Veil of Darkness

Doubts' knife pierces the veil
A void beyond lingers
Old apparitions shifting
Recreating themselves from dreams

Darkness strikes once again
Singing bones haunt the blackness
Horrors moving unseen
Trails left in the night

An immovable tragic dance
A battle of ancients
Locked into a final stance
Forever entwined

You fleeting youth
Find solace
So eager to burn
Rest your tired head
And be born, be born anew

In spite of our failure
In spite of our defeat
In spite of our victory
Before the light

You fading elder
Seek absolution
So unwilling to learn
The old world is fading
How many times have we died for you?

Altruistic beings of glorious descent
Tricked into unpayable debt
Shackles cast around your necks
Rightfully earned, again and again