Anger Revisited

I decided to take the title of a poem from my adolescent days for a lyrical rewrite...

These two words served as a reminder of how I dealt with undesirable situations as a teenager. Regardless of all the help, advice and direction I received, I still had to learn for myself what life meant to me...

I'm positive that every adult has contemplated the words 'If I knew then what I know now'.

The keyword in this self-reflective phrase is the word 'know'. We constantly learn about things growing up. Some of those things remain held in theory until you actually experience them. You can watch a swimmer swimming and imagine what it's like. But it's not until you learn how to swim that you will 'Know' the exhilaration of being in a weightless environment.

The point to all this is how I came to terms with self-control. Anger, the untamed beast, visited me quite often between ages 14-17, during those coming-of-age times when we think we know it all.

I never lashed out at anyone and barely expressed anger in front of others. Instead, I took it out by writing twisted poems. It was the perfect release when things didn't go my way. By dredging words out of my brain to pinpoint how I felt, it helped me understand the anger I was going through.

Please enjoy the track as you read. Thank you!

Music and singing voice composed using Suno. Lyrics written by author.

Anger Revisited

Starts with Chorus:

Anger sweet anger now, has risen in my blood. (You know, oh oh, oh oh)

You know, Anger sweet anger now, don't try to save the world. (oh oh oh)

Anger sweet anger now, my mind is black and blue. (You know, oh oh, oh oh)

You know, Anger sweet anger now, don't let this happen to you.

Verse:1

I try to---conceal my wicked ways.

I try to, hold you---but my heart it just won't stay.

Every time I---get this feeling in my mind

I try to warn you---just let me go away and hide. (hide)

Verse 2:

I cannot --- even go to work today.

I might kill someone --- make this all go away.

My eye head hurts --- from these incarcerated lies.

Will I ever get my --- my fifteen minutes while I'm alive?

Chorus:

Because Anger sweet anger now, has risen in my blood (you know, oh oh, oh oh)

You know, Anger sweet anger now, don't try to save the world (oh oh oh--- oh oh oh)

Anger sweet anger now, my mind is black and blue (you know, oh oh, oh oh)

You know, Anger sweet anger now, don't let this happen to you.

Verse: 3

Don't ever let it get a hold of you-

you'll regret it in the end...

If it ever gets control of you-

please don't spread it to your friends...

If it becomes a part of you-

say a prayer every day...

If it becomes the heart of you-

It's up to you, to turn and walk away.

Bridge:

Anger, doesn't start with a stranger,

it starts with you, putting lives in danger.

The things that I, can describe...

will never make sense to civilized eyes.

Self-control, is on hold,

until you learn to relax and break the mold.

You can't have cake and eat it too,

when the life you live is all about a fool.

Chorus:

Anger sweet anger now, has risen in my blood (you know, oh oh, oh oh)

You know, Anger sweet anger now, don't try to save the world (oh oh oh---oh oh oh)

Anger sweet anger now, my mind is black and blue (you know, oh oh, oh oh)

You know, Anger sweet anger now, don't let this happen to you.