And the light begins to fade Blotting out all that life has made Hear me now The frame of my essence Burns before my eyes Under affliction's curse The spirit rots and dies Never thought of a good reason To exert my life for pain Wicked vice I lay my life on No ascendancy to gain (In silence, I divide) Forever lost inside my mind Illusive walls that keep me blind I always thought this life would be somewhat benign But now it seems as though my flaws are my design And now I know of all the imperfections I have been given that are built into me Handed down from generations of conflict The very lifeblood of this child is at stake