Downshifter

Stricken but I will never fall, there is nothing in this world I fear. Forsaken but I will never call the ones that want to see me down. Forever crawling to their feet, forever begging for their noble deeds. I shall never kiss this crown and there is nothing I regret. "I always knew this day would come, faint premonitions blend into knowledge. This is the time of new departures." So many fists, so many shining eyes, so many voices shouting out the will to power. I seek salvation in the distance, leaving the turmoil of this world. And all my demons falling silent, I left the lost so very long ago. I left the lost so very long ago! As masses converging around their towers an apodictic certainty arose in me that I shall wear this sign forever, that I shall never kiss this crown. Nothing I regret! I know the apostates, I carry the truth in me as new liars invade my riven fatherland. I seek salvation in the distance, leaving the turmoil of this world. And all my demons falling silent, I left the lost so very long ago. Stricken but I will never fall, there is nothing in this world I fear. I see vassals face away from frantic leaders, lies of omission ensnare the changeling. I see heroes decay, I hear pontiffs betray, betray their canons sermonized over ages. I seek salvation in the distance, leaving the turmoil of this world. And all my demons falling silent, I left the lost so very long ago. I left the lost... I seek salvation in the distance, leaving the sorrows of this world. And all my demons falling silent, I left the lost so very long ago.

Submitted by Morgoth — Nov 08, 2025