Beside the Silence

There are times to wait
There are times to move
Reflection like a blade
Cuts the room in two

After silence
After dark
The curtains rise
And the lights restart

Everything again
The stage, the dust, the flame
Gathering the pieces
Of the days that made my name

Old shoes on my feet
Too tight to walk the same
I wipe away the years
But the dirt still knows my shape

Whatever shape love wears
Whatever mask it keeps
The fool, the harlequin
Still rots beneath the seams

Oh, hope
Poisoned seed
Parasite of everything
That moves beneath the Sun

We crave the light
But sleep inside the dark
Afraid of what we'll see
When truth reveals its heart
We close our eyes
To what we always knew
It waits beside the silence
In the corner of the room

In the end it never comes
The thing we swore would save
Life becomes a promise
Shining over an open grave

We lie to what we are
For everything that could have been
Holding false excuses
Like a prayer beneath the skin

We knew it all along
But chose another view
The truth was always watching
From the edges of the room

When the lights go out
And the pillow starts to speak
We press our ears against it
So we never hear it breathe

We crave the light
But sleep inside the dark
Afraid of what we'll see
When truth reveals its heart
We close our eyes
To what we always knew
It waits beside the silence
In the corner of the room

Opening eyes
Is meant for the few
But seeing is rarer
Than wanting the truth

We see what we want
And call it belief
Addicted to habits
That sharpen our teeth

(Open the gate)

Open your eyes
If you can
Face what remains
If you dare
No more disguise
No more escape

The truth is a child
In a playground of chaos

We crave the light
But sleep inside the dark
Afraid of what we'll see
When truth reveals its heart
We close our eyes
To what we always knew
It waits beside the silence
In the corner of the room

In the end
It makes no difference
The truth is here
Powerfully real
Playing like a child
In a playground
Of chaos and love