Frozen stare fixed on a computer screen
Watching the waves move with the sound
Voice of reason always ready to intervene
How long till the next song comes around
When did you start second guessing me?
Turning mole hills into full blown calamity
Funneling booze into a hemorrhaging mind
Leads to blame pointed in the wrong place
Haunted by ghosts while logic turned blind
Demons work while wearing a familiar face
When was it you sold your light my friend?
Deciding to surrender just to play pretend
Copyright @ Damian DeadLove 2025
Reminds me of the saying “you’re only as good as your last hit”. Not really sure why, but has that vibe of chasing a dream.
Great ink
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Nick. So glad you connected with the write my friend. That saying is actually true to an extent. Whether it be a record company, or songwriting partner, they believe that to be the case. It’s a crazy world. Appreciate you.
Damian
Makes me wonder what happened & where he went in his mind. Watching someone whose clock is ticking on self-destruct mode is rough. Friendships always seem to be the first casualties. Sounds like he choose something not real over value, in my opinion, my friend
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Willow. So glad you connected with write my friend. In the end it was all about him. He only came to me when help was needed where his bandmates couldn’t help. What changed the most was even in those moments when I would help, he questioned every idea. Then would take something he liked I said, and totally reword it into his lines. That may sound petty on it’s face on my part, but it wasn’t like that until the last 6 months we were friends. It was like he doubted me for some reason. I mean all I did was get sober, while he remained on the sauce. Go figure. lol. Appreciate you.
Damian
Friendships become casualties. I agree with Willow on this. I’m sorry that happened to you, Damian.
We don’t learn from the easy stuff, that’s for sure.
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Mary. So glad you connected with the write my friend. It was for the best I guess, he’s still doing the same thing last I heard. Meanwhile, I got a whole creative family/community first at DU then here at SR. I host, Backstage, and SpotLight. And I’m writing again, I think I did alright on my own. Appreciate you.
Damian
Best line: funneling booze into a hemorrhaging mind…
Great work as always Damian!
Daniel
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Daniel. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I loved that line a lot as well. Appreciate you.
Damian
Fantastic work, my friend. Vivid and sharp.
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Thomas. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
Always a joy reading your writes. Sadly, friendships usually don’t last forever. Great write my friend.
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Keith. So glad you connected with the write my friend. That they don’t, it’s kinda sad when you really think about that little footnote you just mentioned. Appreciate you.
Damian