Charley Banks

July 29, 2009. © Talon Truitt Cherry, All rights reserved

I have to block out thought at times so I don’t lose my brain
They flood in with a vengeance leaving tracks just like a train
Dropping images of death to remind me what I’ve become
Playing sound tracks in my head that make a war zone feel like home
There’s a burning in my eyes a nervous ringing in my dreams
One day of peace is all I want to see, will I never think again
And will I never know what a soul is until were standing face to face
In this space I save within my mind it is I that wants to
Race through the day
Race through tomorrow
Race through this wall of stone I’ve built to keep me from you
Race through the day
My stained soul of sorrows
Race though it all so you can see that I’m not you
You stowed away for six whole months, that’s one accomplishment no one helped me with
The time I finally drove us apart Is the one time I get stuck within
In a sick way I want to be you Your confidence brings out the light
While I’m busy hiding thoughts from my head You have time to stand and fight
You never crush my mind with opinionated thoughts of suicidal things
Only fear of what’s to come when death is way to hard to take
Still I want you buried deep within so you never cross my mind
And will you do the best you can each day to leave me behind.
Just Race through the day
Race through tomorrow
Race through this wall of stone I’ve built to keep me from you
Race through the day
My stained soul of sorrows
Race though it all so you can see that I’m not you
I want to stand alone and see you fade away
Watching shadows on the walls replaying mistakes that I have made
And somehow I feel ill never be a man
Until I watch my blue eyes cry and hold the tears in my hands
I’m begging God please make life real to me
While I race through the day
Race through tomorrow
Race through this wall of stone I’ve built to keep me from you
Race through the day
My stained soul of sorrows
Race though it all so you can see that I’m not you