We're All Gonna Die (Born To Die Revisited)

We're All Gonna Die (Born To Die Revisited)

By: Tyler Ross

Creeping around the corner

I see death,

distorted minds

with no order, turning to chaos

I turn a cold shoulder

as I paint outside your lines.

It’s hard for positivity to set

with neglect

I live within these walls

can’t be settled as of yet.

Closed blinds against judgmental times

I pen words as a release

to find ultimate peace inside my mind.

I seem to pay for having respect,

pushing for a steady check.

Ready to die,

there’s no fear for I choose to accept.

We’re all born to die.

During such turbulent times,

I smile with the rest before fear interrupts my mind.

We’re all born to die.

Everyone for themselves.

it’s money over a life of natural wealth.

We’re all born to die.

So many have left their hearts on the shelf

never questioning the disconnect between themselves.

We’re all gonna die.

Time for peace from a world lacking empathy.

Turn cold 
to a world that continues to bury the good-hearted humanity. 

We’re all born to die.

My life won’t flash before my eyes.

I kiss my mom, brother and my dad goodbye

We’re all born to die.

As the darkness seeps,

no light will show

when they bury me 

six feet deep.

Center Framed

Center Framed
By: Tyler Ross

There is this space
needing to be filled.

Where the untamed yells
and where my inner child cries for help.

Cold and desperate.
A million unread messages.

The solitude of a warm heart.
A man in the middle.

The rooms are crowded.
The hunger for one.
Just one inch.
A second of that desired feeling.
Just once
to be achieving
the beat of another
center framed.

To remember my name
again and again.
Center framed.

Buzz Kill?

Buzz Kill?

By: Tyler Ross

It was another late night

but it started to rain.

This night was something different

when it ended so insane.

I can't believe such dumb luck

then I realized

I'm not supposed to be happy

when you're seeing those other guys.

I hate to be so selfish

when we're out on a date.

But don't you find it funny

when things are going great?

That feeling of excitement

where you truly fucking care.

That's why it was surprising,

with your sex motive there.

Do you even care?

Is this a date or you just out to fuck me?

I can't relate when truth turns to nothing.

You smiled so bright. 

I liked you right on site

I wish you'd just grow up

and you'll see you're doing it right.

You've got me so miserable

reflecting on myself.

Feeling my accomplishment

is negative to your health.

Let's get something straight

you're afraid of a good thing.

But don't you tell me

I'm the one being mean.

You're misunderstood.

Is this a date or you just out to fuck me?

I can't relate when truth turns to nothing.

You smiled so bright. 

I liked you right on site

I wish you'd just grow up

and you'll see you're doing it right.

I'll Stay Gold

I’ll Stay Gold

By: Tyler Ross

I won’t change these morals, these values I’ve set.

It’s easy to go against every word that is said.

But that isn’t me.

I live my life free

from drinking, drugs, and promiscuous sex.

Forever staying free,

from the substances that alter and abuse the present

and live my life for me, out of step

Not above it all, but from what’s accepted.

My PMA keeps me sound, honest, and understanding.

Staying gold is the mentality I uphold to keep from drowning.

In a negative world judging the way I lead.

But that’s okay because I’m only in this for me.

For me,

staying gold is the key

to a healthy existence.

Forever I will be resistant.

Call me what you want.

Judge me for the way that I live.

I am still straight edge.

And don’t need people

telling me how I should live.

Nothing they can do can change what this is.

I am a straight edge.

I’ll stay gold for as long as I live.

Solutions

Solutions
By: Tyler Ross

To the place of dreams where all life limbos, waiting to bloom
Attracting silence, but swimming in motion searching for the truth
Where discomfort throws a party, but only invites you
I was clawing through its darkness, were I found the proof

In the solutions, where the problem blindfolds progress, begging for more
As I fought myself and the unhealthiness to an evening of the score
To find the respect I needed and the clarity to rebuild, opening up space
Not realizing I was pushing away positive, leaving emptiness to replace

I tried everything, forcing more than I wanted to
I let stress take control; it rubbed off into your soul
Now, to the place of action where life takes baby steps, waiting for you
To the place of action where life takes baby steps, waiting for you

Caged Bird Screams

Caged Bird Screams
By: Tyler Ross

In come the strings playing to my heart
No symphony appears, no other melodies
I'm neither here nor far

From the brink of breaking from these tears
A boundless jail cell of stellar memories spilling hope
like our dreams to fly together, forever

now ending in fear from clipped wings.

