Let’s fall like we’ve never fallen before,
We can dance in the starlight, let our love take flight.
Hope will fill our hearts tonight.
Hope will fill our hearts tonight.

Your mind is what I want to know in the twilight, 
your thoughts in the dark of night.
The world will never be all right,
pour your worries into my soul tonight,
Your life will never be black or white,
you’ve found what you need to ignite your fire,
Let your light burn brighter with the glow of each morning light.

You’ve got that spark in you,
Makes me wonder where mine has gone to, 
I can feel it coming back,
you’ve got a fire in you that pulls me out.
Give me your fire.  

Your mind is what I want to know in the twilight, 
your thoughts in the dark of night.
The world will never be all right,
pour your worries into my soul tonight,
Your life will never be black or white,
you’ve found what you need to ignite your fire,
Let your light burn brighter with the glow of each morning light.
Your mind is what I want to know in the twilight, 
your thoughts in the dark of night.
The world will never be all right,
pour your worries into my soul tonight,
Your life will never be black or white,
you’ve found what you need to ignite your fire,
Let your light burn brighter with the glow of each morning light. 

The sun is coming up again,
Let her keep dreaming of the things she wishes to be,
Let her keep dreaming things that are better than her reality.
Everyone sees her, everyone looks through her,
The Earth is spinning under her feet, yet she doesn’t feel like she’s moving.
All the life left in her is being drained, the sun is in the sky,
But all the colors have gone gray.
She can’t stay, but she’s too tired to run, run, run, far away.

She feels so used, like she’s a color without a name.
People see what they want to, like she’s so pretty,
I bet she’s a queen.
She tries to make herself invisible so no one can see,
She feels so used, she’s running on empty.
She feels so used, like colors without names, colors without names.
She’s nothing but a pawn in this game, and nobody knows her name.
I’m nothing but a pawn in this game, and nobody knows my name.
I feel so used, like colors without names.  

1991, born 27 days too late to be a baby the first year of the decade,
90’s baby is what I’ll always be, and you can’t take those years away from me.
Born after 94, stop pretending like you now about all these years before.
Because you were too young to really remember much of anything.

It was all about plaid dresses, sweater sets, and beanie babies.
Flannel tied around your waist was considered cool, those people still got laid. 
The concept of a latte was just being born, there wasn’t a Starbucks wherever you turned.
The only thing iced was Vanilla, and MCHammer was all about not touching this.
I remember sitting in front of the television set, tuned into Rugrats,
Tommy, Phil and Lil, Chuckie and Angelica, the black one, they threw in just for kicks.
I remember thinking I wanted a dog just like Spike, he was the shit, and Mr. Lipschitz was the best name ever. 
Don’t forget Hey Arnold, and Angry Beavers, Ahh Real Monsters, Rocko’s Modern Life, that shit was it. 
If you didn’t know Michelle, you must not have had a TV, I still watch Mary Kate and Ashley.
And I still don’t know who was in that Barney suit, I should Google it.
Melissa Joan Hart was a household name,
Ryder Strong was the first boy I fell in love with,
Cory and Topanga showed me what love was,
I still know all the words to the theme song for Sister, Sister.
And the Banks helped raise me, I used to do the Carlton in the front yard.
I never quite understood the concept of The Real World, I watched one season with two really hot guys, it was probably after ‘99.
Casper movies were a staple, I’m surprised they never came out with one for Easter, or had a very awkward crossover on Lizzie McGuire.
There will never be another Clarissa Explains It All, 
I’m pretty sure I had a Lawrence Brother poster on my bedroom wall,
Right next to N*Sync, Lance was my favorite, I was heart broken when he came out of the closet, it’s not as if I had a chance anyway.
Every time I see that redhead from Don’t Look Under the Bed, I don’t look under my bed.
I still get goosebumps when I remember that eerie swing in the opening to So Weird, maybe that’s why I don’t do playgrounds at night to this day. 
I had so many sleepless nights, too afraid to look under my bed, I avoided bedtime from pure fear.
I still remember the real cute guy from Smart House and The Luck Of the Irish, when he was recently on Pretty Little Liars, I blushed. 
The Famous Jet Jackson is now a sexy detective, and when the actor who played Lenny Briscoe died, I cried. He taught me the Miranda Rights and showed me around New York City. 

