LIGHT & DARKNESS
VOL. 5
WHITE SUN
By Robert L. Shelby
Copyright 2013 Robert L. Shelby
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COMING THROUGH
You wouldn’t like me when I’m mad
or be around me when I’m sad
but you know I’m coming through
and 50 hands could not hold me
I’ll cut ‘em off and throw ‘em in a stew
You don’t know what’s in my head
you’re just sleeping in my bed
but you know I’m coming through
and 50 men could not stop me
I don’t care about your crew
You don’t like me when I’m bad
some people say I’m going mad
but you know I’m coming through
and 50 horses could not stomp me
I’ll quickly turn them into glue
Like I said, I’m coming through
and there ain’t nothing you can do
yeah you know I’m coming through
and there ain’t nothing you can do
You don’t know what I just said
or why I’m feeling almost dead
but you know I’m coming through
and 50 rocks could not drop me
I’ll disappear into the blue
There is nothing you can add
we are finished with this thread
but you know I’m coming through
and 50 trucks could not block me
I won’t leave nothing but a screw
So am I coming through to you
and is there something I could do
‘cause you know I’m coming through
so let me in and I will show it to you
CHASING SHADOWS
I’ve got some business to attend to
so call me when my rent’s due
I’ve got some business to attend to
chasing shadows feels so true
I’ll be back, I don’t know when
I’ll be back, but until then
take care of all my stuff
take care and please be tough
I’ll be back, I don’t know when
I’ll be back, but until then
don’t act out on your thoughts
don’t go visit no crazy spots
Where people sing and dance
and drink and talk romance
don’t go to places such
I can’t stand a stranger’s touch
don’t go to places such
unless you don’t miss me all that much
I’ll be back, I just don’t know when
I’ll be back, but until then
await for me in that silk white robe
and wash yourself with that nice white soap
‘Cause I’ll be back, I just don’t know when
yeah I’ll be back, so until then
take care of all my stuff
take care and please be tough
I’ve got some business to attend to
but I’ll be back before my rent’s due
I’ve got some business to attend to
chasing shadows like I’m used to
Down, down, down in the dark
chasing shadows like I’m used to
chasing shadows feels so true
WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED
Won’t you hold my hand ever so gently
and take me far out to the sea
hold me down and let me drown
then let go and leave me floating all around
leave me floating all around like you always wanted to
like you always wanted to
And I won’t fight
I’ll let you drown me slowly
I’ll let you drown me slowly ‘cause you always wanted to
yeah you always wanted to
Won’t you hold me close ever so softly
and stand with me on the edge of the highest building’s ledge
push me down and watch me fall
then leave me broken down in pieces
leave me broken down in pieces like you always wanted to
like you always wanted to
And I won’t fight
I’ll let you push me down to fall
I’ll let you push me down to fall ‘cause you always wanted to
yeah you always wanted to
Won’t you kiss me ever so lovely
and from your lips the poison slips
down into my mouth and you watch as I scream and shout
and I fall down onto the ground
I fall down onto the ground like you always wanted to
like you always wanted to
And I won’t fight
I’ll let you put me to the ground
I’ll let you put me to the ground ‘cause you always wanted to
yeah you always wanted to
LIKE A NOMAD
I’ll teach you how to fly
reach out and touch the sky
but don’t think I’ll call you my muse
you haven’t walked in my shoes
Like a nomad I travel the lands
and just like a nomad I shook many hands
I’ll invent the wheel for you
but there’s no way I’ll kneel for you
I’ll soon continue my way
I never cared what they say
Like a nomad I call no place home
and just like a nomad I’m destined to roam
I’ll give you hot water
but after that don’t even bother
I won’t stay by your side
I still have too much pride
Like a nomad I look out for my horde
and just like a nomad I too have no lord
I’ll find you the fountain of youth
I hope in it you’ll gain some truth
and realize things you haven’t so far
like how my soul got that big old scar
Like a nomad I feel the winds blow
I’m just like a nomad, but you’ll never know
TWISTED CHILD’S PLAY
Only the night knows
how my sad story goes
with rain or stars above
I cry out for your love
Only the night knows
how I want you so close
in weather hot or cold
for all days, until we get old
in weather hot or cold
every day, until we get old
Only the night knows
the words I compose
like a work of fine art
coming straight from the heart
into a world that keeps us apart
no chance for redemption, no clean new start
Only the night knows
where I threw your red rose
deep in the shadows of trees
I held my head down and fell on my knees
I screamed and begged “Oh, please!”
but the night couldn’t set my soul at ease
and I screamed and begged “Oh, please! Oh, please!”
