me
just the way
only you know
how to

I´m calling out
for the one with the halo
hallo

run, love(Arnold Melleby, 11.08.2016)

there´s a property
there´s a fence
but no trace
of anyone
on the other side

we all past on by
until someone
one day decided
to stop and knock
on a door
that had been shut
for years

the place blew up
and hearts´s were
shattered
all over the place

run, love, run
don´t let it be untold
whatever was there
is all but gone
whatever was there
is gone

a death wish
from someone
who´s already dead
burning a hole
in a sorry soul
come on, now
make it
the last one

run, love, run
don´t let it be untold
whatever was there
is all but gone
whatever was there
is gone

run, love, run
don´t let it be untold
whatever was there
is all but gone
whatever was there
is gone

hurting
over something
that can never be
undone
seems like, the only way
I can speak to you
is through rock and roll

run, love, run
don´t let it be untold
whatever was there
is all but gone
whatever was there
is gone

run, love
run

dead ringer(Arnold Melleby, 11.08.2016)

a taste
a smell
a memory
that`s there
no more

come fly
away
with me
to a place
yet not
discovered

dead ringer
you are just
like me
dead ringer
come alive
come twice
with me

life killed you
just like death
gave you life

dead ringer
you are just
like me
dead ringer
come alive
come twice
with me

it´s time(Arnold Melleby, 11.02.2016)

get outta here
or stay
it´s all in your hands now
I won´t hold no grouches
either way
it´s entirely up to you

the myth
the legend
the one we always followed
found lifeless this morning
dangling from a tree
now, where all in mourning

it´s time
to bet on a better horse
it´s time
to play on a different course
it´s time
to take back time
once and for all
it´s time to be free

christmas came early this year
leaving us all stunned
beyond belief
giving us memories
and images never before
felt or seen by the human race
ever before

is it worth it
you may ask yourself
would you rather be without it
you may think
why doesn´t the glass
hold more than you can drink
is it really worth it
you don´t know

hold on
through it all
I promise you
I´m the same
the same I was
when I first came
into your life
many a moon ago

I love the rain
although it drives you insane
water to the thought
that one day
`ll grow into a solution
to get us all
outta wherever we
don´t belong

it´s time

let´s run away(Arbold Melleby, 11.01.16)

a voice
comparable to a good hug
but with a message
like a spit in the face
we all knew
you could never win the race
and hit the charts
instead you were charged
by the local law
and eventually sentenced
not exactly in your plans
but it made the years fly by
and even sooner you were forgotten
until the news of your death
made the local headlines
telling the world
you were really a hell of a guy
stars come
and they go
and you were definitely
one of those
who left
even before
you were forgotten

who the fuck were you
anyway
do we really care
to find out
do your facebook friends
really give a damn
will we ever find out
who the fuck you were
anyway

a restless soul
by all means
we all knew
traveling this earth
like a tick on a well fed goat`s butt
hanging on
as the blind passenger
getting fat on a free ride
hoping to see it all
and I guess you did
but I guess you were just too close
for the worst ones
the ones no one of us
really want to see
it seems like
unfortune came running for you
over and over
again

who the fuck were you
anyway
do we really care
to find out
do your facebook friends
really give a damn
will we ever find out
who the fuck you were
anyway

you´re gone 

and gone forever

the funeral was last week
and I couldn`t make it
like I wish I could
I guess that no one told
when it were
and I could`ve been
there
where it mattered
to soak up the crowd
and their longing
for the one who is gone
and all the ones
longing only
for what he left behind

maybe all you wish for
already belong to someone else
huney, it´s time
to create something totally different
for others to grab
and run away
let´s run away

the table has turned(Arnold Melleby, 11.01.16)

the table has turned
and this time around
you´re not invited
to have an opinion
this time around
you´re not even here

around this table of ours
we like to look into open wounds
all but the victims
are all stars
in this universe
the worse the better
you don´t have to love them
as long as you place your vote
where it belongs

a short-legged loudmouth
never blessed by his gods
trying to make a difference
for himself here on earth
pictures are taken
and you happen to look silly
in all of them

the table has turned
and this time around
you´re not invited
to have an opinion
this time around
you´re not even here

the truth
is just too good looking
for you to stand
tell me
little man
as I look down on you
what kind of a relationship
did you have with your `ol man
you have never told anyone
about him
did you?
the truth
is hard to carry
when your shoulders
are seriously underdeveloped
and lack a soul to attach it to

the table has turned
and this time around
you´re not invited
to have an opinion
this time around
you´re not even here

you are not invited
here
no more

all over again(Arnold Melleby, 10.31.2016)

I´ve got it in me
still the outside
don´t have a clue
how I manage
to let it out
and control it
whenever
it suits my fancy
the show must go on
as it always does

I´m the same
as I´ve always been
I´m the same
as I´ve always been seen
hold on to your hats
the beast is out
once again
to charm you
once again
to harm you
there´s no end to this scene
it just goes on and on and on
the characters change
while I remain
the same
the audience cheers on
while I´m in pain
tomorrow
we´ll do it all over
again
a different audience
but the pain is the same
the same
the same
the same
all over again

as the night settles in
and I get off stage
there´s a trail of souls
looking in
places in me
they should´ve never seen
how can it be
that I´m the only lonely out there
after a night like this
I care to ask
but at the same time
I know I´ll never get an answer
from anyone I trust
once again
my expectations
turn to dust

while every one else is asleep
I tend to let the thoughts run away
while every one else is asleep
I´m awake
surfing on a wave
draped in the ultimate passion
draped in the dreams never lived
as of yet

