Lullaby of Time

Something broken, Something lost ‘Til what they found Must pay the cost. What was broken? A heart, a mind, a soul What was lost? Your faith, your way, your control So what did they find?... Never moving, Always bitter Alone, in this pain Alone, so they shiver. Why wouldn’t they move? Body petrified, legs rooted, heart stoned Why were they bitter? Existence subsumed, emotions betrayed, violence condoned ...But what did they find? Once joyful they sang Full of shine and glimmer Now heads hang, Hearts become still and dimmer. What was shining? Their life, their vitality, their prime Why is it dimming? Sweet death, new decay, old time But what is it they find?! Forever wander in the mist, Or stray from the golden path, Be lost to the ether cold, Hope to find home at last.