Once Devout

Lost in the tides of time, no turning back remnants of a tortured soul, buried by a dusk of black counting the days on this wall of tally marks when will be the demise of this life's monarch track the days, tread the way for this life to give way the time for make believe has run out, the ending of what was once devout hatred fuel the fire, spark the flame, watch me burn overwhelming longing to now be gone mission i was set on, no longer can be done nowhere left to run, in hell you'll find me up front A shadow trails my path, the scent of what used to be The last fragment, led astray, gone with the winds yet buried with me Still I persevere, dissimulate The missing piece of this puzzle, I had let it fade A grave mistake, pulled at the bottom of the undertow for how they will never know This is the last time, I ever dare to abstain from my destiny one last chance to die, crimson tears goodbye twilight of despair fills the air a walking spectre, for no one seems to care dwelling in silence, you'll find me there