I´m the same
as I´ve always been
I´m the same
as I´ve always been seen
hold on to your hats
the beast is out
once again
to charm you
once again
to harm you
there´s no end to this scene
it just goes on and on and on
the characters change
while I remain
the same
the audience cheers on
while I´m in pain
tomorrow
we´ll do it all over
again
a different audience
but the pain is the same
the same
the same
the same
all over again

I`m not sure(Arnold Melleby, 10.30.2016)

you hear a tune
and of course
it does something
to you

once again
I turn to you
and the sound
scares me

you are human
and you need to be loved
the right way
by a another human
or at least by a cat
giving you the right means
of love

I´m not sure
if I like the consequences
I´m not sure
if I like what all this brings
I´m not sure
If I care
that much
about you
I´m not sure

there´s a place
I´d love for you to visit
without feeling like a tourist
without feeling like a relative
of someone
who have recently died

the question is
can you still be reached
can you still feel pain
can you still feel the rain
running down your cheeks
that was once my trail of love

I´m not sure

get your shit together(Arnold Melleby, 10.30.16)

rule number one
you never tell
the preacher
to shut up

rule number two
never give in
to the sin
that made you

come with me
let´s have a conversation
you do not want to miss
and let´s end it
with a kiss

do you know
who I am
to you
do you know
who I could be
for someone else
the message is clear

get your shit together
and celebrate life
all over again
get your shit together
and let´s celebrate life
all over again

if you can´t grab it
this time around
I won´t be waiting
´cause there won´t
be a second time
around

get your shit together
and celebrate life
all over again
get your shit together
and let´s celebrate life
all over again

get your shit together
and celebrate life
all over again
get your shit together
and let´s celebrate life
all over again
this time
perhaps
with me

right or wrong(Arnold Melleby, 10.25.2016)

the carpet´s red
and all the tears
have been shed
there´s nothing left to see
there´s nothing left to do
apart from
what we both know
is coming

a chill in the air
a secret code
to enter the sacred place
deep inside your heart
the one I won`t be a part of
any more

I bid you goodbye
I bid you a final lie
I don´t love you
any more
truth is
I don´t love you any more
or any less
than I ever did before

right or wrong
I´ll still sing this song
to get on the right side of good
like I always think I should
humble as I am
I take on forever
to create eternity
right or wrong
I´ll still sing this song

a drinker, indeed
but far from a thinker
you planted a seed
but never hung around
long enough to harvest
honest and true
you were
giving yourself the finger
walking out that door
kind enough, you were
leaving the keys inside
giving the rest of us
no reason to hide

I bid you goodbye
I bid you a final lie
I don´t love you
any more
truth is
I don´t love you any more
or any less
than I ever did before

right or wrong
I´ll still sing this song
to get on the right side of good
like I always think I should
humble as I am
I take on forever
to create eternity
right or wrong
I´ll still sing this song

come with me(Arnold Melleby, 10.24.2016)

I wanted something beautiful
but I got you
I wanted something beautiful
but I got beauty itself
is there anyone home tonight
is there anyone there
who remembers me

after all
I was the one
who left
all the beauty
behind

come close
come from afar
come with me
to the place
we both know
as our home

if yes was ever no
if no was ever yes
this is definitely the time
to let the letters grow
and let them glow

darkness has sucombed
and life shall once again
blossom

come close
come from afar
come with me
to the place
we both know
as our home

come close
come from afar
come with me
to the place
we both know
as our home

come with me

take control and let it roll(Arnold Melleby, 10.21.2016)

catch me again
and I´ll tell you a tale
you´ll never forget
all I ask of you
while I tell it
is for you to be as quite
as the birds before they start to sing
just like I will do for you now
the tale is a song
and here we go

nothing is real
unless you make it come alive
changes are made
when you lift more than a finger
results will come
as you make it happen

a brand new universe will open itself for you
and let you do the things you always dreamt of
like walking the lawns of heaven
handing roses to the moon
as you stroll on down the milky way
high fiving the sky

I´m not nervous at all
I´ve got what it takes
I´ve got what they want
all I gotta do is to take one last look
and kiss the magic mirror
and just let it happen

I´ll join you on this ride
I´ll greet the angels with you
and take the fall with you
I´ll make the call
if Lucifer tries to destroy it all
long live life and the love that comes with it

a brand new universe will open itself for you
and let you do the things you always dreamt of
like walking the lawns of heaven
handing roses to the moon
as you stroll on down the milky way
high fiving the sky

let it roll
let it roll
let it roll
take control and let it roll

a brand new universe will open itself for you
and let you do the things you always dreamt of
like walking the lawns of heaven
handing roses to the moon
as you stroll on down the milky way
high fiving the sky

take control and let it roll

primal screams(Arnold Melleby, 10.20.2016)

you took a call
and didn´t include me at all
I was talked out of it all
and left for dying

the desert sun burns much stronger
than it appears to do in pictures
but please, next time
please stab your own heart
instead of mine

bottom´s up
as you´re near the end
or the beginning
depending if gravity
still is a part of your soul

primal screams
as the flesh leaves the bones
primal screams
as the soul´s turned to dust
or something that resembles
the nothingness
that evil tends to leave
behind

the gods of evil
may be the ones at large
but they still carry the beat
that the ones below the sword
have to live by

until water
becomes the deserts worst
enemy
the fight between good and evil
will carry on

primal screams
as the flesh leaves the bones
primal screams
as the soul´s turned to dust
or something that resembles
the nothingness
that evil tends to leave
behind

