FREESTYLEVISION – Page 67 – Defining the undefined one post at a time.

Empty Road

Fire trucks in the distance
Screaming a song
An emergency looming
Something is wrong

It’s burning away
With every second of every moment – oh yeah
It’s tearing the fabric in two
Never seems to slow down on this empty road

Helicopter hovering
Someone on the run
Just another day
Melting in the sun

It’s spinning around
With every second of every moment – oh yeah
It’s tearing the fabric in two
Never seems to slow down on this empty road

Military protection
Aiming at targets
An outside force
Never forgets

It’s ticking along
With every second of every moment – oh yeah
It’s tearing the fabric in two
Never seems to slow down on this empty road

Fire trucks in the distance
Screaming a song
An emergency looming
Something is wrong

This is another song from my concept album. Believe it or not, this tune was written two weeks before 9/11.

Break Point (Of Perception)

I feel mistreated wore down and beaten
Diagnosed by the system lost and unspoken

Somebody said something now I’m in the line of fire
I opened my heart to receive it and lost my worldly desire

There was once a momentary lap of reason
Now we’re all reaching the breaking point of perception
I’m on the high road
You’re on the low road
I’m on the high road
And you ain’t seen nothing yet!

I devote my life to freedom by giving my heart and my soul
I changed my way of thinking now I’m in the flow

There was once a momentary lap of reason
Now we’re all reaching the breaking point of perception
I’m on the high road
They’re on the low road
I’m on the high road
And you ain’t seen nothing yet!

Another song written in the psych ward when I was upset at the doctors and the system. Someday there will be another approach to treating patients and I will spend my life making sure of this through my love to change and improve humanity.

The Idealist

Every day flows
Like a passing show
And I will always question
The things we know
I’ve studied people’s philosophy
And found myself digging for TRUTH
I’ve read people’s poetry
And I hear the cries of youth

Sometimes I feel insecure
But I know it’s the driving force of the artist
Sometimes I stare into the mirror
And see the vision of the idealist

My message is simple
If you’re willing to see it through
My love is honest
And will always remain true
I’ve turned my back to melancholy
So I can begin to face the free
You don’t have to be talented
You just learn how to be

Sometimes I feel insecure
But I know it’s the driving force of the artist
Sometimes I stare into the mirror
And see the vision of the idealist

Every day flows
Like a passing show
And I will continue to question
The things we know

At The Wind’s Mercy

Do you ever feel like you’re being guided
Blown around like a leaf in a world that’s two-sided
Have you ever found yourself stuck between the valley
That’s where I found myself and sweet Sally

At the wind’s mercy
Let me drown away the past
At the wind’s mercy
We need love to last

Sometimes my tears run deeper than the ocean
And all my fears hide the only real notion
If I could take back all of the pain and its cause
I’d do it again just for the applause

At the wind’s mercy
That’s where I’ll be
At the wind’s mercy
Love is always free

This was the last song written for my concept album. It was a very strange time for me…being guided by Meher Baba, but believing I was channeling John Lennon and Hunter S. Thompson made it even beyond strange. I remember this was the last of a series of tunes sent to Dr. Allan Y. Cohen has my manic mind needed it approved. I remember being locked up in a holding tank reading the walls and believing my first incarnation in the world was Eve from the Garden of Eden. On the wall, I read that the name Sally was Hebrew for Eve.
I don’t know if that’s true, but you can imagine the explosion of imagination that followed. That’s when I believed Pete Townshend wrote “Tommy” for me and what was to come. “Sally take my hand – we’ll travel South cross land – put out the fire…the modern day Tommy (Rich Love).

Nevertheless

Teary eyes look onto you for answers,
Lies or truth, heaven in your arms now, not caring about after,
Replaying reality in my mind, hoping something will change,
Waking up from my sleep realizing that things are still the same,
My heart aches for things you cannot fully understand,
But I must be the bigger person and allow you to grow as a man,
Loving you endlessly, I hold you closest to my heart,
Three times a charm, I knew you were special from the third avenue start,
I dry my eyes with tissue made from love and devotion,
Know that my love for you flows deeper than a river of emotion,
So even after all is said and done, after decisions have been made,
I want you to know that my friendship will never fade,
You’re my best friend, my better half, and it’s a shame that everyone sees it,
It just takes certain events in life to allow someone to truly believe it,
Be happy where you are, let one of us live well,
But know life is too short to pass by the rare diamonds you’ve been dealt,
Just let our friendship stay strong, our bond can never be broken,
These are the words of a silent mouth that’s spoken.

Ordinary

My mind wonders. I don’t think. I listen to the noises. I write the mumble. I write the swoosh. Foot steps with voices. Rattling change with face. Alone on a bench waiting for a train. A train that will take me to no ordinary place. I close my eyes, think of what I want and who I am. I would rather think of anything besides those two things. Alas, a train comes but not for me. I’m going to this not so ordinary place, you see. Beeps are sound, the trains coming round.

“Ordinary”

Yeah Oh Yeah

Yeah Oh Yeah
I want you in my arms
I want you in my songs
I see you holding him
I wonder when it will end
You got me making a fool out of myself
And I haven’t been with anyone else
Yeah oh yeah
Yeah oh yeah
I need you in my life
I need you in my song
I have a feeling inside
That love will never die
You got me making love into a game
But I know it’s really myself that I blame
Yeah oh yeah
Yeah oh yeah
I want you in my arms
I need you in my heart
I want you in my life
I need you in this song

Rich Love Awesome Friends Forever and Always!!!

They

They came from beyond
Across the universe
They made the family
With Adam and Eve
It had to BE!
They’ve always been around
Watching over the playground
They’ll be here in the end
And the beginning again
We got to open our hearts
And let go of our minds
Then they will come here
And help us once again
It has to BE!

This was written during my first manic-state I experienced in 2006 for the film “An Amazing Dream” when I believed that my girlfriend (lady friend) and me first incarnation in this world was as Adam & Eve. I guess I was Eve…the first human to shred a tear and the essence of LOVE. Who knows??? I can’t prove it just as the doctors can’t disprove it.

Testify

I could move away
But what’s the point
I’m here to testify
Angel in disguise
Hidden behind love filled eyes
I’ve been asleep
In a world of heartaches and delight
So help me realize
Your love never lies
Sometimes I just want to get away
But there’s no way of escape
When I do try
All I see are dead end streets
And minds that hate
I thought I knew
How to love
But I don’t have a clue
At the end of the day
I hand over
My troubles to You

Somewhere Someway Somehow

Somewhere Someway Somehow
Everything tracks
On this road running flats
The big dogs have gone to sleep
Beautiful bodies off their feet
And we all shine
Somewhere beyond the stars
And we all rise far
Far within our own hearts
Nothing records
On this road of psych wards
This little tiger has gone sane
Beautiful magic has lost its game
And we all shine
Someway beyond the moon
So we will rise far
Far within and pass the sun
We can do anything
We can find music within a note
We can begin the began
We can find something so remote
And we all shine
Somehow beyond ourselves
Yes, we can rise far
Far within ourselves
Right on
Right on
Right on

This was written in 2006 during my first visit to the psych ward. At the time, I believed I was channeling John Lennon by answering to his song “Imagine.”