we are chosen the softest revelation a whisper in the ear my guide resides inside the stars every fallen one a trail of wonder we are blinded by our choices good and evil are a delusion the fires burn bright on both sides nobles bend to humble the saved the willing serve a master and feed the flames until a whisper is no more breathless is the audible silence a still calm plays madness divine direction is the next tossed coin the answer empties as water flows through clasped hands no whispers faint no star fallen trail no sunshine at midnight clear the rear-view mirror loaded for retrospect dark wings of my brothers a shadow cast across my face as the fate I cannot escape