kill me while I`m still alive(Arnold Melleby, 05.31.2025)

running from alley to alley

nosebleeding in the gutter

running, stumbling, falling and crawling

it`s the name of the game

no matter what you do

you tend to end up in the same way

on the very same spot

game over or is it

who made the rules only to brake them

it`s all the same to you and I

first they make up the words

then catch you in the spell of them

read you your rights

your last ones as it turns out

well, there is no other

so the story was told

there is no other

and there will never be another

there`s a man in the mirror

please go away

I never wanted to see you

nor ever wanted to be you

don`t you bare no shame

why don`t you

kill me while I`m still alive

I am breathing like a strung out horse

strong, fueled up and ready 

this is the time to go

this is the way to go

kill me while I`m still alive

why don`t you

kill me while I`m still alive

I am breathing like a strung out horse

strong, fueled up and ready 

this is the time to go

this is the way to go

kill me while I`m still alive

patriot heart(Arnold Melleby, 03.23.2025)

there were tremors

there were bonds broken

leaves on the ground found

that never fell 

from any of the trees around

can you smell the change in the air

can you taste the change in the ground below

your patriot heart 

has taken a beating

a hell of a wind

has blown away 

values built up

over decades of decensy

all vanished

before the inc was dry

your patriot heart 

is far from beating

at it`s regular pace

your patriot heart

is fucked up

I hear cries

out in the night

fearing the same neighbourhood

used to be safe and sound

now they`re living in fear

`cause, half the people have changed

the freedom you based it all on

as it seems, is all but gone

and the creatures that once were fought

by all means possible

all of a sudden

are your friends

your patriot heart 

has taken a beating

a hell of a wind

has blown away 

values built up

over decades of decensy

all vanished

before the inc was dry

your patriot heart 

is far from beating

at it`s regular pace

your patriot heart

is fucked up

your patriot heart 

has taken a beating

a hell of a wind

has blown away 

values built up

over decades of decensy

all vanished

before the inc was dry

your patriot heart 

is far from beating

at it`s regular pace

your patriot heart

is fucked up

for ever

long live the king(Arnold Melleby, 03.25.2025)

so you saw and read a sign

that I did not read

or did not send

the message sent

and probably received

I don`t know

and probably never will

you had it all

and gave it all away

just to see an angel 

fly away

was it worth it

she don`t know her way

back home any time soon

and time moves on

there were signs along the highway

littered streets and roads 

from Tupelo Mississippi

to Memphis Tennessee

I saw it all

the king is still alive

long live the king

so, there we were

and that`s where we`re at

can`t be making no excuses no more

I`m here and you`re not

let`s take it to another level

and take the stairs

the elevator is jammed

long live the king

he was there

to greet you at the gate

once in

no way out

he had it all

and gave it all

to you

long live the king

long live the king

he was there

to greet you at the gate

once in

no way out

he had it all

and gave it all

to you

long live the king

the devil`s in the blues(Arnold Melleby, 02.23.2025)

hey, hey, hey

are we going on yet another journey

are we going to ravish yet another nest

hell yeah

this is the way to live 

for a man who knows nothing 

nothing but the lonely road

I`ll saddle up my pack of deamons

they always seem to agree

as I light up my first

as I watch the darkness

leave at last

the morning`s on my way

the devil`s in the blues

of a lonely highwayman

follow his trail

and you may get lost

get lost

and you may find his trail

smoke the weed 

growing along the milemarkers

get high before you reach any mountain ahead

trust the long-haulers giving you the space

to get on by between the lanes

flashing their lights

when it`s safe to pull up in front

the journey is in the journey itself

reaching the goal, the destination

is not of the essence at all

as the journey itself is the goal

a honky tonk angel is on the way

make room for a rebel yell

the devil`s in the blues

of a lonely highwayman

follow his trail

and you may get lost

get lost

and you may find his trail

the devil`s in the blues

of a lonely highwayman

follow his trail

and you may get lost

get lost

and you may find his trail

I got out, to get in(Arnold Melleby, 02.22.2025)

