Meticulous Man

Meticulous Man

By: Tyler Ross

Give a little, but hold back pursuit

Have more class

Don’t let it spoil you

It’s what’s inside

So don’t fuck it up

Don’t get tongue-tied

Only follow your heart

Learn to share

So you don’t fuck it up

Don’t be so available

Or you’ll never get what you want

Maybe I’m selfish

Maybe I’m scared

Maybe I think too much

Maybe it’s because I care

Say how you feel

But don’t say too much

Never know how it crosses

You can lose what you want

Live in the moment

It’s all you can do

Make a friend

Let them inspire you

Show more actions, but hold back the chase

Have more distinction

To stand apart from another face

Maybe I’m selfish

Maybe I’m scared

Maybe I think too much

Maybe it’s because I care

Settled down with the calm nerves

Careful how you make your plans

And share your words

This is the game we’ve all been taught

It’s become harder to play

We’ve become something we’re not

It happens to be harder to please

We sell ourselves out

And fall to our knees

Maybe we were damned from the start

This whole cycle continues to play with our hearts

I wish I could change

I wish you would change

Maybe this all was never meant for me

Heart To Heart

Heart To Heart

By: Tyler Ross

I’m sorry man; these past years haven’t been good to you

Just look on the bright side

It’s better to stay on the bright side

I know you’ve been challenged for so long

Always feeling down

Always singing the same songs

Keep pushing forward

Keep moving on

When you feel like you can’t show a smile

When you feel like your type went out of style

When you want to break out, but still hide your head

The roles will reverse

Have you listened to what I’ve said?

Keep pushing forward

Keep moving on

Keep pushing forward

Keep moving on

I’m not sorry man; you haven’t listened to a word I've said

Be who you are and never change

Stay who you are even if things get strange

I’m aware most of those you cross get the best of you

Don’t sell yourself short

Do the best you can do

It’s up to you

It’s out of my hands

I’ve said all I can do

You can sit there and be stubborn

Always trying to compare

But who are they?

You know you’re the better man

They can’t measure up

It’s up to you to understand

The Weekly Basis

The Weekly Basis

By: Tyler Ross

My hands are worn from pushing too hard

My eyes are strained from intricate realities

The voice of reason stands strong and clear

I no longer run from my fears

Left with one good leg to race the ocean wave to its break

I’ve become a half colored man who contemplates more by staying awake

In these late nights I think too much

In these late nights I haven’t said enough

Ladybug beetles make my day

By the way they laid upon my arm and settled as the wind swayed

The strings to my guitar vibrate harmonious melodies near one A.M.

My hands still worn tired from strumming the same song for longer than ten

Minutes in the day aren’t as long as they seem

The night comes quickly and I rarely remember my dreams

My education brightens my calendar

Some fresh faces even give me a boost

I get lost reading my graphic novels and books

Then at times turn to music when no one is around and get loose

It’s cold in the ending hours and my knees feel it the most

My glasses find my face whenever I get close

To finding sleep is like a student procrastinating a term paper

In these late nights I think too much

In these late nights I haven’t said enough

Stilling waiting for something greater

A change of pace

Still waiting for something greater

Brainwashed

Brainwashed

By: Tyler Ross

Nothing lasts and it’s a goddamn shame

I wish you all well, as you grow more insane

Relying on your faith

For a God you can’t prove is real

Letting it lead your life

Pretending he’ll give you a sweet deal

Let’s think logics and let your theory stand

Your tales of fiction have killed millions across the lands

Nothing from it all can be proven as a fact

It’s all make believe

Holding you back as species best at that

You’re all brainwashed

From thinking on your own

You’re all brainwashed

For being another clone

Fucking brainwashed

I can’t listen to you speak

Stay the fuck away from me

Living your life for the weak

Give me an answer that doesn’t involve pawning it off on god

What ever happened to thinking for our selves?

Have you all been duped by this fraud?

Living your lies is not for me

You’re all fucking brainwashed

Wasting your time not living your life to be free

Individuals in the world stand to watch you fall

We find you selfish to point fingers for why peace doesn’t call

Did you ever think history could be true?

Go back and take another lesson and stop controlling what we want to do

You’re all fucking brainwashed

So very brainwashed

You’re all brainwashed

From thinking on your own

You’re all brainwashed

For being another clone

Fucking brainwashed

I can’t listen to you speak

Selling yourself out over a pipe dream

Living your life is not for me

As Real As Can Be

As Real As Can Be

By: Tyler Ross

I had a calling

All this writing that I do

Felt all my reflections help me from thinking about you

I made the most of it

Fought every urge and blocked you from my head

My will was strong, but you went away and died instead

Tell me I’m wrong

For my choices I’ve made

The easiest thing to do was forget your name

It’s too fucking hard to think you are gone

So, I pen these words hoping all along

This was your time

And I’m still here

It should have been me

I now suffer year after year

We both knew it should have been me

You were perfect for this world

As real as can be

My life is a cycle

Repeating mistakes after mistakes

I don’t believe in heaven

And I don’t believe in fate

But you did and I’m still here

Reaching for the sky I just can’t relate

I tried my best and so did you

I just wish I could say sorry

I live with a brain bruise with only the blues

Fuck you!

