Smoke and Mirrors

Lost in my own skin Drowning it pulls me in The silence echoing Memories that I can't erase Chasing death Back to the start Never knowing what I want until it falls apart Buried grief At the bottom with apathy The silence echoing No future, I've abandoned hope Familiar feelings as I'm hanging at the end of my rope No future without sacrifice Familiar feelings that I'll never get this right Afraid for when it falls apart How do you cut the losses from an empty heart Too late, where did I go wrong? It's a slow decay, I should've seen all along Lost in my own skin Complacent waste Incinerate Smoke and mirrors are all I've ever known of my faith A glass house And I can't find a way to escape Buried grief At the bottom with apathy A thin line between love and hate To forget means that I forgave It's a slow decay Anxiously withering A thin line between love and hate To forget means that I forgave It's a slow decay Anxiously withering Afraid for when it falls apart How do you cut the losses from an empty heart Too late, where did I go wrong? It's a slow decay, I should've seen all along Lost in my own skin Drowning it pulls me in The silence echoing Memories that I can't erase Memories that I can't erase

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 23, 2026