Cruel ruler Severed entirely Locked up in endings Do you not see? Tethered by torment Endless shame In our lost lament Preserving grace Caught without cause To fall or to soar Tear it apart Down to the core Precision of blame Loss of faith In what we endure And can't escape Caught without cause To fall or to soar Tear it apart Down to the core A whisper still holds Faith to bring hope Towards the dawn Without a cause and scarcely a voice Who am I to let you down? To shed what does not serve Disenchanted by defeat In the echoes of old dreams