In a manner it's seasonal This affliction of mine Bolt the doors To isolate or insulate I've yet to find To see her here my only fear I conjure the will to steer clear She calls me I turn to face her She leads me astray And upon me She will prey The time of her beckoning nigh by my reckoning I turn to face the beast, mineral though it may be Running at the perfect speed Nothing can compete Sounds that I produce, they echo screams She calls me through the walls, imbues me Calls me once again She turns me cruel by any measure And there is no shelter Running at the perfect speed Nothing can compete Sounds I silence echo screams inside me Searching, searing To peel myself clean Suffering sickness Teasing me in two Ashamed and disgusted At what has come true Burn with fire Scorch the earth Swallow down to bleed me Don't fight the waves that lead me Searching, searing To peel myself clean No location too remote Nor too lethal an antidote To force down my throat Running at the perfect speed Nothing can compete Sounds that I produce, they echo screams Turn me cruel by any measure Leave no stone or corpse unfettered Render me rent through endeavour Bury me forever Running at the perfect speed Nothing can compete Sounds I silence echo screams inside me Searching, searing To peel myself clean