I always rode on

roads less traveled

to meet the likes of someone

like you

I always prefered

to stare at the moon 

rather than into

the blue eyes of the likes of someone like you

I got out

to get in

just to see your face again

the morning came

I found my horse

and rode along

the ancient trails

my forefathers rode for me

along with my foremothers 

feeling at home

no matter how foreign the landscape may be

anyhow

I got out

to get in

just to see your face again

I had it all in the palm of my hand

but I got out

to get in

just to see your face again

hands are given

hands are taken

luck is brought

luck is taken

justice rules

and justice is 

blindfolded

by the hands of others   

I got out

to get in

just to see your face again

I had it all in the palm of my hand

but I got out

to get in

just to see your face again

love never took a longer road

to make her ends meet

but here we are

and by the way

do you feel

enough

to stay

I got out

to get in

regardlessly(Arnold Melleby, 02.21.2025)

 

a wild child from birth

had a hard time

to find the rhythm

to find the beat

to find the groove

couldn`t follow the white rabbitt

if your life depended on it

the tempest aleste

flew by you

just like the bullets 

hitting someone else

regardlessly

giving

for the sake of receiving

is the moral of love

but in a mirror

it`s an ultimate sin

the undertaker

geared up in overdrive

going forward 

in the opposite lane

consuming your headlights

regardlessly

with or without

any gods hailed by humanity

you`ll still bleed to death

regardlessly

if it hits you

where it really hurts

won`t you

regardlessly

peppermint dreams(Arnold Melleby, 02.14.2025)

 

headlights on

driving on roads

never driven before

as the cigarette in the ashtray

embers on

I`m not making any turns tonight

gotta go all the way

I gotta

go all the way

my drowsy head

between passing cars and trucks

headlights and taillights

eyes drying out

will I make it or not

before sunrise

only the darkness can tell

drifting in and out

of peppermint dreams

drifting in and out

as the tank nears emptiness

it`s time to fuel the soul as well

gobbling on 

whatever`s wrapped in plastic

even the devil can tell

what`s good or bad

back in my choice of ride

the road is still open wide

swallowing the miles

like a killer whale on the prowl

making waves on the tarmac

in the wake you cannot hide

drifting in and out

of peppermint dreams

drifting in and out

of peppermint dreams

will I get there

or will I doom

come sunset

come to me

drifting in and out

of peppermint dreams

drifting in and out

of peppermint dreams

will I get there

or will I doom

come sunset

come to me

the roses won`t bloom early this year(Arnold Melleby, 02.13.2025)

mother earth

mother you

oh, mother

how much 

do you have to

endure

seasons come

seasons go

the leaves 

keep falling

giving life

the year after

but there`s a feeling

something different

rules the voices 

of the birds, trees and landscape

there`s a feeling

of unease 

in the air

 the roses won`t bloom early this year

 

32(Arnold Melleby, 01.31.2025)

how can you waste away

when I love you

how dare you

when you know I love you

there`s no heaven up there

it`s right here

turn the blind eye

and look in another direction

so selfishly

once you were gone

that`s all we were

just a bunch

of blind eyes

with the needle as your compass

it took you nowhere further

than the next fix

to keep you healthy

to keep you normal

to cope

leaving us

at a grave

a tombstone 

and the flowers

that your friends

and family

leave

as the flower 

you were

when you left 

us

way too early

a shot in your veins

cleared the way

for your untimely death

32

rest in peace, beloved brother

tears

endlessly(Arnold Melleby, 01.31.2025)

centuries ago

I made a commitment

to not fear the sky

centuries ago

I made a commitment

not to fear the ocean

centuries ago

I became a man

out of an eagles nest

I tore the sky apart

and landed on an island

surrounded by endless oceans

called earth

then you came along

gave it all meaning

then you came along

and it all made sense

endlessly

love deserves respect

and love will give back

tenfold at the least

endlessly

endlessly

endlessly

the vault 

delets the vacum 

created at birth

the vault will store

all your secrets

and will nourish you

when in need

endlessly

love deserves respect

and love will give back

tenfold at the least

endlessly

endlessly

endlessly

endlessly

love deserves respect

and love will give back

tenfold at the least

endlessly

endlessly

endlessly

ragnarok(Arnold Melleby, 30.01.2025)

