Zen Writes Lyrics Too

Lyrics Zen has written and likes

What Is Perfect?

 We blur the line
 Did it all the time
 Friends in love
 Sometimes boxes aren't enough

 And I always hear you say
 It's Friday
 What is perfect
 It's in how you word it

 /Chorus/
 If I have to choose
 Between me and you
 Then you're going to lose
 Yeah you're going to lose

 Unravel the weave
 This late night fantasy
 I shouldn't assume
 But somehow I always do
 
 And I always hear you say
 It's Friday
 What is perfect
 It's in how you word it

Cageless

 Kept you caged
 I was afraid
 Didn't want things
 To change

 It's jealousy
 Don't want you to see
 That I just want things
 To stay the same

 /Chorus/
 If I let you know
 Would you really go
 You have to decide
 To move on with this life
 It's for the best
 But I'm so selfish
 To lie as I said
 I'm glad you're cageless

 It's good to know
 When you go
 That your wings will
 Carry you alone
 
 You're strong
 You're healed
 And I feel
 Like the final stepping stone

Like Them

 When I am empty
 Please dispose of me properly
 Handle me carefully
 Please don't bend, I'm fragile inside

 I don't want to be like them

 When I am full
 Please don't stop feeding me
 I don't know why, it bleeds inside
 But we'll pretend it's fine

 I don't want to be like them

 /Chorus/
 I hear Helicopters
 Screaming through my mind
 Words drowning like in water
 Silencing your cries

 I don't want it to stay the same
 I don't want it to go away
 I don't want it to ever change
 See how I'm a hypocrite for you

 I don't want to be like them
 Like you know I am

I had a hard time understanding what some of the lines meant. It could just be me being thick, but what did you mean by "boxes aren't enough", "it's friday" and "blind face on porcelian." I'd like to hear more about what those lines meant to you, and why you put them there. Its wierd to read lyrics without hearing the music, I could be imagining a completely different song (loud/soft fast/slow etc.) then then the one you wrote. The chorus sounds really catchy,like something you'd get stuck in you're head. I can imagine headbanging to it and singing along really loudly when I'm really pissed off at someone. I'm not sure if thats what you were going for... Any way that's my (hopefully) constructive criticisim. I might do some for the other song later, but now I have to go or my mother will murder me. -Susannah

she's right, that girl above me. she said it's weird to read lyrics without hearing the music. because in many cases, especially with music, it's not so much what you say, but how you say it. imagine if you will, Chino of the Deftones, screaming mournfully "i like pie" (ok it's far fetched.. but not that far, have you read the lyrics to some of his songs.. weird shit). now if you take the same words, and have Aaron from Reel Big Fish shout it out. you have two different messages. and i mean different!

i don't think i really needed to illistrate my point so fully. but whatever. go away.

i like the idea of your songs. they sound good. they sound like they could mean some thing. but what i'd have to head yah sing em to know. or else think about them alot. and thats wayyyyy to hard, fat chance of that buddy! -cory (yo, put up some more ok. and mp3s of your songs. ok?) Yo cory, well have mp3s on our website and theres already some lyrical stuff up there. Its pretty cool check it out. false-pride.com -Spike (again.)

Chinos lyrics rule. Your lyrics dont have to make sense and not everything has to mean anything, at some point youll find a reason for having that lyric there. Just go with the flow man, let everything out and then sort it out a bit if it needs it. That works when I'm writing or drumming or doing pretty much anything. -Spike

I really like your lyrics. they seem to have a lot of meaning behind them. and yeah.. I like 'em :) - Lydia ®

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