Once we savored wonder Untainted and innocent But our thirst perished A feverish illusion of hostility Tears followed by memory In a haze of righteousnessΒ Β A torrid uncertainty of misery as perceptions diminish I segregate you As the night falls in a sorrowful suffocating masquerade We become souless As we are afraid The salvation for which we once sacrificed ourselves for Flickers once, then dies Devoured by a velvet somber nothingness All hope must sicken and depart Your essence thrives no more Destructive thoughts surround us Crying as we have lost our way