Waking in the dark Native hesitation Sword pierces armor Anemic culture of mist Flung to the ether ♪ Ages perceived as unblessing Scholars will grow blind In the blossoming of insight Reckoned losses mounting Treasured forms relinquish construct Scouring what archaic prose remains In volumes acclaimed Persist while the known world narrows Find courage, hold fast while the known world narrows ♪ Volunteer every ardent conclusion To be left dead to history Judgement's noose has been raised Turn away from the hex of illusion Scorching the atlas of the cursed Mocking their birthright Persist while the known world narrows Find courage, hold fast while the known world narrows Heritage abandoned at the gallows Persist while the known world narrows Lantern throwing its light upon the future Find courage, hold fast while the known world narrows ♪ Waking in the dark Native hesitation Sword pierces armor Anemic culture of mist Flung to the ether Waking in the dark Native hesitation Sword pierces armor Anemic culture of mist Flung to the ether ♪ Grotesque pledge of convention Paints hideous dreams of object tomorrow Nauseous by the flash of illustration The world disappears