Way Past Treasure

the last time through
did i know you?
in the time before
did i know the best of you?
i can think
but i can't remember
was there something lost?
that once was treasured
the last time through
did i know you?

in the previous dance
did i take that chance?
did i live for love?
instead of learning second hand
i can dream
but i can't believe it
was there something there
more than a feeling
in the previous dance
did i take the chance

holding on to hopes and dreams
as life goes streaming by
you don't have to understand
why i still try
why i still smile

in the other world
were you the one?
in that other time world
did i know you as the one?
did i wake too soon?
i can't remember
was there something there?
that was way past treasure
in the other world
were you the one?

(2011 db michel)

You Don't Know That I Know

everyone has their secret mystery
tales of the heart that are not told
everyone has a place they go
deep in the dark with their secret soul
we go there and hope we're not alone

you don't know that i know
that i know what you know
you don't know that i know
what's been going on

everyone has another story
needs of the heart that they won't tell
everyone has somewhere to go
a hope in the dark where the truth can grow
we go there and hope we're not alove

you don't know that i know
that i know what you know
you don't know that i know
what's been going on

you can hide if you want to
but i've already seen the light
if we ever say the words we'll be alright

you don't know that i know
that i know what you know
you don't know that i know
what's been going on

(2010 db michel)

Waiting For My Timeline

looking at the sad expanse
trying to find my happiness
i left it in the future
trying to find a reason why
trying to remember why i try
the emptiness frees me

waiting for the future
waiting for a dream
an image of the shadow
where it's supposed to be
waiting for my timeline
waiting for a smile
i'm still here and waiting
i'll be waiting for awhile

looking at the empty miles
trying to remember why i smile
i'm thinking of the future
holding on to promise made
remembering the price i paid
because it was my duty

if i did what i wanted to when i wanted to
i would have been late for my destiny
if i had known what i wanted to know
i wouldn't be the me i needed to be

waiting for the future
waiting for a dream
an image of the shadow
where it's supposed to be
waiting for my timeline
waiting for a smile
i'm still here and waiting
i'll be waiting for awhile

(2010 db michel)