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Where Hope Goes To Die:

When I ceased to exist I awoke in a light
From which nothing could shield my eyes
Barely in the glow could I discern his voice

"Approach and learn of the truth."

With the remnants of energy I had left, I summoned my strength
Weary and unfamiliar, I managed to converge upon the source

In blink of an eye, the light died
With a roar, there, standing before me

Towering embodiment fabricated from humankind's atrocities
The culmination of the darkest insecurities manifest before me
Monumental despair and unfulfilled potential
What wicked acts are so deserving of such an abomination?

Everything that we have become
Has lead us to this
All of the beauty that has come undone
Relinquished to us a monolith built of our faults

When we all at last succumb, will we look back and feel pride?
With every transgression we attain, do we see we have been vilified?
Before me stands the coalescence of malignancy
So why is there no reasoning for this monstrosity?

I reflect upon it...

To no avail I try to justify why it might remain
Overwhelming human suffering terminates in this event
Swelling with regret as the reality decays into insane
Seconds are hours and hours lifetimes suspended in horror for me to lament

Hearts of stone, pathetic and all alone
Is this what we desire for our kind?
Should we atone, for these seeds we've sown
A chance to mend, remember these fates are intertwined

I awoke standing at the edge of the abyss
I awoke with a desire to leap

"Approach and learn of the truth."

I awoke with a heavy heart, steeped in grief
I awoke with a ragged sigh and without hope
I awoke with heartache and disbelief
I awoke with remorse, a newborn misanthrope

I awoke and wished I had not...

"Approach me to learn of the truth."

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from Jesus Christ, How Horrifying - Halloween Split, released October 31, 2014

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