I drag my chains,
A silent weight behind me.
Wrapped around my wrists,
Coiled around my heart.
I stumble, one, twice.
I fall, the cold earth rushing up to meet me.
We collide in a silent dance,
Older than time,
I know the moves be heart.
Crimson flowing freely from me,
An offering to the earth.
The gauntlets slide,
Running over countless scars.
I scream, over and over,
Silence answers, pounding in my head.
My head will burst with its noise.
I grab at my temples,
The pain answering with fiery throbbing
Shrieking with it's quiet, the silence wins.
I get up, walking evermore,
The chains answer with a laugh,
A laugh of heartless triumph.
I walk towards the sun, though I can't see it.
I can feel its rays on my face.
I can't remember when the dawn shone,
Shone past the darkness of despair.
My chains slowly following,
Picking up more of its own
Heavier. longer but I can't.
I can't break it.
Such is my curse, such is my gift.
The curse of life, the gift of death.
A silent weight behind me.
Wrapped around my wrists,
Coiled around my heart.
I stumble, one, twice.
I fall, the cold earth rushing up to meet me.
We collide in a silent dance,
Older than time,
I know the moves be heart.
Crimson flowing freely from me,
An offering to the earth.
The gauntlets slide,
Running over countless scars.
I scream, over and over,
Silence answers, pounding in my head.
My head will burst with its noise.
I grab at my temples,
The pain answering with fiery throbbing
Shrieking with it's quiet, the silence wins.
I get up, walking evermore,
The chains answer with a laugh,
A laugh of heartless triumph.
I walk towards the sun, though I can't see it.
I can feel its rays on my face.
I can't remember when the dawn shone,
Shone past the darkness of despair.
My chains slowly following,
Picking up more of its own
Heavier. longer but I can't.
I can't break it.
Such is my curse, such is my gift.
The curse of life, the gift of death.
