Death seems a peaceful sleep when long-loved ties sever

When the ground is teeming with maggots and hate

Yet in order to catch my breath, I might suffocate forever

Before I follow the raven and offer myself to fate

A man fights amongst himself, his true enemy
His shadow is all that his demons can see
War is waged, blood is shed and angels cry
But shadows still loom long after we die

A man and his shadow both stood up to fight
One won the battle, the other took to flight
But what is a shadow without will or wing?
Just another elegy for the fat lady to sing

Do not fear the living

Fear the survivors in the dark

For they claimed death

And returned without a mark

Fall for me, sweet Angel of Death
Become enchanted by the lies I exhale
Ensnare my senses with bated breath
And leave me cold; lifeless and pale

Come to me, dear immortal being
Further taint this heart, unkind
Annihilate any sane reason for seeing
So I can't see what I leave behind

Now fall into my arms, torture me
Heed your siren's anguished call
For you can't fall in love with misery
If you don't fall at all

The bile and blame, this sorry game
Is all that infects my weary eyes
They shed fears in sulphuric tears
That sing of too many long goodbyes

Feeding you dirt to watch you squirt
Plaguing this disease-infested earth
Your mind's askew, the best part of you
Dripped down your mother's leg at birth

You play, you lie; I choke, I die
On the dream I've nurtured all my life
Karma failed but you'll die impaled
One day upon my hate-encrusted knife

Branches break and children quake
In these vile, narcotic dreams
While your glare cuts through the air
Enticing blood-curdling screams

Angels fall and demons call
To the vicious beast that dwells inside
It tips the scale; I try, but fail
It still devours the tears I've cried

Memories taunt and you still haunt
I try to numb the pain, my cross to bear
For you're still here; in the dark, I fear
The angel from my nightmares

The bloodstains on the towel
Mirror the patterns on my arm
And I find that I'm hurting myself
Because you refuse to cause me harm

The pain I feel, it gives me release
From my dying mental health
For you can not possibly hate me
More than I hate myself