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Digging deeper within

And out of my grave

Breaking the shackles that keep me a slave

Burn to the ground, reformed in the fire

Rise from an ashen empire

Wading through the water slowly rising with each step

Just below the surface swims a foe you can't detect

Claw away at the pine

This vessel sealed in time

Undo the strings of fate

Another stone

More weight

Vehement refusal to fail myself

Another stone atop my chest

More weight

Unconcerned with the opinions of a lesser man

A cur unfit to dwell in my shadow

It would be wise to avert your coward eyes

And revere me as a god you'll never be in your worthless life

I've licked my wounds for long enough

Removed the wrappings soaked in blood

What left behind is all the scars that map the pain

Slaughter

Self inflicted

Martyr

Conscious lifted

Farther than predicted, shouldering strife

I'll grab a hold of the reigns

And bear the weight of the yoke

Life is more than just a passive existence

After strength's revoked

The illusion of predestination

Has made us fat with hope

Without the fear of an imminent failure

We dangle from our rope

Rise from the dirt reborn

And clear off the slate

Another stone on my chest

More weight