(TO BE CONTINUED)
 

I’m feeling so uninspired, 
I need a match to light my fire.
Everything I desire, is unknown.
And I don’t know if I’ll ever know,
What I want out of life.
I’ve been back and forth between it all,
And I’m just so tired.

It’s like I’m rubbing a kettle, hoping for a genie,
But I keep getting burned.
Every obstacle has a lesson to be learned,
Every road has a point where you’ve gotta turn.
I’ve got too many lessons learned, and nowhere to turn.
Life isn’t supposed to be easy, but I could use those three wishes.

I keep climbing, I don’t know where I’m going.
The ladder keeps breaking,
And I’m back where I started.
I feel like I’m burning bridges,
I haven’t even built yet.
I’m tired of being in this place,
I gotta go before it’s too late.  

It’s like I’m rubbing a kettle, hoping for a genie, 
But I keep getting burned. 
Every obstacle has a lesson to be learned,
Every road has a point where you’ve gotta turn.
I’ve got too many lessons learned, and nowhere to turn. 

Life isn’t supposed to be easy, but I could use those three wishes.  
Life isn’t supposed to be easy, but I could use those three wishes.  
Life isn’t supposed to be easy, but I could use those three wishes.   

The autumn leaves are falling, you’re just like them,
So memorizing, so unaware that you are dying. 
Your colors are so bright now, but what are you going to do when the colors are gone?
They will fade away, and you’ll stand alone, it’ll happen one day. 

I can see the agony in your eyes, and how much it hurts you to say goodbye,
Your smile hides the weight of the world, if you didn’t tell, no one would ever know. 
You live in the perfect hell, and you’ve got no place to go.
But you’re still gold to me, you’re still gold.
No matter the secrets you hold, no matter the secrets you share,
Baby you’re still gold to me. 

The morning comes, and the color is gone,
There’s the familiar taste in your mouth, of the wild night before.
Your bones ache from the sadness, and your heart is sore.
You want to scream because no matter how hard you try,
You never get far from the shore.
What are you going to do when you see the painful truth?
The drugs don’t work anymore, and you’re ripped apart from the core.
You’re more than torn, the drugs don’t do a thing, and you still want more.

I can see the agony in your eyes, and how much it hurts you to say goodbye,
Your smile hides the weight of the world, if you didn’t tell, no one would ever know. 
You live in the perfect hell, and you’ve got no place to go.
But you’re still gold to me, you’re still gold.
No matter the secrets you hold, no matter the secrets you share, 
Baby you’re still gold to me, baby you’re still gold. 

(I wrote this for my book)

I can’t stop this feeling from taking over, I’m paralyzed, 
I can taste it, I’m so close to knowing what it means to live.
Understand that I never meant for it to happen like this. 
I’m trapped in a box, everything is always the same,
She’s different, she’s breaking me out, 
I’m becoming what you’ve always hoped for.  

Oh Juliet, oh Juliet, 
I don’t want to be like Romeo, if they can’t understand this,
I’ll walk away, I’m sorry but I’ll say goodbye.
You don’t need me as much as I need you, you’ll be okay.
I’ll start all over, in some new place, and forget about what you unintentionally did to me. 
I’ll let go of everything, I’ll let go of everything. 
Oh Juliet, oh Juliet,
I don’t want to be like Romeo, so I’ll let go of everything.
And I’ll be in that box forever.

