Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Overstayed

(v1)

I can’t hear
A fucking thing that you say
It’s all noise, anyway
It feels like I’m all out of faith
And sympathy
Everything it sounds the same
Dying just to feel like we’re alive
It’s a shame 
That I don’t seem to care at all

(c)
We’ve overstayed our welcome
It doesn’t feel right
But what’s to change
When everything just stays the same
It’s a war they say
On the hate and ignorance
Everything that’s been fed to us
Bred into existence 

(v2)
Tell me how to feel
What to do
What to say
Tell me how to conform
To throw it all away
Cause I can’t seem
To put into words
What this feeling is
It’s all the same

(b)
Don’t pray for me
It’s not what I need
Our blinding rage
This hate that I see
It’s a fate
Another grave
We’ve dug for ourselves


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Sunday, August 1, 2021

Take Me Back

 Take me back to

19 nintey-nine

Where we were 

Flying high

Before these scars

Could leave us dry

Not worry in the world

Just waiting to see

If today would be the day

The power rangers

Met their fate

Or switch it up

And bring down

All of this hate


Not so broken

Back in day

Now I'm singing songs

Like Sandy Cheeks

I just wanna go home

And lay down low

Feeling invisible 

Like Danny Phantom

I'm going ghost 

So I can ride this coast

A little bit longer

Getting back to the future

And find my hope


Fast forward 

To 2000 and three

When I was wishing

I could be all grown up

To face my fears

Like the titans

And be more

Than these years

That are holding me back

But I need to stop

Living in the past


Always wanna go beyond

Skipping all the steps

Rewriting this story

Just to get to the good part

A brighter future

Like the Jetsons 

But I'm falling flat

Like Samurai Jack

I just wanna go back

To start over again

Live without regrets

Do something better

Than fry did


Take me back 

To the time I learned

To live in the moment

So I never forget 

To be me, to be free

To be my own invader

Of these dreams



©2021 All Rights Reserved Ryne Neal

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Waiting For The Sun

 It's gonna be

A long drive tonight

Waiting for

The sun to arrive

Looking for away out

Without another breakdown 

Easier said than done

Waiting for the sun


The city lights

Scream out to me

The starry sky

Breathes air to see

Telling stories 

Of how we fight

Loosing our minds

Hanging on to hope

That doesn't seem real

To be greater than we are

I'll fight till the sun comes 

Just to feel happy 


Staring at the twilight sky

Dreaming of better days

Chasing the sun

Waiting for its return

To wipe this nightmare away

Shoot the devil

In the rear view 

And turn darkness to day

I'm waiting for the sun


Let me sleep

Be alone in this head

Dream of the day

That this all ends

The nightmare disappears

With the devil in this ear

And waiting for the sun

Seems like a lifetime ago


©2021 All Rights Reserved Ryne Neal

Sunday, June 6, 2021

An Epic Tale Of A Pessimistic Hero And A Villain In Disguise

I wanna write an epic tale

About how I saved a princess

Like a fairytale 

That doesn't exist

About as real as our dreams

Of distant lands

Saving us from our own 

Lack of self-esteem 


I was never much of a hero

But when did I become

Such a fucking pessimist

Living life like the villain 

Never one for the spot light

No fame or glory

A lack of sympathy 

At a breaking point

This was never my story


Rewriting everything

Hoping for something better

Hold it to the fire

Waiting to see

If it melts away

This script has me on the edge

Searching for an escape

Nothing in plain sight

So we'll build it in to the scribble

This villain will never see the light of day


Broken faith

Blind hypocrisy 

Killing the snake

Cutting off the airways

To make a cleaner way

To getaway 

From the lies we're told

The fairytales 

We wrote so bold


I'll write an epic tale

Of a hero so small

A villain in disguise 

That kidnaps the princess

Runs away to distant lands

Hidden away 

Behind our dreams

Of a busted reality

A story never told

Written so bold


©2021 All Rights Reserved Ryne Neal

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Break Me Down

 (C)

Don't break me down

Don't make me feel again

This shits unreal

Its fucking with my head again

These voices cry

These monsters scream

Its killing me

Don't know what to say

Don't know how to act

Just don't break me down


(V1)

These hours are

Passing by

These days 

Feel like hell

Every moment

Brings another fail


Can't tell whats real

Or what to believe 

They're fucking us up

With their own prerogative 


(V2)

But you know

The days are burning

So it seems

Like the world is going insane

Don't know what to do

They say throw it away

And hope for the best


But this faith is dying

Bleeding out

On the sidelines


(B)

