Darkborne

I wake to shadows creeping in, they haunt my mind
A weight that crushes every thought I try to find
The world outside is cold, but colder still am I
A hollow shell that only dreams of how to die

I wear the mask of life, but underneath, it cracks
Each smile I force is just another broken act
My chest is tight, the air too thick for me to breathe
I suffocate in silence, wishing I could leave

It’s Darkborne, crawling through the cracks inside my soul
The shadow grows, devouring all I used to know
It spreads like poison, silent, cold, and overgrown
In every breath, I feel it thrive, where dark is sown

The mirror shows a stranger lost inside my skin
I scream for help, but no one hears the pain within
Each day’s the same, I drown beneath a dying Sun
The battle’s fought, but deep inside, I know it’s won

It’s Darkborne, crawling through the cracks inside my soul
The shadow grows, devouring all I used to know
It spreads like poison, silent, cold, and overgrown
In every breath, I feel it thrive, where dark is sown

No more can I pretend that I'm not sinking fast
Each breath I take, it feels like it could be my last
The darkness calls, I feel its pull, and yet I stay
But every moment drags me further from the day

I walk alone, a ghost of who I used to be
The shadows wrap around, a cloak I cannot see
And though I wish to feel again, to rise above
I know this pain will always be my only love

It’s Darkborne, crawling through the cracks inside my soul
The shadow grows, devouring all I used to know
It spreads like poison, silent, cold, and overgrown
In every breath, I feel it thrive, where dark is sown

Darkborne lives, an endless night that feeds on me
Its roots too deep to sever, too blind to see