Tarosh

Concessions have been granted Boundaries are lost Swallowed by the great machine As it marches forward Self is consumed Destroyed like the rights once held Permissions needed for everything Given only reluctantly A hidden price, never told, always exacted Blame freely applied For mistakes great and small Slowly suffocating a soul The embers only smolder Fire and fuel spent But the divine spark remains

A bright and open smile Hides scars that no one knows Eyes lit with the vibrance of life Gloss over the sadness of the past A gorgeous personality displayed exquisitely Betrays the lessons that are hard learned The heart that cares for everyone Often has no time to bleed for itself A soul with a boundless generosity Soon finds that it has nothing left to give Protectiveness of all things dear Sometimes leads to the guard needing lowered The regal bearing of a monarch Deserving of the trappings of the rank

Call the hammer Feel the earth rumble Call the lightning Hear the air shatter Sing to the warriors past Grasp the spear Know the next move Grasp the aegis Foretell the best defense Praise the scholars of old Balance the scales Fulfill your duty obediently Balance the hearts Bow your head silently Applaud the custodians of eternity Embrace the darkness Feel the life force Embrace the cold Seek the warm breath Respect the lives in antiquity Call the hammer Grasp the spear Balance the scales Embrace the darkness Honor the old ones, commemorate the future

Can you hear the song? The sweet and smooth voices It all seems so very wrong Careful, watch your choices Here out on the open water Everything seems so honest and pristine But beauty hides the pending slaughter Just like presentation hides poisoned cuisine Take heed of the warning plan Follow it oh so closely Make sure the knots will hold the man Put your backs into it, we can not go slowly Make yourselfs deaf as a stone For close to death's shore we'll come Give them no reason to gnaw upon our bone We need to save all, not just some

Run from it all. Avert your sight. Deafen your ears. Cloak yourself in what is nearby. Escape if you can. Run from it all. Seek refuge. Seek solace. Seek peace. Run from the monster chasing you. Run from your fears. Run from your nature. Run for your life. Seek darkness to hide in. Seek a place of safety. Seek serenity. Leave the slow behind. Think only of yourself. Know as others fall your safety is promised. Run. Run for all your worth. Seek the end. Seek what will make this all stop. Seek salvation from this nightmare. Run to what will embrace you. Run to the silence. Run to the reprieve. Run because we can never face what scares us.

I am nothing more than my parts. I am nothing less than the ideals inside my head. I can do no more than my limitations. I have never found what I am limited to. I am my own darkness. Which is nothing more than the shadows cast by my light. I have a great evil within me. Which is the failure of my goodness. I bring about my own hell. Which has always been my own decisions. I bring my own joy to life. Which has never relayed on someone else. I am torment. For I lose my way. I have been lost. Only because I refuse to look. I am anger. Simply because I chose not to understand. I am hate. For I have no acceptance. I am compassion. For I do not ju

I am the darkness when you close your eyes. I am the shadow that follows you in the light. I am the stranger that haunts you. I am the noise that keeps you up in the night. I am the evil you were warned about. I am the fear that grips your heart. I am the thoughts that petrify your mind. I am the danger that makes your legs shake. I am the shade that even the night fears. I am life..... I am light you can see. I am the brightness that drives away the shadows. I am the one who comforts you. I am the one to put you to rest. I am the beauty that you seek so desperately. I am the courage you need. I am your thoughts of bliss. I am the joy that m

The storm rages And I stand tall The lightning streaks The thunder booms The torrent unleashed Vision blurred so badly Lightning flashes Thunder shrieks The calm is over Well past the eye Lightning shatters Thunder crashes The storm howls on Defiance my answer Lightning blazes Thunder bellows The storm seethes And I will not yield

When do lies become Part of our total sum? Why is the truth lost As if looking through frost? Twisted, cracked, broken Silent, deaf, and unspoken How do the lies shift And be considered a gift? Where did we go wrong Making the truth no longer belong? Straight, filled, clear Loud, brilliant, and cheer Can we change our nature Become more than creatures? What could we all be If only we gave up a little of "me"?

Dream, dream a little dream Scream, scream as loud as you can Watch, the Nightmare run across the plains Cry, as the world falls apart Dream, dream a little dream Gleam, gleaming hope fades Seek, the meaning of the lies Run, try to escape this catastrophe Dream, dream a little dream Scheme, scheme away as fast as you can Process, all the things that are happening Try, to hide or conquer Dream, dream a little dream Remember, remember the waking world Take, control or let the Nightmare run It, is all in your head alone Dream, dream a little dream