Withdrawal

And so they move with narrow purpose A metropolis brought to the boil Rush through the rain Head down in trenches Departure, return And the sum of all is none A new morning is given me And I'm not ready Again the countless paths I choose them all once more How long 'til dawn How long 'til evening The days hang heavy on each hour They seem so far gone In a complex of cages And the dreaded breakout looms A new morning is given me And politely received Still the countless truths remain hidden Down bound from honest misery Who could settle for tears alone No fire, no frost, no flesh to distract From a light so mindless How close we kept empathy Did it serve our intentions well? No mind, no soul, no will to abstract From a light so mindless Down bound from honest misery Who could settle for tears alone No fire, no frost, no flesh to distract From a light so mindless How close we kept empathy Did it serve our intentions well? No mind, no soul, no will to abstract From a light so mindless From a light so mindless