Inferno

The darkness seems to cloud the light

I wonder if the past can be blamed for all of that

But it seems, nostalgia fills my heart

Ambition giving way to what I have left behind

Maybe light is breaking through the dark

The days of old, they seem to wind and unfold

To the streets on which my life was made

Who needs ambition when I've got memories

But somewhere in those days, lies and ever-present flame

Meant to rekindle a sacred, precious melody

They say there's no tomorrow, no forever we must chase

Then in the past, I cling and laugh cuz who would need today?

For everything that shines so bright is finite, burning out

So I walk on into this inferno

Maybe, please just maybe then my fire will burn out

Then again, what does the question mean?

I never understood why the "why" ever came

If the dream is to just live in peace

Then why is the curiosity rising again?

Can I taste this present suffering?

Learn to like the bitterness and possibly, the sweet

Keep the memories just as they are

And set them all ablaze, ignore the scarring

I run towards that light

As my blood begins to boil

I can start to see the memories, they writhe and moan

The time is overdue, to start fresh, begin anew

But the questions still grow stronger than the fire I've made

They say there's no tomorrow, no forever we must chase

I cry away the notion that this all could end today

A heart that's full of helium will slowly pass away

But that's not me! I will scream till my lungs give out

Life is like a fountain, I believe it won't run out

My time while here has not been all fine

Love lost and broken, won't heal with time

Intelligence, my mind cannot find

Withering as I try

But this darkness can't blot out the light

As a child, I raised my hands, held tightly to

The magic of our youth

I treasured everything, but in the fire, it goes

They say there's no tomorrow, no forever we must chase

So I walk on into this inferno

Maybe, please just maybe then my fire will burn out