I Am I
Beating with life you promised life Security, happiness Unfortunate son cornered Cowering in the pit of Circling panes of glass that Surround and reveal the ever present "It" "It" is my move, my every look Interpreting gestures Informing others What's undercover and Lurking beneath my mask Of this year's featured model Is this too much? Close your eyes Care to look inside? I am I! I am I! What may appear Might easily be explained But given the situation Of info saturation What you feel Can never ever ever Go away Steering perception? I am! Inviting contradiction? I am! It's my insistence You keep your distance From the glare behind my stare So this is the way The game is played You can leave now... But I think you'll stay I am I! I am I! I am I! I am I! I am I! I am--
Submitted by Morgoth — Mar 26, 2026
Times have changed for the better You like to say Nice house in the country Now you're on your way You took advantage of our possibilities Got your sights set far No time for sympathy Keeping up with the Jones's Smiling at the neighbors Don't let them see your... Dirty, dirty little secret Keep your hands over your eyes and Maybe it will go away Dirty, dirty little secret Joe McCarthy is alive and well today When you face the mirror Consider this Why judge another when you've got Your own shit to fix? There's no solution Good enough for everyone And your interpretations don't work In every situation You side with your religion With your interpretation But don't let them see your... Dirty, dirty little secret It seems the most opinionated Are the ones who hide their Dirty, dirty little secret I'll be leaving the status quo behind How can you know someone Until you walk in their shoes? Our parents taught us segregation Now we're singing the blues The dynamic of America is progress for all Well, can't hold us back we're right on the track No wall is too tall By the will of the people We'll take a road to higher ground And don't worry about that... Dirty, dirty little secret Everybody's got one So many you can pass 'em around Dirty, dirty little secret I'll be leaving the status quo behind
Submitted by Morgoth — Mar 26, 2026
When I fell from grace I never realized How deep the flood was around me A man whose life was toil Was like a kettle left to boil And the water left these scars on me I know now who I am If only for a while I recognize the changes I feel like I did before the Magic wore thin and the "baptism Of stains" began They used to say I was Nowhere, man Heading down Was my destiny But yesterday, I swear That was someone else not me Here I stand at the crossroads edge Afraid to reach out for eternity One step, when I look down I see someone else not me Looking back Looking back and I see Someone else All my life they said I Was going down But I'm still standing Stronger, proud And today I know there's So much more I can be I think I finally understand From where I stand at the crossroads edge There's a path leading out to sea And from somewhere Deep in my mind Sirens sing out loud Songs of doubt As only they know how But one glance back reminds, and I see Someone else not me I keep looking back At someone else... me?
Submitted by Morgoth — Mar 26, 2026