the dark streets of decay 20

this is not a hollywood ending

especially if the film is directed by me

where you will see by the final scene

that all the main characters died

and on their death bed everyone was alone

oh yeah the priest will sign

and say such words as “atone”

over your lifeless and empty corpse

someone, maybe someone

might even feel remorse

that you are gone

 

write lyrics for a song

that you will never enjoy

or hear from some hopeful heaven

 

unbaked bread remains unleavened

which is why my favorite metaphor

is cold concrete and midnight streets

out here on the perimeter

there is only reality exposed as insanity

by the harsh light of day

 

all i’m saying

is you think that caring creates consensus

until you realize no one really cares

 

words have no sincerity

the obscurity of darkness brings clarity

and absence is the only acquisition acquired

oh, everyone conspires to fill the warehouse

 

but one that is abandoned, forgotten and in decay

empty from one crack to the next

is the only truth that is conveyed

 

that after all is said and done

i wake alone to realize

i’ve missed another setting sun

 

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