primal screams
as the flesh leaves the bones
primal screams
as the soul´s turned to dust
or something that resembles
the nothingness
that evil tends to leave
behind

sing on(Arnold Melleby, 10.20.2016)

sing on
sing on
long after I´m gone

man in a nightmare
pretending he`s living
in a dream
catching nothing but a fall

we all know where it ends
we all know that
the biggest lier of them all
is the truth

sing on
sing on
long after I´m gone

I´ll take her
down the isle
when I´m ready to say
and treat her the only way

sing on
sing on
long after I´m gone

sing on
sing on
long after I´m gone

we all lose something
when we win
I´ll never say it again
just learn and you`ll earn

sing on
sing on
long after I´m gone

never ending(Arnold Melleby, 10.20.2016)

scream at me
yell at the moon
force everything natural
out in the blue

in the midst of everything
I find nothing
and by the way
who are you

life is a never ending
circle
life is a never ending
commotion
life is a never ending
resurrection
life is a never ending
circle
of you and I

the fire`s burning
and the camp`s all nestled
around the fire
we all came there for

but then
all of a sudden
the bear shows up
not a brown one but a grizzly

life is a never ending
circle
life is a never ending
commotion
life is a never ending
resurrection
life is a never ending
circle
of you and I

this is life
this is what it takes
to get over it
and live on

those are
exactly my thoughts
as I expire the bear
too bad I´m the only one left

life is a never ending
circle
life is a never ending
commotion
life is a never ending
resurrection
life is a never ending
circle
of you and I

as tempting as it may be
temptations
do not
rule me

I am your biggest fan
and I will never adore
anyone else
you know who you are

pooh

life is a never ending
circle
life is a never ending
commotion
life is a never ending
resurrection
life is a never ending
circle
of you and I

the one not for you(Arnold Melleby, 10.18.2016)

I´m not in a position
to ask you to leave
I´m not in a position
to go anywhere
on my own

word of mouth has it you had your way
to all of those concerned
pounding a brand new truth in them
but, trust me, honey
I´m only passing by

you can hurt me as much as you want
but not as much as you hurt yourself
one day you´ll meet yourself in the door
until then always remember
the mirror tells no lies

in case you might be wondering
don´t laugh at the dollar
it fits you like a collar
any way the wind blows
just like you do

gods do like me
as a matter of fact
I think they even love me
I guess I´ll always be the one
the one not for you

I guess I´ll always be
the one not for you

whereabouts is wherever?(Arnold Melleby, 10.17.2016)

I gotta know
because, I know it shows
and I know from the way it talks
and the way it walks
it sure as hell
gotta smell
by now

airheads seem to turn
their heads in the wrong direction
whenever there´s something
that need to be addressed
whenever there´s something
that has to do with responsibility

whereabouts is wherever
you wanted to know
and the answer is no
in this lifetime
I will tell you nothing
signed by the ones above
it`s signed, sealed and delivered
by the ones
in control

hey, Morrissey
where are you now
`cause, just about now
I could use another line
in another killer song
that makes it all worth
for a while

another pill
to make you sleep
to avoid the memories
that may keep you awake
cold will never be warm
warm will never be cold

whereabouts is wherever
you wanted to know
and the answer is no
in this lifetime
I will tell you nothing
signed by the ones above
it`s signed, sealed and delivered
by the ones
in control

if this is what you get
when you leave your condo
I guess it was worth it
to me

whereabouts is wherever
you wanted to know
and the answer is no
in this lifetime
I will tell you nothing
signed by the ones above
it`s signed, sealed and delivered
by the ones
in control

condemnation on a monday(Arnold Melleby, 10.17.2016)

I condemn what has been left
unturned to the naked eye
in matters that matter
but I lie when I say
that I am fine
at least half the time

beneath this sorry `ol surface
lies a chamber
a chamber of lies
that someone needs to get a hold of
and penetrate
to spread the word
all over town
and that person
is definitely not me
I myself, am the beans
that soon will be spilled

I can smell it in the air
even though I am not even there
the hands of tomorrow
my hands of forever
will take care of time
the world as we know it
won´t be the same again

how soon is now
may be a question
you`d be given to ask yourself
just about now
if there was enough time around
to listen
and that´s what people equipped with ears
should find themselves do more often

I know this late at night
we all agree upon that one
even oceans of tears end up us rain
to feed the next flower
in growing pains
but still growing
looking for a sky
that nature always seems aware of
and always seem to reach
in spite of what we humans
always seem to mess up

stillborn(Arnold Melleby, 10.15.2016)

stillborn
but still here
stillborn
but yet born
stillborn
what´s in
nothingness
what´s in a heart
that never beat
stillborn
but still here

you´ll never give another a look
you´ll never read a book
you´ll never read the headlines
and you´ll never be in them

life is a fine blue line
and it takes a heartbeat
to beat it

stillborn
but still here
stillborn
but yet born
stillborn
what´s in
nothingness
what´s in a heart
that never beat
stillborn
but still here

nothing to remember
nothing to embrace
but still a memory
to the ones who created you
the coldness of your skin
means you gave it all
in the ultimate fight
called life

stillborn
but still here
stillborn
but yet born
stillborn
what´s in
nothingness
what´s in a heart
that never beat
stillborn
but still here

life is a fine blue line
and it takes a heartbeat
to beat it

stillborn

I don`t know(Arnold Melleby, 10.13.2016)

forever
you might think
belongs to you
look further
and you might know
and feel
better

I love the rain
I love the fame
I love the sun
I love
all of the above
it´s a shame
and for sure lame
the pain we feel
all apart of a game
we cannot win
unless we change
the score

this endeavor
may make you feel
lonelier
for a while
but come change
and we`ll rearrange
what´s there
and all of a sudden
they all care
for you

a glass of wine
gave you time
to rethink this
all over again
but really made you
want more of
whatever you were
afraid of
in the first place
get it?

