Heightened Senses
Heightened Senses (Poem)
Have you ever wondered why it is
That when something is cooking
And you walk into the room
You can smell it instantly?
All the potential of the unscented
The cold and room-temperatured
The lifeless
Suddenly made satisfying
Alluring even
It lights people up and makes them look forward to what's to come
And yet
That same meal that once filled the room
And tantalized the senses
And drew others towards it
Once it has been refrigerated, goes cold
It stops producing that which draws the others to its goodness
It ceases to tease us and tempt us
And becomes much more easily forgotten
Than when it was cooking
In the name of its preservation, it loses its delight
Loses its flavour
Safe in the fridge, it cannot get burned by the fires nor the elements
But in doing so banishes itself to prison of cold
A lonely place where even the tiniest light inside goes out
as people close the door on it without a second thought
A tomb for the not-yet-expired where it no longer amplifies our hunger
Nor teaches us patience as we wait for it to be ready
Or wait to know its warmth.
All because the heat - that fire - was lost somewhere along the line
And is no longer there.
- A. J. Darkholme
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Heightened Senses (Lyrics)
[Intro]
You pass the door
You breathe it in
Then it hits you, it begins…
[Verse 1]
A fire inside, burns hot and wide
It waits for what you've set aside
The cold, the dried
The scentless side
Of all the things you said you'd try
The meals you said you soon would cook
But no one stopped and no one looked
So no one cared, not even you
You didn't even make a stew
Of all things that soon would turn
What never got a chance to burn
You cannot master what's not first learned…
[Bridge]
Don't let those things left behind
That wake you up, to only find
They've all expired, past their time
[Chorus]
LIGHT IT UP! DON'T LET IT FADE!
STEAL YOUR FIRE FROM THE SHADE!
STOKE IT UP! FEEL THE BURN!
NOW'S YOUR TIME! NOW'S YOUR TURN!
[Verse 2]
Step on up and feel alive!
Make mistakes! Just arrive!
Let momentum take ahold;
By starting slow, it WILL unfold!
FORGET THE RACE
IGNORE THE FRIENDS
Let's see where this sucker ends!
[Chorus]
LIGHT IT UP! DON'T LET IT FADE!
STEAL YOUR FIRE FROM THE SHADE!
STOKE IT UP! FEEL THE BURN!
NOW'S YOUR TIME! NOW'S YOUR TURN!
[Bridge]
Don't forget:
Every fire over time goes cold
No one peaks then stays plateaued
It takes an unrelenting drive
To simply be
Or breathe and pause
Or sometimes simply stay alive
But in the name of preservation
Do not sacrifice sensation
"Safe's" not lifeless, cold, nor whole
But don't forget to feed your soul!
[Chorus]
LIGHT IT UP! DON'T LET IT FADE!
STEAL YOUR FIRE FROM THE SHADE!
STOKE IT UP! FEEL THE BURN!
NOW'S YOUR TIME...!
BRING THE HEAT! FEEL THE FIRE!
SING YOUR SONG WITHOUT THE CHOIR!
FIND YOUR STRENGTH! STAND ALONE!
...Just don't go cold like some lone stone…