Death

"I have come to the end of my line

With these final steps I take back my freedom

Unchain the shackles that never could hold my mind

Time keeps running and running

Outstripping the dead tired ones

The hours will run out from us all

And in the end no one differs from the other

Only the blue sky and the green grass

Go on forever in this world

Where seconds feel like eternity

And years pass in blink of an eye

When the last rays of light

Set behind these shores

Night wraps me in its blanket

And leads my way to the stars

Through the fear and the ache

Pass the storm and the rain

I have made peace with the world

I am born again

I may be gone in the flesh

But my love will stay here

I am always with you in spirit

So just stay strong

No one wins tonight

No one gets a closure

No one walks away victorious

But don't forget me

Don't you forget me

Burn a candle for me when you can"

-Insomnium

"What solemnity can be found in this death?

A traitor's smile, the honour of betrayal

How comfort could be found in the dreariest of nights?

What solace for guilt-driven mind, tarnished heart?

Two crestfallen figures clinging together in fathomless dark

In maelstrom of despair dimming each other's shine

And half of his blood runs like mine - kindred spirit to me

But the gleam in his eyes remind of the one who is gone forever

When dreams carry me past this life, to thin shrouding mist

I rest in silence, in place lifeless and desolate

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