Wandering the shadows of the night
Trudging through the hopeless dark
Never finding any light
In barren fields and lands left stark
Evermore shall I travel on
My journey shall have no end
For the life I knew has long since gone
And I’m left with only rubble to defend
I search for something I do not know
It eludes me ‘til the end of time
Even the hand that guides me will not show
Where this thing is I am to find
So I follow paths on whim or care
Hunting still for this thing I seek
The brunt of storms and emotions do I bear
And all the damage the Heavens can wreak
I press on through trials great
And survive to travel still
What is it that will lift this weight
And give my soul its greatest thrill
As time wears on I come upon
Something that glitters in my eye
Is this the thing that’s long since been gone
And will finally let me say goodbye?
As I venture closer I am able to see
This thing that beckons to me is a reality
Something that was meant to be
And that I’ve longed for, for an eternity
I am lost to it, as I was to you
This is at last the end of my quest
A way out of this darkness through
The door that is opening in the West.
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