The last laugh leaving me in this torn up mood

I Walk Alone

I Walk Alone

By: Tyler Ross

Where were you when I was locked in my room?

Wishing I could say something soon

No one around with a single care

But as soon as I’m well

You pretend that I am there

Met a lot of people who looked me in the eyes

Told their stories of how they respect

And where they’re loyalty lies

I found it strange when they left but realized

True friends will be there for you

No matter where you’re at in your life

Regrouped several times

And left with empty words inside

Heard every excuse and became a scholar

I walk alone detecting bullshit like a shock collar

Met a lot of people who reached for my hand

Told their stories one moment

And then took off and ran

I found it strange but disengaged

I walk alone in this world

Alone and ready for a change from these days

Rotten Fruit

Rotten Fruit
By: Tyler Ross

Every day there were smiles
Been misleading and felt so defeated, but I’ll still judge for a while
These types of feelings I want to release to find peace to escape
Prepare myself for the next time the cage unleashes a snake

If you see your conscious
Tell it that I hope it dies
Been thinking I had what it took to provide
The push just enough to shout the truth
The kind of maturity aged from an experienced youth

From all the shit you put me through
Moving past your heartless decisions living inside of you
You will never grow from what’s birthed inside of you

Paper Ship

Paper Ship

By: Tyler Ross

You break me down

I’m going to rise back up

My feelings are real

And you’re pushing your luck

It’s so sweet to see the give and take

But you just take, while my heart rides the wake

Live in the moment, we knew that well

The world rotated on as our ship set sail

Before we knew it, the ship sprain a leak

Easy to patch, but you left without a scratch

And I sank as you turned the other cheek

I’m not; I’m NOT a free ride

My happiness for you still lives inside

The further you go

The further my heart rests

Left at the bottom of the ocean

Dying to be the best

My intentions were gold

OUT

Out

By: Tyler Ross

I’m out walking these streets tonight

As the wind cuts through my hair

I feel so gone

I tried to clear my head

I searched for strength to change my mind

It was hard enough to see straight

The night began to chill my skin

And I started to believe I wasn’t great

Then, I placed on my phones

Got on my bike and headed home

The music rushed through my bones

And I carried it with me

Until the feeling was gone

Out

I tried to pretend it was my fault

All the gray clouds enhanced my pain

Couldn’t seem to change a thing

I wanted to erase my mind

Its days like these you feel you’ve had it

Keep moving on but so stagnant

I told myself I wouldn’t dwell

But the pictures in my head gave me hell

Then, I placed on my phones

Got on my bike and headed home

The music rushed through my bones

And I carried it with me

Until the feeling was gone

Out

Living proof I can defeat it

The hurt pitted in my heart

I’ve got to dig it out

And break loose

The time is up

A Sudden Change Of Truth

A Sudden Change Of Truth

By: Tyler Ross

Without warning, they’ll strike

Betray their words and move out of sight

Lead you astray and full of hope

Pointing blame so selfishly I know

Smashed through on you

Be careful of who you trust

Heartless fools fade fast

You’ve just got to pick yourself back up

To carry on

Don’t worry; I’ll get the last laugh

And continue to treat those with respect

It was so easy for you to hurt me

And go against all you said you have

All the truth comes crashing down

Left with no one around

So much confusion

So much pain

You’ve got to realize it’s one big game

Having trouble with the truth

And all the worrying that I do

A fighting struggle in my mind

Never will I understand this

The constant walk-a-way’s seem senseless

I forever will be defined

By these sudden changes of truth

All the truth comes crashing down

Left with no one around

So much confusion

So much pain

You’ve got to realize it’s one big game

Jitters

Jitters

By: Tyler Ross

You wrap your arms around and overlap your hands then you hold it

The kisses have lost their meaning and I noticed

If the sparks were really in us

Then why does it feel as if we are already finished?

Have I done too much?

Our words tangled like DNA and linked our hearts

But now, it feels as if my time is running out as we start

If you always knew the truth

Then why do you say the things you do?

Can you feel my jitters now?

Carefully, I understand what’s picked at you

Your plate is quite heavy; I got that clue

I’ll back away to safety where I have no doubts

If this is all meant to be

Patiently I’m willing to see

Ourselves get back to where we started out

I can’t help but only respect what you’re going through

Never have the thoughts crossed about ditching you

If there is anything left to prove

The pace of taking it slow we’ll cruise

Only time will show you that now

Space is essential; have I been too full on?

Remember when we shared all those different songs

I never intended to crowd you or demand your time

If I mean to you what you have said

I hope you’ll show me some old signs

Carefully, I understand what’s picked at you

Your plate is quite heavy; I got that clue

I’ll back away to safety where I have no doubts

If this is all meant to be

Patiently I’m willing to see

Ourselves get back to where we started out

I can’t seem to understand where things went wrong

If I’m not the one you want, please say so and I’m gone

I want to know, though I don’t want to fade

But, I need to know

So I can erase this smile I show

Carefully, I understand what’s picked at you

Your plate is quite heavy; I got that clue

I’ll back away to safety where I have no doubts

If this is all meant to be

Patiently I’m willing to see

Ourselves get back to where we started out