Michael Sullivan

A tribute to Road to Perdition
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They say life is complicated
They pose to be composed
They complain at our levity
Harangue their philosophy
Forever I never knew my destiny
This was the road laid in front
This was the life I chose
Had to do one’s dirty work
At times we killed for one’s sin
Most times he killed for his fun
We all cherished our money and gold
We danced and drank too loose our senses
At times I found ourselves to be too cold
I was always taught to be bold
No matter how hard I tried
I realized my worst dreams coming true
Though he’s mine I dint want him to be me
I was once adventurous and unafraid as a kid
This nature of him as brought him behind my back
For no fault of his own
For every mistake of my negligence
He happened to be one among
Consequently we lost our loved ones


No hometown, left with nothing
We were on the run
Run so we may live to see the morning sun
Without knowing a Lucifer was following us
Almost got myself killed
Would have brought my dreaded childhood upon him
Every moment turned out pathetic
Every second I became lethargic
The very thought put me down
And kept me on my heels
Somehow I survived for him
Not knowing when a bullet might strike me
Not knowing when I might leave him alone
We couldn’t run anymore
Not for me, but for him
I chose what I was taught
I chose to pull the trigger
I chose to do one’s dirty work
Only this time it was for me

I killed like I have never killed before
All the while I found myself to be impassive
Dunno whether if it’s right or wrong
I was left with no choice
I had to protect him
He was my son
My father once told me..
that none of us will see heaven
Through the Road to Perdition
As I have always been
Doubtful and questioning
My name is Michael Sullivan
Was I a good man?
Was I a good father?
They will make their own reckoning
They will make their own decisions
They will have their own answers
As for me..
Ever through the horrid times
God put a smile on my face
Coz I knew my son wouldn’t be me
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Swing

Summer has gone
And our sun has cooled
I wake up to my mama’s scream
She shouts all night to sleep
She shouts all day to wake
And I smile as I look into her eyes
Now that’s how my days kicks off
I hold to my spirit somehow

Yesterday I was down and out
I locked up myself and lived alone
I used read but never followed
I used to shout and I was soo hollow
Well there are some people who are lost
They claim they don’t remember me
While I remember the times we had
While I remember the things we shared
Some people ignored me to oblivion
While I still smiled and took care to get their attention
I loved one girl too much
No matter what she does
No matter how she was
I cannot accept her choice
I found her to be churlish
She claimed I’m unattractive
While I found her to be too talkative
Then I decided to shut myself away
Sitting all alone
Disturbed and thoughts came along
I decided to take a walk
I stumbled onto these beautiful eyes
She was with another guy
Before she got onto her bike
She turned to me and smiled
Twenty four hours since we met
My sights on you had been set
Though it was just for a second
I forgot my past and I moved on
Dunno who you are, you made me believe
Dunno where you’re from, you gave back my smile
For all those out there who’re down and out

Sing with me
There will be some sign
This will make our life realign
We go back and forth
That’s how swing works
Remember not to loose your grip
Life is a Swing
Lets get on with it, lets swing high

Break Away

Sitting in my room
I feel truly alone
Gazing at my monitor
I tremble and falter
I see light, but it’s dark
I see pics, but it’s blurred
Everything seems to be fine around me
Everything seems to be wrong inside me
I know its right
I know it’s for my own good
My future at stake, I loose my mind
I hope I’m young before I die

She made me unstable
She made me motionless
She took away my smile
Now she lives miles apart
Across Nations
Across Oceans
Across different species and cultures
I search for my long lost soul
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
The dam broke open inside me
She flooded my thoughts
Some kind of brain damage
Some kind of unstoppable feelings
She has left me reeling
Hell yeah
It hurts me to see your smile
It hurts me to look into your eyes
But I believe we meant our goodbyes
Such a saint you act like
Such a whore you behave like
I burn away your pictures with my smokes
Hell yeah
I’m not attractive enough for you
But I’m getting to grip with what you had said
You always doubt that there is a better man
I doubt what runs through your veins
I know there can’t be a better way
I don’t want to stay
I hope in time I forget
Let’s pretend like we never met
Why don’t we break up
There is nothing left to say
I’ve got my eyes shut
Praying they won’t strain
I punch the walls, Screaming BREAK AWAY in the rain
Their droplets extinguishing my smoke
Like your face I throw the bud away
I hope you blow away
I hope…you blow away

