Oblivion at Hand Lyrics

This day we walk this path
We wear our masks in company
Hiding the shame of ours within
No witness to true self
but to those lying in the dust
Our failure lasts forever
As the ashes fall from the sky
We paint our masks to look alike
We deny our liberation
We feel pain in every breath we take
We howl to the sky
On knees, screaming in defeat
Conquered by the exterior
Begging forgiveness from the emptiness
We lie in the dark waiting for inevitability
To wash ourselves free in the storm
To rise as one and stare up in exultance
Longing for the caress of another soul
Hearts pounding as we see mortality fade
Threshold so close its scent acrid
The last century looming
Unblinking to see time crashing away
And so we find our senses fading
Oblivion is at hand
The ashes coat all we were meant to be
And so we burn away