Lucy, Lucy, hear my call
Spiders’re crawling on the wall
Spirit watching with a smile
Will you stop running for a while?
Watch out for those evil eyes
And tummy full of butterflies
If you venture a little too far
Things may not seem as they are
Though it may seem all fun to you
You’ve got your mother feeling blue
When you go ahead and lock the door
Or have your books lying on the floor
Other girls call your name
But you don’t go out to play with them
You just sit here with your doll
Lucy, Lucy, hear my call
…
Lucy, Lucy, hear my call
Can you see a bed-bug crawl?
My warnings fall on deaf ears
My growing fears. Your mother’s tears
Let me read you a tale or two
And you dream about princes and unicorns too
Close your eyes and they’ll come true
And they’ll do what you want them to
Dear Lucy, can’t you see?
You’ve been misbehaving bitterly
Can’t you hear what I say?
Tell your demons to fly away
Can’t you see your mother weep?
Jump to bed and fall asleep
Let me break the neck of that doll
Lucy, Lucy, hear my call
Category: Heroes and Ghosts
Nightmares Never End
You hope this is just a dream
My friend, or so you pretend
Dreams last a night, it seems
But nightmares never end
Mystery Man
An old man with an old heart
Lost his teeth but he loves to start
A raging war against anyone who’s brought about this mess
A buried mind and a buried soul
Searching for a pot of gold
Thinking it will lead him to a key to happiness
Not one to forget
No, not just yet
He keeps his mind occupied
With scenes of crime
That he’s never done
Not one to regret
No, not just yet
His tears have dried
With passing time
All alone
Let’s be honest for once, let’s be true
I’m so glad I’m me
And you are you
…
An aching heart and an aching knee
Drowning deep in self misery
But he’s not the kind of guy who holds it back
A strange land and a stranger man
Losing sleep every now and then
Close your eyes and you’ll have your dreams painted black
Not one to forget
No, not just yet
His grizzly hair is filled
With dancing bees
But he doesn’t mind
Not one to regret
No, not just yet
His aching heart has willed
Against his knee
Too unkind
Let’s be honest for once, let’s be true
I’m so glad I’m me
And you are you
…
Time has come and time has gone
With no reason why he was ever born
Maybe the conjurer will someday read his tale
The man was there but now he’s gone
No one bothers to drop him home
Only an astronaut can now see him sail
Not one to forget
No, not just yet
There are lessons to be learned
With every passing day
From the Mystery Man
Not one to regret
No, not just yet
There are lessons to be earned
If you may
If you can
Let’s be honest for once, let’s be true
I’m so glad I’m me
And you are you
A Little Red Toy Car
A little red toy car
From a friend, I once did steal
I regret having ever done that
For it came with a broken wheel
You Don’t Have To Be A Poet To Write On Such A Beautiful Night
Clouds, like giant balls of snow
All lining up in a row
Ready to pour down all the love within
Down on the ground below
Nobody ever knew, nobody will ever know
Just when will the dark steal from the day
Nobody needs to take my hand and show
Me love, on such a beautiful day
…
Pretty people with pretty company
Smiling, laughing tenderly
Smiling and laughing the day away
While the winds blow so gently
A story so strange and funny
Lost words of yesterday
Nobody ever did feel lonely
Or unwanted, on such a beautiful day
…
Little angels now moonlit
Their faces shine and they know it
The lamp-post is just a speck
But they don’t want to show it
The devil too, will soon forfeit
Any hopes of killing the light
You don’t have to be a poet
To write, on such a beautiful night
When It Turns Black
I can hear you breathe
Feel your hand in mine
They think something’s wrong with me
But everything’s just fine
I know you are not here
What am I to do?
I really can’t prevent myself anymore
From missing you
And the feeling gets stronger when it gets dark
Listening to a skylark
…
They don’t know anything
They aren’t believing me
They’re giving me some pills to sleep
Peacefully
But nothing seems to be working
They’re giving up hope
They’re planning to tie me to a chair
With a thick rope
The next time they see me bang my head against the wall
Or scream in the hall
…
Why did you leave?
Did I do something wrong?
You said you’d come back but
You’re taking far too long
You said you’d break the shackles
And set me free
Now I’m bound by your chains
For eternity
How long do I have to endure this pain?
Will you come back again?
…
I remember those nights
All those dreams
They’re calling it nightmares
That’s not how it seems
I’ve forgotten how to express myself
Don’t know where to begin
I can feel my blood flowing
Through my skin
Just how long is this game going to last?
Oh, it better end fast
…
Time is running out
I’m losing patience now
If you don’t come to me quick
I’ll find you somehow
I want to look into your eyes
Tell you tales
Each time I think I’ve got it all figured out
My plan fails
I swear I’ll kill myself tonight when it turns black
If you don’t come back
And I swear I’ll ruin myself tonight when it turns black
If you don’t come back
If you don’t come back
If you don’t come back
If You Were To Believe
If you were to believe
Every word that I say
A thousand lies in your heart
Would then so gently lay
My Demons I Now Create
Years have come and years have gone
No lessons I have learned
Playing with fire is a passion
All my thoughts inside are burned
…
Days have come and days have gone
Very little to be said
Old demons have lost the war
And have ended up dead
…
Nights have come and nights have gone
Left here to my fate
Nobody here to hurt me anymore
New demons I now create
Build Build Build
“Build, build, build,”
I ordered my red army
“Build me the most beautiful castle
The mightiest in the land
Like nobody has ever seen
Like nobody has ever dreamed
Like nobody ever will
Toil all day
Toil all night
Toil with thou hands
Toil with thou feet
Build, build, build”
…
And they set off
Tiny red men
Bricks and cement
Machines and men
New and good
Oiled and fooled
And everyone came to watch
Birds from the trees
Stars from the skies
Gods from the heavens
Everyone came to watch
Tiny red army
Working on
Building on
Singing songs
…
“Build, build, build,”
I ordered my red army
“The Gods are watching us
What will they think of us?
