So, I bought me a book to teach me the ways of God
Open my tarnished heart from it
And I started praising the Lord and talking in tongues and code
And made repairs on that broken road back home

Land of Marigolds - Joshua James

lovers without love

this road has all, but taught me lessons
about my lonely soul
i am young and getting wiser,
soon i will grow old
trip my heart from misconceptions
fill my eyes with grief
let me make my own connections
in this endless sea.

of muscle, cars, and endless bars, of shopping centers for the teams.
of high price propane and crack cocaine,
and lovers without love like me.

i see so much my vision's blurry,
in the world i live
if we're to change then we must hurry,
the devil's moving in.
love and hate cannot see colors,
like the human eyes,
so priests and preachers, parents, teachers,
don't act so damn surprised

its the world we've made and living in
of greed, lust, and poverty,
of war and pride, teen suicide,
and lovers without love like me
from topless dances to Marilyn Manson
and lovers without love like me.

there's kids in gangs
we have coveted fame,
we have sweat shops across the sea,
we have abortive mothers,
and we hate each other

and there's lovers without love
there's lovers without love
there's lovers without love
like me

Listen

Beauty in the Decay

Rot if there is rot, or shall it be said,
If the roots are rotting.
For it seems the tree is dying.
A crippling plague bound for imprisonment.
But alas, my father always taught me,
To tear the whole thing from the ground
and rebuild.
But I have found beauty in the decay,
Solace in its soul,
Color in its fragments
And this. . .
This is a sea of corrosion.
Now with reason it's been said,
Build this from the bowels of infamy,
And in it you will find hope.

Joshua James.