spring came early this year

setting off the wildfires earlier than usual

a genocide hallucination in the making

right in front of our eyes

something out of control

an epic ragnarok

as the paintings 

on our walls are melting away

and an avalanche of emotions

will cross the minds of the ones 

who will be left behind

in this epic ragnarok

in the meantime

I`m watching dancing turtles on my rooftop

eyes open wide

to the sound of a mushroom yell

breaking the spell

once and for all

can`t anyone tell

this world`s going to hell

evil came to town

and was highly recommended

blindfolding the seeing

and chasing the blind out in the streets

my values are highly valued

scorpions and venemous snakes love me

it`s 4 AM

and I`m still shaking

it`s 5 AM

and I`m still up

it`s 6 AM

and I`m still down

to just about anything

what time is it?

in the meantime

I`m watching dancing turtles on my rooftop

eyes open wide

to the sound of a mushroom yell

breaking the spell

once and for all

can`t anyone tell

this world`s going to hell

in the meantime

I`m watching dancing turtles on my rooftop

eyes open wide

to the sound of a mushroom yell

breaking the spell

once and for all

can`t anyone tell

this world`s going to hell

ragnarok

promised land(Arnold Melleby, 01.18.2025)

here I am

open wide

here I am

tryin` to see

through the darkness

through the pain

away from your paranoia

and to your promised land

wherever it may be

I want you to take me there

my soul belongs in a place

where my heart beats 

effortlessly 

to the sound of the waves

of an ocean

we may have crossed

so tell me

please tell me

where are we going 

to go

I do not know

as of yet

away from the plastic

wrapped around 

our bare neccesities 

is it really neccesary 

to live in a world

slowly

strangling itself

slowly but surely

wherever it may be

I want you to take me there

my soul belongs in a place

where my heart beats 

effortlessly 

to the sound of the waves

of an ocean

we may have crossed

slowly but surely

wherever it may be

I want you to take me there

my soul belongs in a place

where my heart beats 

effortlessly 

to the sound of the waves

of an ocean

we may have crossed

kiss of death(Arnold Melleby, 01.14.2025)

words to remember

to destroy 

closed off

interceptive 

kiss of death 

scarlett meets blue 

kiss of death

scarlett turns blue

kiss of death

it`s not me, it`s you

gotta think your way through

before you do

what you`re not supposed to

born

but what for

breathing 

but, from whom

are you stealing

air from

kiss of death 

scarlett meets blue 

kiss of death

scarlett turns blue

kiss of death

pages turn

and you are not 

mentioned in any

apart from a few

the ones that 

didn`t matter

kiss of death 

scarlett meets blue 

kiss of death

scarlett turns blue

kiss of death

kiss of death 

scarlett meets blue 

kiss of death

scarlett turns blue

kiss of death

a fire

but no desire

it`s up to you(Arnold Melleby, 01.04.2025)

there you have it

again and again

don`t you ever get tired of winning

same victory every day

the only change being

the clouds in the sky

would you like to walk a mile or two

in someone elses shoes

for a change

just to deal

with you

would it make a difference

seeing you in a different light

for the sake of the shadows

that seem to follow you around

everywhere you go

you don`t know who they are

maybe it`s time to turn around

to see what they`re all about

and cut your apron string

once and for all

your stocks are falling

your net worth on every level seem to devalue

I wonder what`s going on

is you empire at stake

is there a heart in the middle

that has something to say

is there a heart in the middle 

that has a voice

the summers passed one by one

and the memories got lost

the winter storms 

erased every trace

of what could have been

there you have it

or not

it`s up to you

hello(Arnold Melleby, 01.03.2025)

hello

is there anyone out there

worth saving

hello

is there anyone out there

who wants to be saved

a lost and found

to be discovered again

ten thousand years from now

the leaves hitting the ground

may be the last ones we see

in a while

as humanity licks its wounds

you`ll see me in the last mirror standing, saying

here`s looking at you, kid

before I turn my back on you

and vanish into thin air

you`re on you`re own again

you may think 

there are gods and religions out there

to save you

the answer is not

just like the gods and any religion

invented by mankind

mother nature is the only one

capable of reinventing herself

reinventing you and I

as far as the likes of us

all roaming the earth

we will feed off of each other again

as the curtain is called

once again

for all