I know you think you do

but the question is
do you?

moving in sideways
to meet the eye of the storm
to get you wrong
I don´t think so
I am faceless in a crowd
no more
you and I
belong to the canvas
of the painting
you could not hide

all I need is answer
all I need is the truth
I don´t care if the colors
you´ve shown me
don´t bare the colors
that are carried by your soul
just give me a kiss
and I´ll tell you
how your colors
explode over my horizon

but as far as I know
I don`t know

I don´t know

oh, yeah, a-ha(Arnold Melleby, 10.13.2016)

hanging in tight
in a sphere tighter than hell
it´s heaven we all wish for
in a face we all adore
we find what we are looking for
and perhaps
see what we were wishing for

a ray of light
breaking through
a ray of light
proving it was all right
a ray of light
giving in to the darkness
that surround us all
a ray of light
to prove it´s all right

oh, yeah
oh, yeah
oh, yeah
a-ha

I never knew breathing
gave a notion of life
quite like this
every breath I take
is taken to get to you
every step I take
is taken to get to you
I never knew
love could lead me to
the only door
worth knocking on

hanging in tight
in a sphere tighter than hell
it´s heaven we all wish for
in a face we all adore
we find what we are looking for
and perhaps
see what we were wishing for

a ray of light
breaking through
a ray of light
proving it was all right
a ray of light
giving in to the darkness
that surround us all
a ray of light
to prove it´s all right

oh, yeah
oh, yeah
oh, yeah
a-ha

oh, yeah
oh, yeah
oh, yeah
a-ha

wherever rivers meet
wherever rivers end
every drop that ever fell out of the sky
are drops that I would keep
if they would keep you to myself
even if they´d keep every waterway dry
riverbeds are deep
but my love for you
is deeper

oh, yeah
oh, yeah
oh, yeah
a-ha

oh, yeah
oh, yeah
oh, yeah
a-ha

pop star(Arnold Melleby, 10.10.2016)

roll out the carpet
`cause, he´s back in town
a lowlife living the highlife
he´s been there, done that and is still doing it
human as the rest of us
but in a more disgusting way and manner
than most of us

there he goes
or stumbles out of the limo
blinded by the flashing of the cameras
that all came out to greet him
all they got to report
was him flashing his bottom from the gutter
making a total ass of himself

pop star
pop star
pop star
soon you won´t be popular
any more
soon your career will be
over

well, it ain`t over
until the fat lady sings
as it happens
he was into women of the latter years
women that took the role of his mother
whom he killed of a long time ago
longer than he cares to remember

living with a thorn in his side
holding the pain inside
at least it made him scream
in a way that reminded the public of music
selling his soul into the heart of millions
and spending it all
on anything reminding him of her

pop star
pop star
pop star
soon you won´t be popular
any more
pop star
pop star
pop star
soon your career will be
over
and you won´t be popular
any more

pop star
pop star
pop star

pop star
pop star
pop star

a heart is only owned, by one(Arnold Melleby, 10.07.2016)

I don´t rush it
it´ll come to me
I´ve got what it takes
to get it
deep down inside of me
to make what was before my time
what is my time
right now

another beautiful soul
has left this earths surface as we know it
cautious beyond comprehension
never made it all the way, though
salvation made you look less evil
I guess that´s why you glow in the dark
even demons seem to have a soul
but do they ever grow old

each and every ray from the sun
rips a hole in my heart
I´m sorry to say
but evil has a human face
nature would never dare
to behave like us and self destruct
too bad mankind is a part of nature
at all

come rain or come shine
I stood the test
I was the best
compared to the rest
you saw and conquered
the one who made my shadow
who you wanted me to be
apart from myself

I never dream
unless I´m awake
listen to me
you don´t have to kill me
just because you can

a heart is only owned
by one

to trace the light(Arnold Melleby, 10.06.2016)

to trace the light
a path is needed
and a plan to follow
to trace the light
may be too much to swallow
if your soul`s hollow
come on, baby
let´s trace the light
and catch the next flight
and get outta here

as long as the rain falls in October
I´ll be with you
and all wars will be over
honey, is it time for tea

and same goes for you
and you, you, you and you
for all of you
all you have to do
is renew yourself
and the world will
always look at you
with different eyes
for ever

to trace the light
first of all
you gotta be able to see
and then be
the one who decides
where to go next
to keep the flame alive
to trace the light
is a great
responsibility

tracing the light
is the only fight
you need to win

did I pass the test(Arnold Melleby, 10.05.2016)

I study my masters
and they all tell me
the same message
over and over again
the context is clear
it contains no fear

what to do
when you do not always
know what to do
when stars aline
is always fine
if you are one yourself
in the first place

you wonder
I guess
where I escape to
when you can not find me
no secrets there
I escape to a place
where I have no enemies

that´s right
I escape to a place
where I have no enemies

if there`s a god
did I pass the test
if not
there´s absolutely
nothing I can do about it
I guess it´s all left
up to fate

and that´s all good
by me

sick as a dog(Arnold Melleby, 10.05.2016)

