Limits of Endurance

pushing past the limits of endurance can be done in many ways
in a few moments of fiercely vigorous exertion
after days without sleep
in love
even years of focusing on a single conundrum
pushing the limits of endurance can be done in many ways
and you can some times hear it when the music plays

all I have done at one time or another
reaching for bliss, rising against, conquering pain
all I have known at one time or another
and I feel I'm bound to know them all again

pushing the limits of endurance can be what this life is about
in a moment of experiencing peak epiphany
living beyond a hundred
in life
maybe the last thing a person has ever done
pushing the limits of endurance is how we prove we were here
it's in every new idea, every conquered fear

I have done it all at one time or another
reaching for bliss, rising against, conquering pain
I have known it all at one time or another
and I feel I'm bound to know them all again

but what gives it meaning, a purpose, a cause
what gives it feeling that before never was
how do we know it, we show it, we share
how do we tell each other that we care

pushing past the limits of endurance can be done in many ways
but when you give it a reason, your define you
giving it all you've got
in you
even after you've been torn up by your sacred friends
pushing the limits of endurance can drive a saint mad
maybe that's why so many prophets are sad

god is a monster, god is a dream
god is a devil that can not be seen
god is dog backwards, god is not real
god is the last thing that you'll ever feel

pushing past the limits of endurance can break a man down
but what does it all mean if no one can explain it
beaten and left for dead
and lost
maybe the only thing worth anything in this world
pushing the limits of endurance just to prove we're here
do we need to kill ourselves as well as it appears
just to find the courage to believe someone cares

I have done it all at one time or another
reaching for bliss, rising against, conquering pain
I have known it all at one time or another
and I feel I'm bound to know them all again

but what gives it meaning, a purpose, a cause
what gives it feeling that before never was
how do we know it, we show it, we share
how do we tell each other that we care
-lovewarp

Can I have your children?

can I have your attention
I have a serious question
please take this seriously
you do something to me

I want to let it all go
let me let the whole world know
tell me that we can begin
can I have your children

can I have your children
can I have that part of you
I want to feel you growing in me
love can not be more true

can I have your children
just tell me what to do
I will do anything to be
the one to be with you

can I have your attention
please have no apprehension
I'm ready to die for you
I will see anything through

I want to let it all come
let me beat on the last drum
tell me our song can begin
can I have your children

can I have your children
may I have that part of you
I want to feel you growing in me
love can not be more true

can I have your children
just tell me what to do
I will do anything to be
the one to be with you

I will weather any storm
cover you and keep you warm
I will take the blows freely
to protect our family my promise is beyond the end
to be your lover and your best friend
and if you ever want to leave
I'll not stand in your way
I will grieve
but I will always believe
you are the greatest gift anyone can receive

can I have your children
may I have that part of you
I want to feel you growing in me
love can not be more true

can I have your children
just tell me what to do
I will do anything to be
the one to be with you
2001

Dream Lover

did you know I was with you
every night
long before I ever knew you
were alive

you are my dream lover
every night
you are the one and only reason
I survive

every night you come to me
to sing a siren's song
every night I come to you
and gently sing along
as I explode with passion
and rocket off to sleep
I know nothing can mean as much
or touch me as deep

can you feel me with you
every night
long before you ever knew
who I was

I am your dream lover
it's alright
the fantasy of romance
time's great pause

the screaming silence
the gentle peace
eternal passion
perfect release

every day we run around
paying all the dues
looking for the meaning of life
hearing all the news
watching all the lonely people
pairing off in twos
wondering if anyone
really gets the clues

the deepest feeling
what we will die for
the insatiable
do anything for more
beyond pride
nothing can hide
the intensity
consumes infinity

can you feel it coming
every night
from the very first moment
till the end of time

I am your dream lover
it's alright
the fantasy of romance
symbiotic rhyme

the screaming silence
the gentle peace
eternal passion
perfect release

every night you come to me
to sing a siren's song
every night I come to you
and gentle sing along
as I explode with passion
and rocket off to sleep
I know nothing can mean as much
or touch me as deep

the deepest feeling
what we will die for
the insatiable
do anything for more
beyond pride
nothing can hide
the intensity
consumes infinity

dream lover
become real
dream lover
all we feel
dream lover
coming true
dream lover
me and you
2001

Mad Insane

love is an addiction (not an affliction)
love is a prediction (not a benediction)
I would like to thank you for painting the endless fall into
the bottomless bit (that's just the start of it)
the words can play and cut and bleed and rain and torment as
they feed
love is a commitment (not just a commitment)
the losing of one mind into the dream of another
(or just words we read)
you know when it is true when everything you do
revolves around the one who leads you to
say I'd happily go mad insane with you.

*some editorial licence taken
-2007-01-11

Like This

so how can i hate you
when you love me like this
how can i forget you
when you remind me of what i miss
how can i continue
when you begin and end me
how can i hate you
when you up-end me like this

so how can i love you
when you're so far away
when you sleep with your husband
was that something wrong to say?
how can i stop laughing
when you tickle me so well
and how can i sleep
when there are still more stories to tell

but just like that i';m gonna stop now
just to prove i have learned how
cuz maybe the most precious kiss
is leaving it open-ended like this
like this
like this
like this

-September 13, 2008