What You Gotta Do.
I say I write songs a lot on here but this is a poem that inspired a full out song... became pretty cool..not all lines in this lengthiness are in the song obviously..I might post it a vid of it..I just ain't as good at
the old geetar...the do what you gotta do is the chorus. so yes it's lyrical...thought I'd put it up anyways in case I forget or lose the lyrics
I feel at home in the darkness with you.
I feel at home in the day with you
Feel at home in sight with you.
Out of sight with you
Do what you gotta do.
Do what you gotta do
Damned if you dont
Damned if I do
Love when it’s low.
Love when it’s high
Love in the worst parts of ourselves
Love in the best.
I was there
One month
4 months..
10 years
Nothing I can do.
Felt it before
but not this way
no clue
Just another rush of endorphins.
So I said.
Oh I didn’t know
The farther I got the more I know
the more I knew
this was the truth.
Mistakes
Mistakes
Took all it takes
I’m lost
Never felt this pain
Nothing to lose
Gave me nothing to gain
I hate the synchronicity
whatever hurricane
Disaster, curse happened
none of that seems it’s name
a beautiful game.
but it’s not done you see?
It’s done with you
But it ain’t done with me
Guess you learned the lessons faster, ol’ flame
Guess it was easier for you to see
I didn’t mind
it’s why
Oh it’s why
I’m doomed.
Gave all I ever needed
But you tore it off like a band aid
that turned out to be skin.
and youd do it again.
So do what you gotta do
You gotta so
what you gonna do?
I’m here for the ride.
I can’t shut out the truth.
It’s always been you.
but you do
what you gotta do
Turn away, just to get away.
always
Take away.
Burn down the bridge and never change the way
You feel after it’s done
When it’s ashes
Don’t try to turn ashes back into fire
That ain’t gonna work
When I’m already cinders on the pyre
Oh was it just for fun?
Fooled me too
But it was so much more.
What a fool I was
But look what happened between us.
Never feels done.
I felt the sun
Like never before
After years of cold.
All that I told
I held it tight
Then I let it fold.
my only regret
is I felt it after you.
Now here it is again, Cold.
Cold
God warm me up
I’m cold
you’ll never get old
not in my heart
my part is here for it all.
the world went gray
after a blast of color.
Or maybe that’s what they always say
The older you get the more you decay
Wish my heart
knew the bodies way.
Because it sinks deeper and deeper
But still beats away
Even after this body, dead on display
A heart pumping.
It’s something
pouring you out and letting you in
Do it again
or don’t
Do what you gotta do
Keep it close or throw it away
You’d be better off
if you simply never thought of my name
Again.
it’s what you gotta so
Unless you know it’s foolish, otherwise
I can show you a surprise
I see through the lies
but I can’t despise.
Sometimes I do and so I bend.
I can’t do it again.
But I’d do it again
I’m drowning
Give me dry land
So I can stand
Simply to fall on my knees
Without a hand
To pull me up and I can’t say please.
It’s ok, I know your time is up.
Youve had enough
I’m used to such
Others it don’t take much up
Even though I accept such
The devils cup
held close
the gates of light to open up
What goes down won’t go up
make it work it’s way up.
Give it all up just to see youre there.
The same moon takes us both
Psyches tell us we have to learn
that we both have to burn
it all down and start over.
So do what you gotta do
Do what you gotta do
Walk away and don’t look back
because the lack
Of you
Ain’t goin away
not here
it’s here to stay
Said all there is to say
that I can’t come out to play
Anymore.
Swore.
but you know t
hen I’ll see you again same time as yesterday.
Do what you gotta do.
What you gotta do
smile on my face is a lie
The light in my eyes is a lie
Inside I die
Inside I die.
It’s all the tears I cry
Kept from the world outside
Do what you gotta do
Test my strength
Why don’t I mind?
You ain’t the bad guy
To say what you feel
You ain’t the bad guy
To say what you felt was never real
For you I don’t lie.
I forgave you long ago.
Let me go.
Do what you gotta do
And don’t look back
or realize youre starving from the
keeping tact.
I admire that.
Dare I say Ive loved you along.
Did I miss the change?
Did I miss the abusive pleas?
Did I miss the completion?
Did I miss the peace?
what I thought I missed wasn’t the truth
no, It was always you
I just miss you.
It was always you
Too late
When you’re through your through
Wear glasses to hide the tears
Armor to hide my fears
But every single spear.
And every cruel word I hear
Got through
And tear me apart.
I don’t want a heart.
Anymore.
Find me in the grave.
Find me in the grave
That’s all we have
That’s all we have
Meet me there?
Anyway?
How long you gonna run?
Until you know what is done isn’t done
until it’s done
and it ain’t done
But do what you gotta do
I can’t be through
So flame of my soul how is that are you?
