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Hunting the buried

Glimpsed in snatches through these tatters

Cloaked adversary

Rinse these bloodied hands of their guilt

Tear down the gallows

That cherish the best of us

Vigil eternal

Linger here in this purpose

Memorialize this ungodly testimony

Push through to the reaches

Cleanse this vile mire from within

Sift through the grains

To unbury the root

Toll the bell

Beat them down

I’m the last sound they’ll hear

Unearthing

Preserving

Pierce the veneer

Torn in shambles

Keep the muted

Here in silence

Burn the facade

Down to the ground

Trapped in this pit

To stop them all

None can follow this path we’ve taken

I’ll never rest until they leave us

Pierce the veneer

Torn in shambles

Keep the muted

Here in silence

Burn the facade

Down to the ground

Trapped in this pit

To stop them all

Cast off the dread cerement

Corrode and condemn to rot

Pale hollow

Lead, follow

One reverie

Blood morrow

Ring silence

Cold vibrance

Crush atrophy

Sing violence