I don´t know
if you´re coming or going
but there you are
standing in front of me
but I don´t know
for how long

in this time of need
I share no ownership
to anything on this earth
apart from my sins
well, as far as they go
there was always
two of us
at least

sick as a dog
coughing up hairballs
from way too many cats
roaming my alley
last night
some of whom
are calling me back
just about now
so, let´s catch up later
I gotta hang up
there´s a party going on
I guess I always will be
sick as a dog

you were the music
I was the band
you tell me
where the fuck did it go wrong

I don´t know
if you´re coming or going
but there you are
standing in front of me
but I don´t know
for how long

sick as a dog
coughing up hairballs
from way too many cats
roaming my alley
last night
some of whom
are calling me back
just about now
so, let´s catch up later
I gotta hang up
there´s a party going on
I guess I always will be
sick as a dog

in this time of need
I share no ownership
to anything on this earth
apart from my sins
well, as far as they go
there was always
two of us
at least

sick as a dog
coughing up hairballs
from way too many cats
roaming my alley
last night
some of whom
are calling me back
just about now
so, let´s catch up later
I gotta hang up
there´s a party going on
I guess I always will be
sick as a dog

love, have mercy on us(Arnold Melleby, 10.05.2016)

pain
is the first sign
of love
the reign
over two hearts
in love
is what binds
two souls
together
love
have mercy
on us

joy
opens the heart
and leaves no room
for fright
and the fear
behind the word
that causes that
a word
that happens to go
hand in hand
with the word
abandonment

a beautiful word
with a horrible meaning
say it
and close your eyes
feel the true meaning
of what we all fear
a fear
of being left
all alone
while the rest of the world
have each other
together

pain
is the first sign
of love
the reign
over two hearts
in love
is what binds
two souls
together
love
have mercy
on us

love
have mercy
on us

once you´re dead, life´s not worth living(Arnold Melleby, 10.05.2016)

your lips have turned blue
yet you want to kiss me
one more time
for old times sake
one last breath together
and one last kiss

a marriage made in heaven
a divorce made in hell
you dared to let me go
you ditched me for death
ashes to ashes
and dust to dust
I know the preacher told you so

this icy tune
will be sung through the ages
on every cemetery across the land
this icy tune
will roam the air
in every forest of the land
this icy tune
will always be sung
for you

once you´re dead
life´s not worth living
no no
once you´re dead
life´s not worth living
no no
once you´re dead
life´s not worth living

this icy tune
will be sung through the ages
on every cemetery across the land
this icy tune
will roam the air
in every forest of the land
this icy tune
will always be sung
for you

once you´re dead
life´s not worth living
no no
once you´re dead
life´s not worth living
no no
once you´re dead
life´s not worth living

this icy tune
will be sung through the ages
on every cemetery across the land
this icy tune
will roam the air
in every forest of the land
this icy tune
will always be sung
for you

a grain of sand(Arnold Melleby, 10.04.2016)

one sinner
and one story to be told
a grain of sand
once broke the surface
of the mighty ocean
swallowed by a giant whale-shark
while passing through masses of plankton
and taken half way around the world
ending up on as a stranger on a beach
in a foreign land

waves rumbling towards the shore
the grain gets caught in a sideway riptide
as the tide dies off it´s just a few yards off
taken closer and closer to the open air
an introvert journey is coming to an end

at least that what the grain thought it gained
by going on this long and tiresome journey
for a while it thought it would just lay
lay on the beach and chill in the waves
day in and day out under a glorious sun

a father and his daughter
playing in the surf
he´s overactive showing the other beachgoers
hey, look at me, can´t you see
what a great father I am
she`s got her back to the ocean
her slippers picking up the grain
early evening and back home again
her slippers are tossed
the grain is thrown out on the floor
as a silent witness
to what´s going on
to what´s shaking the tiles
in this room
what a nightmare
what if the little grain of sand
had a voice and could speak, write, blog
and get the story told
the child would be spared
and wouldn´t have to live
through her own nightmares
every day

I rest my fucking case(Arnold Melleby, 10.01.2016)

screaming and yelling
there´s no way of telling
who´s wrong or right
let´s just end the fight
and start all over again

we´ve partied hard
and we´ve seen it all
never moved from anywhere
we ran away to everywhere
no wonder we have stories to tell

we let it all hang out
and never without a fight
balls deep into anything
that could lead to trouble
a blast that would last

hey, girl
I rest my fucking case
you`re my open bar
bring it all to my table
let´s do cocaine and tequila, tonight
hey, girl
I rest my fucking case
bring it on
let´s do cocaine and tequila, tonight

no one ever told us where to go
no one ever told us what to do
we gave it all to our destinies
and lived it all to the fullest
we still do

hey, girl
I rest my fucking case
you`re my open bar
bring it all to my table
let´s do cocaine and tequila, tonight
hey, girl
I rest my fucking case
bring it on
let´s do cocaine and tequila, tonight

hey, girl
I rest my fucking case
you`re my open bar
bring it all to my table
let´s do cocaine and tequila, tonight
hey, girl
I rest my fucking case
bring it on
let´s do cocaine and tequila, tonight

a long road has been travelled
let´s do cocaine and tequila, tonight
let´s turn our yesterdays
into tomorrow
tonight

misunderstand me right(Arnold Melleby, 09.28.2016)

oh, no, not again
here comes another one
one I do not know
one i do not want to outperform
in any matter, shape or form

cast in steel
but, boy, did it rust
and years after
turn to dust

whatever happened to love
whatever happened to us
in the midst of the warm summer rains
it began to snow

in order to understand love
in order to understand me
you need to misunderstand me right
or else you`ll get it all wrong
I can assure you, you don´t want that

oh, no, not again
here comes another one
one I do not know
one i do not want to outperform
in any matter, shape or form

