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