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They say the night is darkest just before the dawn,

but as crimson rays decorate the clouds that once bestowed my hope,

I can't help but fear the worst has yet to come.

It is in this moment where the time elapsed has collapsed the patience lining the walls of my lungs.

Left breathless, it's no wonder that the sound of every word I speak is distorted through the clench of gritted teeth.

Perhaps the depths of my logic are far too heavy to remain afloat in the waters of the shallow minded.

But come hell or high water I will find a way to make it through to you.

I've cast out the light, now show me you can shine.

I will ignore the condescending tone of your voice as long as you heed the gravity of mine.

You've embraced the symptoms and after all this time, they've yet to pass.

Will you finally find a way to rise above all of this?

We have fought the false hope that kept you alive,

I see the defeat in your eyes.

How much longer will it take for you to realize we're right?

But come hell or high water, I will find a way to make it through to you.

I've cast out the light, now show me you can shine.

But come hell or high water, I will find a way to make it through to you.

How much longer will it take?

The truth is your denial has laid you to rest.

So if this is how it ends, and this is how you fall,

then these are the last words I want you to hear.

If there is a life after this I hope I find you there.

Where you'll be free from confinement at last,

and peace will have finally found your heart.

No matter how many times the mirror cracks or smudges, the enemy will always stare back at you.

Leave behind your destructive necessities,

to which you're slave;

A lost entity.

Free the foe you're neglecting to blame.

Are you afraid?

We're all afraid.

You've embraced the symptoms and after all this time,

they've yet to pass.

You weren't ready to down what we poured in your glass.

You've sold your stars hoping to find your way when you were lost.

But now your time of darkness has come,

I've cast out the light, now show me you can shine.