widowed soul(Arnold Melleby, 12.17.2017)

I fell on the inside
while you were on the outside
a glimpse of light
caught my eye
as I watched your shade
move astray

another breakfast
at dinnertime
braking slow
into the entity
that ruled the show

to follow the years
to follow the tears
of a widowed soul

as long as you`re in good hands
I see no reason to fail
only problem is
once you`re dead
life`s not worth living
now, what do you think
about that

to follow the years

to follow the tears

of a widowed soul

is what it`s all about
for me

you made me want it
you made me get it
you made me taste it
and your eyes
watched me
as I enjoyed it

to follow the years

to follow the tears

of a widowed soul

is what it`s all about

for me

a widowed soul

comes to me

every night

to tell me a story

I do not care to know

anything about

a widowed soul

a widowed soul

a widowed soul

comes to me

and speaks to me

each and every night

ghost

bloodsoe(Arnold Melleby, 12.16.2017)

there was a gang
there was a life
that depended
the likes of someone
like you

a catch 22 or 23
if you wish
who knows
the cab showed up
anyway

bloodsoe
was the name
and the claim
to fame
bloodsoe
became the name
of the game
bloodsoe

there was a gang
then came death
and all of a sudden
all you could do
was to run away

bloodsoe

was the name

and the claim 

to fame

bloodsoe

became the name

of the game

bloodsoe

bloodsoe

was the name

and the claim 

to fame

bloodsoe

became the name

of the game

bloodsoe

rhythm(Arnold Mellby, 12.16.2017)

rhythm
you ain`t got it
if you can`t spell it

religion(Arnold Melleby, 12.16.2017)

religion
how many millins
has your one killed
time for common sense
merry christmas

truth(Arnold Melleby, 12.16.2017)

mankind
discovered peace
after the first war

I may be the new messiah(Arnold Melleby, 12.04.2017)

you`re fire and ice
all at the same time
these are the times
when simple rhymes
can lead to endless stardom

when something looks like shit
it probably smells like it too
please dig me outta my hole
and give this man a shower
I`ve decideded to grow old
after all

have you heard the news
I`m back in the saddle
my facebook status set to alive
and I`ve started twittering again
it`s right here
on prime fucking time

I may be the new messiah
world, please beware
this is goodbye to you
as we have gotten to know you
now, it`s all in your empty hands
now, you`ve got to carry
the throne on your own
I may be the new messiah
world, please beware

all the sane
still spellbound
still bound
until found
paradise lost
at a terrible cost
I know you tried
while I died

devil`s wood
spending a good 4 days
trying to get it lit
never happened
had to throw it out
and start all over again
devil`s wood

I may be the new messiah
world, please beware
this is goodbye to you
as we have gotten to know you
now, it`s all in your empty hands
now, you`ve got to carry
the throne on your own
I may be the new messiah
world, please beware

I refused to take

an involuntary stay
in heaven

I may be the new messiah
world, please beware
this is goodbye to you
as we have gotten to know you
now, it`s all in your empty hands
now, you`ve got to carry
the throne on your own
I may be the new messiah
world, please beware

aren`t you happy for me

I may very well be
the brand new massiah

the pain of knowing(Arnold Melleby, 11.21.2017)

lithium
riding a Trojan horse
crying
over a bridge
built in 1985

a blotus
blessed with beauty
a bottle of tequila
and a sixpack of brew
getting high on life
and low on cocaine

here I am
I don`t have a clue
on what to do
what`s with this world
what`s with the rulers
and the ones that follow
I don`t know
I want to get out of here

the pain of knowing
everywhere you`re going
still lingers on
the pain of knowing
is you

lithium
riding a Trojan horse
crying
over a bridge
built in 1985

a blotus
blessed with beauty
a bottle of tequila
and a sixpack of brew
getting high on life
and low on cocaine

the pain of knowing
everywhere you`re going
still lingers on
the pain of knowing
is you

the pain of knowing
everywhere you`re going
still lingers on
the pain of knowing
is you

bed(Arnold Melleby, 11.21.2017)

my bed committed suicide
I guess I have to sleep somewhere else tonight

the sweet swan upon Avon(Arnold Melleby, 11.11.2017)

I left you
without ever
meeting you

I turned right
only to learn
I was wrong
down the road

I stumbled on
a tumbstone
half way covered
in dust and sand
I could still read your name

I can feel my heart bleed
we planted a seed
but never hung around
to watch it grow
you knew
and I know

fire and ice
all at the same time
you said you were
now we all know
the truth of that
is a lie

you were not the first
but you will be the last
to greet
the sweet swan upon Avon

the sweet swan upon Avon
the sweet swan upon Avon
the sweet swan upon Avon

a castle`s on fire(Arnold Melleby, 10.30.2017)

this page was blank
just seconds ago
before I decided
to ink away for a while
inviting you in

