Wings of Gray by, Melissa R. Mendelson They say if you reach heaven, you’ll grow wings across the sky. They say that if your dreams disappear, something inside you will die. Whispers of my soul come down to you. My beating, heavy heart begs to live a life true. Chorus: Don’t fade. Don’t fade away. Don’t fade. […]
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I Am A Clone (Dedicated to Orphan Black) by, Melissa R. Mendelson She looks like me. Fate flashes by. She looks like me, and then she dies. I steal her life, walking dangerously along the knife, and now I’m cut open. I’m torn apart. They all look like me. Chorus: I am a clone. I don’t belong. […]
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When I Listen To Music by, Melissa R. Mendelson When I listen to music, I want to disappear. I want to melt. I want to feel. I want to be alive. As far back as I can remember, I held onto that record player, looking for that song that would awaken my heart. Over time, I found many songs, […]
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Paint My Heart Red by, Melissa R. Mendelson Say those three words, and paint my heart red. See the passion light inside, and keep me warm forever in your arms. And the movie ends. My heart is crystal, and all those lines are the scars from those that have come to break what I keep inside. Now, my […]
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Shut – By, Melissa R. Mendelson White porcelain faces in this river that I still drown in, pulled under by their world. Painted eyes closed and plastic smiles, their faces drift by as I continue to struggle to stand. Chorus: Will you see me? Will you open your eyes? Can you take me in? Let me be […]
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No Fire (Parody of Twenty One Pilots’ song, Car Radio) by, Melissa R. Mendelson I ponder on something called fate. It could be so cruel when it should be great. My heart’s only desire Is nothing now but a dead flower, And my friends call me a liar Because they know I can breathe no fire. I […]
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My Poor Mother’s Country Land by, Melissa R. Mendelson Green earth sways and rolls. This is my mother’s home, But mother, please forgive me. They don’t know the wrong they’ve done. Blue skies have fallen. The gray clouds have come, And here comes the thunder, Rolling in, Screaming at all they’ve done. Chorus: What have they done? […]
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What’s 2017 Like by, Melissa R. Mendelson Parody of Everlast “What It’s Like” We’ve all seen the man on the tv promising to make us great The hair on my neck raises, making me worry about our fate She wanted us to believe when all those words were nothing but to deceive “It is what it is,” is all […]
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Supernatural Love (Parody of Golden Earring’s “Radar Love”) by, Melissa R. Mendelson I’ve been waiting for this night, My heart’s a pounding real tight Their voices fill my head Those boys are ready for the next fight. It’s their calling, that’s right To tell all of us that they are here And now baby, there’s nothing to fear […]
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