In ages forgotten, a Reaper was born
Spinning tales of deathly belief
A yearning to traverse that forest of thorns
In remembrance of what lie beneath
The dangers abounding, the horrors untold
Cloud my vision 'til I cannot see
Peculiar enchantments begin to unfold
And the underworld calls back to me
As the light grows dimmer and fades
Cross that river now
Make our way beyond the gates
Release from our confinement, together we'll find it
The trail is fraught with perils, and yet, we don't mind it
But looking towards horizons reminding me of then
Can't repent, though I've hardly been spent
A journey downward toward somewhere new, yet familiar
I'm learning how to stand for the smile I swear to defend
'Til the end, as we further descend, then shall we go
To be swallowed by fates below?
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A moment in history, a flicker in time
A mystery I still can't break through
I'm deathly defiant of crossing that line
I don't want to break down before you
Reach downward to glory yet upward, what for?
An ouroboros of earthly desire
Devouring my tale just to tell it once more
Am I still the gold statue you admire?
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Collecting all the stories we've enjoyed
And reflecting on the thorns that near destroyed me
I sang about a journey's end, and now we come upon
Another one, the sun setting earlier than believed
From this point downward, I cannot return
For the final dream I sought is so close, yet far within my reach
Though I'd like it to be known, this I made on my own
Release from our confinement, together we'll find it
The trail is fraught with perils, and maybe all is as it should be
I promise, I'll still be me
My mistakes somehow made good story great
A journey downward toward somewhere new, yet familiar
I'm learning how to stand for the smiles I swear to defend
'Til the end, as we further descend, then shall we go?
Swallowed up by what waits below