I`ve got this strange feeling
my fingers are shaking
I go, do I want to share this
or should I just leave it be
hang tight

a castle`s on fire
dreams alike
the paint`s curling up
like bacon
before it hits the floor
thick smoke
filling room and space
rapidly consuming all oxygene
no pockets of survival
found around here
not even for a single gasp of air

the morning after
a thick fog has replaced the smoke
the garden looks the same
never touched by a single flame
something changed, though
the morning after

there are no heroes around here
none of the villagers came
to put the fire out
no one came to gawk
they all stayed at home
eyes closed and in silence

a castle`s on fire
dreams alike
the paint`s curling up
like bacon
before it hits the floor
thick smoke
filling room and space
rapidly consuming all oxygene
no pockets of survival
found around here
not even for a single gasp of air

a castle`s on fire
dreams alike
the paint`s curling up
like bacon
before it hits the floor
thick smoke
filling room and space
rapidly consuming all oxygene
no pockets of survival
found around here
not even for a single gasp of air

so what happened
to the king
so what happened
to the queen
what happened to their children
you may wonder

nothing
they weren`t home

now the page is full
of my ink
and somebody`s laughing

blindfolded(Arnold Melleby, 10.29.2017)

I had a glimpse
of heaven
inside you
you came to me
in a dream
telling me
we have all the time
in the world

I think
I called your name
in the dark
lighting a spark
to welcome me
with a ray of ligh
as I awoke

blindfolded
into a future
damned to fail

I had a glimpse
of heaven
inside you
you came to me
in a dream
telling me
we have all the time
in the world

I think
I called your name
in the dark
lighting a spark
to welcome me
with a ray of ligh
as I awoke

blindfolded
into a future
damned to fail

don`t ever
ask me again
if I answer
I won`t be
anonymous
ever again

if that`s all you`ve got
it`s all you got
at least
we`ll have
a shadow
to hail

blindfolded
into a future
damned to fail

if you`re not a fan
you can`t blow me
and keep me cool

hands folded

and blind

blindbolded

the calm before the storm(Arnold Melleby, 10.26.2017)

if you fail at this
you can never win
if you keep the beast
you can`t enjoy the feast

woven
a sticky path
that you can`t get out of
even if
you`re right on track

a shortage of water
a state of unease
leaves us all wondering
where did it come from
in the first place

I am the calm
before the storm
I am ten thousand years old
only the key from a weathered soul
will keep you out of the cold
I am the calm
before the storm

let me in
and I`ll let you out
let me sin
and our game can begin
and never end

I am the calm
before the storm

as far as the world knows
there`s twentyfour hours in a day
in my world, though
there may be more
question is
what do I do
during the rest of them

I am the calm
before the storm
I am ten thousand years old
only the key from a weathered soul
will keep you out of the cold
I am the calm
before the storm

heaven and I(Arnold Melleby, 10.23.2017)

you turned a weekend
into a weak end
and we never
saw each other
again

frozen
in a moment in time
thinking of
what could have been

folding hands
but not in prayer
folding hands
in pain

I offered you
a voluntary stay
in heaven
you declined
and ran away
I guess the rest is history
too bad it`s not written
by you and I

we both knew
that the only victim here
is love
breaking me down
at the thought
of another dawn
alone

laying down at rest
on our feathers nd down
instead of wearing my crown
ending up as a clown
an abdicated king
with a queen
nowhere to be seen

I offered you
a voluntary stay
in heaven
you declined
and ran away
I guess the rest is history
too bad it`s not written
by you and I

I guess

that`ll always remain

a secret

between heaven

and I

you are poetry to me(Arnold Melleby, 10.19.2017)

I waited for you
deep down in Mexico
what happened next
only you know

I left and found myself
on a one way track
I waited until you came
only to find you gone

as stoned as the walls
around will permit
the competition
may have done the concrete harm

to draw you from substances
that may abuse you
we wouldn`t want that
would we

an unfortunate widow
surfing on a past
that obviously didn`t last
reaching the shore
look who`s there to greet her
of, course
the one you thought
was all but gone

the ghost
asking inconvenient questions
tell me, love
did the insurance last
did your ties to my past
unravel any inconvenances
to you
ask the ghost
and here I am

you are poetry to me

medievil bridge(Arnold Melleby, 10.18.2017)

stars keep shining
in the distant sky
seemingly out of reach
is that why you can`t
help but feel
small and useless
in this endless
universe
truth is
you can`t leave it
and the only place to grow
is where you find yourself

the desert is hot and dry
there`s a shadow in front of you
stagger behind as best you can
the shadow will take you to a safer place

destroyed by the simple facts of life
guided to a sacret place
but you chose a different way
you chose not to stay

