"The Little Things"

July 8, 2009

The Little Things
By: R. A. Cvetich

You hate that I brush my teeth six times a day,
And you hate that I always offer to pay.
You hate that I never call you first.
You hate that I know all the lyrics to songs,
And you hate that I always sing along.
You hate that when it comes to sports, I am the worst.
So you said we’re through,
Cuz it’s the little things,
The little things that matter to you.

CHORUS
Not the fact that I’d give the world for you,
Or my promise that I would always be true.
It didn’t matter how many times,
I told you I was so glad you were mine.
Not the way I held you tight,
Or that when I was with you, everything was right,
For the first time in my life.
Or the fact that I’m in love with you.
No, it’s the little things,
The little things that matter to you.

You hate that I let others have their way,
Even if it means that I won’t be okay.
You hate that I laugh without a cause.
You hate that I’m crazy when I’m with my friends,
And you hate that my stories never end.
You hate that I refuse to tell you your flaws.
So you said goodbye,
Cuz it’s the little things,
The little things that matter in your eyes.

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Bridge
But all that clouded your view,
Were those things that had nothing to do,
With the way I felt about you.
All you could see were the little things that drove us apart,
All I could see was the man I loved with all of my heart.
You never gave me a chance to let you see,
That you were everything,
Everything that mattered to me…

Second CHORUS
And that I would give the world for you,
And I promise that I would always be true.
I would tell you a thousand times,
How lucky I was just to call you mine.
I would always hold you tight,
Cuz when I was with you, everything was right,
For the first time in my life.
Because I am in love with you,
But you still said we’re through,
You acted like you never knew,
Cuz it’s the little things,
The little things that matter to you.

"You Took Everything"

June 11, 2009

You Took Everything

By: R. A. Cvetich

The lips that once professed how much he wanted us to last
With one word now have plunged the love we built into the past
Those eyes that once looked at me like I was his dream come true
Now view me as some sad mistake that he must now undo
Somehow that smile harbors such a sting
That tells me he’s about to take everything
Then comes the splitting words I can’t forget
And suddenly I have nothing left

CHORUS
The day we fell apart
You took every shattered piece that was left of my heart
My reason to wake up every morning
You stole from me without warning
You robbed the joy from our memories
All the love I thought could never be
The smiles that gave me butterflies
The adoration in your eyes
And the feeling knowing you were mine
When you left, followed close behind
Now no joy, nothing remains
Yeah, you took everything…
But the pain

The man whose touch and every word confessed how much he cared
Now wonders why he wasted time on every day we shared
The one who claimed I was worth the wait, the one thing that felt right
Has now decided he was better off without me in his life
There’s an ending in his voice that I can’t change
And a look that tells me I can’t make him stay
Time throbs by, and life just soldiers on
Each day the same, but for me, everything’s gone

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Bridge
And maybe this is what I deserve
I said I’d give you my everything
But I thought I’d have your heart in return.

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"Lie"

June 9, 2009

Lie

By: R. A. Cvetich

Ignorance is bliss,
If it means that I don’t have to believe,
That we’ve shared our last kiss,
That the one that I have missed,
Will never come back to me.
If you say you’re not leaving,
Maybe I can keep breathing.

CHORUS
So baby lie,
Until my last breath,
Up until the day I die.
Cuz I don’t want to live a day without you,
And I can’t watch you walk away,
When you’re the one thing I can’t bear to lose.
If we’ve come to our ending,
Then please keep on pretending.
If the truth is your goodbye,
Then baby lie.

Keep me in the dark,
If the light will just illuminate your shaking hands,
As you take back your heart.
If it means we’ll be apart,
Then never let that light pierce this darkness.
If our time has passed,
Just keep telling me we’ll last.

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Bridge
They say the truth can set you free,
Then keep me in captivity,
If the truth that I’m to learn,
Is that you’ll never return.

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But you look into my eyes,
And for once there are no lies.
And you say goodbye.

Baby…why?

"Blind"

January 23, 2009

Blind

By: R. A. Cvetich

Sitting there across from me

Obliviously

Do you even see

The way I look at you

The way that I could never look at anyone else?

Trying to read those eyes of yours

I can’t take it anymore

Oh, I wonder if you’re as sure

As I am

And I can’t find a thing about you I don’t like

Except that you’re not always by my side

Behind these lying eyes

Don’t you realize?

CHORUS

And I told myself

I’d never fall for anyone else

And you can’t even tell

Can you even tell

How much you’ve changed my mind?