cast in steel
but, boy, did it rust
and years after
turn to dust

whatever happened to love
whatever happened to us
in the midst of the warm summer rains
it began to snow

in order to understand love
in order to understand me
you need to misunderstand me right
or else you`ll get it all wrong
I can assure you, you don´t want that

in order to understand love
in order to understand me
you need to misunderstand me right
or else you`ll get it all wrong
I can assure you, you don´t want that

for the sake of love
misunderstand me right

dangling from the wrong tree(Arnold Melleby, 09.27.2016)

as it turns out
the sunken years
the drunken years
offered nothing but tears
for all of us
exposing our worst fears
as you were found
dangling from a tree
on a Sunday morning
on our way back from church
you could have chosen a nicer one
than the one next to our local DMV
in you´re next life if you get one
pick the one behind the library
the grand old oak
it´s been there forever
and it knows a soul or two
that has passed on by
just like you

scream(Arnold Melleby, 09.27.2016)

the room´s on fire
but as it turns out
I am not
your lipstick is to be found
just about everywhere
but on your lips
as I leave
I know the scent I brought
will stay with the room
much longer than you
ever will

wham bam
but, no thank you mam
what you have to offer
ain´t worth what I have to sacrifice
to get to a part of you
I do not want

scream
blow the eardrums away
a solid wave of decibel
roaming into everyones ears
scream
even the birds fly away
the message is loud and clear
scream
let´s get the hell outta here
scream
scream
scream

wham bam
but, no thank you mam
what you have to offer
ain´t worth what I have to sacrifice
to get to a part of you
I do not want

scream
blow the eardrums away
a solid wave of decibel
roaming into everyones ears
scream
even the birds fly away
the message is loud and clear
scream
let´s get the hell outta here
scream
scream
scream

scream
blow the eardrums away
a solid wave of decibel
roaming into everyones ears
scream
even the birds fly away
the message is loud and clear
scream
let´s get the hell outta here
scream
scream
scream

summer turned to gold(Arnold Melleby, 09.25.2016)

we should have born children
we should have had a future
long before we ever met

and with the lights on
I could have found you
long before I did

summer turned to gold
as the days were turning cold
green leaves finding each end every color
this universe has to offer
I guess they call it fall
I fell for you
on a day just like I´ve just described

tears aside
we molded a path we found easy to follow
laughter ahead
as it has turned out
we still do

we drove through Nothingville
and found nothing
and later quite the opposite
I guess we landed and live
somewhere in between

summer turned to gold
as the days were turning cold
green leaves finding each end every color
this universe has to offer
I guess they call it fall
I fell for you
on a day just like I´ve just described

summer turned to gold
as the days were turning cold
green leaves finding each end every color
this universe has to offer
I guess they call it fall
I fell for you
on a day just like I´ve just described

open doors(Arnold Melleby, 09.23.2016)

open doors
but closed gates
to keep out
the ones one hates
in the darkness
the eyes of cats
are the only ones
that send back a glow

I´m an animal
I´m a beast
for those
who like to be
a part of the feast
please be welcome
and dig in

heat`s the new cold
spreading is the new
closing in
mourning is the new
celebration
death becomes you
and you need to be alive
to read this

open doors
but closed gates
to keep out
the ones one hates
in the darkness
the eyes of cats
are the only ones
that send back a glow

a broken heart
and it´s for sale
and there´s nothing
the world can do about it
this broken heart
is in the serious need
of repair

open doors
but closed gates
to keep out
the ones one hates
in the darkness
the eyes of cats
are the only ones
that send back a glow

no longer with us(Arnold Melleby, 09.22.2016)

rolling the dice
but there`s something
up his sleeve
another whiskey on the table
another deck of cards
roll out on the green tablecloth
and it´s all forgotten
at least that´s what he thinks
as he drinks
the last drops
of the last call

until he wakes up
and faces reality once more
the morning sun this time
had something special waiting for him
a silver bullet found its way
through the skull of his forehead
and put him a long way behind
all of a sudden
forever was yesterday
and he was no longer with us

you can`t beat the devil
playing at his table
at the odds of about one to sixsixsix
no Lucifer will always win
sin sin sin
crawl your way outta there
before he gets the best of you
before he gets all of you
and gives you the taste of blood
your own this time
I can assure you it doesn´t taste that good

you may pray
but it won´t pay
at least not what you´re hoping for
stick to the everlasting score
and hope
you´ll get back to where you were before
everything told
didn´t make him old
well, that´s what happens
if you don´t listen
to good advice

he´s
no longer with us
I guess he quit smoking
just about now

Tacoma sunset(Arnold Melleby, 09.22.2016)

hauler
and I´ll call you back
like a wolf to another
on different mountaintops

be nice to me
tell no lies to me
do me the right way
and I´ll treat you to a
Tacoma sunset
and watch the soft moon
in your eyes

hands tied
but in a nice
friendly
way

blindfolded
but in a nice
friendly
way

any way
is a good way
when you do it
to me

be nice to me
tell no lies to me
do me the right way
and I´ll treat you to a
Tacoma sunset
and watch the soft moon
in your eyes

be nice to me
tell no lies to me
do me the right way
and I´ll treat you to a
Tacoma sunset
and watch the soft moon
in your eyes

bad boys of rock and roll(Arnold Melleby, 09.22.2016)

I shot from the hip
and the girls ran in opposite directions
a deadly kiss
and the sky cleared itself from clouds
no more God damn rain

