...And I Return to Nothingness

From the earth we will return An inevitable fate The undeniable truth The paragon of life Return to the earth I shut my eyes and the world drops dead I lift my head and all is born again From the moment of destruction We will create ourselves From the moment of darkness We will find a new light I shut my eyes and the world drops dead I lift my head and all is born again Breathe life into the ashes Cleanse us of our actions The earth will quake if just for a moment The rivers will run dry by the mire Embers left in the wake of the lightning And new life will be born in fire Bursting into flames Burning in disdain Ash to ash Dust to dust Turning in the grave Returning to reclaim My hollow hideous soul Fall to the earth like black snow Envelope my withered bones Emerging from the cinders But I'll be back again When everything is withered I'll draw my final breath And shut my eyes as the world drops dead Then lift my head and all is born again Breathe life into the ashes Cleanse us of our actions Breathe life into the ashes The earth will quake if just for a moment The rivers will run dry by the mire Embers left in the wake of the lightning And new life will be born in fire Bursting into flames Burning in disdain Ash to ash Dust to dust Turning in the grave Returning to reclaim My hollow hideous soul Fall to the earth like black snow Envelope my withered bones Ash to ash Dust to dust Fall to the earth like black snow Bursting into flames Burning in disdain Ash to ash Dust to dust Turning in the grave Returning to reclaim My hollow hideous soul Fall to the earth like black snow Envelope my withered bones I am a hideous soul --- ...And I Return to Nothingness - Lorna Shore