What’s Past is Prologue

Never turn a blind eye To the scrolls that led you here You are little more Than a single line of code A mere footnote In the passage of time You can’t be the future If you don’t last All that you know Is just a snapshot Forgotten to time As you return to the earth The ashes remain of your wasted life But you exclaim That now is different Then can you explain How we both share the same hell I’ll impart my wisdom It will be your choice You can blaze a new path Or join us in this tomb Treading water feels like progress When you’re drowning death's tranquility calls out We don’t all get to live Though we’re all born to die Yeah we’re all born to die Generals and kings All of human history Conquer and erase Destroy and replace Treading water feels like progress When you’re drowning death's tranquility calls out We don’t all get to live Though we’re all born to die Yeah we’re all born to die Without the wisdom of the ancients Our curse is yours to repeat

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 26, 2025