A Burst of Lyrical Creativity

Wowzers. Remember my dillema in writing lyrics? Well all the sudden today I was driving home and thinking about wierd random things. Now don’t think I’m some person obsessed with crime or punishment haha, but this is what I wrote up. This is the first thing I’ve ever written that just seemed to flow – took me like ten or fifteen minutes, cluding a couple changes and revisions. I guess this is how writing is supposed to be?? Anyways here it is:

The Toll
The prisoner sits alone in his solitary cell
Watching the painful drip of a single cold faucet
No cartridge belt
No cards dealt
For oh so long
But he knows his toll.

The paralyzed girl thinks
To herself ‘Why did I drink so much?’
No action has she took
No swig of the hook
For oh so long
But she knows her toll.

All wrongs done
All deals gone bad
All quick unthoughtful decisions;
Onerous consequences
Hateful reminiscence
Until the days are up
Until the toll is served.

The woman trapped in a marriage
Fabricated upon wealth and status
She longs for real love
She longs for true happiness
But she knows her wrong

The man stuck on drugs
Living life oh so full
Minute by minute
Hour by hour
Stuck in a hopeless cycle
And hoping for no consequences.

All wrongs done
All deals gone bad
All quick unthoughtful decisions;
Onerous consequences
Hateful reminiscence
Until the days are up
Until the toll is served.

One day the toll will be up
The cons out again
The dark streak of society
Back full and strong
Perhaps out to change
To totally rearrange
Or perhaps out to rage
And to kill within range

All wrongs done
All deals gone bad
All quick unthoughtful decisions;
Onerous consequences
Hateful reminiscence
The day of second chances
The day of new opportunity
Awaits in the future
Once the days are up
and gone and done
Once the toll is served.

—
Toss me some comments…please!!!