I have to admit that the following is colored by four nights lack of sleep, so yes some of this is grumpiness, but seriously, this has been my morning so far:Got on the overheated F train and was assa...

When I was bright and new
I volunteered to keep watch over you
and when you sent me far from all I know
I thought of you waiting for me when I get home
if I get home

When it was over you didn't want to play
with the toy soldiers you refuse to put away
I risked my body, I spilled my blood
All I'm asking you is just come pick me up
come pick me up

Now I'm broken and used
I feel forgotten, abandoned and bruised
After all I gave for you, what I endured
You said, I'm sorry, I can't see you anymore
I can't see you

When it was over you didn't want to play
with the toy soldiers you refuse to put away
I risked my body, I spilled my blood
All I'm asking you is just come pick me up
come pick me up

Bullets and stones may break your bones And names may be tattooed on your skin They say that all wounds will heal in time Whether the cause lies without or within Your body is a road map of all the places you have seen You should be proud of the fault lines and the ravines You’ve been battered and scarred, you’re not afraid to die But you never let them see you cry You never let them see you cry You’re flesh and blood, you’re skin and bone But your spine is iron, your will is steel They say that idle …

It sort of figures that I would have a huge creative surge, right as I'm about to go into the studio. I don't think these are going to be on the album, but I am excited about the new songs and lyrics....

I don't see no savior here So I tried to grow an olive tree Your soil may be hard and mean If you are tainted just come clean Together we could change the Fates decree I don't see no savior here Maybe it's too late to change anything I said, please stand down Give up your weapons and your crowns But they said somebody has got to be the king I don't see no savior here Just survivors, directionless and scared And we're all clinging to these creeds To justify our words and deeds I hope someday our ravages …

We walk in shadow, we walk in light and what's to become of us? There may not be another tomorrow or tonight so why do we spend today on the same old fight? The moon turns red, the sun grows weak and it breaks our hearts Can't look at what's looming above or what's beneath So where do we turn when the earth shudders under our feet? don't stop now, we've only just begun don't stop now, we thought we were so young but while you and me, we can sing and we can breathe there's still time to believe in …

I just set out to write something sad, but my muse had other plans apparently. This surprised the hell out of me, an optimistic song called You and Me...we walk in shadow, we walk in light and what's...

I have dreamt about Lost before, I admit it. I even posted it to this blog in the past. Needless to say I am getting far too excited for the return of Lost, as evidenced by my crazy dream last night. ...

It's been a bit since I've written anything. The last one was "Don't Come in Here" in December.Here are my first new lyrics for 2010. CoalSome people take their sorrow and wear it like a necklaceOf bl...

Some people take their sorrow and wear it like a necklace Of black coal, it gets all over their skin and clothes Some people chew it up for breakfast and it clings to their teeth, it stings and it shows But I swallow it whole and when I get full I press down, I press down I make diamonds out of my coal, they're beautiful I press down, I press down Some people take their hurt and use it like ammunition A pocket full of stones, throw one without looking Where it lands, let it loose and someone else is down …

If you live in NYC, please consider attending the Songs for Haiti benefit at Bar4 on Tuesday January 19th. A large group of talented musicians will play their songs, a tip jar will be passed around, a...

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I know the lock won't hold I could pry it open with a butter knife and the door's only a cheap piece of plywood but I still get the urge to check it twice I sit on the floor with my back against the door trying to disappear, just don't come in here please just don't come in here I draw on the wall with black ink A small rebellion for the things I can't say Then I draw all over my arms and legs It's permanent but it washes away I sit on the floor with my back against the door trying to disappear, just …

Not much time to post blogs lately my friends. I used to be a great blogger? What happened?Just wanted to remind everyone that I am raising funds for a new CD. I have only 20 days left to raise the mo...

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Had a head full of clouds, had eyes full of stars till I drowned my dreams in some redneck bars I’m sick of cowboys, will the real men step forward, please? You can download my song, "Another Pr...

Half-circle moons glow in my palms The mark will fade if that’s what I want But I need it to conjure your trembling ghost You’re still the drug I crave the most You meant well, yeah you meant for good But it all turned to shit like we knew it would Now I can’t see your eyes or taste your lips Your moon killed my sun in a noiseless eclipse Will it wax, will it wane, the way I feel? Will it reveal that we are strangers? Some of us lie together, some of us lie alone but we all lie to hide what we cannot …

Bad, bad man Mama said you ain't no good, you don't love me like you should. Mama said you'll be untrue. What's a girl like me to do with a bad, bad man like you? You can download my song, "Bad,...

The Good I just found out that there's a good possibility one of my songs is going to be in an indie film. I'm really excited about this. I'm also excited because I finally feel ready to start workin...

I just had a very intense dream. I was in a room full of people. Each of us had to take a very advanced test that was geared toward our natural talent, so each person was doing something different. Th...