This city of ashes
Falls around me
Its black char walls
Crumble at my feet
It's abandoned of life
No light exists
The sun isn't shining
I just can't resist
I reach out my hand
To that empty city
I touch the ashes
It feels so empty
Drawing back my hand
My soul is coated black
The silence is deafening
But there's no turning back
I turn my eyes to the horizon
The space is void of light
This poor city of ashes
Bathed in eternal night
2: Diamond TearsThe moon sparkles down on me
As I dance through the rain.
The drops of diamonds hide
The tears I cry in pain.
But the pain vanishes
When I pour out my heart
To the Father up in heaven
Who knew me from the start.
So I'm content to stand
In the chilling rain
Because the diamond tears I cry
Are never truly in vain.
The Father puts me in his hand
And guards my heart so close.
He looks upon me with loving eyes
As if I am a rose.
So I dance in the rain
With the moon shining so bright
Because I know my Father's there
And can set all things right.
3: Candlelight AngelA glimmer of hope lights her eyes
As she gazes into the flame that night
She begs the flame to grow in size
So she feels the comfort it lights inside
The flame flickers and casts a shadow on the angel's face
She hears the voice of doubt and pain
Quick as a flash her hope is gone
The candle flickers and her happiness dims
The voice is yelling, screaming her name
Saying she's worthless as if it's a game
Calling her helpless, hopeless, a shame
Crying because it says she's to blame
The voice leaves the angel in her anguish and pain
She closes her eyes to forget the names
A single tear, so bitter sweet
Falls upon the angel's cheek
She opens her eyes, so deep and blue
To see the flame still glowing true
She smiles a little for her hope ignites
While she keeps her candlelight vigil throughout the night
4: A Flight To RememberI hand the girl my ticket
Hop on that airplane
I sit down in my isle seat
Ignoring the people around me
I hear a sniffle and turn
There's a girl with a weary face
She's sitting by the window
Staring off into outer space
I try to ignore her sniffles
I try to ignore her cries
But as the plane takes off
I begin to realize
I turn to the child
And ask her what's wrong
She looks at me and cries
'It's been so long'
I ask her what she means
And she just laughs quietly
She begins to tell me
Her sad, sad story
She came from an empty home
Where no one seemed to love her
She always felt so alone
She felt she didn't matter
Her daddy died when she was young
Her mommy never seemed to get better
Her brother left a few years back
Her friends were all fair-weathered
Her whole family seemed shattered
Her world just fell apart
So she left her family behind
And looked for a new start
She hopped on board the first flight
She cried a little but knew it was best
She didn't care to look back
She said she couldn't care less
But looking in that lost soul's eyes
I saw a girl desperate for hope
I saw a child tired of lies
I saw a woman trying to cope
I asked her for her age
She told me 'seventeen'
I remembered those years
Those days could be mean
I gave her a hug
Though stranger I may be
I told her I understood
She didn't believe me
And sitting there with that stranger
I told her my beginning
I knew she wouldn't judge
I guess it was just a feeling
She listened with an open heart
She didn't interrupt my account
Halfway through that flight
She listened to my life's amount
My life was perfect
But only from the outside
My family was loving
But only on the inside
I got tired of the pain
I had run away from home
I had jumped on a flight much like her
Only to find I didn't like being alone
She took my words to heart
And seemed to ponder what I'd said
She looked out the window deep in thought
And then shook her head
'What am I doing?' she asked
'I don't belong here.'
Then she pulled out her phone
And bought a ticket back to home
I smiled at her warmly
As the plane touched down to earth
Then left her there to find
Her way back to her hearth
You see, my listeners,
Home isn't where your family lies
Instead it's where your heart is
And that never truly dies
So argue with your mother
Have fights with your father
But remember to return home
Because that's where you belong
5: Silly Little Gossip QueenSilly little gossip queen,
How oblivious can you be?
See the girl over there?
She hates her body, hates her hair.
Look at her smiling wide.
She wears a mask used to hide.
See the boy dressed in black?
His family hates him, he hates them back.
See the girl wearing long sleeves?
She has scars the cuts do leave.
But you're a silly little gossip queen,
So you're oblivious as can be.
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