I can’t stop this feeling from taking over, 
I need her more than I care about, their worst nightmare coming true. 
Call me a terrible person, tell me I’m nothing, I’ve heard it all before. 
The betrayal is coming like a tidal wave, 
They won’t understand I need her, without her I’m dead in the water 

Oh Juliet, oh Juliet, 
I don’t want to be like Romeo, if they can’t understand this, 
I’ll walk away, I’m sorry but I’ll say goodbye. 
You don’t need me as much as I need you, you’ll be okay. 
I’ll start all over, in some new place, and forget about what you unintentionally did to me. 
I’ll let go of everything, I’ll let go of everything. 
Oh Juliet, oh Juliet,
I don’t want to be like Romeo, so I’ll let go of everything.
And I’ll be dead in the water.
 

Here we go again, staring over our coffee cups, 
Wondering if anyone can tell, when you look at me,
Your heart beat speeds up.
I can hear it, I can feel it.
I race in your mind like a car, I can’t believe you fell this hard.
Just say ‘Hey,’ and I’ll be there like the stars.

Your smile is the only thing I need to know we’re doing alright,
We’re doing okay, because when you’re near me, the darkness fades away.
I see you, in all of your wonderful tragedies, creating such a wonderfully tragic man.

Here we go again, the electricity is creeping up on me. 
I can feel your heart beat running through me.
Does anyone else see, you’re silently screaming out for me?
You race through my mind like a car, I can’t believe I’m falling this hard.
Just say, ‘Hey,’ and I’ll be there like the stars.  

Your smile is the only thing I need to know we’re doing alright, 
We’re doing okay, because when you’re near me, the darkness fades away. 
I see you, in all of your wonderful tragedies, creating such a wonderfully tragic man.

Your smile is the only thing I need to know we’re doing alright, 
We’re doing okay, because when you’re near me, the darkness fades away. 
I see you, in all of your wonderful tragedies, creating such a wonderfully tragic man. 

I’ve been searching for something, that gets me through my dysfunction, 
That gets me through the day, let’s me enjoy the sunlight shining on my face. 

My head is a maze, and I can never find my way. 
No matter what I do, my head is still hazy.
My eyes are still closed, trying to remember sleep.
Dreaming of my next dose, to make people think I’m okay.
Through all this, you still found me.

I’m down on the ground, broken from my last round.
You lay your body next to mine, and we look to the stars,
Wondering how we let ourselves, become who we are.
This boulevard is too long, who we were supposed to be is too far gone. 
I need you in my arms tonight,
Because when you’re here, everything seems all right,
And I need that fantasy, or the air gets thick, and I can’t breathe. 

I’ve been searching for something, that takes away the pain. 
But everything feels so much worse in the end, maybe it’s time to begin again.

My head is a maze, and I can never find my way. 
No matter what I do, my head is still hazy. 
My eyes are still closed, trying to remember sleep. 
Dreaming of my next dose, to make people think I’m okay. 
Through all this, you still found me.

I’m down for the count, too weak from my last round. 
All I want is something for the pain.
Your fingertips on my skin, your skin against my lips,
Your body’s warmth in my sheets, you’re becoming my medicine.
My heart was meant for two, the beat isn’t right without you.
I need you in my arms tonight, 
Because when you’re here, everything seems all right, 
And I need that fantasy, or the air gets thick, and I can’t breathe. 

My head is a maze, and I can never find my way. 
No matter what I do, my head is still hazy. 
My eyes are still closed, trying to remember sleep. 
Dreaming of my next dose, to make people think I’m okay. 
Through all this, you still found me.  

(Unfinished lyrics but whatever) 

I loved you for a minute, 
Something about your generic charms,
Drew me in like a moth to a flame.
Your eyes made me stop and stare,
Your smile did me in,
Your laughter dug my grave.
But I refuse to stay,
Your ship is sinking,
I refuse to be trapped in the waves.
I’d be the only one to blame.
I lost my head there for a second,
Got sucked into the hype. 
But I’ve finally seen the light.

You’re nothing special, 
There’s so many more like you,
They come and go, 
Like summer’s rain, and winter’s snow.