Spoiled Seth O'Sensitive

Woe is you for everything they put you through.
Everyone else is so selfish.
Ofcourse, you'd know that's not the truth,
If you looked in the pudding for the proof,
but you won't eat it, because you're so 'selfless'.

Hey spoiled,
Hey oversensitive,
Hey high-maintenance
I'm running out of patience.

Woe is you for everything they put you through,
When all you've ever done is love them unconditionally.
But if you looked real hard you'd see,
That the people you love for free are walking mirrors,
and you're inlove with your reflection.

Hey spoiled,
Hey oversensitive,
Hey high-maintenance ,
I'm running out of patience.

Hey conceited,
Hello narcissistic,
Won't you spare me a thought?

Are you oblivious to what everyone see's is obvious?
Yes, I think you are. Yes, I know you are.
And you're so self-absorbed but you'd be nothing without us.
Yeah, you know its true. Isn't it lonely being you ?

The proof is in the pudding but you're never gonna eat,
and There are cracks all through the mirrors but you refuse to see,
That if you keep on living like this, everyone will leave you,
standing in your spoiled disbelief.

Because you need to give in order to receive...

Ooh It's got to be so lonely being you.

By Joseph Youssef
September 2010

Fickle Fiona Flakerson

Oh, Sweetheart, make a decision,
because I only have so much dignity I can waste,
I'm desperate for an answer,
And right now, any one will do.

I've been waiting quite some time for you,
Do you enjoy seeing what you put me through?

Dear oh dear, what have we here?
You can't seem to make up your mind.
Dear oh dear, it's oh so clear;
You're the fickle, flaky kind.

Baby I'm all out of patience,
And baby, I'm all out of assumptions,
So, Please just tell me straight,
'Cause I don't think I can wait with this weight on my mind.

I've been waiting quite some time for you.
Do you enjoy seeing what you put me through?

Dear oh dear, what have we here?
You can't seem to make up your mind.
Dear oh dear, it's oh so clear;
You're the fickle, flaky kind.

Oh,I'm doing just fine.
Yeah, I'm doing just fine.
But I'd be better with you.

Dear oh dear, what have we here?
You can't seem to make up your mind.
Dear oh dear, it's oh so clear;
You're the fickle, flaky kind.

Dear Oh Dear, what have we here
I'm starting to lose my pride - because
Dear oh Dear, it's oh so clear;
You're the fickle flaky kind.

Sweetheart, make a decision,
I only have so much dignity I can waste,
I'm desperate for an answer,
And right now, any one will do..

By Joseph Youssef 2009

The Lonely, The Restless And I.

The last thing I need is quiet.
What I need is endless distraction,
or a little resolution,
Though, I hear thats hard to find.

Deep breaths may slow the process,
But nothing stops the progress.
Because, If you stop, you're broken,
and once you're broken you can't be fixed.

Am I wasting time, or being productive ?
Is this Love, or is it Nostalgia?
All I know is:
Restlessness and Loneliness go hand in hand.

Life is too short,
But right now, it's so long.
So, find someone to hold,
and close your eyes until it's done.

Because, A problem shared is a problem halved,
You can split your issues and double the company.
When you're not alone,
you're always being productive.

What about me ?

Am I wasting time, or being productive ?
Is this Love, or is it Nostalgia?
All I know is:
Restlessness and Loneliness go hand in hand.

If everything were kept secret,
There'd be no secrets to tell.
But noone wants to be that lonely,
Or so it would seem.

And then there's me.

I'm wasting time instead of being productive.
This once was love, but now it's nostalgia.
And the irony is:
Restlessness and Loneliness go hand in hand...

...And then there's me.

By Joseph Youssef
July 2010

Things Are Good.

First, I found myself in you,
Then, I lost myself in that same place.

I once read that,
you dwell in the praises of your people.
I'm sure I prayed every day,
but at most all I felt was atmosphere.

I once heard that,
the words you spoke are absolute.
I'm sure I preached every day,
but at most all I felt was naiveté,

but things aren't as bad as they seem.

I once learnt that,
with faith you have power to move mountains.
I'm sure I had all the faith in the world,
but at most all I believed in was common opinion.

still, things aren't as bad as they seem.

things aren't as bad as they seem,
you're not here, and you never have been,
but without the illusion, it seems I am free.
I am free, I am Free, I am me.

by Joseph Youssef
June 2010

All at once.