but the night wouldn’t set my soul at ease
And the light of new day
keeps my heartache at bay
as the Sun will shine down
I’ll act like a clown and I’ll never frown
or hold my head down
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??ll do anything to keep you in town
And the light of new day
will never betray
all the secrets of the night
all the heartache that I fight
when I see you standing there in white
and you hold his hand so tight
I see you standing there in white
as you hold his hand so tight
And the light of new day
will come back today
I feel like such a cliché
stuck somewhere halfway
And the light of new day
will continue its way
leaving me here, I have to obey
and I can’t walk away from this twisted child’s play
leave me right here, I have to obey
and I can’t walk away from this twisted child’s play
WELL I GUESS
I guess that you think
there are plenty of guys
who write songs about you
every day
And I guess that you think
there are plenty of guys
who dream about you
every night
And I guess that you think
there are plenty of guys
who could love you
more than I do
Well I guess that I think
there are plenty of guys
who could write rhymes
the way that I do
And I guess that I think
there are plenty of guys
who dream about your eyes
just like I do
But I know and believe
there is no one in this world
who could love you
more than I do
So I guess if you think
you could find all those guys
who write songs with nice rhymes
then I guess that I think
you should go out and meet
all of those guys
And I guess if you think
you could find all those guys
who would dream about your eyes
then I guess that I think
you should go out and meet
all of those guys
And I guess if you think
you could find all those guys
who’d love you more than their lives
I would still stand and believe
that you could not find love
stronger than mine
WHERE WE MET
I’m standing on the corner
of the street where we met
and the Sun is high above me
and it feels so real to me
You come running ‘round the corner
of the street where we met
and there’s a flower in your hair
and it feels so real to me
You hug me like you used to
on the street where we met
and you tell me that you missed me
and it feels so real to me
You kiss me like you used to
on the street where we met
and you tell me that you love me
and it feels so real to me
I wake up in the morning
in a bed that we shared
and I realize my dream
it felt so real to me
I’m standing on the corner
of the street where we met
and I can’t believe it’s over
it felt so real to me
I’m waiting on the corner
of the street where we met
and I’m hoping you’ll be back
it felt so real to me
Everything felt so real to me
won’t you come back and save me?
And everything still feels so real to me
won’t you come back and stay with me?
YOUR LAST SONG
This is the last song
I’ll write for you
I’m moving on,
my heart’s had enough of you
This is the last time
I’ll seek the shelter of your arms
from now on I believe
I’ve had enough of your charms
All the clouds have gone
making way for a brand new dawn
See me walk away now
towards the Sun
Watch me take a bow
‘cause we are done
All the storms have passed
and the Sun is shining at long last
See me walk away now
towards the Sun
Watch me take a bow
‘cause we are done
This is the last time
I’ll look into your eyes
from now I’m free
I’ve had enough of your disguise
And this is the last verse
I’ll give to you
I’m moving on,
I’ve had too much of you
See me walk away now
towards the Sun
Watch me take a bow
‘cause we are done
SOMETIMES
Sometimes I can’t tell
if I’ve lost my head
or the people around me
have all but gone mad
My father’s mind
has gone to hell
and my girl treats me
like a dog, oh well
The friends that I’ve had
have all turned to bad
and the trust that I knew
got lost in this zoo
The books that I’ve read
have endings so sad
and the songs that I’ve heard
all sound too absurd
The places I’ve been to
all look so brand new
but deep down inside
they remind me of you
Sometimes I feel the distance
between me and this world
and I feel my whole resistance
going down with this world
Sometimes I wish
I’d lose my head
‘cause the people around me
are turning me mad
Sometimes I wish
that I could fly away
‘cause the people around me
are making me cry each day
A LITTLE FLAME
It may seem
like I’m rushing things
and it may seem
I’m trying to cut your wings
but listen to me here and now
stand right there
and I’ll show you how
I see the world in all its glory
come stand right here
I’ll tell you one true story
If you look inside my head
here’s what you will find –
a constant thought of death
is always on my mind
I have to live
like there’s no tomorrow
‘cause if I don’t
I’ll be drowning in my sorrow
I can’t stay sane
‘cause deep inside my brain
I’m like a little flame
that no one came to claim
So it may seem
like I’m rushing things
and it may seem
I’m trying to cut your wings
but listen to me here and now
I really want to show you how
you’re the only one who sets me free
you’re the only one, so please don’t flee
Come stand right here
and try to see
honey, you’re the only one
I want next to me
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AUTHOR’S NOTES
I’ve been reading people’s reviews of ‘About A Girl’ and I have to say I find it hard to believe that some of you didn’t understand what the story is about; it’s not that hard to follow. Spoiler alert! In ‘The D
reamer’ you have a guy that is constantly in his own dream world, hence the big hint in the title; and he only semi-awakens within the events of ‘The Coffee’ where his situation is explained. ‘The Doctor’ takes place after those two, although it is (for the sake of the story) put in the middle.
There have also been a couple of complaints about my excessive use of bad words - to which I say - stop reading my stuff, because it is only going to get worse; especially next month, when ‘Ramblings’ will see the light of internet day. So if the seven words you can never say on television really distract you from what I am saying, or trying to say, then please stop reading my material. Thank you.