common ground(Arnold Melleby, 03.25.2018)

hippo
jailbird
brother
crenshaw
hickey
snowbird
donkey

hippo

jailbird

brother

crenshaw

hickey

snowbird

donkey

is this for real

do we have time to kill

get on top of it

and ride it

into an endless sunset

in need of plastic surgery

to wipe the smile off your  face

forever is a mighty long time

you said you believe in the the believers
you said you believe
in how the bread was broken
and how the masses were awoken

you still see me
as someone who broke the deal
you still see me
as someone unreal

(hippo

jailbird

brother

crenshaw

hickey

snowbird

donkey)

(hippo

jailbird

brother

crenshaw

hickey

snowbird

donkey)

getting endless miles

in a car without an engine

freebasing

with your own brain as the drug

an the ghosts turn up as expected

some a bit like jesus

others like young charles mansons

the nightmare continues into the wee hours

(hippo

jailbird

brother

crenshaw

hickey

snowbird

donkey)

(hippo

jailbird

brother

crenshaw

hickey

snowbird

donkey)

as the crew gathers around

the campfire for the very last time

laughing and cheering

exchanging common stories

on common ground they still stand

on common ground they will part

on common ground they will know the time

every heartbeat will hit the ground and create their beat

Bess(Arnold Melleby, 03.12.2018)

gonna make a horrible mess
just because you have a dog
who does not answer to her name Bess
crapping all over my living room floor
anyone care for chocolate?
I thought not

she`s a smelly piece of art
a kind that only a pervert
would be foolish enough to buy
apart from you
other than that
I`m all for her

come on, baby
let`s leave this town behind
and see what we can find
on the other side
the other side of the window
perhaps it`s just the shadow
or reflection
of what we leave behind

we do not know
no, we do not know
until we make the journey
so, what do you think
how about another drink
to calm your nerves
before the takeoff
of your life

if you snooze
you`ll lose
my mother still says
from time to time
she knew the essence of that
she had me
while falling asleep
and I awoke with a rebel yell

so, baby
what do you reckon
who do you count on
when the shit hits the fan
I`m a lucky one
my fans are in the streets
and not in the god damn ceiling
and they`re all rooting for me

hey, hey and fuckin` hey
Bess just crapped on my god damn floor again
let`s get the fuck outta here

where are you(Arnold Melleby, 03.09.2018)

lets make the worst of
you once said
oh, come on, let`s not
I said twice

you send your message out
on unsocial media
the birds tweet
but I do not

what the ethers
once took care of
is now stuck
in our consciousness
forever

at least that`s what it looks like
on our mini silver screens
what once covered an entire wall
is now at the palm of your hand

like a bird
shaking its feathers
only problem is
no one`s looking

crawling corpses on the way up
and to stay on that hilltop
is understood
with a slow decay

do you get my drift
do you know where
I`m coming from
then you know where I`m going

where are you?

lizzy(Arnold Melleby, 03.07.2018)

a smoking gun
a senseless crime it is
if we were
to see love slip away like this
honey, I just wanna tell you
my gun smokes for you

I shone that day
I really did shine
honey, I really shone that day
no need to pray
I`m already in heaven

bittersweet
my cake is not
let`s tie the knot
right here on the spot
what`s meant to be
in our case is

just give me the keys
let me unlock each and every one
of the doors
leading up to your heart
if this is a start
there is no end

send me a smile
that`ll reach the heavens
a spectacular endeavour
is what the skies are praying for
please let it rain all over the seeds
we spread in the name of our love

forget me not
and you`ll regret me not
if you ever get to watch
yourself head down
after this, the ones that cry
will cry alone

the lost and found
gather around a fire
that does not exist
no help from good or evil
or whatever
they may believe in

I rest my case

dive(Arnold Melleby, 03.01.2018)

I want to dive into an ocean
where the bottom
is the sky

-arnold melleby