Mr.Texas Twister(Arnold Melleby, 11.28.2019)

you signed your name
left us all stunned
no warning
nor invitation given
the sky went all black
and you turned up
and showed us the coldest
of a shoulder
possible
an evil soltice
in reverse

Texas Twister
I love your power
Texas Twister
I love your determination
Texas Twister
I sure know
how to spell your name
but I hate you
damn it
you took my home

I heard the news
long after the fact
you learned about it
yourself
closer to me
than you are now

what an angel
what a saint
I saw you
through the eyes
of forever

what an angel

what a saint

help me
find a hand
to give you
a hand
from the other side
of the world

Texas Twister

I love your power

Texas twister

I love your determination

Texas Twister

I sure know 

how to spell your name

but I hate you

damn it

you took my home

I didn`t want to

to leave you crying

the echoe said

I had plans

I had visions

for the both of us

can you hear me

through the rubble

Mr. Texas Twister

-Dedicated to the one that held on to the toe as it turned cold forever

blood and tears(Arnold Melleby, 11.13.2019)

blood and tears
we`ve seen it all
through the years
I always ran too fast
moved too slow
I have no ownership
to all the ships that sailed on by
I hold no title in my hand

anyway
there`s always a way
unless you plead guilty
to all your innocence
is all up to you
I can`t hold the banner
for you
but, you`ve got to carry it
yourself

get real
siege the deal
and get over it
please
it`s not like
you have a choice
is it?
get real

I walked a mile
or two
for you
as well
it doesn`t take much
to forget
do you remember?
do you even care

I still have your number
and I may call you
even by your real name
as long as
the numbers need no math
I`m sure I`ll get on through
to you

blood and tears

we`ve seen it all

through the years

I always ran too fast

moved too slow

I have no ownership

to all the ships that sailed on by

I hold no title in my hand

get real

siege the deal

and get over it

please

it`s not like

you have a choice

is it?

get real

blood and tears

we`ve seen it all

through the years

I always ran too fast

moved too slow

I have no ownership

to all the ships that sailed on by

I hold no title in my hand

together apart(Arnold Melleby, 11.08.2019)

got s sheet of paper
got a pen between my fingers
ready to spread some ink
but nothing happens
just the silence
of my thoughts
ending in nothingness
and the paper stays clean
as bleached as it came
from the store

what do you want to tell ya
if you don`t know what`s cookin`
better take a look into these pots of mine
or, at least bother to smell the fumes
`couse, somethin`s gettin` ready
to explode

your will
is my way
and, hey
untill time
catches up with us
we`ll be

together apart
a pool of darkness
fills the room
every time
I think of you
and that`s why
this`ll always be
together, till death make us art

love is not a game
but I have no intentions of losing
there is no god
there is no satan
in the end
it`ll be
just you and I

together apart
a pool of darkness

fills the room

every time 

I think of you

and that`s why 

this`ll always be
together, till death make us art

together apart
a pool of darkness

fills the room

every time 

I think of you

and that`s why 

this`ll always be
together, till death make us art

-In memory of Steve Lee

backlash(Arnold Melleby, 10.02.2019)

silent whispers
in the twilight
coming through
loud and clear
still, I can`t hear a word

cought in between a spell
and promises of heaven
turns out
hell had a story to tell
after all

tell me
it`s all I wanna know

how do you make love
to a woman
who`s been hurt
by someone like
me

I gave her a ring
tossed in the toilet
in a conversation
that made it burn
a head spinning
out of control
jealousy
at its best

tell me

it`s all I wanna know

how do you make love

to a woman

who`s been hurt

by someone like 

me 

I do not know
if this is the end
but I do know for sure
it sure had a start
social media
I`m all starved for words
and picures to share

tell me

it`s all I wanna know

how do you make love

to a woman

who`s been hurt

by someone like 

me 

where do you go
when you don`t know
where you are

Lincoln and Fairfax
seem so far away
because they are

where do you go

when you don`t know

where you are

tell me

It`s all I wanna know

how do you make love

to a woman

who`s been hurt

by someone like 

me 

my choice of establishment(Arnold Melleby, 09.23.2019)

what
I never knew
what
I do know now
what
is what I do not want to know

wannabees
thruths and fools
are those who wish
to spend my life for me
they don`t know it yet but I do
and as long as I do
they`ll never know

my choice of establishment
is with you
and I

can`t go wrong
can`t go right
but, it doesn`t matter
it`s going our direction
either way

carry my wish
in your heart
and I`ll carry
your good intentions
where they belong

my choice of establishment

is with you

and I

my choice of establishment

is with you

and I

I`m so happy

I made myself clear

jackass(Arnold Melleby, 09.10.2019)

there`s cocaine on the floor
reminding the ones that left
what they came here for

a good time
breaking old spells
but all hell broke loose

catching the dawn
became the only task
undone

jackass
where the fuck
do you go from here

kiss and tell
but you never kissed
and I never told

jackass
where the fuck
do you go from here

there`s cocaine on the floor

reminding the ones that left

what they came here for

a good time

breaking old spells

but all hell broke loose

catching the dawn

became the only task

undone

jackass

where the fuck

do you go from here

welcome home(Arnold Melleby, 09.07.2019)

there may be tears
there may be laughter
but all I know
is what I know
and I know
who you are

trees grow from seeds
and trees fall
storms change the path
we all walk
storms even change
the way some of us
talk

so, please, walk on up
the stairs
leading to my door
I know
you`ve been here before

