In the lonely hours consumed with the things I cannot control I drown in the sadness of my life My decisions, right at the time are haunting and daunting Fearing no escape from the gate-less prison of my choices Guilt overwhelms as duty reigns supreme When all seems lost a caring person breaks the spell on a mind paralyzed with fear The words, so simple but clarifying and freeing Just walk away Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Senryu Don’t let fear stop you Allow yourself to be brave Always speak your truth Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Senryu My hand held in yours Reminding me of your strength I have no more fear Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
The prompts for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday, hosted by Jim Adams, are Concern, Fear, Fret and Worry, courtesy of our friend Fandango from the blog This, That and The Other.
I have selected Disturbia by Rihanna.
This dance/pop track about being in a state of mental anguish was co-written by Rihanna’s boyfriend at the time Chris Brown, who also contributed backing vocals. The other co-writers were Andre Merritt and Robert Allen who together with Brown comprise his songwriting team, the Graffiti Artists. The trio also penned Brown’s hit “Forever.”
This was produced by Brian Kennedy who has also worked with Ciara (“My Love”), Jesse McCartney (“Runnin'”) and Menudo (“Inside Out”).
The video for this song was directed by acclaimed fashion photographer David LaChapelle. Among the other videos he has directed include “Dirrty,” “I’m With You” and “The Voice Within” all by Christina Aguilera.
This entered the Hot 100 at #18, the first single by the Barbadian singer to debut in the top half of the chart.
This dance-pop song was Rihanna’s fourth #1 hit on the Hot 100. It also topped the singles charts in a number of other countries, including Belgium, New Zealand and Turkey.
L.A. Reid – the head of Rihanna’s record company Def Jam, told MTV News that with this song, the Barbadian singer was taking control of her career. He explained that when Def Jam repackaged Rihanna’s Good Girl Gone Bad, the second single from the repackage was this song. Reid added: “It was the first time that Rihanna actually came to me and said, ‘Here’s the song I want to put out.’ She played me the song. That was her taking control, even on her last album. She understands what hits are, and she knows what she wants to say. She’s at that place where she can do it.”
Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum No more gas in the red Can't even get it started Nothing heard, nothing said Can't even speak about it All my life on my head Don't want to think about it Feels like I'm going insane Yeah It's a thief in the night To come and grab you It can creep up inside you And consume you A disease of the mind It can control you It's too close for comfort Throw on your break lights We're in the city of wonder Ain't gonna play nice Watch out, you might just go under Better think twice Your train of thought will be altered So if you must falter be wise Your mind is in Disturbia It's like the darkness is the light Disturbia Am I scaring you tonight Your mind is in Disturbia Ain't used to what you like Disturbia Disturbia Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum Faded pictures on the wall It's like they talkin' to me Disconnectin' your call Your phone don't even ring I gotta get out Or figure this shit out It's too close for comfort It's a thief in the night To come and grab you It can creep up inside you And consume you A disease of the mind It can control you I feel like a monster Throw on your break lights We're in the city of wonder Ain't gonna play nice Watch out, you might just go under Better think twice Your train of thought will be altered So if you must falter be wise Your mind is in Disturbia It's like the darkness is the light Disturbia Am I scaring you tonight Your mind is in Disturbia Ain't used to what you like Disturbia Disturbia Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum Release me from this curse I'm in I've been trying to maintain But I'm struggling You can't go, go, go I think I'm going to oh, oh, oh Throw on your break lights We're in the city of wonder Ain't gonna play nice Watch out, you might just go under Better think twice Your train of thought will be altered So if you must falter be wise Your mind is in Disturbia It's like the darkness is the light Disturbia Am I scaring you tonight Your mind is in Disturbia Ain't used to what you like Disturbia Disturbia Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum Writer/s: Brian Kennedy Seals, Christopher Maurice Brown, Andre Darrell Merritt, Robert L. Allen Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind Courtesy of Songfacts
No longer knowing what is going on in your head I question my own sanity Poor schmuck on the phone Just experienced baptism by fire How dare he cold call you? Busy work making lunch Pretending I don’t hear Silently praying for the poor soul The nurse rolls her eyes Mirroring mine She understands Maybe time to ask for medication Tomorrow it will likely be my turn To bear the brunt of your anger Call the doctor later When the coast is clear Don’t forget, don’t make excuses Wondering how much longer This can go on before Someone other than you snaps Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Laura Bloomsbury is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight and she has prompted us with Fragmented Poetry. Image Pixabay
Thoughts of you are taboo and do not belong in my head Yet there you live always in my mind, confusing unsettling, disturbing An apparition giving relief only when vanishing With the never-ending promise to return and haunt once more Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Prompts Boo - Stream of Consciousness Apparition - RDP
In fear my heart races as I pull the covers over my head and pretend nothing has changed What I saw was in my head It is not real, but imagined Through the bedroom window I saw you standing there Looking up at me Music played through the air carried along by a cool breeze Shivering at the sight of you I recoiled, shrinking back to my bed It is not you, it cannot be, I won’t let it be I forbid you enter my thoughts and invade my dreams Yet you taunt me with your presence An apparition stinging old wounds Still open, raw and unhealed A ghost from my past who refuses to die Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Linda Lee Lyberg is hosting Open Link Night at D'Verse Poets Prompts The Bedroom Window - RDP Music - FOWC Photo by Mads Schmidt Rasmussen on Unsplash
Swimming in your troubled waters I am caught in a riptide which pulls me from the safety of the shore Struggling in its undertow and unable to hold on to you any longer I feel you slipping through my arms as I am carried away from you and your tempestuous sea of anger Not knowing where I will be taken I am scared, my arms flailing to stay afloat My heart yearns for an emotional life raft to cling to before surrendering to the currents I pray for peace wherever the tide takes me Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Bjorn is hosting Open Link Night at D’Verse Poets
Senryu Fear of the unknown Panic and desperation Is it fight or flight? Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved