The Price

When the hope is low

And the doubts are high

And questions of why are left unheard

Their unspoken words hurt the most, I know

But that doesn’t mean I don’t try

Good little girls do as their told

Smile, nod and stay in that perfect mold

But I won’t let that define me

Cross the line

Reveal the system 

See the light on the other side

Even when most won’t listen
There’s riot in the quiet 

With their power of deceit
It comes with hidden receipts
And we find it in obituaries 

They put a price on our lives

There’s always a price

With their backs turned away

See their hate grow strong

Make moves, capture their eyes

See what’s left of humanity inside

Find that voice beneath the fear
Even if just one person hears
Stand up don’t back down
Heal my own wounds in this gown
Now that I know how

Cross the line

Reveal the system 

See the light on the other side

Even when most won’t listen
There’s riot in the quiet 

With their power of deceit
It comes with hidden receipts
And we find it in obituaries 

They put a price on our lives

There’s always a price

When the lights go dim and faith is lost

Stay true to the heart at any cost

Cause I know, there’s more to this

Rewrite my fate

Sacrifice ignorance and hate
It’s worth the price 

To see the light on the other side

Love always,

Lainey

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Pandemic

Sometimes it seems harder to breathe

And days like this may seem so bleak 

When patience is a thing no one has

But we see the same sky through the glass

Can you see the light?

Don’t you worry, it’s gonna be alright

Nights become days and sleep is off

Dreams become hard but the pillow’s soft 

But when you look to the sky right now

Remember there’s light behind the clouds

Don’t confuse your freedom when you feel confined

And don’t forget how to shine from the inside

Hold on just a little bit more

Hold onto what we came here for

Dig up the strength I know you have

Don’t let your will get cut in half

When we feel weak, look to the sky

All I’m asking is that we try

Where do you go with your eyes closed?

Didn’t you know you’re not alone?

Did you thank a hero in disguise?

The ones no one looked at twice 

What more could we ask for?

When love comes in different forms

Can you see it now?

Can you see them now?

Wait for the fog to lift

High above the mountain cliffs

As you’re safely wrapped warm in bed

Let the sun gently kiss your forehead 

You are never alone

When you’re safe at home

Sometimes it seems harder to breathe

When we question what we can’t see

We might not recognize the strength we have

But we see the same sky through the glass 

Can you see the light?

Don’t you worry, it’s gonna be alright 

Love Always,

Lainey

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Labyrinth

Careful the crown 

that buries treasure

barely in the ground

and measures it against 

the size of our eyes

There’s a restlessness in the air

stare at the smokescreens 

and do nothing 

as the walls change around us

surrounding us with ivy and envy

rose colored glass on the ceiling 

Indulge in every sense

in a trance we dance all night

lost track of time

don’t know where it went

the glass was too dense

it echoed back things

 that didn’t make sense

telling us to fly when they clipped our wings

See the fire

in their eyes 

each from a different past

on this path trapped in this myth

we call a labrynth

one day we’ll break out of it

 Careful the crown

that buries treasure

barely in the ground

and measures it against 

the size of our eyes

Love Always,

Lainey

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Holy Water

Embers and ash
Spinning in a cyclone
Sea breeze at night
Wondering where it goes
Burned notes telling secrets to the wind

Holy water
Coming up at high tide
Pray for our sins
Palms together hands tied
Confide in the truth we seek through sin

Walking the edge
High above the skyline
With these hearts we pledge
Once upon this lifetime
Close our eyes and fly
Please don’t let this go to waste
Don’t let this go to waste

I’ve been told to pick a side
Instead I pulled the curtain wide
Can’t believe it’s come to this
Cause I’m convinced there’s more to this

Was it yours or was it mine
The blindfold that kept me from the light?

Rip tides guide us through the night
Baptized with the salt in our wounds
I hold onto you and close my eyes
Can’t believe you saw it too

Holy water
Washing up at low tide
The dawn is dim
Reborn and so alive
Stay wild and keep the fire strong within

Once upon this lifetime
We’re guided by the light
Don’t let this go to waste
Don’t let this go to waste


Love Always,
Lainey

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Amethyst

Today I stared in your eyes

Studied every curve of your face

Saw your every disguise

In every passing phase

Didn’t know it was you until now

And when I cried

You wiped the tears away

When I wanted to hide

You made it a safe place

Didn’t know you did that until now

Then all the missing pieces were found

Made the most original picture of you

And the smoke turned to clouds

Gray skies turned periwinkle blue

I grabbed your hand and looked down

Saw my hands folded in my lap

and every face I made

Was reflected right back

And this whole time I swore

I was looking for a knight

But I was reaching for a sword

Cutting off all those kind of lies

As I unclenched my fist 

Let the energy take hold of me

Now I’m ready for this

Amethyst 

And all the pieces were found

Made the most original picture of you...

