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Time and again I am devoured by bitterness

This flesh is not me

Not where I’m supposed to be

All I ponder is the emptiness

Paling is the spirit within

Dying’s the flame

Time and again

Time and again I gaze into the abyss

Now gaze into me

Set the ravenous monster free

A muted howl for its deliverance

Still echoes in the deep

And as the vultures keep descending from above

To feed on my soul

Rip open a pitch black hole

All I witness fills me up with pain

Bleeding are my knees

The ground is stained

Time and time again

Afflicted by the presence of my demons

For what purpose are they haunting me

Is the curse they bestow upon me salvation in disguise

It burdens me

As it keeps me in a constant state of bewilderment

And with the autumn

With its cold winds closing in

I know their tyranny will follow me

Here and beyond the grave