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
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