Wanna wait a week to tell you.
Wanna wait a month or two?
But I can’t.
We had everything at least til death
It’s something .
It’s til I die
Come back to me when your tired of what you got.
come to the light.
to laugh at the dark
there’s always a spark
so light it up.
Ill be here forever
Made a mistake
But it’s all mine and I resigned
Took a nail
in blood
I was ready for any flood.
Walking in the wilds
why at some moments
do I Imagine you beside me.
speaking aside me.
I’d tackle you to the ground.
you here that?
don’t care what’s around.
on the ground.
you know there ain’t much difference
in chemistry with indifference.
and truth of the heart and soul
youll never get old.
But you won’t ever see
You won’t ever see
And I don’t even have the strength to say
Let me be
unless I’m all you want
Unless you need me
Thank you for the pain you gave me.
The pain I never felt before.
The pain I’ve never seen.
Save me from your sound.
the dreams I’ve seen
Save me from the sound
I can’t be around.
this is all I got
Im on the ground.
And that’s as far as I can go
Goodbye
I’ll always be around
Youre everything to me
I’ll never forget the image.
Under lamplight
Legs together.
music in hand
A filtered glow
Telling your soul.
But I wasn’t there
oh what a pair
God im too old
To connect to anyone, anymore.
I fold.
swear to everything.
I didn’t mean to fall in you.
But now I gotta be through
Because you don’t need me
Like I do you.
You let me go
So you should know.
maybe when you when you figure it out.
When you know, you know
I burnt down all I knew.
I forgot everything but you
a back porch light says come home.
But it’s a place of danger.
It’s a stranger.
You lie to me
When you need me
Just say when I need to show up
I’ll give up
Give in or give it up.
Why is this the way
Where have I gone?
And what have I done?
That porch light isn’t mine anymore.
No buffer ever existed for you
I suffer
I suffer for you.
Isn’t it so true?
Don’t lie to me
It was always you.
If your door is locked.
knock and I knock.
I’ll always be there to stand you up
Do what you gotta do.
If you want it to just go away
Disappear, fade away.
Give it up.
Do what you gotta do.
Tell me.
Let me know.
And just give it.
Give me up.
Just say it clear
Don’t leave it to luck.
Give it all up.
But please.
Give me peace
If you need peace
Tell me
Give me up
I’ll be here
When you realize
You can’t give me up.
Late at night
behind me
movie in the screen
legs on mine.
relax this is what it was all along the seam
that busted
for reasons you misunderstood.
but if I’m no good.
walk away
I’ll should but never could.
tried to many times
I’m through with that.
it’s a lie I tell myself
to protect myself.
sever this chain, the line.
cut the ribbon
that keeps our emotions walking side by side.
I don’t even know which ones are yours or mine.
wish I was lyin
made some mistakes
but it was not us
what all it takes
minus the plus.
It’s just too real.
Ill somewhat heal
but it’s more real.
than you know.
Tell me when you know
It’s what you need
What you want.
I’ll be here patiently.
Do what you gotta do.
I’ll always hold out for you.
Do what you gotta do
Remember youre mine.
But tell me to go
Or tell me to find.
A sign is a sign.
Once it’s for the 34th time
It’s real. No coincidence.
No ugly pretense
Once I’ve told you to be kind.
Isn’t it all just too aligned?
Or are we willing to never rewind.
will you leave it all behind?
What a bind.
But you’ll always find.
Gone forever you may be
But I’m always looking for you
It’s so true
It so frightens me.
It’s always been you, see?
So do what you gotta do.
What you gotta do
So what do you have to do?
Is it me?
Or are you through.
Restless world of the unknown.
That we have never shown
But always pursued
Is it me?
Is it you?
Just do what you gotta do.
hang up.
just to call back.
you feel my lack.
you told me so.
so where the hell you running?
where is it you gotta go?
tell the truth
or let me know.
do what you gotta do.
it’s me and it’s you.
fears groundless.
confusing one.
harness back the sun.
push away and run?
afraid not, I’ll see you from one to one.
leave me spun.
do what you gotta do.
and take off and run.
no one likes to hurt anyone
but when its done.
worry not.
it’s what I’ve got.
crying ain’t dying
a big girl knows
the writing on the wall
and which way the wind blows.
—C.R.S
I'm laughing...I edited this laying down fell asleep and I had to come back and fix it...it had so much gibberish and messed up lines it was funny. I've never posted while asleep...normally if I fall asleep writing I don't push save this time I somehow did. I fixed it though ..I'll likely come back to fix more..I deleted lines added lines..it is a song so the short repetitive lines are actually how it is....it's actually done now...had to put in what I left out.
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