Cruel Road

Old cruel road, it never ends

Tearing down every defense

It leaves me, worthless

Wandering, I’ve lost my way so many times

From first breath to final rest

I find the path always unwinds

My sunken hopes are buried deep

A revelation just beyond my reach

And thus my journey’s brought me home again

It’s not what it used to be

Faded tracks recall my origins

And rekindle memories

Forsake that which I worshiped then

A whole life in effigy

Set foot on the cruel road again

And pray this time will not leave me

Wordless – the constant sting

A future I will never know

Forgotten loves left bitter tastes

They died before a chance to grow

Those days alone, fractured beliefs

Left tattered scraps of former peace

And thus my journey’s brought me home again

It’s not what it used to be

Faded tracks recall my origins

And rekindle memories

Forsake that which I worshiped then

A whole life in effigy

Set foot on the cruel road again

And pray this time will not leave me

Oh...

Wandering...

Cannot let the old times be my captor

The curse upon my life must be shattered

Seize, control and slough away the shackles

And tread the world unbowed

Until my body collapses

On the cruel road