long times

all about nothing by Alistair Chong

friday night drive
don't get too far
why they can't try
fire this cable car
give us some spark
and flame this mundane.

even though i cannot

undertow by Alistair Chong

look outside
beyond the window
and maybe you'll find me
where currents flow
wherever this takes me
i'll be
striving.

see in front of me

falling to infinity by Alistair Chong

can you ever fall out of music
or turn away from the sound
ignore the message between the lines
and melodies and cries?

agree to disagree

ambition by Alistair Chong

music lives around
and all around
the music dances by
spirals to the sky
like embers climbing the draught
we've all cried and laughed
and let these emotions run
but music remains.
why can't you see the music

ways

direction by Alistair Chong

the north
where i search for the sun
where i feel the land
crumbled dirt within my hands
looking north

east
where sun's prologue begins
birds try and begin to dance
caged in constant circumstance
looking east

south
where the sea caress the shore
horizons play in my mind
stirring into blueness blind
looking south

west
where darkness push the light
the child cries one last time
the pin drop and falling dime
looking west

the compass tells you where to go
pointing, pointing.

billboards on a wall

spring rain by Alistair Chong

the spring rain falls
on the day
lightly finds its way
down to earth
spring rain laughs and cries
dances through the sky
without a who or why
sings its verse

look up and see
the sky cries on you and me
i've got that feeling
the same as these tears
like i'm free falling
losing the fears
'cause it's alright for now.

spring rain alights
disappears before it bites
lost into the light
never existing
srping rain cools
upon my hand
runs through my fingers
faster than sand

look up and see
the sky cries on you and me
i've got that feeling
the same as these tears
like i'm free falling
losing the fears
'cause it's alright for now.

tasting summer

bums by Alistair Chong

lethargic sun and drifting air
leading life without a care
sprawled across the floor
watching the daylight crawl
days like this
are what it's about

strum

string dance by Alistair Chong

strings sing their song
there's no other feeling
like hearing sounds
dancing with each other
holding hands
and laughing in my ear
music sets you free
and opens your eyes.

studies

papers by Alistair Chong

paper paper
thrown in a fire
paper paper
watch it burn
paper paper
curled up in pyre
paper paper
flames will turn

time

blink by Alistair Chong

day to night
takes its flight
faster than the eye
can blink
before you know
watched it go
left alone
in a blink.

two

gone missing by Alistair Chong

i remember everything about you
and it helps me sleep at night
when you can't be here
i close my eyes
and you are there
i close my eyes.

sing

the writer by Alistair Chong

i'll write this song for you
and i'll sing the words so true
i could get the words right
but could they justify?

i'll sing this tune out loud
and resonate the clouds
but who's to say
they'd ever find their meaning?

but i'll look into your eyes
deeper than the skies
and you'll see
what i mean

marius and eponine

don't end by Alistair Chong

breathing you
is all there is
what am i to do
when you're not here
don't let this end.
holding you.
breathing you.

can feel it

just a feeling by Alistair Chong

saturday's a feeling
when the sun is your skin
and the air is your breath
saturday's a feeling
just feel like smiling
and letting go of everything
but you
everything but you

just water and ice

five hundred metres by Alistair Chong

you're so near
but so far
i know it's cliche
but it's so true
if it could just
be easy.

boom

appreciate by Alistair Chong

raise a glass farewell
thanks for everything
you've done
giving what you could
and loving every moment
for being who you are
we'll miss you
but we'll still be around

just don't

you can't by Alistair Chong

you can't keep me down
you won't keep me in
you can't pull me around
i won't take anything
so just give up already.

let me out please

not long by Alistair Chong

can you hear that
the sound of freedom
and bird song on high
can you hear it
the rushing water
and current roaring by
it's my lullaby
the sound of freedom

exit sign

be my by Alistair Chong

when i don't want to take anymore
when i don't see the day
i remember you
you are my escape
you keep me

sick of

shatter by Alistair Chong

in a glass box
the air is running out
time is running out
i feel like running out
of my mind
all i want
is to be where you are
and to feel this prison fall away
watch sky becoming day
and to be freer than the birds
flying by

ways

part by Alistair Chong

sometimes it hurts to go that way
to choose the other door
sometimes you wonder why you did
or why you didn't find some more
but we can only stand back up again
and learn what to become
because sometimes the hardest decisions
are the right ones

what

big ball by Alistair Chong

we could all
just turn on back
chase the ball
rolling down the hill
or we could take this in
the sunshine clouds
inhale this scene
and wait until
it's the other side.

when can we

grass is cooler than you by Alistair Chong

i'm sitting in sunshine
my feet on the grass
willing myself to fast forward time
let the mild days pass
take me back to summer
and days of sun
being blinded by the skies
the cycle on the run
say it over and over again.

