Upon the dawn we cast our call,
For the end is nigh- the end of night.
Who we call but heavens host,
To banish our fears and bring us peace,
We who served since time was itself,
We who praise He who is King.
What of our reward, we humbly ask,
For we are but children in Your vast shadow.
We pray for guidance in our new light,
For the sun does shine
In Your infinite light.
-Gyasi Neil
The winds of time might blow our way Turning back our unending age To the past we go, misdeeds undone To right a future so dark and sketchy- The past we seek because it is necessary. To save ourselves from misfortunes query We travel through time, its fabric unraveled Facing our soul we must be strong Guiding and coaching away from wrong. Help us father we beg of thee, Help us finish or we will cease to be.
-Gyasi Neil
Like dormant cancer flowing through my veins,
The hate I nurse closest to my heart,
Running slowly like an icy stream through my brain,
Day after day we never seem to part.
The pain and hurt digs ever deeper,
Hiding from moonlit fields and captivating laughter,
Yet the light of day it seeks to find,
Stumbling through shadows like a man that’s blind.
I seek the heaven so many speak of,
Slitting my veins in blood drenched offering,
Praying to the gods to let me end my suffering,
Their cold indifference, nothing to speak of.
At the end of day a pact we make,
To lie together wrapped tightly in each others arms,
Let death be a friend and welcome companion,
As we leave this world, forfeiting it for the next.
-Gyasi Neil
So simple yet so profound
Deep within my vast being I feel the tides of purpose rising
the clouds of resolve have started roll upon the horizon
the mortal elixir within my veins has finally started boiling
the whispers of thunder have broken the adamant rampart of fear
my internal tempest has reached its violent and bloody climax
I look into the abyss of my eternal heart for signs of hope
but in the darkness all I find is the omnipotence of passion
And now as I look upon the hordes of drones and their blind reliance
I quietly stoke the infinite flames of purpose, passion and defiance.
From birth the world gently wraps us in its shackles and chains
And feeds us on the breast of “faith” with tears and blood that stains
As we grow and learn under the caring whip of society and law
Our dreams and aspirations are lovingly bruised and beaten raw
As our minds and souls grow and strengthen our muscles and spirits
We learn to peacefully crusade and battle till we are pushed to our limits
Because even when we are born into mental slavery an unwillingly caged
Know that we have unlimited potential and are uncontainable when we are enraged.
The world will not wait
The sky will not weep
Do not lean on fate
or you will enter the deep
If rebirth is your souls desire
and passion fuels your heart
you must bathe in your wills fire
and forget the fears you felt in the start
Bathe in the ashes of battle as your foe flees
and revel in your radiant rebirth
laugh with the freedom of the breeze
and rest in your new glorious hearth
They shining flames of pain soak into my soul
The burning winds of desire engulf my form
The swarms of war and fire have taken their toll
The rays of knowledge have destroyed the dark storm.
There is no way to stop the waves of fate
But the beacons hope will anchor our will
We will transcend the world of love and hate
And enter a realm were the soul is strong and the spirit still.
Poetry, Fiction and Art
A Life's Worth of Observations from a Songwriter and Sound Engineer
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