Dying Legacy

Walking in ashes, walking in gold I see my future haunted by ghosts Relics like echoes of a distant time Remnants, the past living in my mind My name, a fading memory My name, a dying legacy The smell of burning ink in my mind The taste of bitter grief in my mind A thousand shadows shout In my heart, the fire of hope burns out I write to remember, I write to forget I write to let go, I write, I regret My name, a fading memory My name, a dying legacy Walking down a broken road With nothing left to keep me whole I've lost all that once was mine Remaining in a dark decline My name, a tragic destiny My name, a haunting melody The smell of burning ink in my mind The taste of bitter grief in my mind A thousand shadows shout In my heart, the fire of hope burns out I write to remember, I write to forget I write to let go, I write, I regret My name, a fading memory My name, a dying legacy The pages of my stories, torn and scattered My identity erased, forgotten and shattered I wander aimlessly, the eyes on the outside Looking in as I fade, lost in the night My bloody hands of ink stain the walls As I write my final verse, the tale of my fall The smell of burning ink in my mind The taste of bitter grief in my mind A thousand shadows shout In my heart, the fire of hope burns out I write to remember, I write to forget I write to let go, I write, I regret My name, a dying memory My name, a dying legacy