One Shot

One shot is all that you’re left with
You better take it down with what’s left
Or it’s gonna be too late to even dream about it
One dream is what that means most
One life you’ve got to live with it
So don’t think too much
You get it on, get it right
Don’t leave control of your sight
Aim high, aim right
Pull the trigger, set the target
Take it down, get the bull’s eye
You need to get it even
Coz there isn’t much of a time
One chance is all that’s given
Don’t push yourself to oblivion
One life you’ve got to make it mean something
If you don’t trust your balls, you’ll deserve to die
They won’t even remember your name
There would be no one to even cry
One shot is all that you’re left with
One dream you’ve got, so dream high
Take your chances
Believe in yourself
Don’t bother too much beside
One life is all that you’ve got
Live it to your most
There ain’t any second chances
No room for remorse or forgiveness
Coz
One Shot is all that you’re left with

Dark Side Of Me

Hello, is there anyone inside me

I keep asking myself

I know I am self aware

It’s just that I’m lost somewhere

Can’t you see that under my smile?

Can’t you feel that under my eyes?

Can’t you see that I was lost all the while

I know I’m doing great

I just don’t feel inside

For once I would love to feel the truth

For once I would love to be myself

I realized something I’ve never felt before

I’ve realized the Dark Side of Me



I keep quiet all long

Inside me there is a war going on

And you are at its stake

I’m sorry I couldn’t fake

Sometimes I can’t handle it

Sometimes I can’t stand it one bit

You give me a smile

You kick for a mile

I know the truth deep inside

I just can’t believe it

I just don’t want to believe it

And so I wanna change myself

For once I'm gonna stab you to death

I worry whether I could live with myself

I search for a heart

I find mine to be chopped

Baby there is no blood in my veins

It’s filled with your poison

I’ve completely lost myself

Thanks to you

Now I’m no human

For once I would like to

look into your eyes

For once I would like to

feel your warmth

For once I would like to

see if I mean something

For once I would like to

see if you know me

For once I would like to be myself

And not put myself under jeopardy

I dunno if I can be myself

I dunno how much it’s gonna cost me

For once I would like to

see you say goodbye through your eyes

For now I know

There is a Dark Side of Me

Thanks to you

I feel the Dark Side of Me

Unsung Hero

When you are one of the few

You need to carry your crew

You need to taste your own blood

When you dunno what’s right or wrong

And your answers aren’t really good

They tend to disturb your mood

Whether it is wet or dry

And your days aren’t bright

You feel the thunder strikes

It strikes hard

And you feel no noise

You feel full when you are empty

It strikes hard and you’re left with no dignity

It tries to set your heart in flames

But there is nothing left but ashes

You forget what lonely really means

Your smoke you to death

But it is only your body that feels

You keep rocking in your chair

Gazing at the walls you simply glare

And see no color

Nor any light

You’re a blind man with sight

You are an Unsung Hero

You’ve got nothing left to do

You’ve got nothing left to give



You speak in a language filled with silence

Sometimes some things are better when left unsaid



When you’re one of the few to land on your feet

What do you do to make ends meet?

Teach

Make him mad

Make him sad

Make him add two and two

Make him dance in thin ice

Make him me

Make him you

Make him do what you want him to

Make him laugh

Make him cry

Make him lie down and die

For he is the Unsung Hero

He has got nothing left to do

He is the Unsung Hero

He is the Unsung Hero…

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Mr.Nice Guy

I’m a dreamer
And when I wake
You can’t take my spirit
It’s my dreams you take
It seems to be over
But I fall again
Since I tried again
My heart was blinded by you
You find it too hard to open your eyes
I am here for you, if you only care
Oh my Oh my
It is tough being Mr. Nice Guy
Oh boy Oh boy
It is tough being me

