a stripped down version from Rapunzel and i.............

White crystal sheen I'm living the dream Not a crack in the ice a surface pristine But the light's too bright to be The light's too bright for me Black sculpture divine a moment in time immortalized and admired at your absolute prime But the…

I was not among those who cried the emperor has no clothes I believed (I still believe) The lights and the colours of this city are deceiving but they were never meant to be to be believed They're meant to be seen (To replace the night) Will…

I Ate My Xanadu ADDENDUM TO THE INCIDENT REPORT It’s burning. Nothing else matters. Nothing. It’s burning and I love it. It’s so clear what is illusion and what is real. I love the clarity. I could drink it. I could eat it. I could…

"Imaginary Friend" Perplexed and perturbed downright disturbed After decades of fighting my lone war in this world lo and behold -- she's returned When I stopped believing in you I stopped believing in me Could you have been true a premonition…

"Winston's Black Dog" I could have made a great Prime Minister Just need a good reason to be sinister Give me an army, an enemy, a great war -- and I'll deliver Put me in the middle of nowhere In the wilderness I'll survive But in an air-conditioned…

The sun it rises The sun it sets To make a new life we put the old one to bed At some point old memories disconnect naturally let go of what's irrelevant This old town is like an ex- Nostalgia doesn't serve me any in the end It's good to have…

"Dear Vacuum" Will you be my refuge? Be my haven from the truth Give me an impossible gift Give me an everlasting excuse To rebuild my delusions In perfect isolation Scientific loneliness There is nothing left to lose I hate the harshness…

"Linear Lifestyle" You can build a life or you can tear one down You can spend all your time just hanging around The Great Pyramid is made of blocks Do you measure yourself by the tick of a clock? Time is not a line -- it's a dot…

"I Wish You Knew" You've flown everywhere from Abu Dhabi to Zimbabwe Read every book and seen every foreign movie But what will quench your thirst? I wish you knew because that is what I need too. You hold multiple degrees from a couple of fancy…