I see what you see
I feel what you feel
and the only time I can breathe
is in my sleep.
but if i go to bed
I'll just wake to it all there
right infront of me,
Before my eyes
and in my ears,
and in my mind
and on my heart.
you can't fix me,
you can't even fix yourself.

By Joseph Youssef
May 2010

Post Modern Acceptance

I'm a sheep,
the world is my shepherd;
I do not want
but, I follow so naturally.

I'm a bee,
the world is my queen;
I do not want
but, I bow down so helplessly.

I'm stuck in the habit that I cant break,
in a pattern I can't rearrange,
in a way of life that can't be changed,
and apparently you're the same
apparently we're all the same.

I am a dog,
the world is my trainer;
I do not want
but, without it I can not learn.

I am a baby,
the world is my mother;
I do not want
but, life without her I cannot discern.

I've figured out the game,
its one I'll never win.
You can't win against the world.

I am a man,
the world is my religion,
I do not want
but, I do not have a choice.

and apparently you're the same
apparently we're all the same.

By Joseph Youssef
April 2010

bones, candles, stars and 11.11

If at any time u decide you no longer love me,
Please, try to warn me in advance
So I have a chance to disagree
And, to plead with you not to go but
To wait patiently.
And, If you're still not convinced,
I'll be sure to set you free.

oh, I wish your love was guaranteed,
So that if it stopped I could take it to the shop,
and get it fixed;
under lifetime waranty.

I wish your love was like the earth,
so that if it got cold;
I'd jump on a plane and go
somewhere where it's warm.

Oh, I know, you can't give me that kind of safety,
but, you know, that I would give it to you.
I know, you can't give me that kind of consistency,
you know, I would give you that too.

If wishes came true..

If you change your mind at anytime and realize you don't love me,
I'll let you go but,
In my mind you'll stay mine because, dreams are free.
And, the hurt when I'm awake,
Will fade away when I'm asleep.
And my prayers will be wishes,
that you'll come back
and stay with me.

I wish your love was forever mine,
like the cards they have at valentines:
Full of false hope,
Thats the kind I'm attracted to most.

I wish your love was like the sky,
forever expanding beyond what my eyes,
could ever see.
I wish your eyes would only see me.

I know you can't give me that kind of safety,
but you know, that I would give it to you.
I know you can't give me that kind of consistency,
you know, I would give you that too.

I wish wishes came true
I wish wishes came true
because if wishes came true
I'd Wish for you.



by Joseph Youssef
April 2010

I Woke Up, Today.

Can you please explain,
The way to put all my faith
into a box that has your name
engraved into the heart shaped lock?

And, Can you please guarantee,
Your way is how I should be?
Because these days my conscience,
has no alliance with your words.

I woke up, today,
much like any other day;
with a heart full of questions
and a book with half answers.

I woke up, today.

If the truth is in the sky,
Why, Oh why did you make it so cloudy ?
If the truth is in the sky,
Why can't I see you there?

I can't quite comprehend,
Why Im supposed to make ammends
Because, I know you don't like when I pretend
so I'm not.

And, I cant quite comprehend,
How im supposed to make amends.
Infact, I'm a little offended that,
I have to spend the rest of my life trying.

I woke up, today,
much like any other day;
with a heart full of questions
and a book with half answers.

I woke up, today.

If the truth is in the sky,
Why, Oh why did you make it so cloudy ?
If the truth is in the sky,
Why can't I see you there?

Can you please explain,
can you please guarantee?
Because I can't quite comprehend.

and I realised today,
Unlike any other day;
That nothing is ever certain.
We just have to take our chances
and run.

The truth isn't in the sky,
it's in your eyes.


by Joseph Youssef
13 March 2010

You Fall For Flattery So Easily

Darling, don't be a fool,
How many times do I need to warn you?
The souls you keep inviting in,
They're just looking for another win.

I've seen it before,
I've watched it happen every time.
You give and you give and you give some more
but, not once do you receive.

Because You fall for flattery so easily.

Darling, please don't believe,
This is as good as it will be,
Because, you know there's so much more.
you just need to stand on your own two feet.

Darling, don't you dare believe,
That you're only worth their words,
Because, you're worth; oh so much more.
Sweet nothings don't have anything on you.

Yet you fall for flattery so easily.

They can't see; how lucky they must be,
To have you in their company.
No, They can't see; how lucky they must be,
To have you n their company.
Why can't You see; how lucky they must be,
To have you in their company?

You fall for flattery so easily.

Words of affirmation is your language of love,
and Everyone seems to be fluent..

by Joseph Youssef
2010