I wasn't prepared for this And neither were you Sacred silence intensifies Bringing light to the truth Spending eternity wondering Is there a purpose in sentience? We asked not for tribulations We inherit them Maelstrom, time, essence Perpetually rotting from inside Subliminal forces waging war in our minds Fading into obscurity Attempting escape Though not unscathed Scarred from the vices we succumb to willingly Soul destroying Bound to a life devised to harvest suffering The reckoning Lost amidst the ghosts intoxicating air you breathe Nauseating Rise beyond the onslaught of this mass hypocrisy Veracity The secrets of the universe Are yet to be revealed But you may discover the courage To break the wheel Grow into something more Far greater than yourself Don't let the ego rob you of your senses Embrace it's death Sorrow seemingly endless Is it the guilt of indulgence? United we will never be Until faced with eternity The secrets of the universe Are yet to be revealed But you may discover the courage To break the wheel Grow into something more Far greater than yourself Don't let the ego rob you of your senses Embrace it's death The other world resides here as do we So perfect only in my dreams I see veracity