I crossed a medievil bridge
as a long and narrow riverboat
passed underneath
the captain dressed in black
your coffin placed on the front deck
for everyone to see
taking you
to your final place of rest

the shadow in front of you
bares the likeness of me
I am the love that could have been
I am the love that should have been
bringing tears to your eyes
I know it does
changing tides
wouldn`t change a thing
you`re already
gone

I crossed a medievil bridge
as a long and narrow riverboat
passed underneath
the captain dressed in black
your coffin placed on the front deck
for everyone to see
taking you
to your final place of rest

I crossed a medievil bridge
today

leathered soul(Arnold Melleby, 10.15.2017)

feeling like
both Porgy and Bess
Mr. Bessporgy just slipped away
dig it

the lone wolf
is contemplating life
again

adopting more and more
of a basic animal instinct
denying yourself
the dignity
of human emotions

so, you`re brought back to life
only to be roughened up
and bring you back on top
but not on me
just wait and see

let the matter
speak for itself
with me as your master
you can`t go any faster
leathered soul
let`s black out
tonight

a Swiss cheese
excellent taste and all
and just like you
it`s full of holes
only difference is
you taste like shit

let the matter
speak for itself
with me as your master
you can`t go any faster
leathered soul
let`s black out
tonight

let the matter
speak for itself
with me as your master
you can`t go any faster
leathered soul
let`s black out
tonight

karma(Arnold Melleby, 10.10.2017)

a pink dot
on sunset
is where we met
many moons ago
a walk through the park
it never bacame

then something happened
that I didn`t expect
loneliness struck
and there was no looking back

in my time of anger
lightning struck
and I found myself
back in the game
again

karma
does not care
if you believe or not
karma
paves its own way
through your life
like it or not
karma
is what you`ve got

defending yourself
you keep tellin` me
they`re all tellin` lies
a snake bites only when provoked
and from the looks of you
you must have been bitten
at least a dozen times

a pink dot
on sunset
is where we met
many moons ago
a walk through the park
it never bacame

then something happened
that I didn`t expect
loneliness struck
and there was no looking back

in my time of anger
lightning struck
and I found myself
back in the game
again

karma
does not care
if you believe or not
karma
paves its own way
through your life
like it or not
karma
is what you`ve got

karma
does not care
if you believe or not
karma
paves its own way
through your life
like it or not
karma
is what you`ve got

you(Arnold Melleby, 10.09.2017)

enter my house
invited
and you`ll see
everything
brake in
and you`ll never see
anything

pretty
you are
everyone can agree
there`s no question
about that
then puberty arrived
and you had to grow up

taller
than the rest
you had to stand up
in tougher weather
just because
your feet took you higher
above the ground

patience
is a virtue
indeed
but not when
you`re trying
to find your space
in a crowded place

I can relate
because, I was there
I can relate
beacause, I did care
even though
looking through
a neverending
looking glass

called you

crush my heart(Arnold Melleby, 10.07.2017)

let me be me
or leave me be
judge me for who I am
rather than some image
you may walk around
and carry in your head

tears
finding yet another
way down the weathered
chins of another unsung hero
of the universe
prayin` for love
but not gettin` none

crush my heart
pollute my soul
grind every single bone
in my body
and serve me
to a pack of wild hogs
I`ll still come back
to haunt you
I`ll still come back
to love you
once again

I don`t need
any god or gods
I don`t need any religion
I am my own messiah
and I believe
in me

you came into my life
and you never left
while I ran for the sun
in my sleep
only to catch
the darkness
ruling the light of yours
trapping me
in your sense of
openness

crush my heart
pollute my soul
grind every single bone
in my body
and serve me
to a pack of wild hogs
I`ll still come back
to haunt you
I`ll still come back
to love you
once again

crush my heart
pollute my soul
grind every single bone
in my body
and serve me
to a pack of wild hogs
I`ll still come back
to haunt you
I`ll still come back
to love you
all over again

please
whatever you do
or do not
let me be me

or leave me be

the heartland is crying tonight(Arnold Melleby, 10.03.2017)

all great music
starts with silence
as it turns out
it also ends with it

thresholds stumbled upon
and crossed
cards handed out
and tossed
success
is a twofaced
monster
well, Mr. Brownstone
I am happy to announce
you were wrong
in a big way

the heartland is crying
the heartland is crying
the heartland is crying
tonight
the heartland is crying
tom
the heartland is really crying
for you tonight

with the echoe
from the Hollywood Bowl
still roaming in your head
a mad man opened fire
from the 32 floor

one of your last memories
must have been hard to take
for a crowd pleasing man

the heartland is crying
the heartland is crying
the heartland is crying
tonight
the heartland is crying
tom
the heartland is really crying
for you tonight

the sky`s
got a brand new star
and he`ll be touring
the universe
for a very long time

tonight
you broke my heart
and we`re all
free falling
tonight

RIP Tom Petty

blushing like a cheap california wine(Arnold Melleby, 10.01.2017)

