OK, well, when I'm bored in my classes, I'll just start writing randomly, and I generally don't finish my pieces. I decided to post up all the unfinished pieces I've written over the past couple weeks. I want to turn a couple into full pieces, though, so make sure you let me know what ones you liked the most. Also bear in mind that I know some lines are taken from other songs. That's what they call "inspiration" or, in the way I've done it, "paying homage." "The Obligatory Introduction Piece, Complete with a Chamber Choir, an Ensemble of Strings and Eerily Vague Lyrics (but without the Chamber Choir, Ensemble of Strings and Eerily Vague Lyrics [That Would Make it Just an Introduction Piece, but Still Obligatory])" And so there I was Watching you walk away one more time This time it was different This time it was for good Your cheating heart, your lying lies They're not something I've got to deal with any longer Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you You are a liar and a whore (thank you, Alex) There was a time I thought I loved you You turned out to be someone I hardly knew I fought so hard (you don't even know) Then I found out your true aspirations You couldn't even promise fidelity You dirty cheating whore Just what were you thinking? CHORUS I let my guard down You tore me apart like a wolf Stole my innocence (fucked me in more ways than one) I let you in, you stole my heart You stole my soul, polluted my mind You dirty cheating whore Just what the fuck were you thinking? (hell, what was I thinking?) CHORUS "I Can't Decide What's Worse" We're under fire Let the bullets destroy the air And burn holes through the oxygen Now they're becoming what we breathe Every day walking through fire Your bullets with butterfly wings Leave deeper gunshot wounds than most Promising hope, a better life Destroying us all one by one We're under fire I can't decide what's worse Trial by fire Or them seeking their purse They're tearing down our blues skies Becoming all we despise The soldiers we love so dear Have become their weapon All that we love's not near 'Cause they've become weapons CHORUS x4 We remain proud and salute the troops We don't agree but they've got work to do "She Tried to Explain it to Me (but I Just Didn't Listen)" And she said "He followed me home last night I was so scared, I didn't turn around He followed me to my porch I ran inside and slammed the door The lock clicked, I thought I was safe But he shattered my window and came inside He chased me to my room Knocked down the door Pushed me onto my bed And he forced me to play Yahtzee all night" Then everything got fuzzy When I woke up, my wallet was gone I don't know what happened "Into the Mystic" She looked at him like she'd never see him again His little Katie was prepared to leave his side Off to a brand-new world with brand-new adventures Cut short by an angry child An angry father looking for answers Brothers and sisters searching for truth All they really want is closure The Mystic is calling out every one of their names He couldn't utter a word, decided to shoot His smitten brother was left heartbroken that day Las Vegas called his name but it didn't answer Cut short by an angry child CHORUS Ravaged by the wolves Dave died on that day Protecting a victim Upon him placed the blame Broken inside, he's shattering The knife in his belly Just let the blood flow A gunshot to his head Vengeance was won But the killer's still loose CHORUS Note: I want to finish this one (and obviously make the lyrics more ambiguous) but I'll work on it. "Short Song Titles (Are So Cliché)" Behind enemy lines, Ryan was in need of rescue His brothers killed in combat Three members of a family slain by the enemy A mother is left grieving back at home In need of answers In need of the hope that Ryan still fought on That Ryan was fighting for his family's honor Fighting for his mother Left alone in her dire time of need The search party set off Bullets fly, grenades explode, men collapse Brothers, fathers, uncles, sons All slain at the cost of war "It's Far Better to Be Afraid" It's far better to be afraid To surround yourself with the lies Such that everything evens out Because you'll be the only one To have seen the end approaching Think of all the life you have made You'd protect them under their skies And not even think twice about Saving their lives until time's done To keep their bodies from smoking My heart aches ever so subtly Every time I think of the end coming near I can hardly take all the pain inside I'm left here diminished and fumbling Every time I think of the things that I fear Death is insidious and takes all our lives