Aegis

Lyrics

I turn my back, I saw myself attached, what type of shit is that? I can't react, 'cause I'm responsible, respondin' to the fact Of the matter, patterns are intact, and what I lacked was a sense of me No sense in keepin' tabs, the dreamer laughed, and weeped And went to sleep, and woke up with a mask, soot and ash is where I stood To find my footin' on this path My life a tapestry, I'm weavin' grief to see I'm still aghast, to counteract it I've been seekin' peace, and heavin' through the gas And when I gasp, and reachin' my beneath The soil kinda tough, the bodies in the crust, on claim to [fee?][?] Completion is a must, we send it up, and still ascendin' up Simultaneously bleedin', teach me how to think of us 'Cause every thought of me is fleeting Needing what I'm bred to love, to know her glowin' fervour is to be amongst Amongst Whatever that means [Verse 2] Keep on diggin' We saw 'em dead when we was only children Know the feeling way too well, I know the smell, the vision chilling My horizon line, the age of five, is when I was distilling Casket at my eyes, was lifted to its height, and through the ceiling Seen a spirit fly, I know I can't go with him Will I wither, or will I arise, and be the void to fill the void in father's eyes? He slipped away, although I saw him hurtin', I was safe Surface of the lake, reflect the surface of the moon, its distant ripples undulate I seek the light, can't stay within his darkness of a covered face Covered faces All the disarray, they find they placement [Outro] He stormed to the door of his room, and opened it, and went in And pulled on the light He turned to the window, and put his hand onto the upper ledge, and lifted He felt a cold rush of air laden with snow The inside of his stomach glowed white-hot With his feet upon the bottom ledge, his legs bent under him His sweaty body shaken by wind He looked into the snow and tried to see the ground below, but could not Then, he leaped He got to his feet, and one at a time, he walked, and tried to run They felt too weak I closed my eyes, it's alright I closed my eyes through the night With open eyes, I'm in flight now Was met with grace by the fire I'll close my eyes, it's alright I closed my eyes through the night With open eyes, I'm in flight now