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1,000 Years

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I'll live forever.
I'll never be filled,
I'll never imagine I can change whot I killed.
I destroy what I love,
I drain what is filled.
And I live by the heart of the things I kill.
I will be alive for a thousand years.
This memory will never leave,
This body won't die.
This body is a temple stolen from the lord.
I'll walk in his shadow for a thousand years
This is the gift I was given at birth:
I'll walk in your shadow for a thousand years.
One thousand years.

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jt On Apr 22, 2001

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2001-04-22 01:39:14

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by Cynothoglys

20y ago

Vampiristic themes are the most obvious choice here, I'd say.

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