Jambalaya

My soul is just a shell, of what it used to be
I'm sure that you can tell, there used to be more of me
I'm sinking in a swell, the ocean's cold is numbing
I lost it, may as well, have jumped right in it completely

I'd dig through this dark hill, if light were all around me
Ever since I blew it out, there's nothing there to guide me
I'd kill off these dark spells, if they were not so frightning
I'll give to you my will, to rest my cold dead body

You keep all to yourself, alone you suffer needlessly
You build up walls of brick and stone, with words devoid of mercy
To find a cure is to be sure of wanting a solution
The answer's out there, waiting, sleeping, ready for a question

Keep your mind in a pure state, keep your fingers crossed
Hold on, with your fingertips, to the things you love the most

A time for killing, time for joy, a time for love, for pain
A time to gather, time to weep, and time for me to say
I've been there, what you're slogging through, I've lived a lie, insane
But not by mine, nor yours, not ours, is Love given a name

Sap drips freely, this I know, my words are lemon and blood
Without this hope I cling to, though, my life would be no good

Life is fleeting, catch it's tail, its passing by us all
The light of our salvation, comes at the curtain call
Believe or not in the Father's good, it matters not to us
Just be there when the lightning strikes and satan's banners fall

My heart is hard to tell, is it broken, torn, or mending?
My brain broke, tripped and fell, but messages still sending
My ligaments are raw and smell, that's my cake's red icing
My soul, however, alive and well, will keep this human ticking.

Don't let the dark beginning getchya, it gets better :)
Hope is always alive.
Pass it on