* GRIMES !

“I saw a piece of heaven.”

“I was running far away.”

“I was dancing in the rain.”

“I felt alive and I can’t complain.”

“I can’t take it anymore.”

“I was painting a picture of you.”

“All this time I have been lying to myself.”

“I’ve been putting sorrow on the farthest place on my shelf.”

“There are broken nights and broken days in between.”

“Just like in fiction, fantasy’s taking over.”

“I’ve been looking, but you don’t seem to come my way.”

“Broken me, and broken them. You are broken, too.”

“There’s no seduction, only destruction.”

“Take me over and break me.”

“We’re stronger now.”

“My heart still beats and my skin still feels.”

“My lungs still breathe and my mind still fears.”

“We’re running out of time.”

“There’s blood on your lies.”

“There is nowhere for you to hide.”

“Nightmares are where hope is left incomplete.”

“I feel the light for the very first time.”

“Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive.”

“I feel too numb.”

“I don’t know where I am, or where I’ll go.”

“My tears are always frozen.”

“All I need to remember is how to feel alive.”

“I went too far when I was begging on my knees.”

“Give me some love and hold me.”

“Why can’t I turn around and walk away?”

“I’m left behind with an empty hole.”

“Everything I am is gone.”

“I would rather see this world through the eyes of a child.”

“Darker times will come and go.”

“I fall asleep in my own tears.”

“I cry for the world, for everyone.”

“I can’t recall the last time I opened my eyes to see the world beautiful.”

“Let love conquer your mind.”

“He didn’t mean to do no harm.”

“He did it all to spare me from the awful things in life.”

“One day life will be kind.”

“It doesn’t really matter where you come from.”

“It’s where it begins.”

“My arms are reaching for what I can see no more.”

“I would like to leave this city.”

“I can feel the warning signs running around my mind.”

“My body feels young, but my mind is very old.”

“You can’t give me the dreams that are mine anyway.”

“You know I’d stay, but I just can’t stand it.”

“We spoke of many thing.”

“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love and be loved in return.”

“We gotta go back to the start.”

ONCE UPON A DECEMBER

‘  dancing bears… painted wings… ’

‘  things i almost remember. ’

‘  once upon a december. ’

‘  someone holds me safe and warm. ’

‘  horses prace through a silver storm. ’

‘  figures dancing gracefully across my memory. ’

‘  far away, long ago…  glowing dim as an ember… ’

‘  things my heart used to know  —  things it yearns to remember… ’

‘  and a song someone sings… ’

STAY, I PRAY YOU

‘  how can i desert you? ’

‘  how to tell you why? ’

‘  coachman, hold the horses. ’

‘  let me have a moment  —  let me say goodbye! ’

‘  harsh, and sweet, and bitter to leave it all… ’

‘ how to break the tie? ’

‘  we have shared our fears and shared our sorrows. ’

‘  though the scars remain, and tears will never dry… ’

‘  never to return  —  finally breaking free! ’

‘  you are all i know.  you have raised me. ’

‘  how to turn away? how to close the door? ’

‘ how to go where i have never gone before? ’

‘  i’ll bless my homeland ‘till i die. ’

WE’LL GO FROM THERE

‘  i hope  ___’s happy to see me. ’

‘  bottom line  —  i’ll win him/her. ’

‘  we’ll do some reminiscing.  he/she’ll see what he/she’s been missing. ’

‘ let’s hope that i can straighten up! ’

‘ if she says no, we’ll all lay low and we’ll go from there. ’

‘  hand shaking… heart thundering… meet the royal mess! ’

‘  start smiling.  stop wondering! ’

‘ why did i say yes? ’

‘  this chance is all i’ve got. ’

‘  keep a grip and take a deep breath. ’

‘  soon we’ll know what’s what. ’

‘  put on our show, rewards will flow, and we’ll go from there! ’

‘  oh, what a lovely ride! ’

‘  oh, what a lovely day  —  for a totally illegal, lovely getaway! ’

‘  no more doubt, no time to spare! ’

‘  we’re nearly out, so let’s prepare. ’

‘  we’re on our way to who-knows-where. ’

‘  we’ll go from there! ’

STILL

‘  an act of desperation. ’

‘  to my consternation, i let her go. ’

‘  she/he wants what she/he can get. ’

‘  does she/he believe her/his fiction?  it’s hard to know. ’

‘  is it innocence or guile? ’

‘  a son becomes a man at his father’s knee. ’

‘  if my father asked questions, where would we be? ’

‘  i feel a… strange connection i can’t allow. ’

‘  in her, there’s a power.  i see that now. ’

‘  i am nothing but a man with nothing but his orders to fulfill. ’

‘  i’m innocent! ’

‘  something in you tells you that she/he absolutely lies. ’

‘  still… ’

JOURNEY TO THE PAST

‘  heart, don’t fail me now. ’

‘  courage, don’t desert me. ’

‘  don’t turn back now that we’re here! ’

‘  people always say life is full of choices…  no one ever mentions fear. ’

‘  the world can seem so vast. ’

‘  somewhere down this road, i know someone’s waiting. ’

‘  years of dreams just can’t be wrong. ’

‘ finally home where i belong. ’

‘  starting now, i’m learning fast! ’

‘  home, love, family…  there was once a time i must have had them too. ’

‘  i will never be complete until i find you. ’

‘  one step at a time, one hope then another… ’

‘  who knows where this road may go? ’

‘ they’re things my heart still needs to know. ’

‘ let this be a sign. ’

‘ let this road be mine. ’

‘  let it lead me to my past. ’