Alarms and Keys

I looked out the front window today,
Thought to myself why do I even care.
True friends may stay and then they go day after day,
There it goes, giving my heart another tear.
Hey, just you wait, ya'll gonna need me soon,
I'll tell ya where to go with a smile.
I'm like an old guitar out of tune,
In my shoes you couldn't go a mile.
If my friends were still around it would be a hell lot easier,
They're all dead and gone.
So the days go by and I get queasier,
The thought of being abandoned making me ill, like their friendship was a con.
All I'm gonna need is the ones that fit in my arms,
Yeah they'll miss me.
Hearts going off like little alarms,
Trying to crawl back without a key.

History of Violence

How can we stand so tall,

When people are dying in a mall.

It's no longer safe to watch movies,

And kids fight over loonies.

What are we coming to,

When killers are in the shadows waiting for their cue.

I remember when kids roamed free,

Were always home in time for tea.

Now sick men patrol the streets,

Tempting children with their treats.

Integrity is getting so hard to find,

Constant death is damaging my mind.

We send our love to the people who suffer,

Truth is we need more of a buffer.

A long time solution to a society gone wrong,

This history of violence has gone on too long...