Keep On

Forgotten dreams make poor company
Inside my mind, they all become dry
Get to feel more distant by the day
How can I keep them alive?
Try to remember yesterday
Imagine my hands clutching them close
Never letting go
Going all the way now

Rusted Armor

Drink deep and swallow
Until the poison creeps inside

Wither away from the core
Black rot never going away

Shouldn’t ever trust them
Never take the cup willingly

Promises whispered are false
Secrets come back to haunt

Remember to keep a sword
On hand to always win the fight

The Call

What to do when there’s a
Voice in the woods
And the only one who
Can hear it is you

The howling is calling

Telling me to follow

But it’s cold outside
And the sky looks like rain

I need to keep myself
Locked up tight tonight
Bar the windows so I don’t
Escape into the wild

What to do when there’s a
Voice in the woods
And the only one who
Can hear it is you

What’s calling to me
Out there, I can’t escape
This urge to flee tonight
Driving me to insanity

How can I ignore the cries
It’s coming after me now
My breath puffs in the wind
The chill inside my bones

What to do when there’s a
Voice in the woods
And the only one who
Can hear it is you

I dream of spring warmth
While the cold is still calling
Waiting for the thaw
Hoping I’ll survive that long

What to do when there’s a
Voice in the woods
And the only one who
Can hear it is you

The Test

We push and circle
Testing our strength
Fall together and land apart
Our fingers almost touching

Surviving is easy but
Not sure how to live
Happiness a distant memory
Something to forever try for

Share our breaths
Shiver together
Darkness here, but one day
The dawn may still come

Surviving is easy but
Not sure how to live
Happiness a distant memory
Something to forever try for

It’s that hope for more
That's what keeps us going
The drive for more warmth
Our shared body heat

Surviving is easy but
Not sure how to live
Happiness a distant memory
Something to forever try for

We both struggle
Sometimes together
Climb up to see
The sun come out again

Surviving is easy but
Not sure how to live
Happiness a distant memory
Something to forever try for

What Follows?

Frost so sharp
Bites your skin
Driving deep

Cannot sleep now

Not sure how to
Close my eyes tight

So cold under here

Feel frozen with fear
Shivering in hell

Dying should feel more warm
A touch more gentle than this
Numb down to my soul now