Emptiness

The sudden loss of hope The burden of endless suffering Immense weight upon the soul And the world that passes by No hope for a higher power No angels, no wings to protect Only darkness that lurks all around The blissful voice from the abyss The abyss In the grip of the festering pain That thaws the anger within False teachings stripped from truth Eroded words from eroded worlds Benevolent, malevolent Why do we seek in the past? Vainglorious as we are Into torture and bliss We are a litany of errors Still blessed and yet so cursed We don't deserve our place In history, in time, yeah