F L E S H W O U N D

The red river valley
She is calling me
She calls my name
But I am nowhere to be found

Her voice is mysterious
So sensual & serious
Her voice is soothing me
Her voice screams

You are alone
Cast out to the gallows
Where hearts were made for yarn
Screaming out, the sirens cast me away

Oh how beautiful
Such a gorgeous face
You are my everything in this world we strive for called our place; outer space
Out of grace, destiny awaits

Unto the winds
It is there that I blindly begin
To swim alone as company of the depths of the dead & deaf
For my soul will crossover & divinity will re-energize

Awoken, a spirit shadow I am
Spirits calling, beckon thy name
We are immortal
And as seeds, we will always prevail

Let the depravity waltz hail
Let the screams be released
From the belly of the beast
To the depths of the sea

We carrion
As lost souls in the night
Eager for conversation
Only upon splendid moonlight

A sacrifice or a fire fight
I will never know
But my footprints will lead you astray
Solemn, as the open ice begins a winters frostbite
She calls my name as we reunite amid twilight
Oh, how I doth envy thy night

Ask yourself, where are you today:

Sometimes, it takes getting knocked down, to fully appreciate where we stand
To realize exactly where it is that our feet meet the grounds we tread upon
Doth it be high & mighty, raised above; a solid marble mound
A fruitful foundation of granite we have only just found
Or sinking to the depths of the deepest & darkest waters of the oceans
Submerged within desolation; drowning
Dragging us slowly down
To the forsaken gallows of Atlantis
We’re all somewhere
We all bear the same great weight
Hidden behind a crown, may it reside
A crucible not far removed from the flames burning now beneath our chest

T O R N

Oh, many times have I looked the other way
Lurking behind the shadows
Searching only to find a waiting grave
No longer can I follow broken paths leading me astray

For all the years I've given my frozen soul away
Traded to the demons who only know pain
Exiled beyond the gallows to a suffering world
Where time cannot reach, nor light will ever shine

With eyes so blind, no mercy could ever mend such a calloused mind
Yet, somehow, after this hollow beating heart has grown frozen cold
A world awaits, still waiting with open hands & thriving life; a sacrifice

Where even the darkest shades can swim with hope
In an ocean of change, waves swell without our fears
And reflections of past regrets hold no weight
The apparitions now dissolve into thin air

How many times I looked the other way
Certain to stay in a state of gray, there is no grace
Searching only to find my waiting grave
Helpless & selfish, I dig my own decay

No longer will I betray myself, seeking darkness amid the skies
For I will survive, knowing answers lie on the other side