Empire

Smouldering
Bracing for what might begin
Imbibing the bitterness
Snuffing out the light within

Deform and redefine
Emulate and amplify
Shaping what's to come
Feeding on the pain we hide

Flickering out again

Speak your mind
Deliver what you hold/feel inside
Renounce your autonomy
Take your place within the hive

Framing the other side
As everything that you despise
Fomenting the dissonance
That seems to be your true desire
Once again into the fire

No more prayers to send
There will be nothing left

Burrowing deeper
Desperate to engage
And we rise to it
Feeding on the hate inside
Blinded by our rage
Hastening the end

Double down and twist the knife
Pretender to the throne
While you mourn another life
And reap what you sow

You'll reap what you sow