For Brian

The soft voices
Calming to the screams
The complex chords
Battle the demons

The steady beating
Creates a peace
That lays
Deep inside

Building rhythms
Faster pace
Bringing the power
To the face

Giving the faith
And the hope
To call them out
And kill them all

Soft and loud
Chaotic and calm
Fighting
And giving strength

Strength to fight
Strength to cry
Strength to throw
The blade away

Strength to live
Strength to be
Speaking sonnets
Softly to me

Lending me the courage
And the will
To throw the pills out
To throw the blade away

To rid my life
Of the horrors deep inside

Cooling the fire
Threatening to get out
Burying the voices
And letting them leave

Setting me free
The calming
And yet chaotic
Song it does

Soothing the demons
Giving me strength

A song to sing
A lyric to believe
A guitar to hear
A beat to feel
A voice to soothe
And a hope to fill

Speaking to my soul

And saving my life