Taught to Be Afraid

Past — remember the sun
Sea — shining bright and warm
Dreams — I never forgot
I’ve lost my memory
Smell — acrid and strong
Love — like father and son
I tried to take that path
Fade — first twinkling then gone
like sand through my hands
I’m punching another hole in my ticket...
I was a child in a world full of men,
sailing a barren sea
Trying to picture my own reflection,
lost in the deep
Why was I always the second best?
I was forced to forget what I loved,
turning my dreams into fears
Hundreds of steps in the wake of the old man,
faded pain, no tears
Why walk straight down this grey brick road?
An insidious question often strikes me,
day after day
Is there a life before death?
My faith has vanished,
all my passions lost to despair
I crave for your light,
a hope to embrace
A life lacking depth,
I open my eyes but it’s in vain,
I’m blind
I’m tired of fighting,
my demons grow,
I’m going crazy
My desires surrounded by canvas and colours
All buried beneath years of soil
An insidious question often strikes me,
day after day
Is there a life before death?
My faith has vanished,
all my passions lost to despair
I crave for your light,
a hope to embrace