Bearing his fangs, hopelessly locked in the stare
He comes with no legions tonight
Eyes flashing fire, burning with coldest of flames
Resolved to extinguish my light
I stand reflecting his gaze
Yet something confounds what I see
Not embers but ice, yet only a trace
Familiar only to me
Rise and peer at the stars
Somewhere among them he sleeps
Only I know who you are
And all of the horrors you keep
No trace of you, but your echoes fill my ears
I’ll scale the stars, murderous when you appear
And slowly then from the heavens we’ll descend
Hands wrapped around each other’s throats until the end
Soul is severed from flesh, discarding the dimming wish of reprieve
Scholar in arts of erasure, promising not to deceive
Sights which bear no logic encircle my fragmented form
It seems you shall be the author of pages… I hoped I’d indelibly torn
I’ve read back through this tome
Through chapters of the endless war of our shared past
I’ll make this volume my own
When I inscribe: “This starlit battle will be our last.”
Rise, and peer at the stars
Somewhere among them he sleeps
I’ve always known who you are
And that which forever binds you… to me
Other lyrics by Fires in the Distance:
Agonal Dreaming
The end Approaches with grace, breaking through guard and what’s left of my spirit Eroding the light of tomorrow’s advance Gathering clouds Encircle my home, …
By This Time Tomorrow
Shimmering snow covers a path we all fear, but this time there’s no turning back To say my goodbyes, if only within my own heart, as life starts to spill from my …
Lightless Days of a Songless Bird
Callous, relentlessly sharp Devoid of remorse, it’s drowning out my song Obscuring the sun, my melody wanes inside the surge Replaced with frigid volleys of …
Of Radiance and Levitation
Light, it comes through a colorless prism Cutting through tempest and hail Disarming the hand raised against us Giving us time to inhale Contagion of all we hold dear …
Once the Silence Takes Your Place
Words From shallowed breath and whispered tongues A specter passing by with echoes of the sun The years have long since gone with nothing in their wake Their ghosts are …