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THE ONES WHO WENT BEFORE
I'm reaching out to you
From beyond the veil
I can't let you go
The ones who went before
In a pit of despair
Is it better there
On the other side
The ones who went before?
If you could see me now
The ones who went before
Your head would shake with shame
The ones who went before
You have forsaken me
The ones who went before
Carry your legacy
The one you left behind
The dawn is dismantled
By the dusk of you
Like grasping the smoke
The ones who went before
The more pictures I burn
Your remains remain
As mountains of ash
The ones who went before
If you could see me now
The ones who went before
Your head would shake with shame
The ones who went before
You have forsaken me
The ones who went before
Carry your legacy
The one you left behind
Let the blind lead the blind
Straight to oblivion
Let the lion lead the mice
Straight into the slaughter
I can't break free from Hell
Straight to catastrophe
I can't break the shackles
Straight to the hereafter
I'm reaching out to you
From beyond the veil
I can't let you go
The ones who went before
The more pictures I burn
Your remains remain
As mountains of ash
The ones who went before
If you could see me now
The ones who went before
Your head would shake with shame
The ones who went before
You have forsaken me
The ones who went before
Carry your legacy
The one you left behind
From beyond the veil
I can't let you go
The ones who went before
In a pit of despair
Is it better there
On the other side
The ones who went before?
If you could see me now
The ones who went before
Your head would shake with shame
The ones who went before
You have forsaken me
The ones who went before
Carry your legacy
The one you left behind
The dawn is dismantled
By the dusk of you
Like grasping the smoke
The ones who went before
The more pictures I burn
Your remains remain
As mountains of ash
The ones who went before
If you could see me now
The ones who went before
Your head would shake with shame
The ones who went before
You have forsaken me
The ones who went before
Carry your legacy
The one you left behind
Let the blind lead the blind
Straight to oblivion
Let the lion lead the mice
Straight into the slaughter
I can't break free from Hell
Straight to catastrophe
I can't break the shackles
Straight to the hereafter
I'm reaching out to you
From beyond the veil
I can't let you go
The ones who went before
The more pictures I burn
Your remains remain
As mountains of ash
The ones who went before
If you could see me now
The ones who went before
Your head would shake with shame
The ones who went before
You have forsaken me
The ones who went before
Carry your legacy
The one you left behind
Published 6th Dec 2020
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© 2020 Frank Green
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