With sunken eyes I raise my weary head nBefore the sullen rising of my apathy nI taste of the life that giveth to me nSmothered in the growing weight of empathy nFalling to my bloodied knees nI scream to a god that some may claim they've seen nBeneath me burns this harrowed land nCracks in this barren earth threaten to swallow me nnWaiting for this feeling to subside nOpening my eyes, I face this empty life nSee this world in its slow decay nDying of a plague, mankind's insanity nReigning from the skies above nCovering this land in blackened death and grief nWhere is the voice of reason? nLost in translation or just trying to ignore? nnAnd I won't ever let you see nThe hatred and the pain I've seen nAnd I won't ever let you be nAs alone or misled, like I've been nAnd I won't covert all your pain nTo bleed you dry of life again nAnd I won't ever make you plead nFor your sanity on your hands and knees nnDon't leave me here to face the turning tide nDon't leave me here to see the dawning light nDon't leave me in a world that has gone numb nDon't leave me here to find my wayn