Cold Eyes

This is the death of all things you never knew about
And in the ashes there's a revelation
It never had to come to this
Hold your head high for a new perspective
You never took the time to see what really mattered

Strained to breaking point
Our former wars weren't fought with words
Slaved to the will of gods
Who wouldn't care enough to help you out
If this is your legacy
What a joke it all has come to be
All the hypocrisy
Bled dry for all the world to see

Cackling laughter like a thousand blades
Assault the ears of all who bear witness
A tide of darkness seeps from the now hollow soulless husk of a king
Eyes black as the deepest pit stare up at the sky
His hands soaked in blood
Outstretched to embrace the coming emptiness
Overwhelmed by the mess he's leaving

Another moment laid to waste
Your failings are your best known traits
And every echo of your past tells your fate
You stood high on a kingdom of corpses
Until the bones rose up
Now you clamber down the slopes
To an abyss of your own design
Your reign resigned

This is the death of all things you never knew about
And in the ashes there's a revelation
It never had to come to this
Hold your head high for a new perspective
You never took the time to see what really mattered
If this is your legacy
What a joke it all has come to be
All the hypocrisy
Bled dry for all the world to see

Another moment laid to waste
Your failings are your best known traits
And every echo of your past lines your face
You stood high on a kingdom of corpses
Until the bones rose up
Now you clamber down the slopes
To an abyss of your own design
Your reign resigned

Your blank cold eyes