Push a little more
Imagine you are
In the midst of a war
And the queen is watching
The queen is waiting
You don’t want to keep her waiting, do you?
Push your bodies a little more
Let us go down in history
Let us go down in glory
Let them write about us
Let them read about us
Let them talk about us
For years and years to come
Do you see what is happening?
The birds are singing
The stars are shining
The Gods are smiling
They are on our side
They want us to build this
Build, build, build”
…
And they continued
Tiny red army
Tiny red men
Following my words
Each and every word
No words of their own
No utterances
No rebellion
No mutiny
And they dug, dug, dug
And they laid, laid, laid
And they worked, worked, worked
And the efforts showed
Ripe and juicy fruits
Growing from a seed
Almost ready to be plucked
And they worked, worked, worked
…
“Build, build, build,”
I ordered my red army
“We’re almost there
Slowly but steadily
We’re almost there
But do not begin to enjoy
Do not begin to relax
There’s still work to be done
There’s too much work to be done
We cannot afford to sit
We cannot afford to sleep
We cannot afford to waste any more time
The Gods are watching us
Build, build, build”
…
“We’re too tired,”
Cried a wisehead rebel
“We need some rest
It is for the best
We cannot work like this
We cannot build like this
We cannot go on like this
We haven’t slept for days
We haven’t smiled for days
Just a little rest will do
Just a little sleep will do
We’re not asking for anything more
I hope you forgive us
This is not rebellion
This is not an excuse
This is a plea
I know the Gods will forgive us too
We cannot build, build, build anymore”
…
“Build, build, build,”
I ordered my red army
“Enough with your silly talks
Enough with your silly excuses
I pay you handsomely
I pay you big
I pay you to work
I pay you to toil
I don’t pay you to talk
I don’t pay you to sleep
Now go resume your duty
And do not be disturbing me again
The castle is almost done
And once it is done
You can rest all you want
You can sleep all you want
You can smile all you want
Until then
Build, build, build”
…
And they continued
Working harder than ever before
Following my words
Each and every word
Bricks and cement
Machines and men
New and good
Oiled and fooled
All combining
To do what they should
Building a castle
Building a fortress
Building a home
To conquer the queen’s army
A fierce army
A dark army
An unbeaten army
Unbeatable army?
There’s always a first time
What’s the crime
In trying?
…
And finally the castle was built
Magnificient, glorious
Beautiful, incredible
A real masterpiece
A perfect place
To conquer the queen
And her army
The builders had built
Now I had to fight
Fight for what I stand
Fight for what is true
Fight for what is right
…
The queen put her feet
In my sacred land
But she was alone
Her army had not come
She hadn’t come to fight
She came to inspect
She came to check
She came to see
My castle
My truth
And me
But I was prepared
Or so I thought
I showed her my pride
My castle
My truth
And me
She looked at me bemused
She couldn’t hold back anymore
She began to laugh
Laugh out loud
Hysteria took over
And I just stood still
Time stood still
No explanations
Nothing
She just laughed and stepped away
Into the distance
Never to be seen again
…
I looked at my army
They looked back
A crying shame
A crying shame, indeed
Half of my army were dead
And the other half were halfway there
All because of a castle
A lame castle
A heart-breaker
Not so magnificient now
Not so beautiful now
What am I to do with it?
Am I destined to live with it forever?
Am I doomed?
I have to destroy it myself
And build it all again
I have no army for help
Perhaps it will wither with time
Stones may begin to crack
Do I see a crack already?
Am I losing my mind?
I have nothing left with me
Except time
Time is all I’ve got
Time to build a new castle
More beauty, more glamour
Better than before
But before that
I need to build an army
My red army
Mightier than before
Stronger than before
I’ve got a job on my hand
So I tell myself
“Build, build, build”
…
And the Gods asked
“Who are you building for?
The queen is gone
Forever gone
Never to come back
Left you alone
Leaving you behind
Leaving your castle behind
All your efforts have come to this
All your efforts have been wasted
Why do you want to build again?
Who are you building for?”
…
“I am building it for myself,”
I was quick to answer
“I am building it for love
There is always love
I am building it for hope
There is always hope
I am building for myself
For my red army
I cannot let them die like this
Die in vain
Die in futility
I must build again
For a better queen
For a more beautiful queen
I must build again
I may never find her
But I cannot lose what I have
I have hope
I have love
I have a heart
And as long as they are running
I’ll be running too
I’ll be building my castle again
I’ll be building my red army again
Don’t know who I’m building for
But I’ll be building my castle again
And again and again
Till I could build no more”
Drinking To Forget Her
I’m drinking to forget her
I can’t help but think
The more I try, the harder it gets
What a waste of a drink
Frank Solanki 