Flow

When I’m told to imagine
my vanity kills my creativity
When people look serious out of the blue
I try hard to bury my smile
When I’m told to listen closely
only my ears are really there
When they remind me that I have the power to destroy
my arms can only hug
When they say my existence means nothing
do they ever realise we’re partners in crime?
When affection is shoved down my throat
loneliness doesn’t seem so bad
When they tell me I’m late again
I wish they hadn’t bothered waiting
When they ask me “How are you?”
I never believe that’s really what they’d like to know

When they tell me to grow up
it’s like they’re suggesting I give up
When they keep telling me it’s not worth it
suddenly I want to make it so
When I think I’m unique
it’s next to remember that so does everyone else
When people talk about the value of life
cockroaches and livestock spring to mind
When they tell me I’m a good person
it’s as if they’re meaning to put me down
When they insist I am selfish
…what a funny thing to say
When I know it’s time to cry
knowing keeps my eyelids dry
When I leave a woman’s embrace
my hands can smell how I feel

When the impossible looks possible
the possible becomes trivial
When the possible looks trivial
the trivial becomes impossible
When all the world’s a stage
how does one get over stage fright?
When mind becomes self-conscious
that is when it drops un-conscious
When I think I’m going against the flow
a part of me pretends I’m going with it.
But when I’m not minding my own reflection
the sound of water says what I think.

Lyrics

Joined at the soul with a pair of headphones
We need nobody to let ourselves go
Always on my side as we rock a stage show
In an ocean of music we move with the flow

Her hand in my hand I don’t wanna let go
A partner in life on this mean old road
We got the wind on our back that blows
We can’t drift apart, we just move with the flow

Joined at the soul with a pair of headphones
We need nobody to let ourselves go
Always on my side as we rock a stage show
In an ocean of music we move with the flow

Her hand in my hand I don’t wanna let go
A partner in life on this mean old road
We got the wind on our back that blows
We can’t drift apart, we just move with the flow

We can’t drift apart, we just move with the flow

Well it started with a chat with the lips,
But why is it so I’m intrigued?
Does my heart understand do its feelings exist,
Fits in with all my beliefs,
I’m not as strong as I’d like to believe,
An impulse I cannot control,
My feelings are something I thought I could leave,
To keep and come back as a whole

It’s inevitable and understandable that my body feels this way,
I feel no inhibitions yet the contradictions of my feelings lead me astray,
Well I understand that I cannot deny my,
Human instinct that lies inside

4 thoughts on “Flow”

  1. Σορρυ.. εσύ το έγραψες το ποίημα? Γιατί αν ναι, να ξέρω αν ρίξω το σαγόνι μου στο πάτωμα και να πετάξω τα μάτια μου απ’τις κόγχες τους..

  2. Ντάξει, δεν θέλω και να παραμορφωθείς… αλλά ναι. 🙂

  3. Είσαι θεός και έχω μείνει άφωνη. Αγαπητέ από τις πρώτες μέρες που σας γνωρίζω αναγνώρισα το συγγραφικό σας ταλέντο but that goes on on a totally different level!!! Αφού νόμιζα ότι ήταν τα λόγια από το τραγούδι που΄είχε παρακάτω… κάτί άρχισα να ψιλιάζομαι στο “cockroaches and livestock” αλλα μετά απλά φαντάστηκα ότι όποιος το έγραψε είχε τα ίδια μυαλά με σένα… τί ειρωνία θε μου.. και πάω κάτω κάτω και βλέπω “lyrics” και λέω wtf? Το’χεις άσχημα με τα ποιήματα.. Δηλώνω τουλάχιστον εντυπωσιασμένη. Αναμένουμε συνέχεια- και στα ελληνικά παρακαλώ! 😀

  4. Κι εγώ από τις κατσαρίδες κατάλαβα ότι το έγραψες εσύ. Χα! Τα αγαπημένα μου σημεία είναι:

    When they tell me to grow up
    it’s like they’re suggesting I give up

    When they tell me I’m a good person
    it’s as if they’re meaning to put me down

    και

    When all the world’s a stage
    how does one get over stage fright?

    Μόλις αναφέρθηκα στο ρητό του Shakespeare στο blog post που έγραψα μόλις τώρα, και μου φάνηκε αστεία η σύμπτωση.

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