of course i feel as if the light of youth has gone. the innocence both you and i have known. clenching teeth who can undo. open eyes become a noose. and soon. everything's changed. and the dust that i have come from. i return to. broken back. unbending knee. wait. and soon sorrow. naked heart it seems too much for me to bear. of pleasures past. fast your work is left to decay. i've seen where this path will lead. through red earth and fallen leaves before. everything's changed. and the dust that i have come from. i return to. broken back. unbending knee. wait. take the road. find a source of comfort. of comfort. here you come. here you come. with one eye open. and one eye closed. staggering