We've created a place 

Between truth and overrated

We're living behind glass walls

Hoping they never shatter

Throwing stones by day

Screaming every night

Days of false hope and fake news

Ruling over us

I'm over it


©2021 All Rights Reserved Ryne Neal

Saturday, May 29, 2021

Fuck Tomorrow

 Stuck in a loop

A metronome 

A fucking tragedy 

The whole world

Is burning to the ground

What a mess

That would be

Watching it go up in flames

I don't care

I'm living for this shit to end

Don't know how much more

I can bare


Forget this day

This moment

Right now

It doesn't matter

Fuck tomorrow 

I wanna have some fun

I'm tired of playing 

By the rules

I'm tired of running

And getting nowhere

It doesn't seem fair

Fuck tomorrow 

I just wanna have some fun


Lately it feels like

I'm writing the same shit

It doesn't seem right

But it's all I have left

Tired of standing back

Waiting for some sort of

Qualifications 

Anything to save me

It's oversimplification 

But the math never adds up


I'm screaming

Cause this silence 

Is deafening

This stillness

Isn't what it's cracked up to be

It's ridiculous 

But it's all I can see

Waiting

Just waiting


©2021 All Rights Reserved Ryne Neal

Sunday, May 16, 2021

(Can't) Be Like You

 Can't break

Everything I am

Can't fake

Anything around

It's all real

No shame 

No hate

No facade

I'm not fucking around 

With anyone

That doesn't understand 

I'll throw it in your face


These days

It feels like

Everyone's playing a game

It's okay

We're all going insane 

Pretending the old ways

Still work the same as yesterday 


So I'm 

Never looking back 

Never giving up

Never thinking twice

About where I'm going 


Forget about the past 

Forget about the pain

Forget about never knowing 

What the future holds

It never mattered much


I don't wanna be like you

Stuck in misery

At a dead end since 23

I don't wanna be like you

Picking on everyone

Acting like my shit don't stink 

I don't wanna be like you 

Blaming the world

For all of my mistakes 

I'll never be like you

I refuse to be as pathetic 

I won't be like you


©2021 All Rights Reserved Ryne Neal

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Monsters Never Die

 Living on the edge 

I let you in my head

You left it a mess

Ashes on the ground

Wishing I was wasted

Instead of wasting time

Taught me how to fake it

I memorized it


I'm never going down

Without a fight

Leave me broke and bruised 

I'll show you spite 

Monsters never die

We just learn 

How to survive 


So bring on the war

I live for the panic

Make up your mind

Cause I want more

Keep driving me forward

I dont want to stop

Show me the fear

The paranoia 

Cause monsters never die

We just survive


Never for a moment

Did I ever wish this 

Got me screaming

Bloody murder

Waiting for an answer

Is this rebellion 

Or another reason

To dissappear 


Listen to this sound

All this frustration

Bringing me down

Starting fires

For the noise

Need to drown this out

In the smoke 

In the lies

Deception of the crime

You left a mess in this head

Ashes everywhere 


©2021 All Rights Reserved Ryne Neal

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Still Choking On Yesterday

 Heavy's the heart

Looking for some peace

Living under the stars

Wanting to make history

 

I lost sight of these big dreams

Been living for everyone else

But myself

Keeping stuck in misery

Nothing make sense

It's alright

I'll be fine

Finding my own way

My way out of this hell

 

I don’t have time

To live the past

I don’t have time

Looking for the right cast

Gotta keep this head on straight

Forget about the rest

No time for regrets

I've got big dreams

Gotta live my best

And fly like a shooting star

I'm not done yet

 

Roaming the streets

Looking at yesterday

Living life on a stage

Stuck in this disarray

Broken pieces everywhere

A torn-up puzzle

Sitting in front of me

Where do we go

From here

 

Lately it feels like

I'm writing the same shit

It doesn't seem right

But it's all I have left

Tired of standing back

So I keep telling myself

Never look back

You'll get farther than you are

Don't slow down

Don't think twice

Keep moving on

You'll never know unless you try

Fly like a shooting star


©2021 All Rights Reserved Ryne Neal

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Sorry, I'm Not Sorry

 So much expected of me

Too much stress 

To not disappoint 

Working hard to please everyone

I forgot about me

Forgot about what matters most

Took too much time

Now everyone expects apologies 


Sorry I'm not sorry

Fuck what you think

Sorry I'm not sorry

Fuck you and everything inbetween


I've become so tired

I cant think

I've become so focused

On everyone but me

To step away

Feels like a sin

Sorry I'm not sorry

It's not my place


I can't tell you everything

Thats wrong with me

I can't even begin to say 

That I'm okay

But I wake up every morning

Willing to fight

I can say

That I'm still alive


This breaking point

Always feels like an end

Trying to remember 

To be on the mend

Easier said than done

Trying to rebuild

All that I have lost

At least I can say

That I'm still alive

I'm still fighting

Still waking up

Every fucking morning


©2020 All Rights Reserved Ryne Neal

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Another Day (I Won't Apologize)

Another day
Another fuck up
Another mistake
I won't apologize for
It was never meant
To be this way
But something told me
It wasn't meant to be, today

I couldn't breathe
Suffocating through misery
Tried turning it off
But going numb
Was never the option

Overthinking
Every step that I make
Losing faith
It doesn't make sense
Feeling like
I'm just screaming at walls
No one's listening
Forsaken
This doesn't seem okay

So tell me whats on your mind
Tell me how I screwed up everything
Let me know I'm not worth the time
I'll tell you I'm still fighting for myself
I'm still fighting
To make it out alive

Another day
Another fuck up
Another mistake
I won't apologize for
I couldn't breathe
Suffocating through misery
Holding my breath
Wishing it would go away
I won't apologize
Not to you
Or anyone else
I won't apologize
For not being okay


©2020 All Rights Reserved Ryne Neal

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