I wanna swim across the river
But I find it too hard to leave things behind
I tried to be silent
When I had lots to say
But then you wouldn’t show me a way
You came into my life
Filled it with hopes
Then you take away my dreams
You left me with nothing but void
Now you try to play Jesus
You show me all your mercy
What do you want from me?
I just can’t understand
Why you find it so hard to believe
Now it kills me to be a friend
And I can’t seem to mend my ways
I’m too easy on giving
But you take advantage
I know things wont change
I know I need to stop
I have to leave it behind
I know I don’t deserve this
I’m convinced by my mind
I don’t want to be so kind
People say be casual
People say do change
I can’t even try to be angry
I find it too hard to say goodbye
It hurts deep beneath
Why don’t you realize?
It hurts to see my reflection
Coz it’s a mirage
Now I’ve lost myself
I hate to be myself
Oh my Oh my
It is tough being Mr. Nice Guy
Oh my Oh my
It’s tough to live my life
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Pink Guys

I dedicate this for my small group which includes only 2 members.We are called as pink guys as we went to a gals college wearing pink coloured tshirts(coincidentally,not intensional).But I took it in the right and funny sense and i love everybit of this work.Enjoy
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We are the Pink Guys
Aaaaaaaaaah(High tone)
We do only pink things
Aaaaaaaaah(medium tone)
We are the Pink Guys
Aaaaaaaaaah………aaah(swaying tone)
We are like the pink panther
Aaaaaaaaah(high tone)
Because cops keeps chasing us
Aaaaaaaaah(medium tone)
As we love our brilliant diamonds
Aaaaaaaaaah……..aaah(swaying tone)
Our boots are pink in colour
I have named them as pinky
They are soo damn kinky
They make my walk look soo funky

(Pink panther soundtrack)

We enjoy our kicks
This makes cops sick
That is why the keep chasing us all around
Round and round
Until they bury us under ground
That makes us soo much wanted
When all I wanted was my pinky diamond
Shiny shining pinky diamond
They thought that they could take us for granted
But who thought that we would be branded
Now that we are soo famous
I’m sure that everyone in town will know us
They would love to be just like us
Ha ha ha ha…
5 words for those creeps mama-“You can’t catch our bus”
Ha ha ha ha…(laughing while I sing it)

We are the Pink Guys
Aaaaaaaaah(high tone)
We do only pink things
Aaaaaaaaah(medium tone)
We are the Pink Guys
Aaaaaaaaaah………aaah(swaying tone)

(Pink panther soundtrack)

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It is too blurred

Our minds are little too fickle
When it comes to deciding
what’s right or wrong
You feel so lonely
Your answers are below par
You ponder a lot
You dunno what’s for your own good
You simply stay still and cannot move
Sipping on your alcohol
Taking a smoke much too far
Too far till it burn your finger
You can’t realize and you are so numb
You feel that you’ve succumb
to the pleasure of your pain
Without much gain
You lead your life without being alive
Your room is filled with smoke of death
It is too blurred
Your life is so blurred

You love her so much
You can’t seem to think of anything else
Well you know you’ve got no chance
As you know you’ve got different lives
You feel you’ve got everything to fight for
But you don’t believe in what you desire
You’ve got no regrets
Not knowing where it’s gonna head
You wanna focus on other things
But you cannot apply your mind
You feel you gonna be good in certain ways
You’ve been pushed to a corner for many days
This reflects your bad nature
You seem to loose control
Control of your own self
People talk about ambition
They question your determination
They say they do it for your moral
They say they do it for your confidence
Well you know they push you beyond existence
They say keep alive your dream
All you wanna do is scream


Scream out loud fro the bottom of your voice
Scream out loud as they can’t hear your soul
You are left with no choice
You’ve got to step up and decide
But you dunno what’s good for real
Spirit and science cannot answer
Your face leaves a vacant expression
You see straight through your wall
Knowing you are gonna fall
One thing is for sure
You’ve got your own days to live
You’ve got different ways to live
And so you breathe your own smoke
And so you disagree with your choice
My friend our lives
It is simply twisted
Oh my dear twisted beyond repair
The room is filled with deadly smoke
You breathe your own death
It is too blurred
Our lives are so blurred
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Recover

