So Close

© 2017 Mark Cote

Leaves don't believe the tears I cried
or the emptiness that's left inside
they just smile and blow away
can't see the shadows in the day

empty words from poets mouths
riddled wisdom now in doubt
trembled strings they resonate
echoes in the dark

(chorus) the petaled dreams
                  that I could taste
                  felt tomorrow
                  upon my face
                  the mystery I'll never know
                  I really think I came.....
                  so close

trusting words of circus clowns
they play the game
they act so proud
another rabbit hole I know
but where oh where would I go

the bar I reach I cannot grasp
my baited breath now a gasp
from future visions claws my past
will this curse forever last

(chorus)
(instrumental)

the scene's the same inside my mind
hopeful boy locked up inside
where is the key to that door
it's getting hard to see

the paint has peeled
the pages fade
children now have gone away
when something in us dies
something still remains

(chorus)

I really think I came....
so close

Good Luck Charm

© 2017 Mark Cote

muskrat placing bets on the phone
wagering that I'd end up alone
shadow people couldn't kill my fight
from dark skies came a guiding light

the raven tossing speckled dice
smiling a cynical smile
says you can run from me
but you'll never win

(chorus) when I feel like I just can't win
                     you keep on pulling me in
                     holding you tightly in my heart
                     you're my good luck charm

old toad eating my 4 leaf clover
thinking it's all over
didn't know the ace in my hand
didn't know me at all

(Instrumental)
(chorus)

when the odds stack up against the wall
and I'm feeling a little small
you give me that look
and it all begins

(chorus) to end

Run Away

© 2013 Mark Cote

Walking now in the world of smiling strangers
gone what I've known trust is the danger
where do I go when it's spinning around
idle chatter to me doesn't make a sound

the depth of what I see I can't tell to others
for until you falter no one starts to wonder
I broke the looking glass a long time ago
it only reflected the world I know

(chorus) in the shiny darkness I climb the walls
                  in the shiny darkness I see it all
                  see my soul as it slips away
                  see colored skies now turn to grey
                  run away ( ahhhhh)
                  run away

Like the sheep knows he is being fleeced
the bird in the cage is still out of reach
as I reach out now please take my hand
before I get swallowed in the shifting sands

if I get out of this tunnel dead or alive
what will await for me on the other side
the journey is so long some never go
learning to break free they will never know

(chorus)

(bridge) words are the colors I throw on the ground
                  paving a path I have never found
                  (ahhhh)
                  will you be there please wait for me
                  open my eyes and let me see

(chorus)

Big Enough To Care

© 2013 Mark Cote

climbed your way high up on the ladder
is the view from there all that matters
can you reach way on down
down to the ground
are you big enough
big enough to care

it's a jungle of life we live in
forgettin' sometimes where we've been
we kick claw and bite
though we know it's not right
are you big enough to care

(chorus) with the world under your ground
                  cry tears without a sound
                  are you big enough
                  are you big enough to care
                  when one opens their eyes
                  one by one the world is wise
                  and we're big enough
                  big enough to care

a battle of words and of money
the double talk it ain't funny
the fool on the hill
says he never will
be strong enough to care

he showed her the love he knew
with feelings so deeply true
but she saw through her fear
true love in unclear
heart not big enough to care

(chorus)

You Are The Rainbow

© 2013 Mark Cote

you're the dew that kissed my lips
every morning that I arise
drops of tears flowed down my face
now colors in my skies

the thunder made us scared
and the rain it was so cold
but pulling through it all
having you to hold

(chorus) is it true you just exist
                  in my mind...
                  the times I think of you
                  I feel fine...
                  you are the rainbow..
                  you are the rainbow.....

remember after every storm
as I gaze out up above
the burst of color that is born
and for a while I see your love

I never knew that you'd be gone
left with thoughts of yesterday
through a loss we find ourself
and love's not far away

(chorus)