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