Paths

 They say that not all who wander are lost,

Some chase feelings whatever their cost

How will you choose your path ?

Maybe you’ll choose the path of blinding obsession,

Thus Trading your soul, make another your possession?

Some do consider taking the path forbidden, a dangerous place

Where loves jealousy burns and shadows leave a trace

"Know this" that one path leads to lust, hurtful and cruel

Where rage is the fuel and the heart becomes a fool.

Oh, this map you now hold shows where the highways go

The dirt and the danger are not featured down below

Each step you take is a promise, every turn taken will cost

We’re all just wandering, but we’re not all lost

Yeah, your compass can point you to locations you seek

There are many paths leading to love, though some are quite bleak

Will you choose to be trapped in forced captivity?

Living a lie so that your spirits cannot fly free

Maybe hide a secret lover who has to wear a disguise

Hiding from so many eyes as the curtains start to rise

The last path as you see will lead you to peace

Where guilt and your ghosts of the past are released

Redemption is waiting for you to wash away the stains

A place to change your ways and start all over again.

Oh, this map you now hold shows where the highways go

The dirt and the danger are not featured down below

Each step you take is a promise, every turn taken will cost

We’re all just wandering, but we’re not all lost

Yeah, your compass can point you to locations you seek

There are many paths leading to love, though some are quite bleak

Choose Gravel or pavement, maybe shadows or light

Everyone’s just trying to sleep through the night

Loves highways are not all carved in the stone

You don't have to walk down the dark ones alone.

Every step is a promise, every turn hides a cost

We’re all just wandering, but not everyone is lost

So keep on going and don't ever look back

Your sense of direction still under attack

The heart leads the way, The head rules the heart

Wait for your guide and the sign that says start

Yeah your heart leads the way, the head rules the heart

Just wait for your guide and the light maps your chart

La la la la la la la la la la l

Map of Life (Paths)

[Intro] In the stillness, we ponder, lost yet not lost, [Verse 1] They say that not all who wander are lost, Some chase feelings, whatever their cost. How will you choose your path? Maybe you’ll choose the path of blinding obsession, Thus trading your soul, make another your possession? [Pre-Chorus] Some consider taking the path forbidden, a dangerous place, Where love's jealousy burns and shadows leave a trace. [Chorus] Oh, this map you now hold shows where the highways go, The dirt and the danger are not featured down below. Each step you take is a promise, every turn taken will cost, We’re all just wandering, but we’re not all lost. [Verse 2] Yeah, your compass can point you to locations you seek, There are many paths leading to love, though some are quite bleak. Will you choose to be trapped in forced captivity? Living a lie so that your spirits cannot fly free? [Pre-Chorus] Maybe hide a secret lover who has to wear a disguise, Hiding from so many eyes as the curtains start to rise. [Chorus] Oh, this map you now hold shows where the highways go, The dirt and the danger are not featured down below. Each step you take is a promise, every turn taken will cost, We’re all just wandering, but we’re not all lost. [Bridge] The last path as you see will lead you to peace, Where guilt and your ghosts of the past are released. Redemption is waiting for you to wash away the stains, A place to change your ways and start all over again. [Chorus] Oh, this map you now hold shows where the highways go, The dirt and the danger are not featured down below. Each step you take is a promise, every turn taken will cost, We’re all just wandering, but we’re not all lost. [Verse 3] Choose gravel or pavement, maybe shadows or light, Everyone’s just trying to sleep through the night. Love's highways are not all carved in the stone, You don't have to walk down the dark ones alone. [Outro] Every step is a promise, every turn hides a cost, We’re all just wandering, but not everyone is lost. So keep on going and don't ever look back, Your sense of direction still under attack. [Hook] The heart leads the way, the head rules the heart, Wait for your guide and the sign that says start. Yeah, your heart leads the way, the head rules the heart, Just wait for your guide and the light maps your chart.

Beautiful Rage

 They say time fly's when your having fun

They never tell you when it’s over and done

I wish I could freeze time in a frame

Before my soul becomes somebody’s heartless game

Your power pretends I will be treated fair

You pull all the strings from your velvet chair.

You play the judge having me plead my case

You say I’m guilty just being in the wrong place

I am the quiet sound right before the storm

"I’ve got a rage inside" you’ve never seen before

No more just surviving, “I am breaking this cage!”

I'm going to flood the sky with my beautiful rage

You held me down, my face in the gravel, 

Shouting the odds while banging that gavel

Your idea to break my strong spine

Wont change my resolve or rewrite my lines

I want to live to love not just to survive

The truth has now surfaced so loud and alive

I need to learn how to fight, Stretch my heart line

Leaving the ghost of who I was way behind."

I have been “the quiet before the storm “

I have a rage inside you’ve never seen before

Like grey clouds bringing rain to a restless sky

My heart holds a scream louder than your cry

I am the quiet sound right before the storm

I’ve got a rage inside you’ve never seen before

No more just surviving, “I am breaking the cage!”

I'm going to flood the sky with my beautiful rage

Our history has a habit of repeating itself

Your lies temporarily scarred my health

My love for you burnt out with every rising sun

You still believe I'm under your thumb

I am the quiet sound right before the storm

I’ve got a rage inside you’ve never seen before

No more just surviving, “I am breaking the cage!”

