The Fall

Oh, how I've tired of watching this change That hardened shell that you became What happened to those words once sang? Once a messenger, once a king Once the fire, once the flame Once shone light in darkest places Guns and lies and wasted nights Failing to judge thy self Washed all away, stolen away By a thirst from self and fame Your lust for the sun Your once great light Your one true heart Lost to the maze A dragon with rubies Your once great light Your one true heart Now giving way to darkness Now giving way to weakness and vanity So disappointing to watch this change The blackened heart that you became A pale reflection of once great space A lost defender of our faith Now your fire stole away Now more light dust in trade Shine no more Now just the same As the wolves and pigs you claimed to hate Shine no more Now just the same As all the wolves and pigs Once the fire, once the flame Once shone light in darkest places Under black, fell away Your once great light It now fades Morphine lies Such wasted lives Lost to the darkness Now fly away to your safest place Nothing more to fight or chase And sing your songs once more Yes, fly away To those true days And untethered you can spread Your light Through the heavens Fell to this earth Lost those great wings The one true message Now means nothing