The Failing Light

Shroud me in satin, Cover me in dirt, The grave swallows me, Promises of eternal memory, Buried deep in the cold, cold earth. Shroud me in flowers, Cover me in earth, The grave swallows me, Empty words of false piety, Buried deep in the cold, cold earth. Why has it been so long, Since you said that you loved me? Why has it been so long, Since you put your arms around me? Why has it been so long, Since I felt loved? Hollow words for an empty body Tears dripping over my head… Shroud me in flowers, Cover me in earth, The grave swallows me, Empty words of your piety, Buried deep in the cold, cold earth. My soul flies away… "I'll shelter you with a long lost peace, A kind heart in a fragile soul, The kindest thing is to let you go, But it's this that bores the hole inside. How brave do I feel now, Laying with you in the failing light? How can I see your face, Reflected in the shards of your shattered life?" How long has it been, Since you felt loved?

Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 25, 2025

In fading distant dreams you will return, Until you are a whisper, A ghost in my emotion, Embrace your world and all it holds, Keep your minds false sanctuary, Spread your wings and try to soar. Cast love aside and look away, A wake of pain trailing behind, Follow the blind with open eyes, Searching for your absolution, Knowing it doesn't exist, Self-given atonement, for self-made sins. Your compassion strangely vacant, A façade to hide the hate, Your sincere lies flow easily, A feigned image of your soul, Forgotten virtues long since dead, Your voice haunts my dreams. Stand back and watch me fall, Clutch the air where I once stood, The emptiness - just a reflection, of your heart. In fading distant dreams you still return, Nothing more than a whisper, A remnant of our love. Cast love aside and look away, A wake of pain trailing behind. Stand back and watch me fall, Clutch the air where I once stood, The emptiness - just a reflection, of your heart. Stand back and watch me fall, I spread my wings but I fail to soar, Stand back and watch me fall, Better dead than half alive, Stand back, and watch me fall.

Submitted by MetalElf — Apr 25, 2025

You cannot hold me down here, Your eyes stab at my back, I hold my hands out to the light, Another memory fades away. More beautiful than a painted angel, These porcelain masks we hide behind, Your hatred and shame hidden by pride, A mirror of everything you once denied, Crushing my every hope with your love, Unrelenting turmoil, Your soul, beyond repair. My body is still frozen, The pain still burns inside, You held me down on a bed of glass, And part of me has died. The mask I wear betrays my fears, Close your eyes to the pain I feel, I'm screaming inside. The chains that once were holding me, Become forever my security, My heart is weeping. The dream has died, I sink into the dark, I see a glimmer of hope, And yet it leaves me blind. My body is still frozen, The pain still burns inside, You held me down on a bed of glass, And part of me has died.

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 25, 2025

The euphoric age has now died, Memories burn where they once shone, The beauty of innocence, Left forgotten in a dying day. A kiss goodbye, The past has faded away, Love, inscribed deep in the wood, Romantic words streamed like blood. Trying to stare through the mists of the future, Erase the bliss that once was the past, Promises passed your lips with ease, Only to whither in time. My heart lost in the mire, Paint this face a shade of misery.

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 25, 2025

The lightest kiss of snow, Hiding all the pain beneath, Did you think my heart was stronger, Than the ice you're standing on? Frozen by your touch, Yet sustained by your love, Did you think I wouldn't crumble and fail, Like the things you claimed to feel? Deep in my soul, Where I lie waiting, I sit and pray for the dawn. I said my prayers with no one to hear The ease with which you failed me. Here in your soul, Where I lie aching I sit and pray for the dawn. I said my prayers with no one to see The ease with which you failed me. I hide my soiled hands, Away from seeking eyes, My trust betrayed, you walk away, Holding my life in your hands. Sometimes I wish you had died. Vivid dreams of you still plague my sleep My faith, not made of stronger things You cast me into the fire, And you left me there to burn I am alone in my love Finally, I can see that I meant nothing after all All that matters to me is you…

Submitted by The Void — Apr 25, 2025

In spite of all these things that I could never have, I've seen a distant light inside… With eyes of hope I've drowned myself, An angel's tear on my shoulder stained, Others sorrows cut me deeper, And yet my own laments leave me drained. And in the waning light, I saw my angel take first flight, Dried up and entwined in my soul, My life, the one thing that I can't control. Lost in the fog of my fears, My eyes welled up silver I drowned in my tears, Scarred with a pain that stems from my mind, Ascensions to Heaven leave me behind. She left me, left me in despair. I can see I'm alone in here. I cannot suffer a tortured life, All I dared to love is dying, From a haunted sleep she calls to me, And now I wake to find her gone, My life a dream. Stay with me…

Submitted by SerpentEve — Apr 25, 2025