The escape from section 8

In the world it seems,
we all become blind,
And what is done is done,
we can't press rewind,

life is lost inside the moment,
when you give time
to small emotion,
cause then 
it's only a matter of time,
before you drop below 
the ocean, 
and see a cloudy night
where rain drops glide
in slow motion,
with yells and the screams,
the caotic camotion,

with the twists,
and the turns,
the fire and the smoke,
but everything would be fine,
if to you
life was not a joke,
but you had to type l.o.l
before the screen broke,

before the plunge 
in the river
right off the cliff,

flashes of commencement
speeches,
words of inspiration,
future was so bright,
but now a fight for ventilation,

and while you unconsciously
sink below the reeks 
of the ocean,
text message recieved,
but was it worth 
your small emotion?

Jason lamorris rivers Copyright ©2011

Mirror on the wall
why are you taking
up her time?,
You got her in the mirror,
putting make-up on her mind,
but putting on that make-up
only wastes precious time,
cause it’s not about her face,
It’s more about what’s in her mind,
but our sad shallow world,
has her working overtime,

30 minutes to an hour,
so she can try to find perfection,
but only if she knew,
there’s little need for correction,

And it’s sadder
that beauty companies
are rich because of this,
girls with low self esteem
spending millions to achieve,

To achieve a look
that they already possess,
but it’s society’s fault
that there’s so much stress,

Cause it makes them think
that they need make-up to
believe,
but the truth is,
It’s only used to deceive,
cause it’s a temporary fix,
inside they will still bleed,

The world can be
so superficial at times,
That’s the main reason
they’re trying to make
us all blind,

By making us think
that beauty
is all that really matters,
but it’s the true confidence inside,
which make-up only shatters,

Putting make-up on,
only makes you like the other,

Without the make-up on,
you will stand out like a star,
So don’t worry girl
you’re beautiful just the way you are,

And you should not care
what those shallow people think,
cause if you try
to impress them,
then you’re missing out
on the deep,
you’re already beautiful,
smart, and complete,
but without the make-up on,
you can say that
you’re unique

Jason lamorris rivers © 2010

(Verse 1)-Through out our cities,
And our small towns,
We lost so many
After that siren sound,

That dark green sky,
The sound of that train,
begins with a watch,
Then a warning remains,

If you never been in their position,
And If it never comes through
It's easy for you to say,
It won't happen to you,
But on a dark fiery hour
the sound can get new,
A lot scarier,
than what you're used too,

If it's the first time
It's outside your door
then you won't want it
To happen nomore

(Pre chorus)-
you'll hear the news telling you
you better Run and hide,
Urging you to get low
so you will surive,
You'll hear the sound of the train
As it roars and roars,
And before you know it
It's knocking down your door

(Chorus)-and it's no lie,
You really feel you're gonna die,
You look into your partner's eyes,
And say those last few words like this,

If this is the day
I just hope we will be free

(Verse 2)-In school we were
Taught about this before,
Get in hall ways, and get on the floor, Cover your heads protect from debris, Close your eyes,
Just pray you can see
An end to the madness outside
The door,
But those are just drills
This is more,

You can hear the freight
Outside window pains,
Swishing and swishing
The sound of hurricanes

(Pre chorus)-If you never been in that position before,
Then you dont know
What you have in store,

You'll hear the news
Telling you you better run, and hide Urging you to get low
So you will survive,

You'll hear the sound of the train
As it roars and roars,
And before you know it
It's knocking down your door

(Chorus)- and it's no lie
You really feel you're gonna die,
You look into your partner's eyes
And say those last few words
like this,

If this is the day
I just hope we will be free

(The sound of tornado breaking down door blends in with music)

(Bridge)- You hear the train
Break through the door,
You brace yourselves onto the floor,
Cars are flying inside of the sky,
The darker it gets
The more you cry.

(Repeat chorus once more, but this time more slowly and more emotional)

Jason lamorris rivers © 2013

(Verse 1)-She's numb to all feeling,
From her battles of islam,
So she looks in the mirror
To see what she has become,
Machete in her eyes
Hollow, and steel,
The trail of red is long
From the blood that she spilled,
so Tarnished between the lies,
She spends her nights alone,
Traumatized once again,
Just trying to stay strong,

(Chorus)-She's one of the soldiers,
And she fought in this war,
on the battlefield,
With her rifle, and shield,
And she's traumatized
because she had to kill,
But I thank you soldier
I thank you soldier

(Verse 2)-She fights Beneath the structure,
As bombs drop below
A true warrior to the fight,
With an infrared glow,
She stays solid
While gas fills up the air,
As she hears allah
then explosions every where,
So just for good luck,
I wear her favorite navy fleece,
So that she will come back,
God bless her infantry

(Chorus)-She's one of the soldiers,
And she fought in this war,
on the battlefield
With her rifle, and shield,
Now she's traumatized,
Because she had to kill,
But I thank you soldier
I thank you soldier

(Bridge)-Covert operations, conspiracy, espionage
She don't want me to see,
But in the trenches of the night,
She always fights for me.

Jason lamorris rivers Copyright ©2010

(Verse 1)-My dissection of you
did not stop
when I seen your face,
I always knew there was more,
so I cut deeper in place,
critiquing your exterior
as I longed for inner peace,
I want your beauty,
but your mind is what blinds me,

scaring my pupil,
and my cornea's perception,
miss sunshine
there's no misconception,
because I always knew,
That there was more
behind the eyes of you

(Chorus)-You think your beauty
is the only thing
I care about,
But girl let me tell you
that that's not
What it's all about,
I want what's behind your eyes,
Girl I will never tell you lies,
This is not a shallow brain
Knocking at your door,
There has to be something more,
Baby there has to be some more

(Verse 2)-When I 1st seen you
sure there was an agenda,
Because my plan was to cut,
And slice the shallow part of you,
Because I always hoped that
there was a deeper meaning,
Something more than the fact
That your eyes are pretty blue,

There was so much more
that I desired
than your complexion,
I wanted to open your surface,
and expose
Your true perception,
because I always knew,
that there was more
behind the eyes of you

(Chorus)-You think your beauty
is the only thing
I care about,
But girl let me tell you
that that's not
What it's all about,
I want what's behind your eyes,
Girl I will never tell you lies,
This is not a shallow brain
Knocking at your door,
There has to be something more,
Baby there has to be some more

(Bridge)-Your exterior
does not define
Who you really are
So my purpose
is to cut into you
Without leaving a scar,
I will do it through my words,
Because they're as sharp
as machete,
You thought I was shallow,
But girl I am ready,

(Echoes fading back into chorus)
Girl I am ready,
Girl I am ready

Jason lamorris rivers Copyright ©2010