Eyes On the Horizon

Laying in bed, trying to get to sleep at 5:30 in the morning when inspiration hit.

Verse 1:
I may not reach the moon on my journey to the sky
But when I'm in the gutter at least I can say I tried
Pondering regrets of what I should've done
Revisiting memories of all my battles won
I may not have much but with what I've got I'll make do
I wouldn't take back any time I've spent with you
With everything around me I couldn't see a thing
Blinded by ambition I failed to get your ring

Pre-Chorus:
And now that you're gone
My ships crashed and burned I'm left thinking what the hell went wrong
And now I'm stuck here
Enveloped with disappointment, creeping in is fear

Chorus:
But I'll keep dreaming away
My eyes on the horizon because it's another day
With everything that happened I really should be scared
But if I'm not dreaming then I'm left with just nightmares
                                           I'm left with just nightmares

Verse 2:
Lying here frozen, all my thoughts fade to black
Crawling my way up, I'm determined to get you back
Looking towards the stars, I'll get myself there and more
I promise you'll see inside me what you swore you saw before
I may not have much but what I have's my word
I'm sick of sitting around, my vision and diction slurred
I'll put away my vices, all my bonds I'll break
Liberated from them, my future I will take 

Pre-Chorus
And now that you're gone
My ships crashed and burned I'm left thinking what the hell went wrong
And now I'm stuck here
Enveloped with disappointment, creeping in is fear

Chorus:
But I'll keep dreaming away
My eyes on the horizon because it's another day
With everything that happened I really should be scared
But if I'm not dreaming then I'm left with just nightmares
                                           I'm left with just nightmares
                        I'm left with just nightmares

Author's Note

More of a song than a poem, really. I kinda went crazy with the whole AA BB rhyme scheme, but I'm a simple guy, what can I say

Reviews

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I really enjoyed your lyrics, this is wonderful.
Deep powerful emotions at its finest,
Well written.

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I really like this. Somehow it wasn't one of those distracting types of rhymes where, as you read, all you are really doing is wondering what the next rhyme will be rather than comprehending the meaning. The chorus is absolutely the strongest, hands down. I really like the line, "I'm left with just nightmares" because it sort of gives me that MCR twist in a lot of ways. Even though i dont know what sort of melody you had in mind, i can somehow hear it being sung. And i know that feeling when you're suddenly inspired and you're like thinking to yourself that if you dont get it all down, you'll lose it.