the music died
then you came alive
the sin in your eyes
the clothing on my floor
a smile to adore
and you crawling back
into my arms

blushing like a cheap california wine
I forgave your sins
and before time knew the word of it
you were back on your wings
what else is there to say

free as a bird
wings as wide as the horizon
always heading for the sky
always crash landing
every time it´s time to ground

a few days ago
I got a call from a number
I did not recognize
you´d crashed my white horse
and I had to bail you out

blushing like a cheap california wine
I forgave your sins
and before time knew the word of it
you were back on your wings
what else is there to say

you burn your bridges as you walk them
still I´ll always be on the other side
to greet you with open arms
and my blinders on

blushing like a cheap california wine
I forgave your sins
and before time knew the word of it
you were back on your wings
what else is there to say

blushing like a cheap california wine
cheers

the cat and the fiddle(Arnold Melleby, 09.30.2017)

it´s all about pleasing
virgin hormones
and spread some nightly disease
isn´t it

rid the glasses
and you´ll see nothing at all
apart from looking swell
this road is taking you to hell

the cat and the fiddle
seem so far away
these days
all I know
is that I wanna go back
some day

the neighbors Rottweiler
mistook his wiener for a wiener
and his wiener was no more
this year his hedge has no holes
and he has stopped running around his pool nude

well, he finally got his day in court
pleading innocent
to guilty
I caught the news as I woke
TV still on
from last night

my long hair
in my face
waking up in a daze
feeling like a stranger
in the place I call home

the cat and the fiddle
seem so far away
these days
all I know
is that I wanna go back
some day

spreading sunshine
to every one
with you smile
better shut up, though
your words will be your fall

the cat and the fiddle
seem so far away
these days
all I know
is that I wanna go back
some day

Highland Avenue
has never been further away

no concern(Arnold Melleby, 09.24.2017)

I look in the mirror
but I do not like what I see
I wish I saw a little less
of what I feared before
what`s with the lines
anyway

to whom it may concern
it said on top of the document
which is also where my reading stopped

to bring the king back
there would have to be a queen
for him to love and behold
and the stars above
would all have to align

so, whatever happened to the echoe
heard in the tunnel we ran through
an echoe we created
and promised to never
fade away

to whom it may concern
it said on top of the document
I turned on the telly
and let it all slip away
to whom it may concern
turned out to be of no concern
at all

if we ran the world
they would all run
wouldn`t they
princes, princesses, ministers and presidents
would all become scavengers
and get the hell outta our way

to whom it may concern
it said on top of the document
I turned on the telly
and let it all slip away
to whom it may concern
turned out to be of no concern
at all

there`s a lonely princess sitting on a bench
outside the taj mahal

bring food to the change(Arnold Melleby, 09.23.2017)

to wait and see
well, waiting
can make you go blind
meanwhile...

bring food to the change
bring food to the change
it`s all I`m asking
for now

hello, Mr. Barrister
please make me a cup of coffee
or was it Mr. Barista
you`re being sued
anyway

monday - humiliation
tuesday - suffocation
wednesday - condescension
thursday - is pathetic
by friday life has killed me

but as bad as it gets

I still tend to differ

`cause, I know you love me
just the way I love you
even if we`ve
never met

bring food to the change
bring food to the change
bring food to the change
to avoid another maternal journey
bring food to the change

is all I ask from you
for now

bring food to the change

4th verse by Morrissey

it doesn`t matter if you look like an angel if you smell like shit(Arnold Melleby, 09.23.2017)

she drove an El Ranchero
numero uno on a straight line
but mildly put challenging
when she hit the curves

stoned
beyond imagination
blown
out of proportion
until the El Ranchero was no more

lessons to be learned
there always are
as for her and the El Ranchero
you won`t know if you`ve created a path
if you don`t get there

it doesn`t matter if you look like an angel
if you smell like shit

I thank the heavens
for all the darkness
that pulled me through
to a kind of paradise
without you

the twincle in my eye
said goodbye
when the El Ranchero hit the wall
I got the call
but didn`t take it

you taught me to get high
every time you came on by
and you learned that I am much stronger
than you were told
you became the rock I could not Climb

tattooed in your brain
seeking refuge
you never found
the plumber from hell
never rang your bell

a soul full of deamons
still a voice of the ages
roaming through the ethers
concluding

it doesn`t matter if you look like an angel
if you smell like shit
it doesn`t matter if you look like an angel
if you smell like shit
it doesn`t matter if you look like an angel
if you smell like shit

a soul full of deamons
still a voice of the ages
roaming through the ethers
concluding

it doesn`t matter if you look like an angel
if you smell like shit

from the smoke coming from the fire
following the crash of the El Ranchero
she whispered to herself, as she was dying
hail me
world

ravenous heart(Arnold Melleby, 09.19.2017)

