you've begun

you've got to make a movement

you need to get up and go

lying down in sadness

is not the only life you know

open up the door

and step in the sun

I don't know where you're going

but I see you've begun

toast

I am cold 

it is raining

storms are brewing on the coast

at times like this I'm always

looking forward to toast

maybe an English muffin

or a tortilla will do

but toast is what

I'm looking forward to

in weather like this

what I enjoy most

is a warm and buttery

piece of toast

patience of mind (rewrite 1)

all the secrets of my past

that I never knew

remain a mystery

after all I've gone through

I guess it doesn't matter

whatever I do

I've tried everything I could

I've been to the doctor

I've been to the priest

I've paid my repentance

to the deceased

I've made my decision

I'm looking for peace

but it don't do me no good

          but still I keep searching

          still I keep hunting

          looking for something

          I don't know what I'll find

          I don't know where

          but I know it's around here

          I need patience of mind

          patience of mind

all the traumas of my youth

where did they go

they keep hanging around

why? I don't know

they live inside my actions

hide above and below

I cannot hide from their fighting

they murmur inside me

they don't speak the truth

they capture my courage

with whatever they do

an eye for an eye

and a tooth for a tooth

the fire inside me is lightning

          but still I keep searching

          still I keep hunting

          looking for something

          I don't know what I'll find

          I don't know where

          but I know it's around here

          I need patience of mind

          patience of mind

patience of mind

all the secrets of my past

that I never knew

remain a mystery

after all I've gone through

I guess it doesn't matter

whatever I do

I've tried everything I could

I've been to the doctor

I've been to the priest

I've paid my repentance

to the deceased

I've made my decision

I'm looking for peace

but it don't do me no good

          but still I keep searching

          still I keep hunting

          looking for something

          I don't know what I'll find

          maybe I don't know where

          but I know it's around here

          I need patience of mind

Christmas has begun (rewrite 1)

all the colors in the world

are meeting in the sky

hovering over the city

in the blinking of an eye

shining over the horizon

tilting toward the sun

a full December rainbow

Christmas has begun

Halloween is over

Thanksgiving's at an end

and nobody's ready

for the holidays again

the internet is crowded

with sales from Amazon

break out your credit card

Christmas has begun

          bells are ringing in the mall

          selling gifts to buy your sweetie

          if you eat all those cookies

          you'll get diabetes

there's lights on the tree

tons of tinsel too

those songs you've been dreading

now live inside you

snow forms and falls 

melting on the tongue

time to count your blessings

Christmas has begun

don't forget your jacket

Christnas has begun

fallen angel

so many little problems

fill the spaces in my brain

I'm filled with rage and anger

all I do is complain

so when I have a peaceful moment

I tend to hold it close

because somehow I don't trust it

it may be a lethal dose

so I am left to worry

about everything and more

the headlines and the deadlines

wolves waiting at my door

if I could accept the quiet

I would settle down and rest

but then I wouldn't have myself

to scold and second guess

          give me a minute

          to look around and see

          there's a fallen angel

          and he lives inside of me

there are many ways to burden

your heart in times like these

love is just a memory

and fear is a disease

so I will keep on moving

for someday I will find

all signs of hope and kindness

that I have left behind

          give me a minute

          to look around and see

          there's a fallen angel

          and he lives inside of me

winter has begun

all the colors in the world

are meeting in the sky

hovering over the city

in the blinking of an eye

shining over the horizon

at whatever will come

a full December rainbow

winter has begun

Halloween is over

Thanksgiving's at an end

and nobody's ready

for the holidays again

the internet is crowded

with sales from Amazon

break out your credit card

winter has begun

          little kids are looking

          for Santa on his sleigh

          the air is getting cold now

          snow is on its way

there's lights on the tree

tons of tinsel too

those songs you've been dreading

now live inside you

springtime is far away

summer is gone

time for gloves and jackets

winter has begun

          the days have grown shorter

          the nights are way too long

          the birds have all flown south

          you won't hear their morning song

all the colors of the world

are seen in Christmas lights

on rooftops and windows

they shine through the night

snow forms and falls in flurries

melting on the tongue

time to count your blessings

winter has begun