(0201) now i'm waiting

picked off the lock with no hesitation. break off the teeth that don't seem to bite down. with the cancer, i sell my rights. but where did i go wrong? i've come a long way, and now i'm gone. take out the dead. let their bones incite a solution to all that you stand for. you present me a jewel that has no fortune.

the ground, it holds nothing new. its blanketed with truth, decomposed and reused. standing in the shadows, history repeats. clouds comfort those who need them. when panic tries to break me, the calm just blocks it out. patterns of sound still remain. the plans i had were empty, brittle to the touch. stained with the sweat of confusion. stand up they'll say. untangle the strings. a mantle is placed on its body. don't act like a child now. fading away. tear myself a piece of this tissue and wrap it around me. should i reach out to find you? almost relieved, angels surrounding. the test is now nearly completed. it's only one second chance away.