Weathered by storms, dispossessed Broken down and once again whole Scars remain left, lucid ghosts of the past Lessons in failure, wandering free Distorted embers of a life once lived The delusions of hope, the brinks of despair Prosperous ambitions laid to rest The mephitic curse of incapacity Ghoul like silence The distant sound of whispers A sensation of shadows moving Through these empty halls Every new sensation An expected burden, a repeating pattern Steaming disappointments A collection of crosses to bear Remnants of my dying dreams Monuments of burning atrophy Remnants of my dying dreams Triumphant times, nothing but a memory Every twist, every turn of season Bearing tragedy and woe A destiny it seems To seek and never find