What shred of dignity do I maintain?

What shred of innocence can I claim?

Pull back the scales of pride from my eyes

Pull back the blinders of hate caused by lies

Worn is the soul that resides in this shell

Worn is the flesh burned by fires of hell

Into my heart words of disdain and reproach

Into my heart such maliciousness did encroach

Is there no peace left in this dying world?

Is there no love left in the hearts of men?

Why is it humanity has all but destroyed itself

Why is it all evidence of a conscience has dissolved

Each being twists trust into a betrayal

Each being twists strength into a weakness

No one can escape reminders of their past mistakes

No one can hide from the haunting of a memory

It is now and forever hostility against harmony

It is now and forever hypocrisy against integrity

No more can we strive for trust and respect

No more can we strive for knowledge and wisdom

We cannot stand for belief without offending

We cannot stand for morality without provoking

There's a need for the cleansing of the body and mind

There's a need for the purging of the evil and crime

We use a sense of hope to create manipulation

We use a sense of peace to create agitation

To be able to live and breathe without transcendence

To be able to laugh and cry without independence

Bearing a burden of what was, is and will be

Bearing a burden of what we were, are and will never be

Somehow you must discover all the things that truly matter

Somehow you must discover how this horrid illusion to shatter

For without a purpose we bear constant expression so somber

For without a reason we endlessly live, die and maunder