i've seen the world with hardened eyes
i've seen the pain with love disguised
i've touched the soul driven insane
i feel the burn of fire-like rain
can't be without and isn't within
perfect as hell, guilty as sin
bittersweet tears disguise my fears
circles of rust enshroud my heart
blackening sky of life torn apart
clouds of silver hide dark disgrace
nowhere to run to escape this place
taken away from this bind
embrace your pain and lose your mind
i always thought i'd done it all
i've tasted war, seen heroes fall
i laughed at gods, made devils cry
to fallen angels my life is a lie
silent screams of wayward souls
forcing me closer to what i don't know
invisible tears drowning my fears
when nothing's left yet more remains
is this the place where madness reigns?
- undated
co-written with mike smiddy and nicole bronniman