Also for Reese, but this time I actually shared that bit with him. It just makes me think of him, kind of in the category of words I'd give him if I were more eloquent. Fortunately, he wasn't insulted.
"Lullaby"
May you find solace in the gentle arms of sleep
Despite the wolves outside your door
In time, you will see them all as harmless
And their idle threats easy to ignore
And if ever fate should choose to smite you
Stand your ground, never walk away
Please don't ever let the world defeat you
Don't get buried in its decay
As you drift into the gauzy realm of dreams
May you take comfort in the thought that you are safe
For it only takes a fraction of a second
For all of this to change
Return to me
When slumber's fog has lifted
Return to me
Stronger than before
As you sink beneath the soothing strains of time
May you be thankful that you had another day
For there comes a time when each of us will enter
A sleep from which we will never wake
And if ever fate should choose to smite you
Stand your ground, never walk away
Please don't ever let the world defeat you
Don't get buried in its decay
Close your eyes now, if only for a moment
For it's time you get some rest
The wolves are gone, and nothing here can harm you
Let go of your fragile consciousness
Return to me
When slumber's fog has lifted
Return to me
Stronger than before -Assemblage 23
It was the first he'd heard of the band, and between that conversation and the next one we had, he'd done his research (Reese works in the music section of a bookstore I frequent), and declared one of their recent ones his favorite song and attempted to post it as his song on myspace.
Hah. I have influenced yet another friend. Soon the world will be mine, through the power of music and psychology!
