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Writing On The Wall
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Shadow aligned
My hunger, my thirst, burning
Vanity engaged
Unaware, aloof
Of self-inflicted, mortal wounds
Soaring pillars of toxic fog
Burning up all the air within our lungs
A warning scrawled out with my own blood
Why should the writing on the wall stop me?
A dying heart writhing in my hands
Absurd to think that it could be my own
Unstoppable, this yearning to own it all
Only focused on the cold horizon
Oblivious to the infection within
Soaring pillars of toxic fog
Burning up all the air within our lungs
My own blood spilling won't suppress my lust
Power, my promised land
Unconcerned with what's destroyed to get me there
When every river runs dry
When the flowers shrivel up an die
I'll be living carefree
Away from earthly misery, forever
Basking in the glow
Of flames engulfing my home
Apathy, catastrophe can't touch me
Floating up on a cloud of arrogance
So how could the writing on the wall sway me?
A dying heart bleeding in my hands
Unwilling to admit that it's my own
Living emptiness
That's hidden in my skin
A boiling darkness
An infinite abyss
That is always longing
Always calling
Drag the world deeper into a hell
Lined with my monuments
Shrines of filth
An homage selfishly offered up to my vanity
Feed the blazing fire
With anything in reach
Even the ground under my own feet
Tear all the walls away
There's no need for shelter
When living in conceit
Laughing, up on a cloud
Clearly invincible
Basking in the glow
Of flames engulfing my home
Apathy, catastrophe can't touch me
Floating up on a cloud of arrogance
Sure that the writing on the wall won't stop me
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Captive of dogma
Conviction, unshakable
Unaware how their mantras
Clearly lead you astray
Decree from heaven
The mountain, unmerciful
Will eclipse all inner light
Leaving our hearts in bitter darkness
A sickness of our world
Our love benighted
In nightmares of our own design
The silent voice
A whisper from within
Illusively clouding the eyes of our humanity
“Submit! Obey! Assimilate!”
Faith so immutable
No thought that contradicts tradition
Can flourish within these archaic rituals
While malice justified by an old, pernicious lie survives
Purity, a narrow ideology
Toe the line or face the wrath of stigma
While malice justified by an old, pernicious lie remains alive
Echoes of prejudice fester in our bones
A global plague is threatening our survival
Caustic animosity permeates
Settling deep within our marrow
Hate, shallow and inane, instigates
Causing us to crucify those of our own blood
Passed down intolerance takes control
Ignorant to why these thoughts have become your own
Lost in the tempest of your fear
Surrounded by mirrors you blindly thrust
A dagger right into your own heart
All our hearts
As you drift away
The painful truth remains
Murdered by your lack of affinity
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Cruel deception
Bathed in fear of the unknown
Our reflection turned into the enemy
Blind revulsion, mindless hate and bigotry
Our compassion lost
Trapped in a maze of deceit
Master of dogma
Conviction, invincible
Unconcerned how your contempt
Clearly leads us astray
Decree from heaven
A burden, insufferable
Slowly crushing our free will
And our bond with the world around us
A sickness of the soul
Our hate ignited
In nightmares of our own design
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