Fall Semester

"Fall Semester"

All these bags are filled with clothes
All these days are getting cold
I'm down to my last days here

...at home

I'll be the first one to leave
Don't forget about all our memories
Retell them before I go
Or we won't remember them anymore

All these words are left untold
All these thoughts are unresolved
And I left my dreams of you

...at home

I hope we can keep in touch
You say you'll see me when we both get back
But these things don't work out so much
Because of the distance spread out by months

And hey, I gotta go now
Everything's waiting in the car
You don't like saying goodbye
But I'll still think of you tonight
And hey, there's just this one last thing

Can you call me when you come back home?

Time Travel

"Time Travel"

What a way to know

I fell too easily in love

When I spent my time with you

It's an explanation, not an excuse

After a semester without sleep

I dreamed of going back

Where you would never find me

I'd hide behind all of Berkeley

I could not turn clocks

To when I wanted it to be

I might've done it again with you

If I had time to make an excuse.

The 1950s

"The 1950s"

She had a look of the 1950s

And I made conversation for her to speak to me

She said "why hello, how do you do?"

"Doll, I'm doing real good now that I've met you"

She had that look of the 1950s

So I asked her

"Have you ever listened to Elvis Presley?"

"I fell in love one summer in Memphis, Tennessee"

And she had a smile with some familiarity

From black and white memories

Cause I've seen that smile before

In the movies...

San Augustine

"San Augustine"

I woke up in the middle of the night

Put my jacket on and then stepped outside

And walked to the place where my heart had died

Reminiscent I had my phone

Searched for your name

But deleted it long ago

It was probably best that way

No words I'd say

Would do any good anyway

With one last stare I started home

Though swore I saw

The ghost of the heart I had owned

But it now belongs to this place

As I walked by

I only remembered your face

You were beautiful that spring night

When it was time to say goodbye.

I Wish I Wrote This In Binary

"I Wish I Wrote This In Binary"

He could not escape who he was meant to be

A student of Berkeley EECS

Was tied to computer screens

And it's true

He spends some of the day programming his codes

But at home

Paladins take his time but don't come to life

Still alone

Doing nothing until 4am tonight

He falls into a deep sleep

And forgets he once had dreams

One day he'll meet someone to marry

She'll love money

But at least he'll get his family

Oh not exactly anti-social

But pro-online

Seems an accurate way to describe.

Point Pinole Shoreline

"Point Pinole Shoreline"

I left the golden hills of Berkeley tonight

And went northwest towards the Point Pinole shoreline

It was dark when I entered the trail but

As I came to the Bay I saw the lights

There the San Rafael Bridge was close to me

Cars drive over water so casually

Further I sensed what had taken me here

The Gate which had made me question all fears

I don't have the future but I want my fate

Before my past becomes easily erased

If it's true we're different then tell me why

We feel love and hate like we're all the same

I can't see what lies in dark

I don't know what is my part

Beyond the Bay is where I need to go

Because I have to learn more of this world.

Thursday Night

"Thursday Night"

I left love inside a plastic cup

And set aside a trash can

Where you could throw it up

In case you've had enough

I walked you home late that night

To make sure you'd get by all right

You offered to let me into your apartment

An inviting dark with no roommates inside

But you were unaware of your senses

And slurred too many broken sentences

I wasn't sure if you were just in love

It felt too easy but I'm not one to judge

Cause I stayed over for just a few hours...

Though not long enough for mistakes to matter...

You took in too much of me

But it's hard to want to leave.