p://www.imeem.com/artists/lauryn_hill/music/pJjVAYES/lauryn-hill-the-miseducation-of-lauryn-hill/">The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill

I was so tired of the bullshit
that I wanted to be anybody but me
tired of trying to live out a purpose
and just go head and be what they want me to be
but can't be everything to everybody
and like it or not my gifts were mine to do with
what He made me to make out of them
and as I get more comfortable in my skin
though still sickened by lustful men
I smile more than I used to
cause the staring is something
I've gotten used to
and it plays a role in what I do
too
so I had to come to grips with
the fact that there would be some
that will come and never
truly have any care for me
they just want to be wherever I be
so they can say that they were there
with me....it's my spirit that's the celebrity
not me..my heart that splits apart
and gives out pieces to
patch up holes in other brokens
and shows them where faith hides
inside of fresh starts
waiting to dance in the praises spoken
from weary lips to
deafening silence pounding
on patience like pavement
for there to be truly be
a better way to get out
what I have to say...without
without having to do it this way
I'd say day after day
in submission to my gift
in submission to Him
waiting for the evils to subside
like a storm and give way to light
make new days out of sleepless nights
but the bullshit
it just wouldn't stop

p://www.imeem.com/paolonutini/music/wWSu0Yu-/paolo-nutini-last-request-alternative-mix-album-version/">Last Request [Alternative Mix] (album version) - Paolo Nutini

Take off your cool
and leave reason to
look for a reason to
find something else to do
for a minute while we
tangle theories and
tie each other up in
thoughts of differing opinions
pinning pent up emotions
into corners with no where
to run...ravaging every
idea running thru my mind
with wit and wisdom
until I grow weak in the knees
lost in the endless possibilities
in the ocean of time
carried in the current
of being closer than
your cynicism to
all that keeps you going
and takes me with
to the most beautiful
beaches I've ever
conceived dreams upon
to places where
stars sing me to sleep
and the breeze
is your aroma wafting
past me over pillows
praying to see your face
when my eyes open

though really
in reality you don't
come there with me
anymore
was wondering if
you could - for me
just one last time?

p://www.imeem.com/bonjovi/music/fXytZtkU/bon-jovi-you-want-to-make-a-memory/">(You Want To) Make A Memory - Bon Jovi

Hold fast
give me a minute
to feel like forever
is in my hands
and finally time is mine
if you just could
be still...stand
by my side
like there's
no place else you'd
rather be than
here with me
and let me breathe
for just a minute...

close your eyes
smile at what you
used to see in me
loved once
let me feel it
once more
pouring into me
feel complete
and completely
at peace
inside and out
for just a minute...

just
let me
have something
to keep for me
for when you're gone
just stop fighting me
just be
right here
for just a minute...

please

p://www.imeem.com/columbia550/music/FkQ1VLYm/maxwell-pretty-wings-uncut/">Pretty Wings (uncut) - Maxwell

I almost called
to say nothing
simply to feel
what it feels like
to hear you breathe
and believe
that you were
made just for me
and safe is someplace
I can still go to
rest my mind
release the thoughts
I can't to those outside
of my universe
where I can just be
nothing to rehearse
or craft cleverly

I almost called
cause I was missing
feeling like me
when I am happy
so my heart
was about to dial
but my fear
wouldn't let my fingers
ever start
if this is written
than I must play my part
and wait
prayerfully not in vain
for you to need me too
again

I almost called
to cry on your shoulder
and feel the warmth
that was taken when you
walked away and left
the sunshine of my summer
colder and colder
each morning I woke up
to have grown another
day older
without you
and tell you all the things
I changed my mind about
and I no longer want to do
if you'd just agree
to come thru

I almost called
with the intention
to say all the things
I'd been to afraid to admit
when once you smiled
at the sound of my voice
and rejoice at the
beauty of you
from what my eyes behold
that I wrote more often
than you were told
to offer warranties
and guarantees
to firm up the dreams
you think you were sold

I almost called
just to say I love you
and hang up
but couldn't let myself
cause if you didn't still
love me too
it would hurt too much
and from over here...
the essence of you is
close enough in memories
to still touch

p://www.imeem.com/columbia550/music/jzIIMYdz/maxwell-playing-possum/">Playing Possum - Maxwell

If only time was reversible
words able to be rewound and
recorded over in real-time
no matter how many times it took
to get it perfectly in tune
to what your heart needed to hear
to start to sing along with the song
of forever that plays in my breaths
and devotion leaving imprints in destiny
with every one of my footsteps

If only you believed in
forgive and forget

If only the future could be the past
so the present wasn't unknown
we'd know both from where and how'd we grown
what was to come of the seeds sown
so not to worry of what was to come
for fruits - we already have some

If only you believed in
mercy being bestowed - and then
the blessings to come

If only you remembered who I have to be
instead of always arguing with the
vehicle to the victory of my fight with me
than through my trials you'd discern
the self-portrait of my nature more clearly
illuminated by the glow of loyalty
framed delicately in a methodology to the mystery
built special for not just anyone to see

If only you believed in
divine intervention giving birth
to destiny

p://www.imeem.com/columbia550/music/GGXBb2Mg/maxwell-fist-full-of-tears/">Fist Full Of Tears - Maxwell

Open your eyes
forgive me my indiscretions
and allow me to love even your flaws
worry not of the places that
your love doesn't reach
there's portions of me that were
dead and dark long before you
nothing will be able to use them
to pull me from you
for you feed all that's left
that's living
so baby try to understand
the shit I say comes from a place
that only knows silence
in the sound of your voice
when everything stands still
awaiting the command of your will
but unable to say so
cause it's dressed up like fearless
but hard wired to be suspect of
anything that gets too close
to the power supply
but you were there and hadn't tried
now I feel the absence of your joy
at my side
reaching in my sleep
for memories I'll never grip
fingers slip across sheets
in search of dreams
and I know how it seems
but baby -
if you just opened your eyes
saw the blessing I brought
perhaps too well disguised
but real and yours nonetheless
come back and return me
to my best

and save the pages for
saving the world with words
from a woman with a purpose
that is the only fear she's known
other than God - ever
crafted and constructed
quite clever
not just her work
but she...she - is a piece of work
hope outlined in hurt
trying to build bridges
and open hearts
and all you gotta do is
love her