I felt calm and centered, yet wild and free,
More like myself, but less like me.
Scratch the surface, make it bleed,
What you want & what I need.
Light the fuse, make it rain,
Take some pleasure with your pain.
Life, liberty, happiness, a song,
Trying to be right but it feels so wrong.
Was this the American dream all along?
We’re tangled, star-spangled, and the band plays on.
So shake the decks, get wrecked, and fuck the consequence,
Party, don’t say sorry, and spend some Presidents.
Ride off into the sunset like you own the place (you do),
Get burned, never learn,
See you when I see you,
Has anyone seen my fucking bathing suit?
Break shit, make a mess,
Pack it up, feel less.
You need some medicine to keep singing.
I’ll be fine, once I get it.
Yeah, I’ll be good.
I have Hope; I won’t forget it.
I’ll try to be good.
Heaven ain’t close, it’s here.
God help me, I want it all, starting with a beer.
Choke it down, live it up.
Gimmie a hit, lemmie get my head right.
Me & the Lost Boys are here to play,
And though it feels like we’re a million miles away,
We can put the pieces back together our way.
Keep living like the next day will never come,
As long as when it does you’re up to greet the sun,
No qualms, no regrets, ready to climb higher.
I’m sure by tomorrow they’ll be another fire,
Maybe even a grenade with all the wicked games that we all played.
Take a spin and throw the hammer,
Take a swig, then more witty banter,
Fuck that noise, it’s getting later.
The bombs are bursting in my brain, my heart, my skin.
How did we get here again?
All I want as the last sparkler fades,
Is for you to remember my name.
As the mortar goes off, it leaves sunspots,
Bright orange glory when I close my eyes –
All I see is orange.
Loyal to a dream, a cause, a curse, a disbelief,
No room for sadness and no room for grief.
No time for goodbyes because we burn the candle at both ends,
And certainly no time to make Amends.
I’m no Puck, but shucks y’all it’s been fun!
And I’ll see you next time under the Midnight Sun.
-LRHMJ
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