Locked Away

By Gage Randall

Locked Away is a collection of songs and poetry that I have written over the past several years of my life and have been bundled together to share with the world. The book contains many different themes and aspects of my life, some of which may not be suitable for younger audiences. Follow along through my younger phase in Shadow Avenue and as I progress further into adulthood in Diary of a Sad Soul.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gage Randall
• Release date: Oct 16, 2022
• ISBN: 9798215258873

Book preview

Part 1:

Shadow Avenue

Dæmons

Rising from the depths of hell

Taking over as I fell

Sealing away the remains

Of shattered light when long ago slain

Awakened since birth

Eagerly awaiting since I walked the earth

To drown themselves in blood

Plague the world with a dark flood

Trying to coexist

Is like living with a masochist

Is like reasoning with a demented murderer

Is like burning alive because of her

Living with my demons and they’re taking over

My blood tainted by love that was murdered

A soul left to rot on its own

In the recesses of a body it no longer controls

The demons moving hard and fast

With a dark spell left to cast

Disposing of useless secrets

Sending them into a fiery abyss

Smashing hearts with bloody fists

Shrieking into the night

The start of tragic fights

A fate like no other

A flame that can’t be smothered 

Searing pain from salted wounds

A rising of the dark age under the new moon

The glowing embers of hope slowly fade

Living in a world that should not have been made

Silently awaiting the Angel’s kiss

Which I’m sure by now I’ve missed

Living with my demons and they’re taking over

My blood tainted by love that was murdered

A soul left to rot on its own

In the recesses of a body it no longer controls

The demons moving hard and fast

With a dark spell left to cast

There’s no chance of survival

With little hope of revival

The demons are taking over

The trouble continues to stir

The end will be here soon

There coming for you too

Worldwide Empire

Living in a world run by tyranny

Brought down to our knees begging for mercy

No matter how hard we try

They just clip our wings so we can’t fly

Living in a world surrounded by hate

Waiting too long for things to start to change

In what world do we restrict the freedom to be who you want to be?

You and me, we’re gonna make this world run peacefully

Come on, come with me

Rise up and show them what we see

We’re gonna take down the worldwide empire

To which we’re gonna set fire

Maybe this time they’ll get it right

Maybe this time they’ll stop the fights

After we take down the worldwide empire

The world is starving for change

Tired of running from a fate that’s been sealed

The World’s Powers letting terror run wild

Beheadings and kidnappings become a part of a normal day’s recital

The powers control who they think we wanna be

Taking away all of our beautiful dreams

We work so hard and try to make it so far

Yet only so few actually make it through

You and me, we’re gonna give this world a new start

Come on, come with me

Rise up and show them what we see

We’re gonna take down the worldwide empire

To which we’re gonna set fire

Maybe this time they’ll get it right

Maybe this time they’ll stop the fights

After we take down the worldwide empire

Each and everyday, we pray for the new world with no pain

They say no pain, no gain

Look at where that’s gotten us today

Just look at the shit it’s gotten us into

But you and me, we’ll never give in to

Come on, come with me

Rise up and show them what we see

We’re gonna take down the worldwide empire

To which we’re gonna set fire

Maybe this time they’ll get it right

Maybe this time they’ll stop the fights

After we take down the worldwide empire

Come on, come with me

Let’s make this world beautiful for us too see

Take down all these walls

And break all the laws

Take down the worldwide empire

To which you and I are gonna set fire

Maybe finally they’ll understand

When you and I are hand in hand

Taking down the worldwide empire

Darkness Inside

Stuck in a state of mental darkness 

A state I thought I was farthest 

Away from to guard what’s inside 

My heart calls for the light

It struggles to survive 

The fight to heal won’t be a short one 

It feels like the light will never come

I ache I long to see the sun

Burn away the last of the darkness that enshrouds my heart and soul 

Until then the world will remain cold 

Barely holding on 

I can’t keep pretending that I’m strong 

I don’t want to keep hiding the pain buried deep inside 

Doing anything and everything to hold on and survive 

There’s a time when the world slows down 

Every little thing is dragged out 

It feels like an eternity unsafe and sound 

I can never get the words to come out

Silence comes when I scream and shout

Patience running thin I can’t keep doing this now 

Watching my soul melt into the ground 

My body cries out in pain 

Blood runs through the scars from bleeding veins 

Slowly wrapping myself delicately in cellophane 

Everything I do somehow always my fault 

Breaking me down with no mercy at all 

You smile at me as I stumble and fall

Trapped in the prison of my own mind 

In a world where I’ve fallen behind 

Blank stares leaving me cold tonight

Barely holding on 

I can’t keep pretending that I’m strong 

I don’t want to keep hiding the pain buried deep inside 

Doing anything and everything to hold on and survive 

There’s a time when the world slows down 

Every little thing is dragged out 

It feels like an eternity unsafe and sound 

I can never get the words to come out 

Silence comes when I scream and shout 

Patience