An Odyssey

So much on these shoulders Heart and mind are getting colder These dreams envelop me like rain The past paths of fallen loved ones replay In my mind Who am I to be chosen solely by birth What am I worth I've come to both love and fear the concept of a never ending life right here I've come to both love and fear the concept of a never ending life right here But my duties bind me, to abandon this world one day With so much tying me here Dare I demolish my name and stay Eternal in both body and mind has destroyed my appreciation of the common place divine Forever takes the joy out of life Then I realize my destiny and demise are entwined No time for thought bring cold steel from your side I hear the opposition cry You wont take me alive One man to stand down an army of men Do they realize what they expect from me To stop war I must become hypocrisy Eternal in both body and mind has destroyed my appreciation of the common place divine Surrounded by those few that I love Will their guidance and wisdom be enough One man to stand against an army of men How do I stand against the battle within One man to stand against an army of men How will I fair against the battle within Eternal in both body and mind has destroyed my appreciation of the common place divine What reason could I fathom to leave Besides this obligation that's been forced on me Eternal in both body and mind has destroyed my appreciation of the common place divine This is the hardest decision I've had to make It's in my head Take hold of destiny or leave it up to fate