Carolann Solebello: words & music

hey whatcha looking at
safe behind glass
judge me in silence
words are so crass
hey where’s the fire
show me the soul
find me the passion
crazy out of control

fill up my hands with the freedom
strike a red match to the fear
toss off the danger like so much innuendo
burn me a way out of here

I stand before you empty
a black coffee bride
used up crushed down
and tossed aside
I try to be honest
but I’ve stained what was pure
don’t feed me sunshine
just send me a cure

pack up my suitcase with hunger
pour me a glass of desire
sharpen my anger on the edges of my sorrow
throw the remains on the pyre

I am sinking in a quagmire of doubt
will you stand and watch me drowning
or throw me a rope and fish me out

what do you do
when the melody’s wrong
the rhythm is broken
it’s the end of the song
how do you fake it
how to survive
when half of your soul
is barely alive

wash me in tears of forgiveness
powder my hair with your breath
wrap me in linen and kiss me with your heartbeat
sing to me sweet shibboleth