A tapestry of history The wounds we feel Malevolent and alive Unseen but so real Echoed moments every one Grief and despair Fury and rage as life's breath We cannot win Scarred from battle Pain from love Scars from loss The soul in the mirror reflects all Far from life Far from death Scars unseen The cold light hides nothing Hollow and unrelenting There is no fight An emptiness that locks us In an iron cage Growing mocking haunts inside me A curse cast on my whole and psyche What time is mine? How am I free? Life once mine now given away Pierce the skin towards the evil held within This parasite wants my whole Cast out, out now, I will not be your host Now set me free Hollow vows they echo out