Ataraxis

I've grappled with quiet Sought tranquility Cut off my own air supply so I couldn't breathe Peace was a valuable friend that never stayed very long I rarely ever opened up So adrift I didn't belong Out of everyone I've known You wouldn't leave me on my own The only light that shown You fought to make me whole Ataraxis beckoned me I desired not to feel Even for a second I went beyond numbing it You tried to carve a smile You tried to force a laugh When I was torn and vacant You kept coming back Out of everyone I've known You wouldn't leave me on my own The only light that shown You fought to make me whole Ataraxis beckoned and mocked me Turned its back and left me there Ataraxis beckoned and mocked me I felt it everywhere Out of everyone I've known You wouldn't leave me on my own You were the only light that shown Reviving flesh from stone Never on my own You fought to make me whole