Stop— I can hear them now, the voices in my head, They’re flooding in at once, in a rush, leaving nowhere to hide. There’s no escape from this rising sense of dread When it’s already here, inside…
Stop— Why, if only we could speak without a word: In wishing to be closer, we stray too close in the end. Deep, chilling thoughts unlike ears have ever heard Are echoing again…
I have enough of my own overwhelming nightmares. Temptation calls to seal the rest, these heavy ties to sever. “Close your eyes”… what for me isn’t all that easy: To suffer hate in search of love, or lose them both forever?
No…
Stop— Every moment trapped in someone else’s hell: No love is unconditional where there is fear to be found. If that’s the case, then it may be just as well To hide it all away underground.
Stop— Though I look away, I’ve seen it all before: Another ugly truth lies behind these cold, brittle locks. Dig even deeper; there must be something more: A last hope at the bottom of the box?
Come play my game, for a moment of entertainment, To keep my mind preoccupied with memories of beauty. All my life in a palace of self-containment: So let me show you what I see, and share with you my duty:…