04-19-2013, 01:32 PM
Still working on this, please let me know what I need to improve on
REVISED
Lessons learned are loyal ghosts
Childhood teachings chill the marrow
An infinity accessible by humanity
It haunts quietly, enduringly
When these bodies have had enough
And we are vomited from that temple
In which we spent a lifetime of sacrilege
Will we live out the eulogies we whisper so hopefully?
A place no ugliness can touch
Where those who have left are reunited with us?
A holy being
Flesh forever burning
A clockwork orange with a shining halo
A miserable martyr with an invalid excuse
If I could truly believe
What I've been incanting so many sleepless nights:
That it all simply went dark
Would my eyelids close easily with peace?
We work an entire lifetime, experience sorrow and joy
In the end, what was all of this?
To be here, walk around, leave
A transient memory with an enduring carbon footprint
A common fear gnashing in poisoned minds
Knowledge is power, knowledge is terror
Is it truth on which I dwell
Or is it fable?
ORIGINAL
Lessons learned are loyal ghosts
Childhood teachings chilling my marrow
There is a choice: to live or die
It haunts me all the time
When my body's had enough
And I'm vomited from that temple
In which I spent a lifetime of sacrilege
What beast will lie in that infinite terror?
I find no comfort in the notion of heaven
Nor do I throw myself into the open arms of hell
Neither holds any appeal:
A holy being, flesh forever burning
A clockwork orange with a shining halo
An earnest ending for a sinful beggar
If I could truly believe
What I've been incanting so many sleepless nights:
That it all simply went dark
Would my eyelids close easily with peace?
I work an entire lifetime, experience sorrow and joy
In the end, what was all of this?
I was here, I walked around, I left
A transient memory with an enduring carbon footprint
A common contemplation, yes
A common fear gnashing in poisoned minds
Knowledge is power, knowledge is terror
Do I know truth
Or do I dwell on fable?
REVISED
Lessons learned are loyal ghosts
Childhood teachings chill the marrow
An infinity accessible by humanity
It haunts quietly, enduringly
When these bodies have had enough
And we are vomited from that temple
In which we spent a lifetime of sacrilege
Will we live out the eulogies we whisper so hopefully?
A place no ugliness can touch
Where those who have left are reunited with us?
A holy being
Flesh forever burning
A clockwork orange with a shining halo
A miserable martyr with an invalid excuse
If I could truly believe
What I've been incanting so many sleepless nights:
That it all simply went dark
Would my eyelids close easily with peace?
We work an entire lifetime, experience sorrow and joy
In the end, what was all of this?
To be here, walk around, leave
A transient memory with an enduring carbon footprint
A common fear gnashing in poisoned minds
Knowledge is power, knowledge is terror
Is it truth on which I dwell
Or is it fable?
ORIGINAL
Lessons learned are loyal ghosts
Childhood teachings chilling my marrow
There is a choice: to live or die
It haunts me all the time
When my body's had enough
And I'm vomited from that temple
In which I spent a lifetime of sacrilege
What beast will lie in that infinite terror?
I find no comfort in the notion of heaven
Nor do I throw myself into the open arms of hell
Neither holds any appeal:
A holy being, flesh forever burning
A clockwork orange with a shining halo
An earnest ending for a sinful beggar
If I could truly believe
What I've been incanting so many sleepless nights:
That it all simply went dark
Would my eyelids close easily with peace?
I work an entire lifetime, experience sorrow and joy
In the end, what was all of this?
I was here, I walked around, I left
A transient memory with an enduring carbon footprint
A common contemplation, yes
A common fear gnashing in poisoned minds
Knowledge is power, knowledge is terror
Do I know truth
Or do I dwell on fable?