no matter what(Arnold Melleby, 01.31.2016)

the froggy eyes
of any politician
will never rule my day
will never rule the way I do anything
in my life

knowledge is like glue
and so are you
if you pass by my house
tonight
you will never leave

you sing into the mic
and leave us all outta sync
all ears listen up
and watch you
as you make our bed
before I come in
and ruin everything

this, as everything
is a part of forever
that´ll never enfold
for you and I
at least not together
for now
this lifetime
leaves us all astray

running down the hill
doing as you are told
you´ll never grow old
learning from the one
who never ran up again
before you

days will pass
no matter what

all over you(Arnold Melleby, 01.30.2016)

I´ve got a suite
the one with the view
I can see wherever I like
from here

this is where
you wanna be
if you wanna be
with me

can you see where I´m coming from
can you see where I wanna go
you call me up
and I´m letting you know
I´m as fine as they come
can´t wait to come all over
you

I´m not a victim
I´m not a cruiseader
I´m staring down
on a fat, famous and disgusting
version of reality
that only exist
in someone else`s
twisted mind

jellybeans are a plenty
although
you know as well as I do
I hate them
yet you bring them to my table
whenever you come around
uninvited, as always

the storm will show
the storm will lead
and you shall be awoken
through it all
no sedatives required here
dreams and reality unite
in a state where it all belongs

can you see where I´m coming from
can you see where I wanna go
you call me up
and I´m letting you know
I´m as fine as they come
can´t wait to come all over
you

all over you

a wall of fire(Arnold Melleby, 01.28.2016)

there are concerns
there are forces out there
evil all of a sudden
changed her name

this is not your average hurricane
but a different kind of curse
darkness has taken on a a different level
formerly known as light

a wall of fire is looking your way
this is where it all ends
or this is where it starts
it´s entirely up to you
a wall of fire is looking your way
and it´s time to make a move
a wall of fire is looking your way

kissing the devil
more often than once in a blue moon
just to get on by
survival at it´s finest
mother nature`s way of handling it
the only one that´ll take you through
the other side eagerly awaits
but you´re not ready yet

there are concerns
there are forces out there
evil all of a sudden
changed her name

this is not your average hurricane
but a different kind of curse
darkness has taken on a a different level
formerly known as light

a wall of fire is looking your way
this is where it all ends
or this is where it starts
it´s entirely up to you
a wall of fire is looking your way
and it´s time to make a move
a wall of fire is looking your way
this is where it all ends
or this is where it starts
it´s entirely up to you
a wall of fire is looking your way
and it´s time to make a move

a wall of fire is looking your way

evolution(Arnold Melleby, 01.27.2016)

you spoke
leaving the rest of us
speechless
but, you know I can´t go with you
I can´t take that last walk
with you

for evolution to learn
anything at all
you need to die
for evolution to learn
anything at all
we all need to die

what difference does it it make
when there are no more hands to shake
no one around to share the cake
what difference does it make
when there´s nothing left to fake

you spoke
leaving the rest of us
speechless
but, you know I can´t go with you
I can´t take that last walk
with you

there are always hidden agendas
there are always ways to dodge the tiger
when everything else fails
there´s a difference between breathing air
and creating it

for evolution to learn
anything at all
you need to die
for evolution to learn
anything at all
we all need to die

you spoke
leaving the rest of us
speechless
but, you know I can´t go with you
I can´t take that last walk
with you

evolution

the fire´s still burning(Arnold Melleby, 01.08.2016)

I can´t think of another way
of spending my days
than chasing the shadow
of you

even as
wildfires
rage the hills
between us

the ground is not stirred
but shaken
meet my destiny
meet my rival
meet the one I´ll beat
down to the ground

you´re mine
mine
mine
mine
come share the goodness
that evil left behind
you´re mine
mine
mine
mine
you´re mine
alone

the fire´s still burning
and demons
still rule the ground
let´s get up in the tower
my tower of power
and watch `em all burn
watch the fight of good and evil
right here on earth
the fire´s still burning

you´re mine
mine
mine
mine
come share the goodness
that evil left behind
you´re mine
mine
mine
mine
you´re mine
alone

the fire´s still burning
and demons
still rule the ground
let´s get up in the tower
my tower of power
and watch `em all burn
watch the fight of good and evil
right here on earth
the fire´s still burning

the fire´s still burning
for you and I

I´m all ears(Arnold Melleby, 01.08.2016)

two speakers
and me in the middle
lying on the floor
waiting

my heart`s skipping beats
definitely out of sync
long periods in silence
waiting for the next beat

then you walk into the room
and start to speak
my hands are folded
then comes the song