there`ll come a day
when the end of forever
will come and visit you

there`ll come a day
when you don`t wanna cry
another tear

you`re sitting on my frenzy feast
and there`s a whole lot more
where that came from

please feed
my ravenous heart
please feed
my ravenous heart
please feed
my ravenous heart
what it needs

a recycled soul
on a thunderous path
it hurts like hell
and it takes more than dreams
in the name promiscuousness
to ride it off

it`ll take a thousand years
to erase this debt
so goldmine
why don`t you start
diggin` for me instead

please feed
my ravenous heart
please feed
my ravenous heart
please feed
my ravenous heart
what it needs

a recycled soul
on a thunderous path
it hurts like hell
and it takes more than dreams
in the name promiscuousness
to ride it off

it`ll take a thousand years
to erase this debt
so goldmine
why don`t you start
diggin` for me instead

please feed
my ravenous heart
please feed
my ravenous heart
please feed
my ravenous heart
what it needs

please feed
my ravenous heart
please feed
my ravenous heart
please feed
my ravenous heart
what it needs

please feed
my ravenous heart
please feed
my ravenous heart
please feed
my ravenous heart
what it needs

give my ravenous heart
what it needs

see you never(Arnold Melleby, 09.11.2017)

as time goes by
I still manage to sing the same line
over and over again
even if the chorus has changed
it hasn`t changed me
and the melody-line
will stay the same
forever

I rule my sky
all doubt must die
serve me a lie
and you`ll understand why

my blood`s thicker
than your wine
I feel more than you
you`re in need of glasses
to see what`s clear
to me
just give me another cloud
to hide behind
and I\ll be fine

to you
the sky`s the limit
to me
it`s where I start
I spend my time
between heaven and earth
it`s where I call my home
whenever you want to eliminate my absence
just look above into the sky

are you asking me
to walk on water
or just drink it
out of dehydration
I don`t know
when clouds rule the sky
just look above them

I want you to believe
every word I sing
a narrow path
an understanding
a friendly smile
before we wave goodbye
see you never

In honor of all the ones that died in the Twin Towers, NYC

the call of the wild(Arnold Melleby, 08.19.2017)

clowds moving rapidly
just above my head
across the horizon
I confess
it`s all
so much greater
than me

I can feel
when I reel
my catch
of the day
when it hits the deck
of a ship I just rammed

the call of the wild
is what`s calling me
all the time
the call of the wild
is me

some times
I find myself in a dream
going a 100 miles an hour
on a road full of holes
backwards, in overdrive

what do you do
what do you say
when you awake
when the only one around
is your own shadow
when you wake up

the call of the wild
is what`s calling me
all the time
the call of the wild
is me

the call of the wild
is what`s calling me
all the time
the call of the wild
is me

just let me rule
just let me do
what I do best

the call of the wild
is what`s calling me
all the time
the call of the wild
is me

the call of the wild
is me

day by day(Arnold Melleby, 08.18.2017)

the dark walls
of the bedroom chamber
hide the secrets
behind your truth

the screams into the night
were never heard
time and time again
you were left to burn

there was money to be earned
but never lessons to be learned
making a living
inhaling what others
exhale

it all seemed
to be going on forever
until the day
there was a kiss
different from the ones
painting your canvas
in all but darkness
sharpening your senses
letting the light in

day by day
slowly coming back to life
like a cat
coming out of hibernation
one step at a time
slowly learning
day by day
the night is
where the day is born
and darkness
is the light
day by day

day by day

rest in me(Arnold Melleby, 08.18.2017)

headlines pan the way
headlights expose road
and gives you a reason to move on
if you can find a trail
to an ocean where you can set sail
from the deep you have risen
from the deep you shall still arise

rest in me

even the rain
came in late
my life`s been a trip
I don`t think I ever
wanna go back
alright
I left my fate
to the night

rest in me

a gated house
a godforsaken land
that was never promised
but granted by the ones
that always know better
too bad it never came with a key
where you find me
is not necessarily where I wanna be

rest in me

drops of blood
on linen draping the bedpost
of an undone bed
a string of lies
leading to one truth
to the death of you
oh, my god
what have you done to yourself

rest in me

a turn indeed
but not for the better
I wish I knew more then
than I do now
I wish you had awoken
long before
you went to sleep
for the very last time

rest in me

perfect imperfections(Arnold Melleby, 08.12.2017)

I`m listening to songs from the other side
which side are you on
it doesn`t really matter
I can hear you loud and clear
anyway

goodbye narrow path
welcome universe
as it turns out
love`s not really yours
just like your car
just like your house
just like your cat
it belongs to a bank

