~ avalanche ~

26 Mar

AVALANCHE

I’VE BEEN JIVING WITH YOU
I’VE BEEN TRIPPING
LATELY MY MIND
HAS BEEN SLIPPING

FORGOT A LOT I USED TO KNOW
OTHERS NEVER GOT STARTED
SUCH A LONG WAY TO GO
LOST IN ALL
IN THIS AVALANCHE
LOST IT ALL
IN THIS AVALANCHE

I WAS A SMART DANCER
AN EASY TOUCH
SUCH TALENTS
WERE NEVER WORTH MUCH
avalanche
JINGLE JANGLE IN THE SNOW
THAT’S HOW IT STARTED
A SLIP AND TUMBLE DOWN I GO
LOST IT ALL
IN THIS AVALANCHE
LOST IT ALL
IN THIS AVALANCHE

 

I KNEW WHEN THE RUMBLING STARTED
LIKE THE SOUND OF DISTANT DRUMS
AND I SAW YOUR BLANK EXPRESSION
I COULD TELL THE END HAD COME

BREAK IT DOWN
INTO BASIC PARTS
CAN YOU DEFINE
A BROKEN HEART

REACTION TIME MUCH TOO SLOW
I NEVER GOT STARTED
A BURNING FREEZE STOPPED ME COLD
LOST IN ALL
IN THIS AVALANCHE
LOST IT ALL
IN THIS AVALANCHE
LOST IN ALL
IN THIS AVALANCHE

©2016 JEFITZGERALD
MUZZY LAKE MUSIC ~ ASCAP

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One Response to “~ avalanche ~”

  1. Teresa Blackburn March 30, 2016 at 6:39 am #

    Great lyrics and/or poem my friend. Really good writing.

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