I go, hey
I´m all ears
best music I´ve heard
in years
keep it comin`
baby
keep it comin`
baby
I´m all ears

the frost on my windows
melted away
as soon as you walked
into my house

the tears on my cheeks
you made evaporate
as soon as you
walked into my room

I go, hey
I´m all ears
best music I´ve heard
in years
keep it comin`
baby
keep it comin`
baby
I´m all ears

the tears
you made evaporate
may not have gone
to waist

they may have risen
then fallen
to make it easier
for someone else to cry

I go, hey
I´m all ears
best music I´ve heard
in years
keep it comin`
baby
keep it comin`
baby
I´m all ears

give my regards(Arnold Melleby, 01.08.2016)

bad news travel fast
so do you
but not fast enough
can´t outrun the spell
coming your way

said
hey
what are you gonna do
when the shit hits the fan
said
hey
no point in being a busy bee
when hate´s on her way
said
hey
it´s only a matter of short time
it´ll come knocking on your door
said
hey

you may run
and you may hide
spare yourself
in this game
it´s just no option

say you love
a steaming shepherd`s pie
only this time you´ll be in it
for the indulgence of
a certain lucifer

said
hey
what are you gonna do
when the shit hits the fan
said
hey
no point in being a busy bee
when hate´s on her way
said
hey
it´s only a matter of short time
it´ll come knocking on your door
said
hey

I know you´ve taken heat
before
but nothing on earth
compares with what´s ahead
for you

said
hey
what are you gonna do
when the shit hits the fan
said
hey
no point in being a busy bee
when hate´s on her way
said
hey
it´s only a matter of short time
it´ll come knocking on your door
said
hey

give my regards

slow release(Arnold Melleby, 01.06.2016)

what´s worth keeping
I really don´t know
I saw you walk through that door
when you came
I saw you walk through that door
when you left

now you´re back again
on the prowl for passion
or to escape the nothingness
of loneliness
I really don´t know
here you are again

let´s go easy
I want a slow release

the room you´re in
is the one you leave
the soul standing by your side
bares the likes of mine
honey, when are you ever
going to give in to our love

let´s go easy
I want a slow release

what´s worth keeping
I really don´t know
I saw you walk through that door
when you came
I saw you walk through that door
when you left

now you´re back again
on the prowl for passion
or to escape the nothingness
of loneliness
I really don´t know
here you are again

the room you´re in
is the one you leave
the soul standing by your side
bares the likes of mine
honey, when are you ever
going to give in to our love

let´s go easy
I want a slow release
let´s go easy
I want a slow release
let´s go easy
I want a slow release

misunderstand me right(Arnold Melleby, 01.05.2015)

I have opinions
and I have meanings
many of which I keep to myself
can´t stand the fuzz
and a line of possible lame arguments
against me

a longtime struggler with
self consciousness
but I do know I´m right anyway
anything less
would etch my identity
hello sarcasm

please misunderstand me right
I have nothing against the joy of
plural ways conversations
where everyone argues for themselves
and perhaps even meet in the middle
just for the sake of it
when the dawn draws the line
please misunderstand me right
I´ll be long gone
before I get into one of those
please misunderstand me right

one bad line
is always enough
what you thought was heaven
tread down on your shoulders
within a few evil seconds
will threaten to choke you

the eyes of a lamb
soft spoken like a quite waterfall
venomous like a copperhead
a rather common snake in South Carolina
go ahead, people, google it
and learn something new today

please misunderstand me right
I have nothing against the joy of
plural ways conversations
where everyone argues for themselves
and perhaps even meet in the middle
just for the sake of it
when the dawn draws the line
please misunderstand me right
I´ll be long gone
before I get into one of those
please misunderstand me right

her hands are cold now(Arnold Melleby, 01.04.2016)

looking at her in silence
as she took her last breath of air
or was it the first
I won´t know
until I get there myself
or meet her again

this evening
an angel left us
and entered another state
of consciousness
another state of mind
her hands are cold now

will we ever find happiness
without you
will time heal the open wounds
you left in many of our souls
will time ever
heal our broken hearts

who`s sorry now
and who´s laughing in the rain
are there people out there
that might feel different about this
my only message is
get the hell outta here and get a life


looking at her in silence
as she took her last breath of air
or was it the first
I won´t know
until I get there myself
or meet her again

this evening
an angel left us
and entered another state
of consciousness
another state of mind
her hands are cold now

will we ever find happiness
without you
will time heal the open wounds
you left in many of our souls
will time ever
heal our broken hearts

will we ever find happiness
without you
will time heal the open wounds
you left in many of our souls
will time ever
heal our broken hearts

her hands are cold now