W A R : the album

WRITING EMOTIONS All of these emotions-- I could let them pass But instead, I've learned to capture, They will not be my masters I put ink to page I purge out all of my pain, And my blistering hate-- They will not be my captors And when it's all out I look up, look around-- There's only light here My beloved is my safety Those monsters can't get me Only words on a page Passing into the ages-- Not forgotten, just enslaved In typographic cages THE GOAL As long as I belong here You'll consume my mind Held against the glow Up against my body Vast infinite time Gently, oh my soul What's beyond the ages? Can I bathe in your liquid gold eternally? Never wanting more Everything's fulfilled now You call us "The Goal" BLUE I didn't see the red flags Was in over my head So in love I felt that There could be no wrong here Forced down any rogue fears I knew I belonged here I justified my tears Said If I didn't cry that meant I didn't care I sat bene...

  THEY DON’T KNOW THE PRICE Written by Catherine Vartain-Frilund They don’t know the price How much it costs to be in love with you They see us as fools But they don’t know about what we go through To be desperately in love When the entire world is against us They don’t know the price I bet they can’t afford it One too many times alone in bed Counting the days til I see you again Woah It’s been too long Can’t put a number on the bills it's cost If home is where I’m loved then I guess I’m lost Woah I can't wait to come home I can’t wait to come home Home Home I could roll the dice But never land the odds of finding you It’s the climax of a life To find the one to give your heart up to To defy the greatest odds To have a destiny won by the gods They don’t know the price I bet they can’t afford it They wrinkle their noses at the through of us To unknowing ones who don’t have our luck Woah We don’t give a fuck The planes don’t fly when we need them to But time flies by when I visit...

THE GOOD GUY Written by Catherine Vartain-Frilund Reckless endangerment Time and time again You left me on the ground Bleeding out You're so irresponsible With other people's lives It's almost like you don't Even care at all Cuz as long as it's in your interest, you are fine As long as you're primary witness, you're alright You're terrible and sadistic, but you don't mind Cuz in your eyes You're The Good Guy I'm running across the board To find what last mistake Cost me everything And lost the game But you don't even bother trying To understand your sin You lash out and ignore The messes you make Cuz as long as it's in your interest, you are fine As long as you're primary witness, you're alright You're terrible and sadistic, but you don't mind Cuz in your eyes You're The Good Guy I've tried and I've tried To explain it to you I've been patient And grimaced through pain All for you My love falls through ...

  COMETS Written by: Catherine Vartain Frilund Comets that spiral Across the sky  Two ancient souls Meet up in the night  Long have they traveled Far far have they come  Looking for something familiar  For a moment  The flame that engulfs one Envelops the other  Climbing together Through Infinite Skies   When the universe  Exploded to life   I lost my beloved in fire  Now let us dance  This charming romance  Of this we shall not grow tired   For a moment   The flame that engulfs one Envelops the other   Climbing together Through Infinite Skies 

  THE VILLAIN Written by: Catherine Vartain-Frilund  I know she watches everything I do Her shadow shows up in the blackest rooms And when she asks you how I’m doing I hope you tell her life’s improving Now that she is no longer my burden And when she tells her friends and family That I’m the one who ruined everything I hope she recalls what she did I did my best to mend this Now she lurks by my fences That I put up to keep her out She’s always been the villain These thoughts are brewing deep inside my head I can’t escape, so here I sit instead I hope that every waking moment She knows that I’m the bigger woman I would never lead on innocents And when she says that she can’t stand me I am the one that she called family When there was no one else who did I did my best to mend this Now she lurks by my fences That I put up to keep you out She’s always been the villain

  I ONCE WAS INNOCENT Written by Catherine Vartain Frilund No grave but the sea I wait for her to rescue me The tide sweeping in Enveloping my body The sweet sea grass  My mortal soul My heart's desire The lies I’ve told My arms outstretched A serpent's kiss Empires fell With queens like this I once was innocent You know that I was I put my faith  In a fantasy god If my old friends knew me now They’d pray for me cuz I once was innocent I once was No grave but the sea To dignify my body How could I be lost When drowning in her majesty Surrendering All I can do My parted lips My siren’s tune If one does wrong What can one do? The god I loved Made monsters too I once was innocent You know that I was I put my faith  In a fantasy god If my old friends knew me now They’d pray for me cuz I once was innocent I once was Witches float and so do I All I tried to do was get it right What should happen when the choices you make Hurt the ones you love for life? Witches float and s...

  SPIRALS Written by Catherine Vartain-Frilund I’m wide awake but I am  Far away from space and time It’s not because I’m feeling badly I am doing fine It’s nice to have a new perspective of  the times I felt a little different than now I get caught in spirals  Round round I go How could you want a girl like me  When I’m losing control? When I detach from real life  It can be hard to catch my feet  Before I lift off the globe   (there’s no telling where I’ll go) In moments like this if I asked you Will you anchor me? I’d understand if you say no No No Round and round I go Go Go Sometimes I find that I am  Floating through a magic land The creatures there are friendly beasts  Both mythical and man Sometimes I land in hellscapes where  I’m hunted by my demons Screaming out beware Beware Beware Beware Beware Beware Beware I get caught in spirals  Round round I go How could you want a girl like me  When I’m losing control...

  STRAWS Written by Catherine Vartain-Frilund And suddenly I’m all alone Pining and praying that someday I’ll make it without you If the scar is deep, so was the love But comforting words fall on ears that only hear your heartbeat Reaching for something that isn’t there How do you make it when life isn’t fair? Oh, I still feel the hum of your voice in my body Look at me trying to grasp at straws Losing my mind over what I’ve lost Oh, how do I become whole when I’m missing pieces? Pieces I gave you and you threw them away The cuts go deep, straight to the bone All that I see just reminds me of us together When I met you I met my soul Now I wander around tryna find how to make it better Reaching for something that isn’t there How do you make it when life isn’t fair? Oh, I still feel the hum of your voice in my body Look at me trying to grasp at straws Losing my mind over what I’ve lost Oh, how do I become whole when I’m missing pieces? Pieces I gave you and you threw them away Asking...