A Secret Never Told

A Secret Never Told

Though clouds that pass may mask the sun
Though waves, as bows, may come undone
Though Summer’s flock may not return
Though bones may crack and cities burn
Though boys may never come to men
Though letters penned may ne’er be sent
Though bare the trees through Winter’s chill
Though hard the rain and steep the hill
Though lost a kiss too sweet to hold
Though lost a secret never told
Do not suppose there is no hope
Do not forget you’re not alone

(Lyrics – GA Johnson)

Chemical (20mgs)

Chemical (20mgs)

Don’t trust the light in here
It’s only chemical between you and me
Don’t trust the light in here
It’s only chemical between you and me

I’ve lost a lot of friends
It’s not hard to comprehend that the closer you get
The more you forget your insecurity

Don’t trust the light in here
It’s only chemical between you and me
Don’t trust the light in here
It’s only chemical between you and me

You’ve got a lot to learn but that’s none of my concern
‘Cos the closer we get, the more I forget my insecurity

Add X to Y and Y to X
Scissors shaped like swans

 

 

(Lyrics – GA Johnson)

Jar Of Echoes

Jar Of Echoes

In the last gasp of your heart
A song you couldn’t sing
The words were far too old
The tune was paper thin
But when you were a girl
This song was fresh and loud
You chased it round the school yard
You rode it like a cloud

The birds amongst the rafters
They knew the song by heart
They loved to hear your laughter
They sang the house apart

I heard of you from others
But others loved you less
I climbed inside your records
I climbed inside your dress
I’m seven steps behind you
I’m gathering your breath
I am the jar of echoes
I am the silent death

 

(Lyrics – Glen Johnson)

 

Judas

Judas

Your name is assured in the history books
The ink it has settled, no fear
But do not for once grow attached to your throne
The price of betrayal is dear
The weight of the power, corruption and lies
Has broken the strongest of spines
The crown that you wear, it may seem a good fit
But thorns, they will spite you with time

Judas, did you sell your soul?
Judas, were you blinded by the gold?

How do you sleep when the cupboards are bare;
Your pillow is woven with gold?
Tonight, there’s the shimmer of desperate knives
Tonight, it will silence the old
Your pawns and your bishops will stand by your side
And take not a word of the blame
But as they are wiping your kiss from their lips
They’re secretly cursing your name

 

 

(Lyrics – GA Johnson)

Life Has Not Finished With Me Yet

Life Has Not Finished With Me Yet

Life has not finished with me yet
Life has not finished with me yet
I’ve stood on the ledge, peered over the edge
Life has not finished with me yet

Life has not finished with me yet (no)
Life has not finished with me yet
I’ve put blade to vein but I can’t bear the pain
Life has not finished with me yet

Life has not finished with me yet
Life has not finished with me yet
A gun in my hand but the trigger, it jammed
Life has not finished with me yet

Life has not finished with me yet (no)
Life has not finished with me yet
The pills won’t go down and the body won’t drown
Life has not finished with me yet

I called all my friends
And I made all amends
Left letters all over my desk
But God picks the slot
‘X’ marks the spot
And time it takes care of the rest
I cursed Him in church
And I did the research
Found ways that were painless and quick
But fate has a hand, however well planned
To tempt it, well, that is the trick

Life has not finished with me yet (no)
Life has not finished with me yet
Life has not finished with me yet (no)
Life has not finished with me yet
Life has not finished with me yet (no)
Life has not finished with me yet
Life has not finished with me yet (no)
Life has not finished with me yet

 

 

 

(Lyrics – GA Johnson)

Sing Something

Sing Something

Sing something that I know
Sing something before I go
He said he’d be here
But he didn’t show
So sing something that I know

I’ve missed the last train
It did not wait
Now I’m abandoned to my fate
So sing something that I know
Sing something sad and slow

The bar is closing
They want me out I came here with joy I leave without
So sing something that I know
Sing something sad and slow

 

(Lyrics – GA Johnson)

 

The Slightest Of Threads

The Slightest Of Threads

She slips out of bed
In the fold of the night
And the temperature drops
With the cry of a fox
It’s the exit of a thief
It’s the falling of a leaf
The dust is disturbed
And her shadow is stirred

She looks back at the lover
But he dreams of another
The violence of his breath
Betrays his gentleness
And their minds have never met
It’s always been just sex :
The finest of chains
The slightest of threads

She navigates the stairs
In the absence of the light
A ghost that’s self-possessed
A soul not laid to rest
And the painting in the hall
Well, it seems to say it all :
Still life, abstract
Worthless, glass cracked

And here, in the fold of the night, she cries
Cos the trains have all left and the ships have passed by
And the seasons, too many, have blurred into one
They seem to have stopped before they’ve begun

 

(Lyrics – GA Johnson)

(The Way We Treat) The Animals

(The Way We Treat) The Animals

The way we treat the animals
Will govern how we’re judged
And if you slay the animals
Your soul, it will be dust
But no, the bloodless hunter
Makes light of precious words
He clears the land of wondrous beast
He decimates the birds

He pays no heed to august plume
He cares not for its grace
He cocks and shoots with disregard
He lays the swan to waste
The way we treat the animals
Will govern how we’re judged
And if you slay the animals
Your soul, it will be dust

I’ve tried to comprehend the type
That must annihilate
That cannot leave a life to live
That must obliterate
But come the fateful morning
When silence rules the world
We wiped it clean of every beast
We wiped it clean of every bird
The way we treat the animals

Will govern how we’re judged
And if you slay the animals
Your soul, it will be dust

 

 

(Lyrics – GA Johnson)

You Don’t Need Me To Tell You

 

You Don’t Need Me To Tell You

You don’t need me to tell you
That there’s nothing after this
That nothing came before now
And that’s just the way it is
Any mark you think you leave here
Well, it will perish with the flesh
The purpose of this sorry life
Well, that’s anybody’s guess
And yet we persevere
Like flowers on the tide
The choice is seldom mentioned
The choice is set aside
For once its name is spoken
It enters by the heart
It haunts the empty chambers
And it pulls the heart apart
You’re sound of mind and body
But I’ve watched you from afar
Your rationale is fading
It’s fading like a star
Amongst these constellations
You always found the hope
But now I see a worried man
Behind the telescope

I’d like to say I’ve evidence
The proof that all men seek
But I’m as lost as anyone
The spirit, it is weak
You don’t need me to tell you
That there’s nothing after this
That nothing came before now
And that’s just the way it is

 

 

(Lyrics – GA Johnson)