My coat is blue and core is bursting in two
An alka seltzer submitted sparked fuse
A squawking frustrated lonely abuse

Hunger pains for her sun’s rays
Melancholy’s tune, a loss sputtering out of control
Falling and swallowing the cold, but forever in love

this cage bird still sings…

Boom!

City Of Stress

City Of Stress
By: Tyler Ross

Wake me up, it's the start of the day
I have no money in my pockets and my rent, I still have to pay
Not much grub in the kitchen and the AC is out
My job is shit, but it's a job no doubt

Most around me I could care less for
Their mind's are warped
I don't want them knocking at my door
I'm jaded as fuck living in LA, but I've got to keep it posi
If I'm going to survive another day

It's about time to prove I am alive
I'm just a lone wolf trying to stay satisfied
My path is narrow, but I'll do my best
The walls may close, but I'll prevail in a city of stress

The Shoot To Ladder Mausoleum

The Shoot To Ladder Mausoleum
By: Tyler Ross

Love for you was always hard to front
Made it hard for me to ever want
A close connection to you
I never realized that you only tried your best to help me
There’s so much independence, I’ve grown to see
Hundreds of miles and closer you came to be
A man who tried his best to be free

What you see is not what’s always there
No matter how hard you focus your stare
One more word can kill you
It helped me realize that you only tried your best to help me
There’s so much independence, I’ve grown to see
Hundreds of miles and closer you came to be
A man who tried his best to be free

Now, why did I let my guard down?
Most of the time we shared, you weren’t there
And how do we gain for lost time now?
We grow closer in age, our time saved
Father and Son, we can smile to the grave
Smile to the grave
We’ve got to smile to the grave

Love Hurts

Love Hurts
By: Tyler Ross

Love hurts, so I’ll tell you straight
no fabrications in this debate
a subtle get together, the first date
a moment of sparks, which ultimately escalate
I warn you now, run while you still have you
soon enough you’ll feel depressed without a clue
attempts at learning as much as you can
retaining information and being a gentleman
taking pictures and memories that will eventually sting
from the eyes to the heart to the words she couldn’t sing
love hurts and it drains you like a drug
you become addicted to the feeling or even the common hug
it has you thinking like a madman
the pondering thoughts that enter your mind
you swear she’s lying to you
because you believed you were special like one-of-a-kind
consumed by the busy, all the time ticks on
one moment you were in love and the next, love was gone
you begin to finally move on or so you think
you step to a counter and order an unforgettable coffee drink
the feeling of being substituted ruins its delicious taste
your friends become like birds chirping, “she can be replaced.”
Love hurts and it carries such a heavy anchor
your ship can get sunken by a better invested gamer
word to the wise, run while you still have you
your heart will still be intact and not shattered in two
I wish I could go back to when I was in front of you
I would have asked please be serious in what you do
invested energy with a cut off source of power
love hurts when you continue to waste it on the cowards
I smile at love and wish it good luck
love hurts when you miss it this much
I smile at love and only hope it returns again
I’m caught in this trap of love I want to win
years of dedication and the efforts show
uncomplainingly waiting to give it another go

This Is Me

This Is Me
By: Tyler Ross

Resort back and ask myself
Did they really mean a thing?
Great questions support my experiences
But the challenges still proceed
Head cases, strange places, and odd feelings not for me
I struggled more being myself not changing anything

For this is me
Doing favors for myself
Moving on sets me free
This is me
You get what you give
No respect, c’est la vie
This is me
Never stressing over those
Who won’t give their time
This is me
Life’s what you make of it
So simple with an equal mind

