TBT: I Stand Here Alone (2003)

I'm having trouble climbing the mountain of life.

The past beneath me is not fit to carry me to my future. The rocks under my feet barely sustain the burden of my soul.

I stand here alone, with legs that cannot move, with a mind that cannot believe. The energy within me is lost with the struggle. No more strength for the journey.

I try to listen to the voices telling me to make it on my own. I hear the silence of my individuality. For all the power that is given to me, no one hears me when I speak. I try to tell them I am too weak. They divide me too thin and then wonder why I am not seen.

I am prepared to become mean. However, at what point is the sentence more severe than the offense? If I cannot run, will the mountain consume me? I do not wish to be lost, I do not wish to be forgotten.

Perhaps if I were to be seen…

How can I be seen?...

(c) Marc Noël 2003

I'll Take Care Of You

You started this game you can’t finish
There is too much fear in your eyes
Same mistakes over and over and over
Wake up before tomorrow turns into a long time
What’s the point of understanding your faults
If you never think twice about fixing them

I’ll take care of you if you want me to
No promises, only hope
Time after time after time

Your laughs are hiding guilt that won’t diminish
There is too much temptation in your heart
Same sensations again and again and again
Wake up before yesterday turns into forever
What’s the point of understanding your choices
If you never think twice about changing your mind

I’ll take care of you if you want me to
No promises, only wishes
Time after time after time

(c) Marc Noël 2016

TBT: Chills Of Freedom (1996)

I know the truth, it's sad
I can't deny
The life I lead, it's path,
Is full of lies and deceptions

I can't make them go away
I see the tear in your eye
I feel guilty all again
And I begin to cry...

On a cold summer night
I move away from all the light
Forget I might come back
And look away

oh, the chills of freedom,
but I can hear the silence
You've become and feel
The time I get to wonder why

And I ask myself
Why is the sky Black
When all that time
I think of you and sometimes I try

On a cold summer night
I move away from all the light
Forget I one day left
And hold you tight...

(c) Marc Noël 1996

The Captured Spirit

Where are you leading me?
I can’t give you
Any satisfying advice-
When you won’t tell me
Who you really are
When you lose control

When you think you’ve had enough
Will you lead me to the real you?

When are you going to save me?
I can’t give you
Any more time-
When you won’t sit still
Who are you chasing
When you lose control

When you feel strong enough to survive-
Will you run when you realize the truth?

Where am I going to end up?
I can’t give you
Any peace of mind-
When you won’t change anything about
Who you once were
When you lost control

When did you listen to anyone else-
Will you even listen to yourself?

When is this going to finish?
I can’t give you
Any liberating clarity-
When you won’t open your eyes
Who were you believing
When you lost control

When you are nothing else but a thought-
Will your spirit smile when it realizes the truth?

(c) Marc Noël 2016

TBT: The Captured Thought (2002)

I never thought this way before
This distraction, this compassion
Too slow for my mind
This thought is one of a kind

I never believed in this before
This realization, this fiction
Too small to find
This captured thought is mine

(c) Marc Noël 2002

Surrender To Vanity

Thank you
For saving me a mistake
A lesson learned,
Maturity to bake-
Nothing
Was stopping my vanity
But for the help
Of your sanity

There is no wonder
To be found
An empty home,
Family bound-
Something
Was bending my rigidness
Maybe the hand
Of my innocence

(c) Marc Noël 2016