Didn’t know it was you until now

Love Always,

Lainey

 

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Moon Stone

There’s a dying match 

Didn’t quite catch the wick

Don’t know what’s in the dark

But maybe it’s how I like it

I close my eyes to see

But you can find my eyes

If you close yours too

An hour past midnight

We start to see things 

Like secrets of what’s next

Some we don’t believe though 

But some can’t dodge the mess

The moon turned me to stone

It does that sometimes

It’s how I step outside myself

When there’s shadow there’s light 

When the healing hurts

More than the wound

Take a little detour

From these cycles we go through

There’s a dying match 

Didn’t quite catch the wick

Don’t know what’s in the dark

But maybe it’s how I like it

Love Always,

Lainey

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Cracks of Light

Ocean salt falls between the cracks

Burns before it heals

Numb to the feel

Unfamiliar but it’s nice

Earth shakes the ground breaks

The world is upside down

Don’t look both ways

Maybe it’s just a phase

So many days I’ve lost count

The sun falls with the sky 

Another night to do this right

At least that’s what I tell myself

A truth I’ll never tell

It’s just not worth the fight 

That’s the part that stays in the dark

Can’t hide the broken pieces

When light bleeds through them

Don’t look for patterns tracing these lines

You’ll get lost in what’s yours and mine

Love always,

Lainey

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Follow the Echo

There’s an echo in my dreams

I can’t drown out

Even when it makes no sound

Telling me to wait

That it’s all gonna be okay

Another slate wiped clean after midnight

Why relive each day, each life

Inside such a cluttered mind

Barely making it out alive

Because you do what they tell you to

And the echo gets restless

Escapes my eyes, water into light

I was never a good liar anyways

So here I stand barely holding on

But I’ve never felt so strong

We’ve been kept in the dark

They didn’t know we could close our eyes

To see where the light will lead

To an ocean deep or a cliff high and steep

We start over and let the phoenix rise

Why relive each day, each life

Inside such a cluttered mind 

Barely making it out alive 

Because you do what they tell you to 

Look at me and tell me what you see

And I’ll tell you what you need to know

Fears projected on the walls reflect

Break them down, they don’t serve or protect

Trust that fear will guide us where we need to go

Why relive each day, each life

Inside such a cluttered mind

Barely making it out alive 

Because you do what they tell you to 

Love Always,

Lainey

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Weight of Gold

Ancient lullabies sung at night

Tell us of tales in search of lights

Maps and treasures filled with gold

For those who venture the unknown

Who dare dig up the lonely earth

In hopes the future holds its worth?

The weight of gold

Might be too heavy to hold

But these songs sound so enticing

And the way it shines is so inviting

A siren’s song leads sailors to tombs

It sparkles and shines and grabs you too

Lead by your eyes blinding your mind 

Blocks out your heart leaving you blind

But you don’t see the irony here

The gold you seek is never near

Oh the things you’ll do to hold it close

Oh the things you’ve done no one knows

But let’s pretend we know your secrets

And all you said to us to try and keep it 

These pictures you paint aren’t as they seem

And the hands you’ve used aren’t as clean

The weight of gold

Seems too heavy to hold

You see me here with empty hands

A freedom you may never understand

You pity my lack of treasured gifts

But clench that gold around your wrists

I use two hands to climb and feel free

Your hands are bound at 90 degrees

But you don’t see the irony here

The gold you seek is never near 

You can dig and dig but it’ll never be enough
Not compared to all you’ve lost
Time is spent looking at the ground
While it’s tying us up and weighing us down
Reclaim your life and look it in the eyes
The most expensive things don’t have a price
When the weight of gold
Is too heavy to hold

Love Always, 

Lainey

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Warm Like Gray

Lost my mind but I don’t mind

It just so happens all the time

But that’s okay

Warm and bright like the color gray

As I tip toed on cotton clouds

These doubts I can sedate 

I’ve never been this far before

Far from these outlines on the floor

It’s not what I thought

Numb from fears I’ve fought

And I’ve began to see more color

In every other breath I’ve caught

And I don’t need your sympathy 

Or any other look you give to me

I need to try

When all these truths became a lie

Warm and bright like the color gray

Colorblind in a rainbow light

And maybe I was wrong

Held on for far too long

And now I’m free

As we trapped our secrets behind our teeth

We grieved and shed our skin

Destined to redeem this new heart beat

Love Always,

Lainey

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