I would get down on my knees
if I knew
you`d pray for me
perfect imperfections
I`m talkin` `bout
you and I

when love`s no longer enough
what else is there to do
what else is there to live by
the air I breathe
is the very same
you were bred in
no matter where your mother
decided to make your bed
in those early years

time will tell
if it all turns out well
but wouldn`t it be swell
if this gave us all
a story to tell
long lost and forgotten
will be the tears we all cried
to make this happen
once and for all

if I knew
you`d pray for me
perfect imperfections
I`m talkin` `bout
you and I

perfect imperfections
perfect imperfections
perfect imperfections
you and I
may never die
perfect imperfections
perfect imperfections
perfect imperfections
I`m talkin` `bout
you and I

our only alibi
is our
perfect imperfections

two lives(Arnold Melleby, 08.12.2017)

got a notebook full of words

right next to my mac

a glass of wine too

just to chill my head

now, what the fuck happened to you

I guess you had no sense of pride

when all you did was hide

a washed out bedroom

and a ceiling free of stars

seeing your future

remain in the past

a roaming engine

burning on fuel

from decades ago

a spark in the night

if you think it would work better

I don´t know

what you gather, I´m told

is yours

and what I gather

is mine

give me something

to believe in

tell me something

worth listening to

show me something  

worth putting my eyes on

and I´ll give it to you

as well

got a notebook full of words

right next to my mac

a glass of wine too

just to chill my head

years and years it took

my head I shook

to read a book

not written

is always hard

if you look at it

from the soft side

give me something

to believe in

tell me something

worth listening to

show me something  

worth putting my eyes on

and I´ll give it to you

as well

I can hardly move(Arnold Melleby, 08.03.2017)

coked up
pepsied down
I thought there was more

I can hardly move
but I know I`m in the groove
what`s bad for you
is good for me
what`s good for you
is bad for me

disturbed by the itchy panda in the corner
a blind spot there, world
impossible to ignore
unless you remove the mirrors
that unable us to look back
in time

crossing fingers
for what`s ahead
of tomorrow

drums roam the night
and take up the fight
to beat the rhythm

I can hardly move
but I know I`m in the groove
what`s bad for you
is good for me
what`s good for you
is bad for me

brilliant
is the word
it`s like nothing
I`ve ever heard
before

some
deserve more
because
they`ve given more
over time

I can hardly move
but I know I`m in the groove
what`s bad for you
is good for me
what`s good for you
is bad for me

I can hardly move
but I know I`m in the groove
what`s bad for you
is good for me
what`s good for you
is bad for me

angels cry, and so do I(Arnold Melleby, 07.31.2017)

my mountain view comes with a dew
only visible to the few
every day
I keep asking myself
what I`d be doing
if I wasn`t doing this
but, what else could I do
here`s to life as we know it
here`s to life the way it should be
every god damn bloody day

speak to me
if there are words
kiss me
if there are lips
touch me
if there is skin
hold on to your dreams
if you can sleep
which is the only way
to remember them

angels cry
and so do I
but I can`t help but to believe
that I`m not the only one
around here that does

if there ever was a day
I`d like to remember
it would have to be the day
when our eyes touched base
for the very first time

you see the sea will always sing
louder than the seagulls
on any given day
anyhow I hear they`re all dying
I guess we`ll miss them one day anyway

angels cry
and so do I
but I can`t help but to believe
that I`m not the only one
around here that does

angels cry
and so do I
but I can`t help but to believe
that I`m not the only one
around here that does

angels cry
and so do I

speak to me

Eyleen(Arnold Melleby, 07.20.2017)

the word on the street
says you`re the one to beat
if there`s a will and way
to stand the heat
it`s what`s at bay
hey, hey, hey

I`ve never been more alone
yet you accuse me of seeing someone else
I never went to the doc
the doc came to see me
beheading your dreams
to whom does whom belong

Eyleen
got the face of an angel
if you get caught by her eyes
you`ll never get away
Eyleen
you`ll never get away
love`ll drain you
until your last drop of blood
evaporate
Eyleen

your friendly fire
hit my heart with an unusual desire
playing a game taking it higher
introducing a brand new stack of cards
only trouble is
I`ll beat you every time

dreams of diamonds and pearls
instead you`re stuck in a valley
ruled by a cubic zirconia sky

Eyleen
got the face of an angel
if you get caught by her eyes
you`ll never get away
Eyleen
you`ll never get away
love`ll drain you
until your last drop of blood
evaporate
Eyleen

Eyleen
got the face of an angel
if you get caught by her eyes
you`ll never get away
Eyleen
you`ll never get away
love`ll drain you
until your last drop of blood
evaporate
Eyleen

you kissed the sun
and gave it a tan

Eyleen

a slave to the sound(Arnold Melleby, 05.18.2017)

please Mr. Messenger
please bring the words spoken
to you from my lips
to all the ones
left astray

please, Mr. Messenger
please give in to my prayers
and get the message
all the way through
to make them stay

a slave to the sound
of a man
that no longer walks the ground
is who I am
is who I´ve become
is who I´ll stay
until the end of time

angels come
but they never go
away
can´t you tell
they have no story
to sell
just white feathered wings
that never fly
away

please Mr. Messenger
please bring the words spoken
to you from my lips
to all the ones
left astray

please, Mr. Messenger
please give in to my prayers
and get the message
all the way through
to make them stay

a slave to the sound
of a man
that no longer walks the ground
is who I am
is who I´ve become
is who I´ll stay
until the end of time

a slave to the sound
of a man
that no longer walks the ground
is who I am
is who I´ve become
is who I´ll stay
until the end of time

