I Can't Remember the Last Time I Had to Count to Ten

"I Can't Remember the Last Time I Had to Count to Ten"

Come on

I feel you in my veins
Like ice, you're deep inside
The shards of glass piercing
Tearing me apart now
And yet you came and went
Gone like the wind, no sounds
But, honey, I'm still here

I've got my feet planted
They're rooting themselves into the earth
The sky's never looked so plastic
I've got my feet planted
They're rooting themselves into the earth
And I've never felt so plastic

This is not your war

I hear you in my dreams
This is not your escape
I'll wash away the blame
I'll leave this place for good
And this is not your war
The cycle ends here, babe
And, honey, I'm still here

I'm still here

I'm…still…here
I'm…still…here
I'm…still…here

The days I spent so lost
Now just a memory
This happy ending dies
I found what I've wanted
This is not your escape
And this is not your war
And, honey, I'm still here

I've got my feet planted
They're rooting themselves into the earth
The sky's never looked so plastic
(So plastic, so plastic)
I've got my feet planted
They're rooting themselves into the earth
And I've never felt so plastic
(So plastic, so plastic)

So plastic
So plastic
This is not your war
So plastic
So plastic
I'm still here
And this is not your war

 

wow dude...this poem was like a breath of fresh air...nice...keep up the awesome work!!!!

 

I can definitely imagine this with guitars, it would make an awesome song. I love the "I've got my feet planted" part.

Will always has the best poem titles.

 

Thanks for the comments. It's actually the first song my band wrote. I wrote those lyrics to it last night. Hopefully I can tie the lyrics into the song well enough.

 

I always enjoy reading what you post here, Will. I think this is going to sound great.

 

I think you'll be able to do it just fine. When I read it, I thought it would translate to song quite well.

 

I agree with everything Darcy said, the plastic and feet rooted parts give the song a kind of smooth feel IMO, excellent work.

 

We're probably going to have to re-work some of the lines to make them fit the song but I'm hoping it'll still have the same theme...even though I don't really know what the theme of the song is. We'll probably get to work on the song early this week, but I'm not sure when. It'll be posted on my band's MySpace in a video update some time, though.