I'm going to flood the sky with my beautiful rage

Like grey clouds bringing rain to a restless sky

My heart holds a scream louder than your cry

No more just surviving, “I am breaking the cage!”

I'm going to flood the sky with my beautiful rage

No more velvet chairs to stall my pace

No more pleading or stating my case

Leaving you far far behind

While reciting the truth yeah my own lines

Faded To Nothing

 Gone are the years when I used to trust

Gone are the tears between the both of us

The distant memory of you and I

Has faded to nothing not even a sigh

No one ever told me that it would end

No one ever showed me that rules cant bend

We were never meant to be together

I should have known we wouldn't last forever

All good things come to an end

My enemies were once good friends

They decided when to cut and run

Just before the bullets and the smoking gun

Why ask friends there honest thoughts?

Why take sides, in a divorce court

Nothing in life can ever be that wrong

Karma will get you, whether weak or strong

Its easy for others to have there say

To turn a cheek and look the other way

Forever the cowards that always said

Let by gone's be by gone's put it to bed

So now it seems they sing a different song

Didn't take much no it didn't take long

If I knew then what I know now

I would have left the stage without taking a vow

All good things come to an end

My enemies were once good friends

They decided when to cut and run

Just before the bullets and the smoking gun

Gone are the years when I used to trust

Gone are the tears between the both of us

The distant memory of you and I

Has faded to nothing not even a sigh

So don't cry don't cry as the years roll by

Its faded to nothing as the years fly by

Yeah Faded to nothing as the years roll by

Faded to nothing but lets not cry

Yeah Faded to nothing as the years roll by

Roll By roll by la la la  Roll by roll by la la la

My one true regret (Nana Rose & Tom)

 My Grandad Tom was a giant among men

I could tell you his story again and again

He supported his wife and close family

From near the Blue Anchor in Bermondsey

He worked for Joe Sainsbury for many a year

Until a stroke and Parkinson's  cost him dear

After months in hospitals he died in pain

I was never able to visit again

He drove a yellow Cortina Ford Mark 1

Every Sunday he polished it till gleaming in the sun

They buried him in South London a paupers grave

I never knew that fact until today

The years have passed and time has flown by

But time cant erase the tears that I cry

My one true regret is allowing that time

To simply pass by it seems such a crime

My Nan died in 2 thousand and nine

She led me to believe his grave was just fine

I thought he was buried in West Norwood 

Never to find him which wasn't good

Circumstance has led me to where he lay

Now with my Nan but alone till this day

He had asked to see me as a last request

I was in care so not allowed I guess

The years have passed and time has flown by

But time cant erase the tears that I cry

My one true regret is allowing that time

To simply pass by it seems such a crime

Its been an age since nineteen seventy

He was 57 now younger than me

Tom was my grandad " My one true friend

He and I were close till a very sad end

My Nan and I fell out before she died

98 years old and still I cried

It was something trivial with bad words said

I said my piece so had made my bed

The years have passed and time has flown by

But time cant erase the tears that I cry

My one true regret is allowing that time

To simply pass by it seems such a crime

I stood by the Grave feeling so sad

I remember them both and the good times we had

We watched the sports and took a holiday

To little Spain down Selsey way

I cannot believe that it took so long

I really didn't imagine them in a sad song 

Tom was so strong, courageous and kind

Nana rose was tiny but mighty in mind

The years have passed and time has flown by

But time cant erase the tears that I cry

My one true regret is allowing that time

To simply pass by it seems such a crime

Rest in peace I love you so

Go hand in hand wherever you go

A love so pure will always be

Let it be let it be let it be let it be

Those special thoughts that set us free

A love so deep to you from me.

Future Man

 Orbiting in space on a mission to ride

Staring through portholes on the darker side

Exploring space heading for the Moon

But looking forward to getting home soon



All I seem to do is picture your smile

Its helping me go that extra mile

I collect data for the Master plan

A special instruction for the future man


Traveling through space and nowhere to hide

Staring at the stars on my starboard side

My latest Mission heading for the Moon

But looking forward to returning soon



From this orbit I see the Earth so blue

I just wanna get back to being with You

It may seem cool to be on this Vessel

But take it from me its nothing special



It seems all I do is picture your smile

Its helping me go that extra mile

I collect data for the Master plan

A special instruction for the future man



I'm working hard within this shell

But missing earth " I guess You can tell"

All this free falling and floating around

No Gravity here but still feelin down



Not sure how long "waiting for a sign"

Want to hear your voice "Cant get online"

I will try and call my loved ones later

If I can connect my Internets data



All I can do is picture your smile

Its helping me go that extra mile

Cosmic rock and outer space dust

A special mission succeed or bust


Isn't it funny when were together

We talk about nothing but the planets weather

When up here I never find the time

To speak about anything so sublime



I collect data for the Master plan

A special instruction for the future man

I work hard within this shell

Still missing earth " I guess You can tell"



So many times I lose all connection
Against the glass I see your reflection

Like a Mirror your face seems close to mine

The stars and your eyes continue to shine



Explorer control sends a last request

Head for Home "We are truly blessed"

Our Mission is done, only one thing to do

Collect your thoughts and gather the crew



Blast off for home and settle in

For one last night aboard this Tin

We may land in a stormy Sea

Just relax and put your mind at ease



All I can do is picture your smile

Getting back to earth "Its been a while"

Counting down from ten to 3 2 1 prepare for home

Our Missions Done