I was like, well
this ain`t exactly swell
but then again
what the hell
spread the pain

bad boys of rock and roll
bad boys of rock and roll
bad boys of rock and roll
bring out the troll
tonight

an anthem in the making
calling out your name
speaking to you and you only
taking over your brain
time to go insane

bad boys of rock and roll
bad boys of rock and roll
bad boys of rock and roll
bring out the troll
tonight

I was like, well
I was like, well
I was like, well
listen up
I was like, well

bad boys of rock and roll
bad boys of rock and roll
bad boys of rock and roll
bring out the troll
tonight

bad boys of rock and roll
bad boys of rock and roll
bad boys of rock and roll
bring out the troll
tonight

bad boys of rock and roll
riding again
tonight

God damn it(Arnold Melleby, 09.21.2016)

pathetic lies rule the sky
the truth of the matter is
you are no matter at all
in other words hard to find
evaporated in thin air
hey, stupid
God damn it
where are you

I know a bad piece of work when I see one
I´ve seen it all and then some
and before you decided to leave
you were most definitely
one that caught peoples eyes
a masterpiece of the wrong kind
running faster than the bullets
fired to get ya

pathetic lies rule the sky
the truth of the matter is
you are no matter at all
in other words hard to find
evaporated in thin air
hey, stupid
God damn it
where are you

I can smell the final chapter
I can smell the fear
you run away from
you sure raised some hell
and you sure have some story to tell
out of reach but not out of mind
of all the ones you left behind
and the ones that decided to follow

pathetic lies rule the sky
the truth of the matter is
you are no matter at all
in other words hard to find
evaporated in thin air
hey, stupid
God damn it
where are you

somewhere out there on a long forgotten map
I know someone out there is gasping for air
and that someone bares the likeness of you
I know you still bare it well
why don´t you give me a call
if you one day decide to give up the race
and give in to the chase
and give yourself a fucking brake

pathetic lies rule the sky
the truth of the matter is
you are no matter at all
in other words hard to find
evaporated in thin air
hey, stupid
God damn it
where are you

lightyears away(Arnold Melleby, 09.19.2016)

build it up
and break it down again
that´s what`s felt
to me

a dictator
to the sense
that acknowledges
no one at all

the way it usually is
when push comes to shove
in nations
that carry all but a soul

lightyears away
of the needs
lightyears away
of the wants
you gotta know by now
when to say goodbye

lightyears away
of the needs
lightyears away
of the wants
you gotta know by now
when to say goodbye

we all end up
on the shore we all adore
where it´s all down to the core
where you don´t even have to score
to get laid

lightyears away
of the needs
lightyears away
of the wants
you gotta know by now
when to say goodbye

lightyears away

monday evening(Arnold Melleby, 09.19.2016)

you wrapped your legs
around my soul
and made my cold heart feel warm
draped with kisses to light the inferno
that once created it all

I´ll always hail the powers
that made me give in
to what I´ve always considered sin
turns out it had the answers
I was looking for

sunday closes the disaster
come monday evening
and life gets a brand new start
the masters of the universe
have saved a special place
for the likes of someone like you

you live and learn
some die and have not
that´s the the rule
and that`s how nature
takes care of it all

sunday closes the disaster
come monday evening
and life gets a brand new start
the masters of the universe
have saved a special place
for the likes of someone like you

you live and learn
some die and have not
that´s the rule
and that`s how nature
takes care of it all

sunday closes the disaster
come monday evening
and life gets a brand new start
the masters of the universe
have saved a special place
for the likes of someone like you

you wrapped your legs
around my soul
and made my cold heart feel warm
draped with kisses to light the inferno
that once created it all

I´m counting on you(Arnold Melleby, 09.14.2016)

a bottle of wine
won´t do it
only you
and only you
can lift my head
above water
this time
I´m counting on you

the one I love
is the only one I love
I can only stand
one nightmare at a time
do I make myself clear
do I make myself understood

tempted by the temptress
the temptress being tempted
by the the presence, of me
what else could we do
engaging in each others beauty
we had a story to tell

a bottle of wine
won´t do it
only you
and only you
can lift my head
above water
this time
I´m counting on you

balls deep
in a universe
I wanted to explore
with the one to adore
balls deep
and not a care in the world

then reality checked in
into our favorite suite of our favorite hotel
banging the crap out of our dreams
sending us back to a place we thought
we didn´t belong
the real world

a bottle of wine
won´t do it
only you
and only you
can lift my head
above water
this time
I´m counting on you

a bottle of wine
won´t do it
only you
and only you
can lift my head
above water
this time
I´m counting on you

emotions(Arnold Melleby, 09.12.2016)

the once white canvas
has been painted over
over and over again
the open landscape
and colors of the rainbow
now show nothing but
darker shades of gray

what once was fields of love and compassion
now host fields of war
the beginning of forever
is now the only end

it goes on and on and on and on
in circles that never seem to have an end
before you know the word of it
you´re stuck in the middle of it
it goes on and on and on and on
in circles that never seem to have an end
it goes on and on and on and on

what once was fields of love and compassion
now host fields of war
the beginning of forever
is now the only end

it goes on and on and on and on
in circles that never seem to have an end
before you know the word of it
you´re stuck in the middle of it
it goes on and on and on and on
in circles that never seem to have an end
it goes on and on and on and on

it goes on and on and on and on
in circles that never seem to have an end
before you know the word of it
you´re stuck in the middle of it
it goes on and on and on and on
in circles that never seem to have an end
it goes on and on and on and on

emotions can fool the best of us
emotions rule most of us
emotions make us come alive

for fuck´s sake(Arnold Melleby,

a deadly sting
a life passing by
in ruins
fragments
spread over a dead sea
there´s no telling
what´s next to follow

heaven or is it perhaps hell
I am calling out to be heard
I´ve got a message
coming through loud and clear
can you hear me
whoever you are
I´m more than skin and bones

