TIME SLIPS…
ICICLE SOUL MELTING SO SLOW
RAIN FREEZES TEARS DRIP
HEAVY AMBIENT SNOW
SUN RAYS GLOW
FEELING JUST BELOW ZERO
HIS BITTER HEART THICK
BURNS COLD GUARDED SOUL
NOW TAKES ITs TOLL
TIME SLIPS…
FRIGID WINDS
GUSH IN AGAIN
HE’S FROZEN
SUSPENDED
ANIMATION
SPLENDID SPECTICAL
ICICLE SOUL
WONDERING
WHERE DID LIFE GO
…HE'LL COME TO KNOW
TRUE BEAUTY INSIDE BEING
ABLE TO JUST LET GO
&
COME TO GRIPS …
Perfectly imperfect his way
He drips love drops
Drips
Reveal heart briefly
Tears freeze icy when
Blizzards belittle sanity
He slips away dodging cringing doubting
See thru surface clarity
Seasons Change & Reappear
He Growns Numb
Overjoyed mostly but over love
He’s Out-Done
Built a fortress frozen on a tundra barren
Sheltered
...hiding heart from the sun
TIME SLIPS…
ICICLE SOUL MELTING SO SLOW
RAIN FREEZES TEARS DRIP
HEAVY AMBIENT SNOW
SUN RAYS GLOW
FEELING JUST BELOW ZERO
HIS BITTER HEART THICK
BURNS COLD GUARDED SOUL
NOW TAKES ITs TOLL
TIME SLIPS…
FRIGID WINDS
GUSH IN AGAIN
HE’S FROZEN
SUSPENDED
ANIMATION
SPLENDID SPECTICAL
ICICLE SOUL
WONDERING
WHERE DID LIFE GO
…HE'LL COME TO KNOW
TRUE BEAUTY INSIDE BEING
ABLE TO JUST LET GO
&
COME TO GRIPS…
Perfectly imperfect his way
HE HIBERNATES
AWAITS & DREAMS
PLOTS OF ESCAPE FROM HIS FROSTY PRISM
Icicle he yields
Weapon CRUTCH & shield
Warns politely at the gate tread lightly
Chances are high he just might be
Still jagged
Slightly stoic icy glacier thick as steal
TRUE LIGHT DISINTEGRATES HIS CHILL
DEEP
HE GOES IN
TO GET OUT HURT WITHIN
Healing SELF Learning …
Beautifully
TIME SLIPS…
ICICLE SOUL MELTING SO SLOW
RAIN FREEZES TEARS DRIP
HEAVY AMBIENT SNOW
SUN RAYS GLOW
FEELING JUST BELOW ZERO
HIS BITTER HEART THICK
BURNS COLD GUARDED SOUL
NOW TAKES ITs TOLL
TIME SLIPS…
FRIGID WINDS
GUSH IN AGAIN
HE’S FROZEN
SUSPENDED
ANIMATION
SPLENDID SPECTICAL
ICICLE SOUL
WONDERING
WHERE DID LIFE GO
…HE'LL COME TO KNOW
TRUE BEAUTY INSIDE BEING
ABLE TO JUST LET GO
&
COME TO GRIPS…
credits
from Come To Grips,
released June 8, 2012
Written and Performed by LongShaw
Produced by Damien Nova
Poet Douglas Kearney and composer/producer/drummer Val Jeanty link up for a a compelling LP that feels like the written word come to life. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2021