Don’t you see me stare?

Trying to lie and say there’s nothing there

I wonder if you could ever care

The way I do

If you only knew

And yet you sit there blind

I smile with every word you say

Can’t you stay

Just for today?

And for the day after that?

And every day until my last breath?

Trying so hard to pretend

That I’m not falling for my best friend

I wonder if you’re as scared of the end

As I am

Am I supposed to figure out these signs?

Should I try to read between the lines?

Will there be a day I’ll call you mine?

Oh, can’t you read my mind?

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Bridge

I don’t want to be without you

I’m just not that strong

Don’t you see? I’m crazy about you

And I’ve been here all along

Open up your eyes

Then you’ll realize

That I’m the one that you’ve been trying to find

But you just sit there blind

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"Don't Rescue Me"

October 26, 2008

Don't Rescue Me

by: R. A. Cvetich

All these words I cannot say

How did it happen this way?

I must be crazy, so crazy

Thinking of you this way

I know I may never turn your head

But I'm drowning in the words you said

And I don't want to come up for air

Boy, I'd rather be here

Never needing air

CHORUS

I don't need rescuing

I don't need anything

But you

Your eyes, those eyes

Your sweet disguise

Why would I need anything but you?

Don't go playing

Like you're anything

But perfect

Cuz you know you're perfect

I know you're perfect

Don't rescue me, baby

Don't rescue me

This is the start of something new

Could I be falling for you?

You think you'll hurt me

But I'll take that risk for you

I know you may never understand

But I'm burning just to hold your hand

And I'm happy in the flames

Just let this fire rage

I will never leave these flames

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Bridge

I'm drowning in those eyes of yours

I'm burning to be at your door

To say I can't wait anymore

That I am ready to be yours

Baby you've imprisoned me

But please never set me free

In this bondage I'm happy

Don't rescue me

Don't rescue me

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"Until the Stars Fall Like Rain"

July 15, 2008

Until the Stars Fall Like Rain
by: R. A. Cvetich


Beauty fades
And joy evades me
The world is spinning 'round and 'round
And I get lost in the sound
Of life moving on
Of another moment gone
And I am sick to my stomach
When I think about the day
You walked away
When I didn't say what I needed to say
And you walked away
You walked away

The night is long
And the memories are stronger
My heart is beating black and white
A message lost from others' sight
Caught up in life's blur
A scream that's never heard
And I am falling to pieces
When I look at me
And I don't see
What I need to be- what you want me to be
I don't see pretty
I just see me

CHORUS
And the stars they cry
With every goodbye you say
And they rain down every night like the flames
That fill me when you say my name
And I can't take it anymore
What's this life for?
If you're not at my door
To stay until the stars fall like rain
The stars will fall like rain

Solitude comes
And chances run away
The tears are springing from my soul
Drowning tragic tales untold
And I'm alone here
And nothing's clear
And I am letting go of hope
When I see it in your eyes:
You're not satisfied
When everything I try is ignored by
Those eyes
Unsatisfied

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Let the stars come crashing down
And I will shatter at the sound
Of life moving on
Of the reality that you're gone

I'll forget your touch
Because I'll never be enough
I'll listen to the goodbye that spawns the pain
As the stars fall like rain

"Until the Day That There May Be (A You and Me)"

April 13, 2008

Until the Day That There May Be (A You and Me)

By: R. A. Cvetich

Missing you

Feels like the icy rain that’s soaking through my skin

And the tears that fall in this empty hotel room

Remind me just how deep I’m in

And there’s 3,000 miles between us, and we’re an ocean apart

But that don’t change the fact that you hold my heart

And that it has been yours from the very start

CHORUS

And I need your arms around me tonight

I’ve been holding onto my pillow so tight

Praying I’ll wake up and find it to be you

But it’s another night alone I’m living through

But the distance and the tears cannot erase

The truth that no one else can take your place

So I’m holding to the hope that sets me free:

That someday there may be a you and me

A breaking heart

Beneath the stars: my only connection to you

I need a hand to hold, but all I grasp is the darkness

That reminds me that your absence is true

I need to hear your voice, to listen to you breathe

If only I could show you, if only you could see

How you’ve changed my life forever, how you’ve moved me

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Bridge

God, wrap your arms around him like I wish I could

If I could run to him now, God, You know I would

Because he’s everything to me

That no one else can ever be

So I’ll live on memories

Until the day that there may be

Everything I’ve ever dreamed

Until the day that there may be a you and me

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