The Burden

Drenched in deception Knowledge without question Believers denying Filling our wells with poison The echoes that haunt you Memories torn in two Shallow existence Perspectives of the truth Lies Prey A false grip on reality Hide Away Cast out your morality Trading integrity for belief Feeding the decay beneath Clutching perception Hoping they never question you Selective judgment Blind to the moment before you This life of delusion Comes crashing down on you Forever bare the burden The burden of truth The choices that bind you Obscuring your mistakes The prophet of absolute Spreading plagues of disgrace Lies Prey Distrust of your sanity Hide Away No more will you take from me Eroded by belief Revealing rot beneath Clutching perception Hoping they never question you Selective judgment Blind to the moment before you This life of delusion Comes crashing down on you Forever bare the burden The burden of truth An appalling reflection Your willful ignorance Self-imposed prisons Drowned in bitterness This life of delusion Comes crashing down on you Clutching perception Hoping they never question you Selective judgment Blind to the moment before you This life of delusion Comes crashing down on you Forever bare the burden The burden of truth The crushing burden of truth Of truth