A poet named Gary Edward Allen wrote Listening Post asking for help finding someone to write and record record using some poems he wrote in 2005 as lyrics. I thought it might be fun to post the lyrics here in order to try to connect him with a songwriter, as a sort of experiment.
If you want to put the below lyrics to music, contact Allen (he especially wants the poems to be recorded by Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace, so if you happen to be him, you have the right to first refusal.) Then let me know when you're done, so I can post the song here.
"Consumed" by Gary Edward Allen
Why don’t we drink until we drown our sorrow?
Raise our crystal glasses to a new tomorrow
Cry all the tears still trapped inside
Struggle to get our hands untied
The scent of summer roses so bittersweet
Remove our masks so we finally can meet
Bolt the doors to the spirits of the night
Dance with me in the flickering candlelight
Feed the hunger that lives deep within
Where my flesh ends your touch begins
You play the music and I will keep time
While we make love to another glass of wine
Form our connection under the moon and stars
Time to discover exactly who and what we are
Seal any doubt with your fiery kiss
A recreation on earth of heavenly bliss
Free our hearts so they can now take flight
Crossing all the boundaries of an endless night
Light our torches before the impending dawn
Awaited each other’s sensual embrace far too long
Let the effect of the grape nectar take its toll
Allow our united passion to consume us whole
-Gary Edward Allen 2005 ©
(image from wikipedia)