I heard a story
about two people
that at one time
were in love
then the evil of rumors took a hold
creating challenges of the untold
words are now never spoken

the brilliance of a mind
can never outdo the brilliance of two
working together
down a silent path
the one that creates lives
the brilliance of a mind
can bring two together

a natural high
although there are no mountains in sight
stoned, on a sandy beach
find me
and I´ll climb whatever`s ahead
give me a reason
and I´ll be reasonable

a cathedral
and a graveyard next to it
flowers growing freely
and ones given
to the ones that had to give in
and to the ones that are still giving it all
as I´m getting older, the difference seems clearer

ride the tiger
make it beautiful
kill time
not the ones who live it
and spend what you have earned
with the lessons you have learned
and for fuck`s sake, keep love alive

not even in my dreams(Arnold Melleby, 09.08.2016)

she cried the first time
she ever put her eyes on me
I licked the tears off of her cheeks
becoming each and every tear
feeling the pain of a future
so hard to bear

love
becoming the one to beat
I found you shaking in your seat
screaming out my name
while tearing up the fabric
feeling the heat from above

not even in my dreams
where nothing`s as it seems
could I ever dream
and find evil worse than
the evil that tears love apart
this is the part where I´m cryin`
over love dyin`

not even in my dreams
where nothing`s as it seems
could I ever dream
cursing the horizon
causing the vultures to fly
scavenging birds of prey
filling the sky

all carrying bits of our flesh
blocking the sun
making it hard to see
with our fatigued,
dehydrated and blurred vision of it all
trying to gain control
of a situation that can`t be won

not even in my dreams
where nothing`s as it seems
could I ever dream
and find evil worse than
the evil that tears love apart
this is the part where I´m cryin`
over love dyin`

not even in my dreams
where nothing`s as it seems
could I ever dream
cursing the horizon
causing the vultures to fly
scavenging birds of prey
filling the sky

not even in my dreams
could there ever be
a greater love
than the the one that cried the tears
that became me

not even in my dreams

space(Arnold Melleby, 09.02.2016)

I can feel the energy you bring
I can see the fright in your eyes
and the experience of numerous goodbyes
there is no reason to sing
at least not for a while
the mirror tells no lies

tears of sorrow
fog up my reading glasses
making it hard to see
the letters that make up the words
of the message you sent
but I know
I´ve been around long enough
putting the glasses away for tonight
no need to read another word

what else is left to see
what else is left to do
what else is out there
for me

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in the middle of the night
I drove myself to a deserted beach
the universe presents herself
handing me the moon
lighting up the surrounding landscape
and a skyless horizon
my eyes absorbing all there is to see

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just because
you have a bullet in your head
doesn´t mean your dead
bone by bone
hair by hair
I am still a man
even if my mind
at this point in time
may not seem all there
to all of you
I am still here
I still know who you are
just because
you have a bullet in your head
doesn´t mean you´re dead

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can you all see me above the moon tonight?

weather the storm(Arnold Melleby, 09.01.2016)

pour yourself a strong one
and drink it up
pour another
and repeat the procedure
until you´re strong enough
to be weak for me
now, get down on your knees

you know my pen as well as I do
you know it`s my only friend
what are friends for
I do not know
I only swear to the one I´ve got
fuckin` A

snorting up a storm
the air outside is sizzling
not a breath of air in sight
by noon the walls turn on you
and you´ve got no where to go
the only thing you can do
is stay
and weather the storm

I´ve seen faces like yours
plenty of times before
some stay and some leave
others act like a whore
in common they all share
unaware of the score

pour yourself a strong one
and drink it up
pour another
and repeat the procedure
until you´re strong enough
to be weak for me
now, get down on your knees

you know my pen as well as I do
you know it`s my only friend
what are friends for
I do not know
I only swear to the one I´ve got
fuckin` A

snorting up a storm
the air outside is sizzling
not a breath of air in sight
by noon the walls turn on you
and you´ve got no where to go
the only thing you can do
is stay
and weather the storm

snorting up a storm
the air outside is sizzling
not a breath of air in sight
by noon the walls turn on you
and you´ve got no where to go
the only thing you can do
is stay
and weather the storm

fuckin` A

hey, sunshine on my horizon(Arnold Melleby, 09.01.2016)

how come the air becomes so hard to breathe
every time you walk into the room
there`s a scare
there´s a blare
and everyone runs away
like you care

drunken memories
and the worst ones
are the ones that come alive
during the sober hours
when all the lights are on
and you´re all alone

do you know what it´s like to be me
can you really see what I see
every time I open my eyes
can you hear what I hear late at night
it hits hard, right?

hey, sunshine on my horizon
waking me up
I just went to bed
come shine with me
let´s greet the day
hey, sunshine on my horizon
you are all I wanna keep my eyes on
hey, sunshine on my horizon
set me free

let these lyrics of life
feed the flames from within
to force evil to give in to sin
let the floors become walls
never to be climbed again
and buried once and for all

hey, sunshine on my horizon
waking me up
I just went to bed
come shine with me
let´s greet the day
hey, sunshine on my horizon
you are all I wanna keep my eyes on
hey, sunshine on my horizon
set me free

what happened to love conquers all
I´m left to take the fall
who am I fooling by standing tall
no one else but myself

in love I was created
and love will keep me alive
for as long as I let it

I love love

the fire`s still burning
baby
come catch it
please