Trauma and Catharsis

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Quiet lives of desperation We maniacally cling to the unreal Life pursues its stranglehold Upon us its pain revealed We as a race are frail and weak Crises leave us paralyzed We strain to deal with what's thrown at us We're therefore traumatized Really I speak for no one but me And I am losing my grasp On that which I must call myself This burden might be my last Stranded and sinking into remorse The darkest recesses of my mind The cavernous tyranny of pain and fear Is lunacy far behind? [Chorus] I have dealt eternally with anguish I will learn to live with my distress From all this trauma comes profound catharsis And a way to cope with my life's bitterness [Verse 2] Loneliness draped around my neck In its sinister seduction I pray a light will come from this My frightened introspection Lifetime misery and its brethren Has depleted my reserves This has brought me the true conclusion Nothing is what I deserve My early involvement in sordid acts Has left me scarred for life The road I have taken, self-doubt intact Denigration is my wife Am I a slave to the powers that be? Have I any inner strength? Fleeting struggles of humanity I pontificate at length [Chorus] I have dealt eternally with anguish I have learned to live with my distress From all this trauma comes profound catharsis And a way to cope with my life's bitterness [Bridge] As an outcast, I've become inner-dependent Trapped in a world of lies But now I must question my own self-worth That leaves me demoralized Possessing fate of mental demons Surrounds my soul in these masses of pain Voices damning all of my thoughts Self-infliction capacities retained I'm not the only one in this world Who's suffered through emotional discord Intensities caustic and penetrating Is it me I've spent all my life hating? Thinking distorted, emotions clouded By my personal asceticism In condemnation I've been enshrouded Acetylene baptism [Chorus] I have dealt eternally with anguish I will learn to live with my distress From all this trauma comes profound catharsis And a way to cope with my life's bitterness [Verse 3] I've expunged a multitude of But sad to say not all my doubts and fears But I look forward with trepidation And step with caution into my remaining years I am quite sure that in these words There's not much hope that things will ever change Maybe my time for suffering's past And I can vaguely hope for brighter days [Chorus] I have dealt eternally with anguish I have learned to live with life's distress From all this trauma came profound catharsis And a way to cope with my life's bitterness