SET IT OFF: CINEMATICS ( 2012 ) ———- SENTENCE STARTERS
PART 1.
NIGHTMARE
❝ They’re coming creeping from the corner. ❞ ❝ All I know is that I don’t feel safe. ❞ ❝ But am I losing my mind? ❞ ❝ Not a creature in sight ❞ ❝ I wish this was over ❞ ❝ I wish that this was a dream, but— ❞ ❝ I created a monster, a hell within my head ❞ ❝ Oh, I’m so scared ❞ ❝ I’ve nowhere to go; I’m out on my own ❞ ❝ Awake me from my nightmare ❞ ❝ Wait, something doesn’t feel right ❞ ❝ I’ve been feeling this way for far too long ❞ ❝ Can anybody save me from myself? ❞ ❝ If only I knew how to fly ❞ ❝ Then I could convince myself this isn’t my time to die ❞ ❝ I’m right back where I was before ❞
SWAN SONG
❝ You don’t even bother anymore ❞ ❝ Pick up the phone ❞ ❝ I’ll admit, I’m impressed by your vanishing act. ❞ ❝ Place your bets on your best guess ❞ ❝ Draw the curtains, take the stage ❞ ❝ Hold your breath; here comes the turn ❞ ❝ This is where we all got burned ❞ ❝ Promises are broken ❞ ❝ Tell me, are you happy now? ❞ ❝ I guess our time ran out ❞ ❝ You left me alone ❞ ❝ I’m on my own ❞ ❝ Tell me where we went wrong ❞ ❝ Burn the pages, not the bridge ❞ ❝ Sew your wounds without a stitch ❞ ❝ I hope you’re listening ❞ ❝ Abandon the people who shaped who you are ❞ ❝ Selfish and thoughtless, you drown in the dark ❞ ❝ I hope that you realize the damage you’ve done ❞ ❝ You could not see light even staring at the sun ❞
PLASTIC PROMISES
❝ Just give me a chance ❞ ❝ I won’t blow it again ❞ ❝ She said with her fingers crossed; but she forgot about the mirror behind her. ❞ ❝ I’m done with plastic promises. ❞ ❝ Please don’t tell me that we’re fine ❞ ❝ I got too much on my mind ❞ ❝ Isn’t this too plain to see? ❞ ❝ We’ve lost too much to gain ❞ ❝ Tell me, what am I to do? ❞ ❝ Her lips are the gun and her tongue are the bullets ❞ ❝ She could save a life; she took mine away instead. ❞ ❝ We gave it our all, so don’t call me a quitter. ❞ ❝ Don’t try to defy or even make an attempt ❞ ❝ Am I ok? ❞ ❝ I know I’ll be ok again. ❞ ❝ You’d kill for everything to stay the same ❞ ❝ You proved to me that you would never change ❞ ❝ I finally woke up. ❞
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD
❝ It’s the same each and every night. ❞ ❝ I’m stuck self-torturing; my meds are failing me. ❞ ❝ Internal clock in smithereens. ❞ ❝ Can’t fix this, I’m hopeless. ❞ ❝ Notice my hands begin to twitch. ❞ ❝ Me and the TV are enemies. ❞ ❝ Sickening static surrounds my mind. ❞ ❝ Time stands still, but I cannot. ❞ ❝ I guess I’ll sleep when I am dead. ❞ ❝ Talk to myself, lie in the darkness so content. ❞ ❝ My sanity is spent. ❞ ❝ I’m losing it. ❞ ❝ Attention: All insomniacs, please raise your right hand. ❞
NO CONTROL
❝ It’s like watching a rose just wither away ❞ ❝ It’s like having a voice, with no chance to speak ❞ ❝ It’s something that you hold, and hold to keep ❞ ❝ Show me just a little mercy ❞ ❝ Help me, help me! I’m doing all I can ❞ ❝ I pretend I’m unaffected, but their pain became my burden ❞ ❝ I swear, this isn’t what I wanted ❞ ❝ God, this house is haunted ❞ ❝ And after all of this we’ve been through ❞ ❝ I wish that we could switch shoes ❞ ❝ This life ain’t fair for us all ❞ ❝ My ears resound with the sound of broken dreams ❞ ❝ Tell them to leave ❞ ❝ You’re coming home with me ❞ ❝ Remove that damn IV ❞ ❝ I wish my words could cure illness ❞ ❝ The door may have slammed in my face but the windows will heal my scars ❞ ❝ My walls are built and on display ❞ ❝ I drown in guilt due to dismay ❞ ❝ Maybe someday I can see how this has shaped me ❞ ❝ Bite my tongue, with swelling lungs ❞ ❝ I gasp for air and let this go ❞
DREAM CATCHER
❝ I’ve been sitting here for hours ❞ ❝ I set my standards high in hopes they will not fall apart ❞ ❝ It’s almost like I fell asleep ❞ ❝ My doubts have seemed to fade ❞ ❝ I’m right where I planned to be ❞ ❝ And I hope to god you’ll scream and shout ❞ ❝ It’s everything you wanted, maybe more ❞ ❝ Anyone can dream through the night ❞ ❝ Only some can dream with eyes wide ❞ ❝ There lies the fight inside, it resides in everyone ❞ ❝ They will proclaim you a fool ❞ ❝ Does it seem out of reach? ❞ ❝ Believe you’ll be a dream catcher ❞ ❝ Cry out loud and take the stage ❞ ❝ Don’t let skeptics slow your pace ❞ ❝ With every forward step you’ll take their breath away ❞ ❝ Cast your nets, cast it out ❞ ❝ And I hope to god you’ll scream and shout ❞ ❝ It’s everything you wanted, maybe more ❞ ❝ Here’s a lesson that I hope to teach ❞