no need to knock
it`s as open as the gates
your soul came on through
when you were born

untill you enter the door
that divides light from darkness
the door that devides you and I
I cannot help, but say

welcome home

landfall(Arnold Melleby, 08.12.2019)

the heavens
are calling out
for hell
this time around
there`s no turning back

squeeze the lemon
to the very last drop
only to ask
for a lime
to get to the top

landfall
landfall
landfall
landfall
landfall

all you have to do
is get there
to be there

landfall

a curse
roaming through
the night
that never turned into day
questions
no answers

the gods worshipped
all turned out
to be the cowards
you ran from
in the end
hallelujah

landfall

landfall

landfall

landfall

landfall

all you have to do 

is get there

to be there

landfall

the truth(Arnold Melleby, 07.20.2019)

another beached whale
another belly full of plastic
another rebel yell from nature
in deadly silence
and the waves
just keep on coming

for as long as
as the sun
keeps arising
the void of common sense
will keep on pounding
my plastic heart

the news reeled in
and I just wanted
to let it end
an angel lost of its wings
unable to fly
left without a choice
that kept hope alive

I`m not afraid to die
I`m not afraid of
what I may owe
any manmade god
I`ll make my own cross
or whatever it takes
and laugh all the way to eternity

and in the end
if heaven actually is a place
how come there are no pics
posted on snap, face or instagram
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
reality sure too is

and for all of you
that still think the sky is the limit
it`s not
the limit is you

down to get low(Arnold Melleby, 07.04.2019)

you had your day
and night as well
broke a spell
and moved on
cut the cord
and never looked back

years went on by
you never returned a call
stacks of returned letters
was about all
there was
unanswered replies

now, that`s why you
became an oddity
a novelty
instead of a commodity
for your others
in life

so don`t you ever
dear to criticize
me
don`t you ever
dear to question
my values and beliefs
carved in all of the stones
found in my path

care to walk it?
you are more than welcome
all you have to do is show up
and I`ll take you all the way
and there`s a lesson
to be learned

to get down
you need to get low

slightly cursed(Arnold Melleby, 05.18.2019)

you turn your head
over your shoulder
when you cross the street
is there a shadow behind you
as your look in the mirror
before you hit the sack
to start dreaming

are there things
you all of a sudden
do not understand
are there things
around and near you
that aren`t that safe and familiar
any more

is there
a nightmare
in the making

the case may be
yes, you may be
slightly cursed

if you ever
wanted to be the best
you`d moved out west
a long time ago
don`t you see
the difference
it could have made

if there ever was
a nightmare
it`s in the making
for tonight

the case may be
the case is
you are
slightly cursed

follow the rainbow
it`ll get you there
from anywhere
run through the forest
and you`ll sure get lost
no matter the cost
of the journey

you are
I`m afraid to say
slightly cursed
and what may be worse
you may the one to blame
this time
it`ll hang around
untill your shoulders
shake it away

the case may be

yes, you may be

slightly cursed

you are
slightly cursed

the perfect crime(Arnold Melleby, 05.11.2019)

makin` a million dollars
outta a dime
the perfect crime

you`ve seen me once
but you might never see me twice
moving faster than your shadow
I`ll be outta sight before you blink

blue is the color
of the white land
you try to reach
blue is the moon
shining on your destination
that you`ll never reach

hit me once
hit me twice
and I`ll answer to the name of Dove
but instead of opening doors for you
it`ll close them and keep the wide open
for me
don`t ever hit me again

makin` a million dollars
instead of a dime at the time
is the only thing
you ever taught me

the perfect crime
might have been commited

the perfect crime
is you

dead again(Arnold Melleby, 05.04.2019)

here we go

and I go

not again

where does this story end

it`s hard 

when you do not know

where it started

the turf

and solid ground

differ

as you try

to establish yourself

dead again

lost again

arms tied

again

shoot me

if you want to

kill me

if you love me

save me

if you hate me

dead again

lost again

arms tied

all over again

dead again

easy

big pleaser

keep on bloggin`

your rear

will take your fall

anyway

here we go

and I go

not again

where does this story end

it`s hard 

when you do not know

where it started

the turf

and solid ground

differ

as you try

to establish yourself

easy

big pleaser

keep on bloggin`

your rear

will take your fall

anyway

shoot me

if you want to

kill me

if you love me

save me

if you hate me

dead again

lost again

arms tied

all over again

dead again

I never knew 

I had an unknown friend

in the evil

you left behind

dead again

lost again

arms tied

all over again

dead again

I never knew 

I had an unknown friend

in the evil

you left behind

here we go

oh, no

not again

tall(Arnold Melleby, 04.14.2019)

the wind swept me away
as it always does
this time of the day

I have had a bad day
and you know it
yet you send my emotions
through your shadows of demolition
into smitherinees

I stand tall
beyond and above all
come
to a place
where it all makes sense

hidden far off
the trail
you mapped out
for me

drive
but stay away
from the wheel
leave the destination be

before we met
I was fine
then you came
and went
and now I`m doing time

I stand tall

beyond and above all

come

to a place

where it all makes sense

where`s the end

when you can`t see it

wouldn`t it be better

if you could

I lie awake

I lie awake

I lie awake

where`s the end

when you can`t see it

wouldn`t it be better

if you could

I stand tall

beyond and above all

come

to a place

where it all makes sense

I stand tall

beyond and above all

come

to a place

where it all makes sense