Raised on Rock (draft, as ever)

You shine your light on my sapling
but never any rain to nourish
I need the food of stormy spring
if you expect me to flourish

see I was raised on rock
a hard outer shell to secure my soul
and withstand each knock
'til I can't take it no more and I lose all control
I got to make it stop
you know that one broken part's fixin' to take its toll
yeah I was raised on rock
but I had to roll

now I walk across desert sands
dryness and heat surely try me
if I could just have helping hands
to support and amplify me

'cause I was raised on rock
a hard outer shell to imprison my soul
with an iron lock
'til I can't take it no more and I lose all control
I got to make it stop
you know that one broken part could bring down the whole
yeah I was raised on rock
but I had to roll

my best slammed down, I want to cry
you say suck it up and be tougher
that mindset is exactly why
untold millions more will suffer

'cause I was raised on rock
a hard living hell to deprive my soul
and absorb each shock
'til I can't take it no more and I lose all control
we got to make it stop
you know that one broken heart will beget many more
yeah I was raised on rock
but I had to roll

Want You

being near a
twirling whirling spirit
gonna be a big deal
baby don't ya
get together
underneath the weather
grind me neath a high heel
won't ya
split the sky
with your paralysing eyes
and a care that you don't give
you woo me
wild thing
well you surely make me sing
with the tiny little ways
you do me

cross the gulf
so acidic with the sulfur
hopelessly you turn me on
and the way that things be
I'm sure you see
I want you

from my perch
well I hate to be besmirched
by a bad reputation
that ain't mine
the mere thought
of the trauma others wrought
gives me bad palpitations
I ain't lyin'
just to be
in your aura is the key
and I hope that you won't mind
too much
if you trust
that it's not just out of lust
maybe you'll be open in time
to touch

cross the sea
full of toxins and debris
there's a bright and flagrant dawn
you're the breaking of the day
and that's just the way
I want you

from my bench
well I hate to bear the stench
of a bad reputation
that ain't mine
just the thought
of the pain that others wrought
gives me bad palpitations
I ain't lyin'
just to be
'round you and your energy
please I hope that you don't mind
too much
wild thing
now you've surely made me sing
hopin' you'll be open in time
to touch

cross the ocean
rippling with commotion
continental lines are drawn
and upon my distant shore
forevermore
I want you

Motorize

all gone inside
in light denied
no love outside
unclosing eyes

all dead inside
what thrill to find
key to ignite
step out and drive

motor eyes
pierce the night
render trite
the bounds of day

cauterize
the void inside
keep its widening at bay

all good in spite
waxing moonlight
within these lines
an engaged mind

motor eyes
pierce the night
render trite
the bounds of day

cauterize
the void inside
keep its widening at bay

motor eyes
pierce the night
render moot
the bounds of day

cauterize
the void inside
keep its widening at bay

motor eyes………