there is a feeling
deep within me
slowly it is creeping
and it makes me weak
a plague of the mind
afflicting me
touches of madness
and recurring dreams
a part of my soul has died
deprived of what could be mine

there is a vision
clear as can be
of rapture and craving
like a spell on me
it's in the cards
that our stars align
touches of madness
and unbreakable seals
a pact with the devil
has its hold on me

lingering poison
and insatiable greed
touches of madness
​take hold on me

Here I am
lost at sea
every wave
engulfing me
and the rain keeps pouring
and the rain keeps pouring
here I drift
in the storm
all my life
every bit now torn
and it beckons me
to come to the light
and it beckons me
to the great divide

and I call your name
in the silence that remains
and I hear a whisper
of burning shame
and I sink below
to the depths of my despair
far from the shallows
to the deep nowhere...

here I am
lost at sea
And every hour
is maddening to me
and the wind keeps howling
and the wind keeps howling
All the pressure
every moment
all the deception
all the lies you concieved
is killing me
and I go to the light
to the great divide

and I call your name
in the silence that remains
and I hear a whisper
of burning shame
and I sink below
to the depths of my despair
far from the shallows
to the deep nowhere...

and I call your name
in the silence that remains
and I hear a whisper
of you calling my name
but I wander now
never to be found
I’m floating away
far from the shallows
too the deepest of my pain...

Into the darkness
of my cold and lonely tomb
I’ve already started
to sink into the gloom....
​lost at sea....

Down the corridor
I walk in fear
Trembling
Feeling Presence near
I  gaze at the door
forever far
As the hallway expands
and it remains ajar
Behind it is darkness
Its contents unknown
yet I wander towards
On my own
There is a silence
that creeps and stares
As the door comes closer
Like someone is there
As I approach
the door  slams
As it stands shut
I extend my hands
The knob is brass
and it smells of  fire
And as  I touch
I hear a screaming choir
Though the hall is silent
and I am on my own
the voices tell me
I'm not alone
I turn the knob
with screams that pierce
and as it opens
the creak is fierce
I hear a cackle
behind me now
I turn to see
there's no one around
The room is dark
I cannot see
The void is clouded
And my fate is sealed
The door slams again
And I stand in black
as my eyes adjust
There are claws up my back
His eyes sear my flesh
​His tongue caresses my ear
As he whispers
"Be still my dear"
The demon is haunting
I cannot break free
I try to  scream
But my voice is meek
His teeth sink down
And  puncture my soul
I try to fight
But he still holds
With all my strength
I  pry and pry
Then an idea comes to mind
All this time I thought I was lost
I remembered  it clear
Where there is darkness
Light is near
I reach   my hands
towards the darkened wall
I pull and pull
with what I hold
Then a light
burst thru the ceiling
And  as he screams
He screams to me
"YOU CANNOT WIN"
And then I replied
"He who holds the light
will always win the fight"
The demon faded
into hell where he came
and there I stood
​alone again.

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