The Moment Is Gone - Desultory

All colours are gone

I stay black to escape

The grain in my eyes reeks of bitter regret

Chasing those hours, wasting that time

Try to hold on to the past, but the moment is gone

And I can’t wait for this life

It’s already over me

And I try to slow it all down

But the moment has passed — the moment is gone

Down in this hole, it cripples my soul

Nothing can help me to crawl back again

What can I do, what have I done

A minute to late — a lifetime to long

Now the pain comes again

Now the moment is gone

A shivering ghost, a blistering cold

Now this soul will be twisted and torn

Consumed by this shadow, engulfed in this shade

When will it end, when will it fade

Try to hold on to the past, but the moment is gone

Now the pain comes again

Now the moment is gone