Spark - Assemblage 23

For how much longer must I bleed

Into the soil before I see

The one who holds the blade is me?

For how much longer must I stand

On destiny’s uncertain sands

Before I find stability?

One spark among the embers

One voice against surrender

One dream that’s worth defending

One love that’s neverending

Ignore the underlying cause

Among a thousand last hurrahs

Where every promise is a lie

Externalize the blame for now

The voice of reason disavowed

A slave to all that I decried

One spark among the embers

One voice against surrender

One dream that’s worth defending

One love that’s neverending

I wear a stranger’s face

Not so different from my own

All the steps that I retraced

Left me wounded and alone

For how much longer must I burn

Until I’m able to discern

The root of all this suffering?

For how much longer must I flee

These harsh responsibilities

For the sinking rock to which I cling?

One spark among the embers

One voice against surrender

One dream that’s worth defending

One love that’s neverending