stalking haze

show and tell by Alistair Chong

show and tell
let's tell the children
here comes hell
should have never told them
go away
i don't want to answer
just let me play
with my toys and joys

amagawd.

three and a half by Alistair Chong

i asked you
'cause you're so fussy
let's do this
before we grow old
and forget how to live
let's mess this up
'til we laugh and cry
go away into the night
and never come back

practise exam

unintend by Alistair Chong

words
implied or not
tried and lost
did they disappear from our scene
did we do something wrong
did i bring you down
i'm sorry where we did
really didn't mean it
i hope we'll be good.

mild which way

sun and shade beneath sunshade by Alistair Chong

lie here
watching the sun become the day
listening to carefree children play
where's that river gone?
lie here
watching sunshine through the leaves
the feathers rustle in the breeze
i want to stay here long.
lie here
ground beneath our backs
echoing in our tracks
slow down please
lie here
lie here

Tender by Feeder

Ache
Can't watch you break
And shatter
Saved
New lives to make
Us better

I'm letting you know
Cleansing my soul
Been letting you know
For days

Turn over everything
Time can heal us again
I'm tender in your arms
Reaching inside of me
Bringing the love I need
The loneliness has gone

Faith
New roads to take
Together
Days
Lying awake
Remember

I'm letting you know
Cleansing my soul
Been letting you know
For days

Turn over everything
Time can heal us again
I'm tender in your arms
Reaching inside of me
Bringing the love I need
The loneliness has gone

I'm letting you know
Cleansing my soul
Been letting you know
For days

Turn over everything
Time can heal us again
I'm tender in your arms
Reaching inside of me
Bringing the love I need
The loneliness has gone

you're in my head

door by door by Alistair Chong

if you had the choice
to choose a door
would you choose the right one?
would you take a peek through one
turn away and find the other
or would you take the left
and regret what you broke?
damn it.

mild

window window by Alistair Chong

draw the curtains
open the windows
feel that breeze

close your eyes
hear the sighs
of wind at ease

find the rain
feel the taste
the coolness down my skin

take a breath
savour this life
find feeling within

catchy shoes

scratching pencils by Alistair Chong

not a lot to write about
i haven't got to sneak out
of these walls
stuck here 'til time comes again
it's ok.
it's just lonely.


Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time) by Lostprophets

One, two
One two three four

Doo doo do-do, d-doo doo do-do
D-doo doo do-do, d-doo doo do-do
Doo doo do-do, d-doo doo do-do
D-doo doo do-do, d-doo doo do-do
Doo doo do-do, d-doo doo do-do
D-doo doo do-do, d-doo doo do-do
Doo doo do-do, d-doo doo do-do
D-doo doo do-do, d-doo doo do-do

I'm sure I've seen this look before
Done a thousand times and a million more
How many lies did you tell this time?
How many times did you cross the line?
It won't help me, but I have to ask
Is there something real that's behind the mask?
Something true we don't know about?
A little faith in amongst the doubt

And maybe someday you will grow
Maybe someday you will know
Maybe someday you will end these fears and go

A little piece of me grows old
I keep on walking down this road
I've seen a million people change
But I will stay the same
And I know you,
(Know you, know you)
Always steal and borrow
And I know you
(Know you, know you)
Never catch, you're never gonna catch tomorrow

I'm sure I've played this scene before
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
I'm sure I used to hold your hand
Did I hurt you?
All this attitude with no history
All this anger when you're attacking me
Got a lot to learn and you need to know
That your time is up kid, let it go

Maybe someday you will grow
Maybe someday you will know
Maybe someday you will end these tears and go

A little piece of me grows old
I keep on walking down this road
I've seen a million people change
But I will stay the same
and I know you, (Know you, know you,)
always steal and borrow
and I know you, (Know you, know you,)
Never catch, you're never gonna catch tomorrow

Never gonna catch tomorrow
A little piece of me grows old
I keep on walking down this road
I've seen a million people change
But I will stay the same
And I know you,
(Know you, know you)
Always steal and borrow
And I know you
(Know you, know you)
Never catch, you're never gonna catch tomorrow

Yeah the haircut's hot
But this has gotta stop
Good shoes won't save you this time
I think your gonna find with everything combined
That the time's running out on this lie

And I know you,
(Know you, know you)
Always steal and borrow
And I know you
(Know you, know you)
Never catch, you're never gonna catch tomorrow

Doo doo do-do, d-doo doo do-do
D-doo doo do-do, d-doo doo do-do
Doo doo do-do, d-doo doo do-do
D-doo doo do-do, d-doo doo do-do

stations

need by Alistair Chong

hold me tighter
hold me more
i'll save the song for another day
for now
just hold me
i need it.