All at once they stole her reason, took her only light in darkness
Maddened, stricken, ever cursing, all who took her light in darkness
"Torn, yet whole, and dead but breathing, death will find you, swift and sure
Broken, beaten, never ceasing, soul won't even reach the shore"
"Torn, yet whole, and dead but breathing, death will find you, swift and sure
Broken, beaten, never ceasing, soul won't even reach the shore"
Words are ignored, they throw the bones down in the pit
Scattered, removed, all lost, remains to be forgot
Selfhood, missing, combined within countless others
Then she dies with broken spirit, spineless hatreds left for not
Words all spent, her spark burns empty, now in hell she waits forever
Yet these words still hold foul meaning, wicked lines are not deceiving
Promises from beyond the grave, ever closer bringing despair
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