The Ladder

THE LADDER Ian Chains emerges from the other side of THE FOLD Now transformed into light and consciousness I) BIRTH All I Hear is silence now Chalice Sorrow Growing Aware Changing Into a shapeless heathen Forgetting the life that I had Awaken This is THE VOID This is the darkness Heed in the traveler's warning II) THE LADDER "If you go down there You know you'll lose your way They'll eat your dreams "Here in this place, there is no peace They'll eat your SOUL And watch you slide the ladderway down Come find us and we'll be dishonest with you We'll tell you we love you when It's not true We're faulty that way Toy with our prey Venery Started Climbing Trying to get to the top I fell onto my back as I lost my touch Kept trying to make it back to the ladder Looked around, lost sight of the prize Cried for help but no one came for me They ate my body Always The same Always Searching for conscience Always Running Looking For love in the darkness Don't lose your touch, don't lose your flesh Don't lose your compass III) PURGATORY Are you so empty That your heart can't feel a thing? They're lying to you They're lying to me And we waste our time Oh, It's such a different realm Than what we dreamt of as kids Oh, I'm sorry but I can't fight as they eat my flesh Just trying to free from pain Hell isn't the answer Fear won't lead to answers Have you Lost your way? Are you Looking for conscience? Are you Devoid of emotion? Hoping For love in the darkness I got myself caught up in this situation I got myself locked up in this reality I'm in This prison they've made won't let us find answers They destroy everything that grows Destroy everything that breathes Always A trace of bane Always Running in circles Always Tearing skin Always Decipher the meaning now The answer now Keep searching for answers This is their touch This is their way This is THE VOID This is the silence This is my fate They need my conscience Lost, they're eating me Savoring my conscience My soul is torn to pieces Empty void of darkness