Second chances and I doubted myself
Was this really fair to me?
Being honest and loyal to those
While backs turned 180 degrees
Wasted time, closed my mind, and gave my heart away
It’s safe to say, I came to play and learned from my mistakes

For this is me
Doing favors for myself
Moving on sets me free
This is me
You get what you give
No respect, c’est la vie
This is me
Never stressing over those
Who won’t give their time
This is me
Life’s what you make of it
So simple with an equal mind

No tolerance for talk
Let all actions speak
This is me
No respect, c’est la vie

Stranger At My Door

Stranger At My Door
By: Tyler Ross

Didn’t know what I was thinking
We all know that roads been closed
Been running around in circles
Back in the same place but more exposed
Who’d guess you’d walk away
But linger close to myself
I had no idea your motives
Would have an impact on my health

So sick inside
Picked apart and left for the crows
I’m moving on
Cause we all know that’s what you want
Who am I to believe you’d change
Words are words but actions engage
A stranger at my door
Hands held out now wanting more
A stranger at my door
I cannot recognize you anymore

Strung along by your guessing games
You had a different plan
You said forever baby
But packed your bags again
You say I’m everything you want
I let myself be compromised
You say I’m everything and more
What’s there sure doesn’t add to the score
I’m locking you out

A stranger at my door
Hands held out now wanting more
A stranger at my door
I cannot recognize you anymore

The difference between me and you
Is the position that you stand
You go ahead and turn your back
For I am not your back-up plan
The time has been made for
now, you act like a stranger at my door

Apple Seeds Make Apples & Two Generate Sparks

Apple Seeds Make Apples & Two Generate Sparks
By: Tyler Ross

beauty flows
beauty knows
life exposed
life glows
heart pumps
heart jumps
eyes attach
eyes match
hands hold
hands mold
smiles prove
smiles sooth
months learn
months yearn
feelings sent
feelings meant
love forever
love together
faith begins
faith wins
words feel
words heal
two continue to bloom roots.

Break Free

Breaking FREE
By: Tyler Ross

like shattered glass
i'm breaking free
the memories are
not what they used to be
poisoned thoughts
are all i see
this waiting is pointless
i'm breaking free
run away and hide your head
left in the past
already dead
no one can take this life i lead
to the top
i'm breaking free
try and catch me
the choice is yours
no one can stop me
i'm closing doors
left behind
my broken dreams
rebuilding myself
i'm breaking free


-ask me to play this song on the acoustic...i'll do it for ya.
*learning from the past, setting aside the odds and trash, and getting to where we need to be fully happy.*

Time To Lose (He Said)

TIME TO LOSE (He Said)
by: Tyler Ross

waste my breath
is this a test?
why are you selling me out?
lie to me
can't find your feet
now there's no where to run
left your mark
played from the start
i'm not a fucking game
desperate, get over it
time to regret
fake the rest, no contest
i'm no one's second best
wait for the catch line
cause here it is
in a world of the deceiving
you'll be the only one leaving
with a big fuck you
and a trail full of tears
wipe your eyes, say goodbye
the truth would've been wise
here is the punch line
can you wait for it?
this road you've lost all sight
kick rocks and take a hike
learn to communicate
you aint worth shit!


note: communication is key. pay attention. don't use people and don't lead people down wrong paths, because you're afraid to open your mouth. express yourselves and don't hold back. tell the truth. lying gets you no where, but more lies...and it will become a way of life.
NO EXCUSES!!!

I Confront People Like The 1920s (Why Don't You?)

I Confront People Like The 1920's (Why Don't You?)
by: Tyler Ross

you're so "cool"
the way you run away
and talk your shit
fucking everyday
you hide your voice
when it comes down to it
face the crowd
say it proud
you're in it for yourself
always falling short
always full of doubt
hide your head
want to be like you
and be so bold
like the very few
call in the directors
because the drama follows you
get your way
cry everyday
shut the fuck up
don't care what you say
respect is in order
you selfish fool
have no morals
there is no heart
we find you weak
so you fall apart
every time the pressure unfolds
pick an answer
make it count
don't forget
there's a certain amount
of time before we consider it a lie
smile wide
the jokes on you