Praises reap not! Joys laugh not! Sorrows weep not!

Joys impregnate, sorrows bring forth.

Sleep, sleep, beauty bright,Dreaming in the joys of night;Sleep, sleep; in thy sleepLittle sorrows sit and weep.

And if I laugh at any mortal thing, 'Tis that I may not weep

We were very close, and we shared each others' joys and sorrows.

I want to be as honest as I can about the things I've been through - the sorrows and joys, victories and defeats - and to use those experiences as a well to draw from. Hopefully, the songs that result from that kind of writing will be songs that mean something to others.