hey, brother(Arnold Melleby, 01.28.2018

sidetracked and misspelled
given a story hard to tell
and too hard to sell
cought up in the darkest downward spiral
at the end
the outcome gave itself

singing on an endless song
only problem is
the chorus never comes
and the verses never end
when the fat lady finally sings
she has no message to send

hey, brother

where are you

hey, brother

where did you go

I came looking
but you were nowhere to be found
if you had just left a door
that I could knock on
it would have made things easier
for me
but I guess things were a lot worse
for you

hey, brother

where are you

hey, brother

where did you go

a life given
instead he chose to
give his away
to death
hey, brother
where are you
hey, brother
where did you go

sidetracked and misspelled

given a story hard to tell

and too hard to sell

cought up in the darkest downward spiral

at the end

the outcome gave itself

hey, brother

where did you go

down on me(Arnold Melleby, 01.24.2018)

question me
and I`ll question you
answer me
and I`ll answer you

like superstoned supernovas
roaming the universe
the Bonnie and Clyde
of the ethers
it`s just not fair
that you and I aren`t there
as of yet

I`m listening in silence
and I`m all ears
waiting for a sign
drinking holy wine
while I wait
crying blessed tears
may a better destiny take the bait

I watch you
go down
I watch you
emerge into the painting
I painted of you
squeezing a lemon
as I watch you
go down on me

a heat rash
covering my naked skin
while in the midst of an arctic storm
you can`t seriously
be serious
about the movie
you`re cast in

I watch you

go down

I watch you

emerge into the painting

I painted of you

squeezing a lemon

as I watch you

go down on me

like superstoned supernovas

roaming the universe 

the Bonnie and Clyde

of the ethers

it`s just not fair

that you and I aren`t there

as of yet

I`m listening in silence

and I`m all ears

waiting for a sign

drinking holy wine

while I wait

crying blessed tears

may a better destiny take the bait

listen

don`t say a single word

I`ll be quick

to end the war

I`ll be quick

don`t want to end up alone

my love for you you is hard core

I watch you

go down

I watch you

emerge into the painting

I painted of you

squeezing a lemon

as I watch you

go down on me

unless

you want to end up 

as the blackest of the sheep

there was a warp

and all of a sudden

time stood still

bless all

please, turn on the light, I`ve seen enough(Arnold Melleby, 01.21.2018)

hey
who are we now
are we victims
or just crimes
in the path of others
I do not know

please turn on the light
I`ve seen enough

thanks to your coronary attitude
we`re counting bodies
instead of lives
giving the ones with our senses intact
hives

can you tell the difference
can you sense the smell of flowers
growing on top of mold
a lesson to be learned
this is how we grow old

washed away a million times
on distant shores
the grains found in your back pocket
ain`t the same
found between my toes
on the beach

please turn on the light

I`ve seen enough

the northern lights

aren`t visble down south

still cought by your retina

resembling

something out of reach

please turn on the light

I`ve seen enough

please turn on the light

I`ve seen enough

please turn on the light

I`ve seen enough

your footprints

are still found
in the sand

a wry world(Arnold Melleby, 01.21.2018)

I don`t know who said it first
but I know I won`t be the last
if there`s one thing
there`s no doubt about that

we ran ashore
you jumped overboard
pushed the boat out again
and ran away
who needs friends
when I have enemies
like you

you have a face
but it expresses nothing
to me
all I see is a hollow soul
an empty space
that you call your life

a wry world
is capturing my hallucination
these days
a wry world
meets my eyes
every time I close them
a wry world
is what I find myself living in
whenever I feel short of breath

to die loathed
is better than dying alone
someone once said
I tend to disagree
but we`ll see
who the hell
gets the last laugh
on this

a wry world

is capturing my hallucination

these days

a wry world

meets my eyes

every time I close them

a wry world

is what I find myself living in

whenever I feel short of breath

a wry world
where are you?

the lost key(Arnold Melleby, 01.12.2018)

mild mannered and handsome
playing the role of his lifetime
in a movie
that is yet to be seen
hunting down a murderous temteress
on my silver screen

please meet my ghost
who`ll claim my shadow
at any cost
without it, though
I`d be more than
lost

I am not the clown
you may have thought
I would be
can`t you see
I`m just lonely
just like you

got to find
the lost key
the lost key
got to find
the lost key

gotta bring it on
gotta bring it on
as sweet as it`s said
I can`t get it outta my head
an image of you and I
rule my sky

got to find

the lost key

the lost key

got to find

the lost key

I came hungry to your door

food and wine

didn`t cross my mind

I was looking for love

it was love I wanted to find

got to find

the lost key

the lost key

got to find

the lost key

got to find

the lost key

the lost key

got to find

the lost key

your soul may be on fire, but it won`t keep my heart warm(Arnold Melleby, 01.08.2018)

you came to me
when the night was young
you came to me
when the grass on my side
was greener than on your side

as the sun never set
on my horizon
while yours was bathing
in constant darkness
it was me you had your eyes on

the ducks on your side
left their will to swim
and all died painful deaths
piling up at the bottom
of your dark pond

your soul may be on fire
but it won`t keep my heart warm

a twist of faith
no long debate
scars in need of healing
a stubborn shaddow
forced down on its knees

infernos of kisses
blood sweat and tears

infernos of kisses

blood sweat and tears

infernos of kisses

blood sweat and tears

your soul may be on fire

but it won`t keep my heart warm

your soul may be on fire

but it won`t keep my heart warm

your soul may be on fire

but it won`t keep my heart warm

your soul may be on fire

but it won`t keep my heart warm

a blood red sky(Arnold Melleby, 01.07.2018)

a blood red sky(Arnold Melleby, 01.07.2018)

I can`t say
I remember
your face from any another
in a crowd

but there you were
many moons later
right in front of me
like a ghost
I never knew existed

your hand
trying to reach mine
taking a step back
to protect myself
from the unknown

a blood red sky
there was a reason why
why we said
goodbye
a blood red sky

secret voices
telling lies
as we spoke
in the most intimate way
leaving love at an unborn stage

where do you go
from nowhere
if a horizon
isn`t within reach
the blind one is asking

I can`t seem to be able to take myself anywhere
wherever I go
it always seems to end up the same way
away from who could have been you
and only you know who

a blood red sky

there was a reason why

why we said

goodbye

a blood red sky

a blood red sky
a blood red sky
a blood red sky
a blood red sky

a blood red sky

there was a reason why

why we said

goodbye

a blood red sky

in the end

I will win it all

a blood red sky

I lit up the sunrise and doused the sunset(Arnold Melleby, 02.01.2018)

lightning struck twice
today
hitting me once
in the head
and yet once more
in the heart

the thunder rolling
across my sky
never stopped
until the clouds
all had
run away

arms open wide
and willing to go the extra
10 000 miles
for you
for a life fit
for a king and queen

I lit up the sunrise

and doused the sunset

in love

I lit up the sunrise

and doused the sunset

in love

for you

goodbye yesterdays

welcome tomorrows

another day

another victory

for you the sun

and for me the moon

I lit up the sunrise

and doused the sunset

in love

I lit up the sunrise

and doused the sunset

in love

for you

I lit up the sunrise

and doused the sunset

in love

I lit up the sunrise

and doused the sunset

in love

for you

baby

never let me sleep

-inspired by the words in the title by E.Anderson