Portrait II - The Closing

Closed captioned, hard to control
The anger I feel inside, the hurt that sways and builds
Will consume my entirety, will make me want to let go
I don't know what to do, don’t know what to say
Power so ecstatic, rooted by my hate
I’m falling into darkness, where my soul will stay
Leave me be, let me go, hold me tight, I’m growing cold
I can’t understand, don’t know how to win
Show me how to live, guide my way from the harsh winds
I hurt inside, deep it goes, eating at my integrity
My blood seems to grow thin, flowing as smooth with my swelling fury
Listen to me, talk to me, and let me feel as I’m good enough for your unity
Can’t control the feelings that burn into my being
Can’t let go of the fire that dwells inside
It’s all a part of me, a part of me, a part of ME!!!
What can I see, what can I do, what can I feel
If no one can relate, if no one can understand
If no one can know how the fire continues to fill
The corners of my mind, filled with chaos and black
The essence of my soul gone with the currents of loss
The light in my eyes burned out, my vision no longer in tact
I hate it, I hate everything
I can’t take it, can’t take the constant pain
I can’t make it, can’t make the world better again
Don’t want to waste it; don’t want to waste my time on broken dreams fading
I’m falling, falling into the fires of my own hate
Consumed by the heat of the flame that drives me
I’m collapsing into myself, fading into nothing
I can’t change the image that reflects me
The mirror holds my last breath
And it’s shattered by the rage that bursts inside
The pieces are falling, crumbling into sand
Burrowed by the energy of my unsound rest
I am nothing….
A mist carried by the dark winds
A cloud shunned by the moon
An apparition of the anger within
This is me