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