The Garden Of Fire

Countless years have come and gone

And still we dig

Into the ocean's skin for fire

Skies collapse with ease

And still we fly

Cloaked by our united disguise

See what I see

Harness your need

Fear what I fear

As you near

Stairs of trust descend

For far too long

Into the wild's heart, its mire

Survival takes control

We lose our will

Want contorts to need

As we feel death's chill

I'll cry your name if you aim the arrow

If your wrath unveils

But I'll retreat if light shows your essence

If your ire fails

There's no escape from this cave of liars

When they all feast inside my eyes

Instead of tearing bard from dead oak

I rip flesh from bone

I could've drained the blood from our dreams

But I take my own

So if I paint the scene of a man truly lost

In a spiraling web

Will you forget that my hand only grasped

One single thread?

If you reach deep into the ground

You will find the deceiver's crown unbound

Drowning in the sea of dust and crooked thoughts

You finally learn that it was not you for whom I fought

A reflection lives inside your gentle heart

Seek its gaze and watch as you pull yourself part

We've reached the cusp of land and sea

And I feel the world pour over me

So I'll take the road to the stars

And forget why I trekked so far

Deep in the sea of my twisted ways

You finally see my words set ablaze

Burn every plea, burn through me

I could live forever

I could dream forever

In the garden of fire

I've grown so tired

But I could fight forever

And battle any weather

In the garden of fire

For now we will surrender to the fading sun

We'll wake and we will find intention and action are one

So don't despair if you can't find your mind

For tonight we drink together from the goblet of time