Claimed

If there was a me in you
I wouldn’t need to suffocate
In the room that fills your ego
From the little lies you force me to swallow
Making a mess of my life, like a child
Always cleaning up your pee pee poo poo

If there was anyone but you
I wouldn’t need to rehabilitate
In the shadow of your vanity
From the little regrets you steal from my memory
Making your choices my problem, like a child
Always a fight between me me me you you you

Dedicated to Hobgoblinette
(c) Marc Noël 2024

TBT: We Must Awaken (1999)

You walk far,

you talk loud

I feel the power,

under my knees

I see the energy,

I see the might

The room is empty,

but for my needs

We must awaken,

we must transform

I see the tower,

under the moon

They feel the hate,

they fear the fate

The gloom is empty,

but for my mood

(c) Marc Noël 1999

Excessive Secret

Trap me
In the endless need
To revisit the past
Making noise
With the most peaceful mind
Everything it touches
It amplifies

Catch me
In the endless lies
Of my broken past
Finding pain
In the most healed scar
Everything is felt
When it cries

(c) Marc Noël 2023

Temple of the Soul

Time forgets to crush my bones
Follow destiny
For treasures of the soul
Tell me how you made it here
And I’ll tell you the mistakes you won’t make
How many times
You would have said
We didn’t think that was possible

Boredom forgets to crush my dreams
Follow curiosity for secrets of the soul
Tell me how you think you’ll survive
And I’ll tell you what mistakes you will make
How many times
You will have said
We didn’t think that would happen

(c) Marc Noël 2023

TBT: Into The Darkness (2005)

I spent half of my life

Wondering if I was crazy

And I spent the other half

Wondering if it was all in my head

People that promised me answers

Only abandoned me

I was left alone, helpless

In the dark of my thoughts

Since the day I was born

I've been falling

Seeing things I shouldn't see

Feeling things I shouldn't feel

I guess to everyone it seemed

Like anything else at the time

Nothing but the thoughts

Of a child with an imagination

I'm not even sure I believe

But it believes in me

If it's luck, if it's fate

Then why am I left alone

To answer the questions

No one wants to ask

If I told you I was a monk

If I was priest

You would never question

My solitude, my sanctuary

But I'm willing to share

If you follow me down that path

Just don't leave me standing

Alone in darkness

(c) Marc Noël 2005

For The Monument

I breathe back to life
For a moment
One more chance under the sun
One more chance to understand
Why I’m waiting
Waiting-
Never get distracted by pointlessness
I got inertia
And inertia’s got me

I scream back at life
For the monument
One missed chance under the sun
One missed chance to expand
Why am I hurting
Hurting-
Never get obsessed with joy
I got desolation
And desolation’s got me

I steal back from life
From my opponent
One last chance under the sun
One last chance to stand
Why am I breaking
Breaking-
Never get scared of boredom
I got time
And time’s got me

(c) Marc Noël 2023

Wane

Feeling a loss of power
In my heart
I know there is a lot I can do to restart
But in my heart
There is little victory
The only thing I feel is the injury

Feeling a loss of strength
In my mind
I know there is a lot I can do to unwind
But in my mind
There is little decompression
The only thing I see is the obsession

Dedicated to NoodleBeefNoodle
(c) Marc Noël 2021

TBT: Many Frustrations (2005)

I tried my best
Like all the rest
I went down the silk road
Found myself alone
Without a home
Dying
Thinking about love
Looking high above
And found myself alone

I tried my best
To pass the test
I went as far as I could
Found myself alone
Without hope
Trying
Thinking about dying
While I'm crying
And found myself alone

I tried my best
Like all the rest
I went to the end
Found myself alone
Without satisfaction
Sighing
Thinking about silence
Running out of patience
And found myself alone

(c) Marc Noël, 2005

Cringe Forest

I would see myself befriended
Laughing with friends
Always growing
Getting lost in the cringe forest
Happiness-
In our world-
Expanded

You would see yourself unintended
Bonding with friends
Always glowing
Going deeper into the cringe forest
Friendship-
In your world-
Strengthened

Dedicated to Mandy and Zoé
(c) Marc Noël 2021

TBT: Lioness (2002)

Easily broken light

In my heart-

A fondness for affection

I search with dedication

The great teacher-

As you await with fascination

Unpleasant feelings

In my mind-

A fondness for reflection

I search with perfection

The great messenger-

As you await with admiration

(c) Marc Noël 2002

Spite

Acquire shelter

In your own hands

Never let go

The you that will be-

Forget reason

And find security

Uproot the emptiness

That you feel inside

Never let in

Those that cause injury-

Forget nostalgia

And find destiny

(c) Marc Noël 2020

Hold Back

All alone with my heartbeat
Silence, it has no meaning really
He said it with a single sigh
Feel it within me, sadly

Leave me-
Leave me alone-
Leave me alone to be me

Wrote a letter addressed to myself
Blank, it has no meaning really
I said it with a single drop of blood
Drowning within me, slowly

Hold me-
Hold me forever-
Hold me forever to be free

(c) Marc Noël 2020

TBT: Lover's Urban Electric Blues (2000)

Urban blues in my basement
Electric guitar in my hand-
I've got this drug I call music
And a little sunshine in my heart

A beautiful girl once told me
I play like romance-
My sound is sweet
My rhythm is strong

And though I'm really hooked, baby
One thing gets me going-
Ain't nothing drive me crazy
Like a kiss from my lady - oh yeah

(c) Marc Noël 2000

Yelling

Jumping down
Hitting the ground
Feel the darkness
In my hands
I found myself
Safe and sound
Each vibration
Ending in pain

Falling asleep
Soul in heaven
Feel the silence
Of my shivers
I yearned for
Peace and quiet
Each breath
Beginning in strain

(c) Marc Noël 2019

Keep The Feeling

Trying to catch up
I was gonna say
Enough to make you want to stay
Memories move through me
It helps to keep the feeling

Trying to act grown-up
I was gonna pray
Enough to make me earn my way
Memories move outside logic
It helps to start the healing

(c) Marc Noël 2019

TBT: Reasons Lost (2002)

This system
Is here for a reason
It's here to encourage treason
The norms
Only few could follow
The rules
Only few could create

This freedom
Is here for a purpose
It's here only on the surface
The feeling
Only few could believe
The boundaries
Only few could respect

(c) Marc Noël 2002

Pierce A Broken Heart

Carry me in darkness, my queen
Don't tell me to let go
Understand my fear
Feel it burn, never healed
Show me how to salvage a broken spirit

Free me from emptiness, my queen
Don't tell me to fall
Protect my shame
Hear it burn, never hushed
Show me how to pierce a broken heart

(c) Marc Noël 2019

Both

The pure and unbound are never alone
Never feel the sting-
Never hear sorrow-
The happy are never alone

The sick and unwound are far from home

Far from the loss-
Far from tomorrow-
The happy are far from home

(c) Marc Noël 2019

TBT: Insomniacs (2000)

One's got a husband
Who left her tonight
Another can't stop swearing
There's frustration alright
One's baby sister asked
To please come visit her
He better bring his coat
Soon it will be winter

One's talking to a friend
Who think she's very nice
Another can't stop screaming
There might be a fight
One's stuck there forever
A cave she can't flee
She better bring a book
Soon it will be lonely

(c) Marc Noël 2000

Covered In Innocence

I will go through love
To find the hand of darkness
Grow a beauty within
Without deadly sin
And peace that isn't boring

Is there a place for us
To make mistakes so we can grow
Or are we seduced
By the excuse
That is covered in innocence

(c) Marc Noël 2019