Afterimage

A dark reflection looking back
Staring deeper into our pasts
Finding anything to separate
From the abyss we call our home

How do you mend rift between two souls
Can we ever escape this black hole

The longer that we all pretend
Tear at the open wound
Will paint the afterimage of the end
Did we give up too soon
Were we only ever made to
Bleed alone where no one sees
The afterimage of the end
Back where it once began

A river running red
At home where you lay your head
Finding peace in knowing the end is coming
Lost in space while your house is burning

Still looking for solace in reverie
I can't escape the endless agony

The longer that we all pretend
Tear at the open wound
Will paint the afterimage of the end
Did we give up too soon
Were we only ever made to
Bleed alone where no one sees
The afterimage of the end
Where it once began

The children weep
As they cry for release
A mothers plea
To stop the misery
When will you take a look inside yourselves?
And what will you see
When the echoes come calling your name?
Wither

Take me away
I cannot live within this space
Inside the grey

The longer that we all pretend
Tear at the open wound
Will paint the afterimage of the end
Did we give up too soon
Were we only ever made to
Bleed alone where no one sees
The afterimage of the end
Wither