-A tribute to Chris Cornell, 1964-2017

cadillac dreams(Arnold Melleby, 05.08.2017)

my mind says no
my pen says yes
creativeness is given a go
let´s see who cares

forgotten
but not forgiven
living in a world
where nothing
lives up to
what´s promised

give and take
take and give
a little less
is your gain

cadillac dreams
in a volvo reality
let´s see who survives
when push comes to shove

not all roses are red
and at some point
alive means ending up dead

cadillac dreams
where nothings as it seems
unless you deserve it
unless you crave it
cadillac dreams
can end up in the drain
if the gutter`s too close
cadillac dreams
aren`t for all

no, no, no
cadillac dreams
aren´t for all

dream on

roots and bones(Arnold Melleby, 05.08.2017)

a flower is born
a vane is torn
ages
shut down at the blink of an eye
unseen
but felt by us all

the fire´s burning
because it was lit
if it dies
would it matter
we´ll yearn
as long as there are matches
and something to burn

catch another breath
speak another line
have another piece of meat
leave another trace
until it hits you in the face

where did all that matters go
when did dreams stop turning into reality
where did it all go

roots
stick deeper
than bones
above the ground

times alone
led to times together
for both of us
rivers fled into an ocean
we both claimed as our own
where love was given birth

roots
stick deeper
than bones
above the ground

roots
stick deeper
than bones
above the ground

roots and bones
let´s live on
forever

bad boy(Arnold Melleby, 04.09.2017)

your all time high
is my all time low
let`s vanish in a city
and lose control

skinny dippin`
jumpin` out of an airplane
flyin` higher than high
but ridin` low
as soon as you hit the ground

half an hour ago
I was your hero of all times
now I`m less than nothing
ao wonder I wonder

this is not for you
this is something I did
for myself
thank you for the pain in my chest

baby, baby, baby
you know as well as everyone else
I`m just a bad boy
tryin` to be good
to you

I do not wish to be disturbed
as I gather my herd
this one`s for you
`cause it`s my birthday

it`s my birthday
every day
I was born on a monday
andI`m reborn the rest of the week

baby, baby, baby
you know as well as everyone else
I`m just a bad boy
tryin` to be good
to you

baby, baby, baby
you know as well as everyone else
I`m just a bad boy
tryin` to be good
to you

it`s just me(Arnold Melleby, 04.04.2017)

was it a case of verbal diarrhea
or just a bad case of receiving
in the other end
the wrong end

it ain`t business as usual
for me
I`ve felt worse
and certainly felt better
looking like hell itself
can`t you tell

out of reach
more than ever
colder
than any fever
it sure is felt, but reveals
nothing

crying
doesn`t help
if the tears end up in a river
of pain
my tears won`t quench
any thirst

it would be the same
if I never came
into your life
don`t you understand
it would be the same
you would still blame someone else
for the mistakes you`ve made yourself

dress nicely
and your voice shall be heard
take it down your drain
feel the pain
and listen up
the beat won`t ever stop, anyway

take a look around
it`s just me

choices you make
I make myself
feelings you feel
ravish my soul as well
as they ravish yours

take a look around
it`s just me

it would be the same
if I never came
into your life
don`t you understand
it would be the same
you would still blame someone else
for the mistakes you`ve made yourself

take a look around
it`s just me

the eyes of the perfect stranger(Arnold Melleby, 03.28.2017)

I am a man and here I am
full of love, color and anger
tall I stand ready to hit the shore

what kind of land I am in for
I do not know
I threw the map away a long time ago

sailing the mighty oceans
hitting land after too many mouthfuls of salty water
I`m here to conquer not just to go ashore

maybe I`ll find someone to love
apart from whom I`ve faced in the mirror
each and every day of this voyage

my feet on dry land and sand between my toes
I set fire to my ship and push it back out to sea
perhaps another mistake, I do not know

what I came here to find
might be hidden in between the lines
in the logbook I never wrote

