Friday, February 27, 2009

Done (version one) [what i needed to say]

Done

It's a shame I'm not a mute
I had no need to speak
Words were now useless,
There was no need to bring them out

Maybe that's all a lie,
and what was said need to be done
Ruined it for everyone but himself
Everyone went unknowing
Everyone had their own doubts

We all thought that
it was the end of the line
thought we couldn't fix the tracks
Going back wasn't an option
We knew it would happen anyway
i just sped up the process

Now we've put stupid things behind us
There was no reason to argue
You thought I said something
completely different than what actually existed

We can go back now
to where we used to be found
to where we once were
Our own foggy circle
finally repaired

Now (Final version) [a time my world changed]

Now

three chords, and tasteful profanity,
speaking out what’s on their minds
about who and what was wrong
like a hammer to my head,
they opened up mine.

now all I eat are lemonworth saints
and my vision is stuck in smole
no longer a paragon of innocence
a sick mind now filled with questions
does a stranger become your friend,
just because you ask for their name?

a computer boy with fancy gizmos
all my books and stupid little toys
living a world with no substance
I show nothing but control

I don’t worship their imaginary friends
I can’t lie, or force myself to believe
in their fictionalized accounts of past events
that happened two thousand years ago

a life of awkward mornings
isn't any life for me,
I don’t transverse the skies of Harlem
despite the status quo

all from one catchy melody
the nation of my thoughts
have had a revolution
written new declarations
and run things a different way

Monday, February 23, 2009

A Time My World Changed [Version Two]

Now
three chords, and tasteful profanity
dream more broken
than the guitars they used to play
now i think on different tracks
every year a new beginning
a new persona
Now


no longer a paragon of innocencea
sick mind now filled with questions
does a stranger become your friend,
just because you ask for their name?

a happy little hand grenade
smiling ready to explode
a digital boy with nothing in my pockets
but lint, holes and Change

i don’t worship imaginary friends
the most terrible things
are nothing more than ideas
that i could never believe

now all i eat are lemonworth saints
and my vision is stuck in smole
and four strings is the most my hands can support

a life of awkward mornings
isn't any life for me
cause when you think you're indestructible
is when you self-destruct

all from a catchy tunethe nation of my thoughts
have had a revolution
and i don't know where time is headed,
but i'm too afraid to follow

A Time My World Changed [Version One]

Now

three chords, and tasteful profanity
dream more broken
than the guitars they used to play
now i think on different tracks
every year a new chapter
a new idenity

no longer a paragon of innocence
a sick mind now filled with questions
does a stranger become your friend,
just because you ask for their name?

a happy little hand grenade
smiling ready to explode
the most terrible things
are nothing more than ideas
i don't worship imaginary friends

a digital boy with nothing in my pockets
but lint and holes and Change
i don't know where time is headed,
but i'm too afraid to follow

after all the space travel i've endured
my brain doesn't burn on impact
now all i eat are lemonworth saints
and my vision is stuck in smole
and four strings is the most my hands can support

a life of awkward mornings
isn't any life for me
cause when you think you're indestructible
is when you self-destruct

all from a catchy tune
the nation of my thoughts
have had a revolution

Monday, February 16, 2009

Play Version Two

[I do not have my first version of my play because it would not copy and paste into the blog post, and in doing so I lost my original copy. So the only version I have now to post is the second revised vision. enjoy. or not. it's up to you. do whatever you want. I don't care. Bye]

Hank always thought that he would never find the right woman, someone who he could connect with intellectually. Every person he’s met he has found one reason or another of why they aren’t for him. He was looking for someone who enjoyed intelligent music, and most over anything someone who liked to read, and by read not kid books like Harry Potter but real books that a grown person would read.
HANK
So Doug, you got any plans for this weekend?
DOUG
Eh, not really, just gonna hang out I think.
HANK
That sounds…pretty lame if you ask me.
DOUG
Yeah dude totally. What’d you got goin’ on?
HANK
I got a few dates set up.
DOUG
Nice man, nice.
HANK
Well you know me.
DOUG
Yeah I do, and you always blow it.
HANK
How do I blow it?
DOUG
You’re standards are just too high.
HANK
I just want someone smart, everyone today is so dumb and doesn’t think. I want someone who thinks, and makes me think.
DOUG
Good Luck.
HANK
Thanks.
HANK
[while walking to the car]
So I was thinking we’d just do something simple tonight and just go get some dinner. How’s that sound to you?
JUILIA
[also walking to the car]
That sounds just perfect.
HANK
[getting into the car]
Great.
JUILIA
Great.
HANK
So are you reading anything lately? Any good books?
JUILIA
Oh, I don’t really like to read too much, I’d rather just sit and watch “Lost”
HANK
Get out.
[HANK unlocks her door.]
JUILIA
What?
HANK
GET OUT OF THE CAR!!!
JUILIA
Are you serious?
HANK
Yes! Now get the hell out of my car!
JUILIA
You’re such a jerk!
HANK
Get out of the car!
[JUILIA gets out of the car slamming the door furiously.]
Hank’s Next Date.
HANK
[driving in his car normally]
Alright, I have to ask you…What CDs are in your player lately?
EMILY
Lately I can’t stop listening to the new Lil’ Way-
HANK
[slams on the brake and unlocks the doors]
Get out of the car!
EMILY
Are you kidding me?
HANK
Nope. Now get the hell out of my car, and listen to some real music!
EMILY
[getting out of the car]
You’re an ass!

HANK
Well at least I know music that isn’t crap!
Hank’s Next Date.
HANK
[while driving the car]
So what books are you reading lately?
LAUREN
I’m actually in the middle of a book right now.
HANK

[whispering quietly to himself] Oh my god she reads. Yay! [To LAUREN] What book is it?
LAUREN
Well a friend suggested I read The Catcher in the Rye so I’m in the middle of that right now.
HANK
[whispering quietly to himself] Not bad, not bad. [To LAUREN] So who would you say your favorite band is?
LAUREN
Oh. Definitely Fall Out Boy
HANK
[slams on the breaks]
Get out of the car.
LAUREN
I can’t believe you!
HANK
I can’t believe you listen to Fall Out Boy!
Hank’s Next Date.
HANK
[while driving the car]
So Danielle, Are you reading any books lately?
DANIELLE
Yeah! Actually I’m in the middle of reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.
HANK
That book is great. I can’t believe someone who actually knows that book too! What kind of music are you listening to lately?
DANIELLE
I’m really into The Mars Volta, and Bad Religion.
HANK
I think I love you.
The Next Monday
HANK
[while walking into the room]
Hey Doug, how was your weekend?
DOUG
Oh my God it was amazing! It was so much better than I thought it would, holy crap dude holy crap!
HANK
Woah dude, chill out and tell me what happened.
DOUG
I ran into three girls who all said that their dates had all kicked them out of the car in the middle of the date, and they were left to walk. What jackasses!
HANK
Yeah…what jackasses.

Monday, February 9, 2009

I want some toast. Odd I know, but I really want some toast now. I don't know why, but I am really in the mood for toast.