I know time doesn't suit you all the time,mostly they are hard fought days and happiness seems to be a meager moment.A time of ups and downs believe me.But no matter what,no matter how down you are you shall always recover and time heals the wounds.
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Your heart is so blue
Snowfields seem to cover you up
You dunno what to do
Your mind seems to blow out
You feel the silence
You hear too many voices
You can’t seem to last
As these things are too fast
You cannot accept
You can’t certainly leave behind
You know your answers
But you still question your mind
Choices are bright
But your mind turns you blind
You wonder why so unkind
Though you know it’s time
You know it’s for your gain
Still you can feel your pain
You are confused
But not amused
It’s easy to say
But it’s hard to find a way
I know you wanna break away
I know……Break away
Hey…..Hey you
There should be sunshine after rain
There should be laughter after pain
These things have always been the same
So don’t worry now
Stop feeling sorry now
The sun will rise
It’s time to be wise
Dew drops will give you a kiss
It’s time to come up from abyss
Before you lay the ring of fire
It’s burning and it will take you higher
It’s gonna burn your skin
It’s gonna take out your soul
But don’t fall asleep
Keep your dreams alive
Bulls eye…
the Ring of fire
You dunno what awaits…on the other side
Don’t give up
Don’t hush up
Don’t be afraid
Don’t think it is all said
You’ll never run out of aid
You know it’s just a mirage
Trust me…
You’ll Recover
You’ll Recover
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Revolution

This poem of mine talks about the way today's world is running. We need to bring about a change..With all the zest and youthfulness I pay my tribute!
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Tick tock
Tick tock
Clocks keep ticking on
Our lives seems to stop
Though times goes by on and on
I see different faces
They aren't filled with grace
They give a vacant expression
Seems to be filled by depression
I can't believe what I see
I can't believe that nobody feels
Oh yeah, It's time for a Revolution
Oooh yeah, It's our only solution

People don't believe
They don't want to forgive
They can't seem to forget
They live by a rule called divide
They don't believe in empathy
They have no space for sympathy
Their eyes are filled with hatred
Their hearts are filled with greed
They might try to befriend
That’s only to satisfy their needs
I find love to diminish
I find them to be selfish
I find myself stuck within a well
I fall into men created hell
My pains..I have no one to tell
They give you a smile
They hate you for miles
They say they love you
They never tell the truth
They believe they don’t need you
They only try to use you
By that they get amused
They hate you if you were clever
They despise you if you were a fool
How do you expect me to keep my cool?
They kill to survive
They escape and never revive
They don't know how it feels to be hurt
I'm sure their hearts are filled with nothing but dirt

I see no free soul
I believe they've all been sold
They've been sold for the greed of gold
Everything else makes them blind
Could evolution still survive?
They take each and every life for granted
This is not what mother earth wanted
Believe me...
She can take it back someday
She might take it back someday
She will take it back anyday
Oh yeah...It's time for a Revolution
Oooh yeah...It's our only solution
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Good deeds Keep Us Running

This work of mine analyzes about what is true art of living in this life we have been gifted with..
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We are still humans
We ought to know how it feels
Sometimes it aint gonna be easy
Sometimes we feel we aren’t tough
Those times aren’t really hard enough
It’s just how we see beneath
It’s just how we decide
Oh my…Remember
Good deeds keep us running

Our scope lies on feelings
Something that always lingers
That is what makes life simple
That is what makes life complex
It’s all in our hands
It’s all in the way we see
It’s all in the way we feel
These feelings always seem to be real
They are etched on to our hearts
But we can still make our choice
Though it’s hard to forget, at least forgive
Do not regret for mistakes
Sometimes you might have to give up
Trust me...
for another day you’ll be a hero
We might have to sacrifice
It is just still a choice
It is our only chance
To see who we really are
Sacrifice, huge or small…
Is still a sacrifice
It won’t let us fall,
as we shall gain respect
as we shall receive love
Oh my…Remember
Good deeds keep us running

Our hard times…
Times of disrespect
Times of hatred
Times of loneliness
Times of emptiness
Close your eyes and they’ll all be gone
Close your eyes and wrong things would be undone
You’ll shine on…
as good deeds prevail in your memory
They’ll give you the peace you seek
Try to be a pillar for everyone
No matter how much hatred you receive
More and more deeds you relish
More and more it hinders the growth of being selfish
You’ll be the miracle
You’ll turn out to be a pinnacle
Your life will turn out to be a spectacle
They’ll seek for your shoulders
Your charm will make them bewildered
This would be the art of living
This would be the true heart of a true human
Oh my…Remember
Good Deeds Keep Us Running…
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