I look around as I lie down on the beach
watching my ship sink as it passes the reef
where are the ones I was supposed to conquer

am I all alone
draped in loneliness
all over again

the darkness of the night
soon cast shadows over my sleeping, weary soul
and left my lonely thoughts astray

in my dreams I saw it all
the eyes of the perfect stranger
finally looked my way

everything was in a perfect sense of order
puffy clouds, butterflies and sunsets into forevermore
waking up on the cold and lonely beach

the eyes of the perfect stranger
is nowhere within sight
and my mirror is all but gone

head down in the sand
looking up into the bluest of skies
a fogfilled brain ready to surrender

whatever happens to me
happens to me
where are the eyes of my perfect stranger

the last breath(Arnold Melleby, 03.27.2017)

the last breath
you ever ever breathe
should be a good one
don`t ya think

the last touch
you ever make
should be a soft one
shouldn`t it

I`ve had it
and I`ve lost it more than once
that`s why I still sing the song
that has it all
without it
I am nothing

do you understand
do you get it
if not
walk a mile or two
in my shoes

nothing`s carved in stone
unless you carve it
yourself

the last breath
you ever ever breathe
should be a good one
don`t ya think

the last touch
you ever make
should be a soft one
shouldn`t it

loving
is letting go
as life turns out
even it is so

the last breath
you ever ever breathe
should be a good one
don`t ya think

the last touch
you ever make
should be a soft one
shouldn`t it

loving
is letting go
as life turns out
even it is so

the last breath
should be a good one

got me by the balls(Arnold Melleby, 03.27.2017)

there was a whale
and I jumped up in a tree
from a distance
you wondered why

when birds hit the sky
I hid behind clouds
from a closer distance
still the face of a questionmark

finally there was love
I had nowhere to hide
from within me
you were all of a sudden looking out

got me by the balls
enough said
you went over my head
and broke down the walls
I`d built up
over a couple of centuries

I used to hang out
with your sister
untill your brother
showed up at my door
then I got the score
showing the whore
my door

as it turned out
you were just like her
weren`t you
as the table turned
and the light came in
it turned out
you were just like her

got me by the balls
and by the way
who the fuck needs enemies
when I have friends like you

bare(Arnold Melleby, 03.19.2017)

bare me
bare it all
bare the truth
and tell me a lie

I´ll be there soon
can you smell the raccoon
it´s just not fair
to compare
a ghost to its shadow

so I give in
to an unavoidable sin
slid my gold card
through the crack in the door
and let myself in

some times it´s hard
to tell heaven from hell
some times it´s hard
to tell hell from heaven
some times it´s hard
to differ you from the rest

lies tend to come easy
if you know the tricks of the trade
I was here for me
when you needed me most
I never traveled far
to get close
to the circle of trust
and the angel of dust

give me a reason to stay awake
and I´ll fall asleep
and reach a deeper state of eternal rest
than ever reached before
only to awake
when love comes knocking on my door

bare
is what I am

what I want(Arnold Melleby, 03.19.2017)

I caught you with the fries
trying to catch up
before the sun set
I´d seen it all

I came with a worry
to watch you walk away
like a saint
an angel on the loose
heaven sent
there´s no question
about that

to relive what once were
is what I want
you´re claim to fame
being the pain
you sent my way
when you decided
that my heart wasn´t big enough
to hold your dreams
what once were
is what I want

just like any sun
it won`t shine
unless you show
the right side

I caught you with the fries

trying to catch up

before the sun set

I´d seen it all

I came with a worry

to watch you walk away

like a saint

an angel on the loose

heaven sent

there´s no question

about that

to relive what once were

is what I want

you´re claim to fame

being the pain

you sent my way

when you decided 

that my heart wasn´t big enough

to hold your dreams

what once were

is what I want

what I want
is what I do not have
what I want
is beheld by you

I still keep the bed the way you left it(Arnold Melleby, 03.02.2017)

don´t ring the bell
unless you mean well
I played you well
and I demand you rule me right

don´t put me through hell
listen to my rebel yell
and it´ll all end swell
give it up without a fight

just like the light
scares darkness away
and keeps it astray
it´s the key
to open shut doors
then again, darkness
makes it all worth while
doesn´t it

I still keep the bed
the way you left it

don´t ring the bell

unless you mean well

I played you well

and I demand you rule me right

don´t put me through hell

listen to my rebel yell

and it´ll all end swell

give it up without a fight

holding on to eternity
one moment at the time
time flies
and so have you

I still keep the bed

the way you left it

I still keep the bed

the way you left it

I still keep the bed

the way you left it

like the clown I am(Arnold Melleby, 03.02.2017)

I bring a smile to my face
every time you are around
behind the mirror, though
there´s nothing but tears

like the clown I am
I keep carrying on

it´s all gone
we both know that
the honeycomb
is all but empty

one more turn
and it´s all over
you gotta twist your brain
and crunch your braincells
like you´ve never done before
left or right
what´ll be the score

like the clown I am

I keep carrying on

hand in hand

with a future

looking like the past

like a fresh breath of air

I saw the vision of a mountain

and someone I´d love to live by

only to wake up

to a nightmare instead of a dream

like the clown I am

I keep carrying on

hand in hand

with a future

looking like the past

like the clown I am

I keep carrying on

hand in hand

with a future

looking like the past