Shards

Gazing at what's left of me in the mirror
The image I see makes the world turn cold
I ask my questions, but no one's there to answer
My eyes hold steady as another life unfolds

Tears well up, and I wonder why
Liquid shards reveal a mind displaced
Unforgiven, spinning out of time
Staring out at a world that has no face

Falling too far, I'm back into dreaming
Losing lives inside and out
I can't believe what I've been screaming (Chorus1)
Dicing with demons, holding no doubts

Tearing at veneers, but the smoke's not clearing
I hit the floor but there's nowhere to run
My muses call but I can't hear them
Dawn returns without the sun

So pay the fare, 'cause I'm not there
The Devil just sits and smiles at me
My soul is blind, I can't unwind (Chorus2)
Don't you see that it's not me
Chasing thoughts that can't be found
Heartless as I am, but still I bleed
Gazing through what's left of me
Heartless as I am, even now I bleed

I'm clawing at walls, I want out of here
Bloodied fingers anoint with crimson streaks
Torn away from all my hopes and fears
Blackening stains mark my defeat

There is no place, for grief nor grace
As heaven is ruined by an army of bleak
I'm just a spectator to my disgrace
A victim of visions I dare not repeat

(Chorus1)

Capitulating to my old friend Despair
Voices touch upon the scars of my mind
Heartfelt assurances of solace found in here
Hollow timbres, twisted chords, echoes of realms I've left behind

Withering at a touch, even my silence is ignored
Eaten by the emptiness of unrequited space
Abandoned to the wrath of those I once adored
I'm swallowed up by this infinitesimal place

(Chorus 2)